Total Dominator - Rickenbach MLB Rotation #919 Wednesday 10* Top Play OVER the total in Baltimore Orioles vs Kansas City Royals @ 7:05 ET - On the one hand, these are two of the worst hitting teams in MLB and each of the first two games of this series have remained under the total. However, on the other hand, these are two of the worst bullpens in MLB and that becomes a factor when two starting pitchers - each likely to struggle - are taking the mound. The Royals start Mike Montgomery. The KC southpaw, in 15 appearances (3 starts) on the road this season, has compiled a 1-3 record with a 7.16 ERA. Opponents are hitting a ridiculous .353 against Montgomery in his 15 outings away from home this season. As for the Orioles starter, a struggling Aaron Brooks gets the start in this one. Since coming over from Oakland, Brooks' experience in Baltimore has been nothing short of a disaster. The Orioles right-hander is 0-4 with a 9.22 ERA in his 7 starts and opponents are hitting .345 against him! Prior to yesterday's low-scoring game, the last 7 games between these teams had totaled an average of 12.3 runs per contest. I see every reason to believe this one gets to at least a dozen runs as well. That said, I also like the added value here as the very first numbers that popped up on this one had the total at an 11 but the market makers quickly moved the total down to a 10.5 and I am grabbing the additional value. The last 23 times that the Royals have been a road favorite of -110 or more, only 7 of the 23 (30%) resulted in an under. Prior this series, the over was on a 16-5-2 run in Orioles games! Look for things to return to "normal" Wednesday. 10* OVER the total in Baltimore

Contrarian Crusher - Rickenbach MLB Rotation #917 Wednesday 8* OVER the total in Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels @ 7:05 ET - This total opened up as high as an 11.5 but has dropped to a 10.5 as of early game day morning. In typical contrarian fashion I am fading the line move. These teams totaled 15 runs in the first game of this series on Monday. They then played a double header yesterday and neither game totaled more than 6 runs. However, it has been a parade of left-handed starters, for the most part, in this series and this is another all-lefty match-up Wednesday. That doesn't bode well for the two starters here. I know that Minor has been pitching well and also has had good recent success against the Angels. However, Los Angeles had scored an average of 6.5 runs per game in their 10 games prior to yesterday's low scoring double-header split. Keep in mind these two teams already have played 3 games in two days and two of those games were decided in the bottom of the 11th inning. Some extra bullpen has been used up as a result. Patrick Sandoval gets the start for the Angels in this one and none of his 3 appearances in the majors have lasted more than 5 innings. Also, he has particularly struggled in the past two. More of the same expected here. The Angels were on an 8-0 run to the over before each of yesterday's games stayed under the total. Look for "normalcy" to return today in a high-scoring slug-fest at hitter-friendly Globe Life Park in Arlington. 8* OVER the total in Texas

Game of the Week - Rickenbach MLB Rotation #903 Wednesday 10* Top Play Colorado Rockies Money Line (-) @ Arizona Diamondbacks @ 3:40 ET - The Rockies fell just short at Arizona yesterday but they have a big pitching edge here in the finale of a 3-game set. After losing the first two games of this series (both tight), Colorado bounces back in the final game. Jon Gray has proven to be a solid strikeout pitcher but his current form has been particularly impressive because of the number of ground ball outs he is producing. Also, in 5 career starts at Chase Field, Gray has a 3.54 ERA. The Diamondbacks counter with former Mariner Mike Leake. He came to Arizona just before the trade deadline and it has been a disastrous August for him. Leake has a 7.71 ERA but the fact is it could (should) be even higher as he has been hit at a .397 clip this month in his 3 starts. Also, though his numbers show recent success against Colorado, the Rockies have a number of hitters whom have hit him well. Colorado's Alonso, Arenado, Blackmon, Desmond and Murphy are a combined 16 of 47 for a .340 batting average against Leake. The Arizona right-hander has a 6.65 ERA in his last 23 innings pitched at Chase Field. Leake has given up 7 homers in his last two starts and this one has a great shot at turning into a road rout based on the current form of these two hurlers. 10* COLORADO