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The Phillies head back into Wrigley Field on Tuesday night at 8-14, and the skid is getting hard to ignore now. Philadelphia has dropped six straight, while Chicago is moving the other way at 13-9 with six consecutive wins. First pitch is set for 7:40 p.m. ET, with Jesús Luzardo facing Shota Imanaga, and the current market has the Cubs as a short home favorite. The game is listed on NBC Sports Philadelphia and Marquee Sports Network. The weather looks a little cleaner than the early-day forecast suggested. Chicago has a thunderstorm risk around early evening, but conditions trend cloudier and then partly cloudy by game time, with temperatures settling in the upper 60s. At Wrigley, that always matters, but

The Orioles go back to work at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday night after taking Monday’s opener 7-5 in 12 innings. That win moved Baltimore to 11-12 and kept the club in third place in the AL East, while Kansas City dropped to 7-16 and stretched its losing streak to eight games, still stuck in fifth in the AL Central. First pitch is set for 7:40 p.m. ET, and the listed starters are Shane Baz for Baltimore and Kris Bubic for Kansas City. The market has the Royals as a modest home favorite with a total of 9. The weather should stay in the background. Kansas City is expected to be warm and mostly clear around first pitch, with temperatures in

The Pirates open this interleague series at Globe Life Field on Tuesday night sitting at 13-9, third in the NL Central, and they come in off a 6-3 win over Tampa Bay. Texas is 11-11, second in the AL West, and trying to stop a two-game slide after back-to-back losses in Seattle. First pitch is set for 8:05 p.m. ET, with Carmen Mlodzinski getting the ball for Pittsburgh and Kumar Rocker starting for the Rangers. Coverage is listed on MLB.TV, and the current market has Texas installed as a modest home favorite with the total at 8.5. The weather should not be the main handicap here even with light rain in the Arlington forecast. Globe Life Field’s retractable roof can

San Diego opens a three-game set at Coors Field on Tuesday night with a 15-7 record, second place in the NL West, and a 4-0 lead in the season series over Colorado. The Rockies are 9-14, fifth in the division, but they have been better at home than on the road with a 6-4 mark at Coors. First pitch is set for 8:40 p.m. ET, and the game is listed on Padres.TV and Rockies.TV. This is a game where the setting matters. Denver is expected to be warm and dry around first pitch, with temperatures still in the 70s during the evening, which is about as friendly a hitting environment as you can ask for at Coors. The market reflects