The set-up: The Diamondbacks are floundering to open the season and I think they'll stumble again here in this difficult interleague road venue on Tuesday night. The visitors hand the ball to Merrill Kelly, who was 13-14 with a 4.42 ERA last year. Kelly was sharp in his rookie season, but if he had one weakness it was his play on the road, as his ERA rises to 5.42.

The pick: The home side counters with Kyle Gibson, who was 13-7 with a 4.84 ERA last year. In his final tune-up Gibson went five innings and allowed two runs, while striking out five. Arizona is struggling to produce offense and I expect that trend to carry over in the opener of this three-game set. All things considered, I'd call this the very definition of "great line value."

8* DESTRUCTION on the Texas Rangers.