Month: July 2016

Tim Lincecum and Chris Tillman face off today at Camden Yards and I am leaning towards Orioles. Tillman is 11-2 with an ERA of 3.55 and a WHIP of 1.23. Lincecum is 1-2 with an ERA of 7.50 and a WHIP 2.11. The Orioles are 18-4 in Tillman’s last 22 starts and 9-1 when he has 4 days’ rest.

Today’s pick:

Baltimore Orioles

The Miami Marlins took the first game of a 3 game set yesterday against the Cincinnati Reds and will try to make it 2 when they send the lefty Adam Conley to the mound today at Marlins Park. Conley has been pitching well, going 2-1 with a 2.45 ERA and a WHIP of just 0.98 in his last 3 outings, and Miami is 5-1 in his last 6 starts against the American League Central. The Reds will counter with another southpaw, John Lamb. Lamb has struggled, going 0-1 in his last 3 with a 7.47 ERA and a 1.66 WHIP. Lamb was lit up in his last start, yielding 8 runs on 8 hits in 4-1/3 innings, resulting in a 12-1 trouncing by the Washington Nationals. Cincinnati is awful on the road with a record of 14-30 and they are 1-4 in their last 5 in Miami. The Marlins can hit lefties. They are 8-2 in their last 10 against them and they should get this one.

Tonight’s pick:

Miami Marlins

The Chicago Cubs will try to get back on track when they travel to PNC Park tonight to open a 3 game set with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Jake Arrieta will get the call for the Cubs and he is 12-3 on the season with an ERA of 2.33 and a WHIP of 1.06. Arrieta has been spectacular at PNC Park, going 4-0 with an ERA of just 1.85 in 6 career starts. Chicago has dominated the Pirates, winning their last 7 in Pittsburgh and taking 13 out of the last 16 meetings. The lefty Francisco Liriano takes the hill for Pittsburgh tonight and he has struggled in 2016, going 5-8 with an ERA of 5.34 and a WHIP of 1.65. The Cubs have faced Liriano twice this season and clobbered him, putting up 12 runs in 10-1/3 innings. The Pirates are a dismal 1-6 in Liriano’s last 7 starts and 0-4 in his last 4 home outings. Cubs should snap their 3 game skid tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

Chicago Cubs

After being swept by the Toronto Blue Jays, the Kansas City Royals will be glad to return to Kauffman Stadium tonight where they will take on the Seattle Mariners. Two lefties are expected to face off tonight, with James Paxton for the Mariners and Danny Duffy for the Royals. Paxton is 1-1 with a 5.89 ERA and a 1.91 WHIP over his last 3 outings, and Duffy is 2-0 with an ERA of 2.95 and a WHIP of 0.98 over his last 3. The Mariners are just 2-6 in Paxton’s last 8 starts and are 0-5 in his last 5 against the American League Central. The Royals are 7-3 in Duffy’s last 10 starts and 24-9 in his last 33 at Kauffman. The Royals can also hit lefties, going 6-2 in their last 8 against them. The Royals should end their 4 game skid tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

Kansas City Royals