Despite Joey Estes' impressive season debut against the Mariners, I don't trust him. Estes has made six starts in the Triple-A this season, posting a meager 6.04 ERA and 1.45 WHIP.

Right now, the Cubs are having trouble scoring runs, despite Jared Jones' outstanding play throughout the season. That's demonstrated by his 1.86 ERA and NL-best K/BB over the last five starts. Thus, anticipate that he will slow down Chicago at the plate.

Jose Quintana, the starter for the Mets, has been awful. In just his last four appearances, which totaled just 20.1 innings, the veteran has given up 18 runs. Taijuan Walker, the starting pitcher for the Phillies, has excelled in his last two games.

Denver has made changes, but Minnesota appears to be looking for clarification. This is hardly an isolated incident either; the Timberwolves have not lost three straight games all season.

Even with all of the offensive prowess in the world, Indiana's defense is obviously flawed. They surrendered the fourth-highest points per game regular season, and they have since given up the most points—111.7—to any remaining club in the playoffs.

When playing a National League team, Arizona has dropped seven of its past ten games, and the Diamondbacks have dropped five of their last seven. Arizona's pitching is allowing opposing batters to average, ranking 22nd in the team ERA.255

The Rangers are the superior team, even if the A's are at home. They looked explosive early in the game on Tuesday, and they ought to be able to save Leiter and win this one.

The Dodgers' offense has the capacity to blow the Marlins out at any time, as evidenced by the fact that nine of their past ten losses have been by two or more runs. The Marlins are also failing to keep games close.

Tatis and Machado are still healthy, and San Diego has many of complementary players, so they are still their stars. The Padres will maintain the momentum in this game as they have won five of their previous six.

Kansas City boasts a strong team, and Singer has performed admirably for them this year. As of Tuesday, the Royals had a strong 14-7 record in their home games this season.

Although the Magic appeared to be in control at home, I don't think those results mean anything. The Cavaliers are due for favorable shooting regression, as they showed in games one and two in Cleveland.

To go on to the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Knicks now only need to take care of business at home on Tuesday. They'll probably be short-staffed since Robinson and Bogdanovic, two important reserves, are recovering from ankle injuries.

With Webb having been on a tear lately, the Giants have the obvious advantage in the mound. In his last three outings, he has thrown at least seven innings and given up only one earned run.

The Cubs have a potent attack; they rank seventh in the majors in runs scored and thirteenth in batting average. The Mets, on the other hand, are sixteenth and seventeenth in both categories. The Mets have lost five of their previous seven games, while the Cubs have been a solid wager all season.

During the game last week that was cut short by rain, Berrios suffered a hard-luck loss against the Royals. With five strong starts out of his six this season, he has been exceptional thus far.