Month: May 2017

Two southpaws will face each other tonight in Arlington when the San Diego Padres send Clayton Richard to the rubber to face the Texas Rangers’ Martín Pérez. Richard has struggled over his last 3 starts, posting an ERA of 8.36, a 2.21 WHIP and in 5 career appearances against Texas, he owns an ERA of 7.36. San Diego is 1-6 in their last 7 overall and 0-4 in their last 4 interleague road games. Pérez has fared better in his last 3 outings, with an ERA of 4.58 and a 1.64 WHIP. Texas is 4-1 in their last 5 interleague games and 5-2 in Pérez’s last 7 interleague starts. I like the home team here.

Tonight’s pick:

Texas Rangers

It looks as if Father Time has finally caught up to Bartolo Colón, but he will get the start tonight when the Atlanta Braves make a trip to Minute Maid Park to take on Charlie Morton and the Houston Astros. Colón is just 1-3, with an inflated ERA of 6.27, and was drilled in his last 2 outings, giving up 11 runs, on 17 hits, in 9 innings of work. Morton has been steady for the Astros, with a 3-2 record, a 3.97 ERA, and Houston is 4-0 in his last 4 home starts. Atlanta has dropped 4 in a row and are 6-10 on the road.

Tonight’s pick:

Houston Astros

The Toronto Blue Jays still remember last year’s ALCS, as they host the Cleveland Indians tonight at Rogers Centre. The Jays top hurler Marcus Stroman will take the hill and he has been steady over his last 3 outings, with an ERA of 3.72, and a 1.24 WHIP. The Indians will send Trevor Bauer to the bump and he has struggled. Bauer has an ERA of 7.16 and a 1.59 WHIP over his last 3, and was lit up in his last start by Detroit, yielding 7 runs on 7 hits, with 5 walks, in 4 innings of work. Troy Tulowitzki and Josh Donaldson are questionable for tonight’s game, but I will still take our friends to the North in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

Toronto Blue Jays

The San Francisco Giants were bamboozled by the Cincinnati Reds over the last two games, but Johnny Cueto comes home today to straighten things out. The Giants are 16-6 in Cueto’s last 22 road starts, and he is 4-1 on the season, with a 4.86 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. Cincinnati will send Scott Feldman to the hill, and he is 1-3, with a 4.83 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP. The Reds are 0-4 in Feldman’s last 4 home starts. I like the Giants in this one.

Today’s pick:

San Francisco Giants

The Baltimore Orioles are 9-3 at home and they’ll try to put another notch in their belt today when they face the Chicago White Sox and Dylan Covey. Covey is 0-2 on the season, with a 7.29 ERA and a 1.76 WHIP. The Orioles will counter with Dylan Bundy and he can throw flames. Bundy is 4-1 on the season, with a 1.82 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP, and the Orioles are 4-0 in Bundy’s last 4 home starts. I’ll take Baltimore in this one.

Today’s pick:

Baltimore Orioles

The Cleveland Indians will visit Kauffmann Stadium tonight to take on a Kansas City Royals team that is 2-11 in their last 13 overall. Cleveland will send Danny Salazar to the bump and he is 2-2, with a 4.34 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP, and the Indians are 7-3 in Salazar’s last 10 road starts. Kansas City will counter with Jason Hammel, who is 0-3 on the season, with a 6.65 ERA, a 1.94 WHIP, and the Royals are 0-5 in his last 5 starts. The Indians have owned the Royals, going 8-0 in their last 8 meetings overall and 5-0 in their last 5 trips to Kauffman. I like the Indians chances in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

Cleveland Indians