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As the month of September begins in Major League Baseball, there are only a handful of teams still competing for their playoff lives right now. Two of those teams are the Dodgers and the Nationals. Both of these teams are also fighting for the top spot in the league as the playoffs near. We will back the NL East’s top team, the Nationals, in this contest with the Dodgers out in California.

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Baltimore is moving closer to the AL East title, but the race is not over just yet. They have a seven-game lead over the Yankees as they open a four-game series with the last-place Twins. Miguel Gonzalez will get the ball for the Orioles and rookie Trevor May will take the mound for the Twins. May is still looking for his first career win. We will back the Orioles as they grab the series opener tonight.

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Baltimore has expanded its lead in the AL East to seven games, but they are not happy just yet. They are still being chased by the Yankees. Tampa Bay has dropped out of the East race and have fallen to 8.5 games out of the second spot in the Wild Card race in the American League. The Orioles have taken the first two games of this four-game set, and we like them to win game three tonight.

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The American League West has been very fun to watch so far this season and the race for a winner will only get better. The Mariners are just six games out of first, but the A’s and the Angels are separated by just one game. Seattle welcomes the last-place Rangers to town beginning on Monday night for three games. We will bet on the host Mariners as they take game one of this set.

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Atlanta has dropped to seven games behind the Nationals for the top spot in the NL East. They grabbed a win in game one of their series with the Reds yesterday by a score of 8-0. They need to win game two since the Nats will not lose right now. Cincinnati has pretty much seen their season come to an end. They are 10.5 games out in the Central and seven out in the Wild Card. We like Atlanta on the road today.

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If the Yankees want to play in the post-season, they cannot afford to be swept at home against the lowly Astros. They are in danger of dropping three straight to Houston when the two teams meet on Thursday afternoon for their series finale. Dallas Keuchel will oppose Brandon McCarthy, who has lost his last two starts despite strong performances. We like the visiting Astros as they record the sweep in the Bronx today.

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The reigning World Series champion Red Sox will host the Angels for a four-game series that begins on Monday night. Boston is in last in the AL East and Los Angeles is just percentage points ahead of Oakland for first in the AL West. The Angels suffered a minor hiccup on Sunday with a loss, but we like them to win this game on Monday night as they begin a new streak as they take down Boston on the road.

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Oakland has lost three consecutive games after dropping their opener to the Braves in Atlanta by a score of 7-2 on Friday night. Their brief skid has dropped their lead in the AL West over the Angels to just one game. Atlanta has fallen to six games out of first in the NL East behind the Nationals despite their win Friday. We like Oakland to end their skid in this contest in Georgia Saturday night.

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There are a couple of early afternoon games on the schedule for today and one of them features the Tigers and the Pirates from Comerica Park. Both of these teams are in the hunt for the playoffs, but Detroit has fallen out of first in the AL Central while Pittsburgh has been inching closer to the top spot in the NL Central the past couple of weeks. We like the host Tigers to win this game sweep the series.

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