It was a quiet Monday, but Major League Baseball is back in full swing on Tuesday with a full, 15-game card for us to dive into. July is underway, and teams will look to build on impressive months of June starting right away. The likes of the Mets and Astros have erased slowly starts and are in position to make the postseason again. Will it continue on Tuesday?
I’ll ride with the streaking Astros, who took the first game of this early week series and are in line to win yet again on Tuesday. Jose Berrios remains untrustworthy as his xERA is far higher than his actual ERA (4.50 vs. 3.38), signaling that he can face a downturn in the second half of the season. I’ll take the better team as slight underdogs who just hit .281 as a unit in the month of June.
The All-Star Futures Game annually puts more of baseball’s top prospects on one field than any other event, and this year’s edition is no exception. The 25th annual showcase — along with the inaugural Futures Skills Showcase — will feature 39 members of MLB Pipeline’s recently updated Top 100 Prospects list, including nine of the 20 best.
Teams representing the American and National Leagues will face off in seven-inning game July 13 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. Red Sox shortstop Marcelo Mayer (No. 7 on the Top 100), Tigers outfielder Max Clark (No. 10), Orioles catcher Samuel Basallo (No. 12), Twins shortstop Brooks Lee (No. 13), White Sox shortstop Colson Montgomery (No. 16) and White Sox left-hander Noah Schultz (No. 18) highlight the AL squad. Nationals’ outfielders James Wood (No. 2) and Dylan Crews (No. 4) and Padres catcher Ethan Salas (No. 6) headline the NL roster, though Wood was promoted to Washington on Monday and will be replaced.
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