Month: August 2017

The Houston Astros and the Chicago White Sox will play the final game of a 3-game set tonight on the South Side. The Astros are on the verge of being swept by a very bad White Sox team but Brad Peacock takes the hill for Houston tonight and he can deliver. Peacock is 10-1, with a 3.20 ERA, and a 1.26 WHIP. Houston is 7-0 in his last 7 starts and 6-0 in his last 6 road starts. Chicago will hand the ball to Carlos Rodon. Rodon is 1-4 on the season, with an ERA of 4.66, and a WHIP of 1.47. Chicago is 2-5 in their last 7 games against the American League West and 4-11 in their last 15 home games. The numbers say Houston in this one.

Tonight’s Pick:

Houston Astros

Masahiro Tanaka will take the hill tonight for the New York Yankees when they face the Toronto Blue Jays in the second game of a 3-game set at Rogers Centre. Tanaka has pitched well of late, going 1-1 over his last 3 starts, with a 2.70 ERA, and a 0.80 WHIP. Tanaka has been a Blue Jay killer. New York is 6-1 in his last 7 starts against Toronto and has notched 2 victories against them this season. Toronto is expected to call up Nick Tepesch from AAA Buffalo. In 41 career starts, Tepesch is 9-19, with an ERA of 4.69. Toronto’s Ryan Goins is 0-19 against Tanaka, Justin Smoaks is 1-14, and the ex-Yankee Russel Martin is 1-11. I like the Yankees’ chances in this one.

Tonight’s Pick:

New York Yankees

The Los Angeles Angels should snap their 3-game skid tonight when they host the Baltimore Orioles and this is why. Jeremy Hellickson will get the nod for the Orioles and the former Philly is 7-5, with an ERA of 4.45. Mike Scioscia will counter with Parker Bridwell. Bridwell is 5-1, with an ERA of 3.20. The Angels are 5-0 in his last 5 starts and 5-0 in his last 5 starts against the American League East. Paul Nauert will be calling the balls and strikes tonight and the Angels are 4-0 in their last 4 when he is pulling the strings.

Tonight’s Pick:

Los Angeles Angels

Jhoulys Chacín will tap the rubber tonight for the San Diego Padres when they open a 4-game set against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Chacín is 11-7, with an ERA of 3.99, a WHIP of 1.26, and San Diego is 6-0 in his last 6 starts. Tim Adleman will get the nod for the Reds. Adleman is 5-9, with an ERA of 5.42, a WHIP of 1.41, and Cincinnati is 1-5 in his last 6 starts. The Friars are 4-1 in their last 5 meetings with Cincinnati and 6-2 in their last 8 trips to Great American Ball Park. Edge San Diego.

Tonight’s Pick:

San Diego Padres

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Diego Padres will play an early one today at PNC Park. The pitching matchup today will be Jameson Taillon for the Pirates and southpaw Clayton Richard for the Friars. Taillon is 6-5 on the season, with an ERA of 4.74, and a WHIP of 1.53. Richard is 5-12, with a 5.40 ERA, a 1.60 WHIP, and has given up more hits than any other hurler in the Majors, with 175. The Padres are 2-6 in their last 8 trips to PNC Park. McCutchen and company should get to Richard today.

Today’s Pick:

Pittsburgh Pirates

The New York Yankees have now lost 4 in a row and tonight they will ask the southpaw Jordan Montgomery to pull them out of their funk. Montgomery is 7-6, with an ERA of 4.15, and a WHIP of 1.27. Cleveland is expected to counter with Danny Salazar. Salazar is 4-5, with an ERA of 4.63, a WHIP of 1.37 and last faced the Bombers in 2016 where he yielded 6 runs on 8 hits in 5-2/3 innings of work. The Yankees’ bats are heating up, racking up 11 hits last night to the Indians 8. New York is a good dog bet today.

Tonight’s Pick:

New York Yankees

The Houston Astros have lost 3 in a row and are a little banged up but they should get back on track tonight when they host the Toronto Blue Jays. The Jays will send César Valdez to the hill. Over his last 3 starts, his ERA has exploded to 7.50, with a WHIP of 1.75, and Toronto is 3-8 in their last 11 trips to Houston. Houston will counter with Brad Peacock. Peacock is 2-0 in his last 3 starts, with an ERA of 1.12, a WHIP of 1.12, and the Astros are 6-0 in his last 6 starts. Houston should get this one.

Tonight’s Pick:

Houston Astros