Month: June 2016

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies play an afternoon delight when they clash today at Coors Field. The red hot southpaw Jeff Locke takes the hill for the Bucs. He has won 4 straight and has not walked a batter in his last 2 outings. Locke has a record of 1-1 against the Rockies with an ERA of 3.98. Chad Bettis gets the call for the Rockies and he has been getting lit up. Over Chad’s last 3 outings, he is 0-3 with a staggering 11.48 ERA, a WHIP of 2.40 and has given up 17 runs on 25 hits in 13-1/3 innings of work. Bettis is 0-2 against Pittsburgh with an ERA of 5.40. The Pirates are 8-0 in their last 8 trips to Coors Field and 12-2 in their last 14 meetings. I like Cutch and company today.

Today’s pick:

Pittsburgh Pirates

Ricky Nolasco will face his old team for the first time when the Minnesota Twins host the Miami Marlins at Target Field tonight. Nolasco is 2-4 on the season, with an ERA of 4.93 and has struggled in his 2 starts at Target Field, posting an inflated ERA of 6.23. The lefty Wei-Yin-Chen takes the mound for the Marlins and he is 3-2 on the season with an ERA of 4.25. Chen has had success against the Twins, owning a 3-1 record and allowing just 1 run over 6 innings in his last encounter. Minnesota is just 1-6 in Nolasco’s last 7 starts and they are 3-8 in their last 11 interleague games. Jerry Lane is calling it tonight and Miami is 5-1 in their last 6 with him behind the dish. Taking the Marlins tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

Miami Marlins

Zack Greinke and the Arizona Diamondbacks will try to slow down the surging Tampa Bay Rays when they host them tonight at Chase Field. Greinke has found his groove after a slow start. He is 3-0 with an ERA of 2.14 and a stingy WHIP of 0.81 over his last 3 outings, and the D-Backs are 4-0 in his last 4 starts. Matt Moore takes the hill for the Rays tonight. Over his last 3 starts he is 1-0 with a 6.48 ERA and a 1.92 WHIP. The Rays are 0-4 in Moore’s last 4 road starts and 1-4 in their last 5 in Arizona. Mark Ripperger is behind the dish tonight and the Rays are 1-5 in their last 6 when he’s calling it. Taking Arizona in this one.

Today’s pick:

Arizona Diamond Backs

The New York Yankees will be glad to be back home after a grueling road trip, when they host the Los Angeles Angels tonight. The Angels have had trouble in New York, going just 8-25 in their last 33 at the stadium and they are 2-6 in their last 8 meetings overall. Matt Shoemaker gets the call for the Angels. He is 3-6 on the season with an ERA of 5.50 and a WHIP of 1.43. Masahiro Tanaka takes the hill for the Yanks and he is 3-1 with an ERA of 2.78 and a WHIP of 1.00. The Yankees are 4-0 in Tanaka’s last 4 starts and they are 4-0 in their last 4 against the American League West. Albert Pujols is questionable tonight due to an ankle strain. I’m taking the Bombers tonight.

Today’s pick:

New York Yankees

The flame thrower Noah Syndergaard takes the hill for the New York Mets tonight when they travel to Miami to take on the Marlins. Syndergaard has been delivering in 2016. He is 5-2 on the season with a stingy ERA of 1.84 and a WHIP of 0.96, and over his last 3 outings it gets even better, with 0.00 ERA and a 0.85 WHIP. Syndergaard will face Tom Koehler tonight. Koehler is 3-5 on the season, with an ERA of 4.50, a WHIP of 1.65 and the Marlins are 1-5 in his last 6 starts. The Mets are 6-2 in Syndergaard’s last 8 road starts and they are 11-2 in their last 13 Friday contests. Even without David Wright who is out 6-8 weeks with neck issues, the Mets should win this one.

Tonight’s pick:

New York Mets

The red hot Kansas City Royals start their 10-game road trip tonight when they travel to Progressive Field to take on the Cleveland Indians. Carlos Carrasco is expected to return from the DL tonight and get the start for the Indians. Carrasco is 2-0 on the season with an ERA of 2.45 and a WHIP of 0.95. In his last outing against the Royals he was lights out, striking out 15 and surrendering just 1 hit. Yordano Ventura is expected to take the hill for Kansas City. He is 4-3 on the season with a 5.17 ERA and a 1.53 WHIP. Ventura faced Cleveland on May 6th and was lit up, giving up 5 runs and 5 walks in 4 innings of work, resulting in a 7-1 loss. I like Cleveland to snap the Royals 6-game winning streak tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

Cleveland Indians