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At 7:40 pm, our complimentary selection is on the Milwaukee Brewers over the San Francisco Giants. Not loaded with star players, the first place (35-21) Brewers have done a lot of things right this season, and one of the things they've done right is use a fill-in starter when needed. Milwaukee comes into tonight having played nine games in the last 10 days so the next time to use one of those is now. And the relief pitcher of choice is 27-year-old first-year rookie Shane Drohan. The Florida native has performed very well this season, as Drohan has posted a 2-1 record with a 2.63 ERA and 1.10 WHIP with 28 strikeouts and only eight walks in 11 games covering 27 1/3 innings. Drohan was used as a starter once previously this season and although it did not go well (3 ER in 2.2 innings), we'll draw a line through that one as was his first appearance of the season (and first of his career) and it was in Fenway Park. The rest of his campaign has been stellar (1.82 ERA in 10 relief appearances). The Giants lost five in a row before their 19 run outburst in Colorado on Sunday. Take the Brewers. As always, good luck...Al McMordie.

St. Louis won 5-1 last night hosting the Cubs on Sunday night baseball, even with only an 8-7 advantage in hits. St. Louis pitching held the Cubs to going 0-8 with runners in scoring position for some good fortune in tight spots. St. Louis has been a competitive team at 31-26 this season but the Cardinals are only one game above .500 at home and the offense has been held to one or zero runs four times in the past six games. Texas is 17 runs better than St. Louis in run differential this season even while only 28-31 in overall record. The Rangers posted 22 runs in a series sweep hosting Kansas City over the weekend and Jacob deGrom still deserves attention on the mound. With a 10.6 K/9, deGrom still has high-end stuff, but he has suffered a HR/9 that is more than double his career average 11 starts into 2026. Michael McGreevy’s 2.98 ERA is rather suspicious as his FIP is 4.12, and he has a 6.4 K/9 in 11 starts for St. Louis. McGreevy has a low BABIP of .249 and a high strand rate of nearly 84 percent, both figures that will be difficult to maintain over time. Over his last two starts McGreevy is 0-2 with 17 hits and eight runs allowed in just nine innings pitched. Over the past five games Texas is averaging 5.4 runs per nine vs. right-handed pitching compared to an average of just 1.9 runs per nine for the Cardinals. The Texas bullpen had some hiccups in the series with Houston last week, but overall, it has been the stronger performing unit than the St. Louis bullpen this season. Busch Stadium has oddly provided poor career numbers for deGrom, but it is a small sample size and the quick turnaround for the Cardinals after a huge division win last night could put the team in a difficult situation to start this series. Thank you for playing with Nelly’s and Best of Luck. Nelly’s has a pair of MLB totals plus a WNBA pick for Monday’s June 1st schedule! Sign up today for a big month.

My selection is on Texas over St. Louis at 7:45 pm et on Monday. The Rangers are suddenly rolling again off a series sweep of the Royals over the weekend. We'll gladly fade the Cardinals as they check in off a lopsided victory over the rival Cubs on Sunday Night Baseball. The starting pitching matchup favors Texas with veteran Jacob deGrom going against Michael McGreevy of St. Louis. We'll also give the edge to the Rangers bullpen, which has been solid on the road this season with a 3.30 ERA and 1.33 WHIP. Neither team has been tearing the cover off the baseball lately but Texas does sit three spots ahead of St. Louis in terms of xwOBA over the last week. I think the Rangers are favored for a reason in this spot. Take Texas (8*).

This is a play on the ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS for our Monday Free Play. The Dodgers took two of three against the Phillies to conclude a 5-1 homestand and they have now won 14 of their last 17 games. They hit the road where they are 18-10 and laying a typical big number. Emmet Sheehan is coming off a quality outing in his last start against Colorado and he has allowed two runs or less in four of his last six starts but all four of those were at home where he has been good this season with a 3.62 ERA and 1.05 WHIP in six starts. He has been a different pitcher on the road where he has a 6.52 ERA and 1.55 WHIP in four outings, allowing four runs in three of those with the lone exception coming against the Rockies. Arizona got swept in Seattle to finish 3-3 on its roadtrip and now back home where it has an identical 18-10 record. Eduardo Rodriguez continues his dominating bounce back season as he has a 2.31 ERA and 1.21 WHIP in 11 starts which includes a 1.31 ERA and 0.90 WHIP in five home outings, three of which where he did not allow a run covering 21 innings. Play (956) Arizona Diamondbacks After an awesome Saturday on the diamonds, Matt gave it back Sunday with a brutal 0-3 day in baseball. THREE Bounce Back Winners Monday to add to Fargo's very profitable Season. NBA 80-63-1 Run. All-Inclusive Sub gets them all.