Month: April 2018

The Colorado Rockies lost a wild one yesterday to the Chicago Cubs and will look to get back in the Win column tonight when they host the San Diego Padres. The Padres will hand the ball to Bryan Mitchell. Mitchell has yet to win a game at 0-2, and has struggled with his command, with a 5.03 ERA and a 1.88 WHIP. The Rockies send Chad Bettis to the mound and he has been brilliant. Bettis is a perfect 3-0, with a 1.44 ERA, a 1.08 WHIP, and the Rockies are 23-8 in his last 31 home starts.
TONIGHT’S PICK: COLORADO ROCKIES

Murderers Row was alive and well yesterday, and that could continue today when the New York Yankees go for a series win in the Bronx against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Yankees feast on southpaws and that is what the Jays will have on the hill today with Jaime García. García has pitched well, with a record of 2-0, a 3.86 ERA, and a 1.35 WHIP. The Bombers will counter with the best they have, Luis Severino. Severino has been delivering, with a record of 3-1, a 2.62 ERA, and a WHIP of just 0.96. New York is 8-2 in their last 10 home games against lefties. Consider them today.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

Tyson Ross pitched a gem last night for the San Diego Padres in a 4-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Arizona will try to even the score tonight in the second game of a 3-game set. The Friars will send the lefty, Clayton Richards, to the rubber. He is 1-1, with a sub-par ERA of 5.73 and a 1.64 WHIP. The Diamondbacks will counter with Zack Godley and he can deliver. Godley is 2-1 on the season, with a very respectable 3.00 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. Arizona is 10-4 in their last 14 home games and thrive on southpaws at Chase Field, going 24-5 in their last 29.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

The Baltimore Orioles will return home tonight after a grueling 6-game road trip in which they lost every game. Cleveland will be the visitor tonight at Camden Yards and they will turn to Trevor Bauer to throw strikes. Bauer is off to a good start at 1-1, with an ERA of 2.25 and a WHIP of 1.10. Baltimore will send Dylan Bundy to the hill. In spite of an 0-2 record, Bundy has pitched superbly. He has an ERA of just 1.40 and a 1.09 WHIP, with 31 strikeouts and only 7 walks in 25-2/3 innings of work. The Indians have not fared well in Baltimore. They are 3-8 in their last 11 and 1-4 in Bauer’s last 5 starts against the O’s. Consider Baltimore in this one.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BALTIMORE ORIOLES

The San Francisco Giants and the Arizona Diamondbacks will play the rubber game tonight of a 3-game set at Chase Field. San Francisco fell to Arizona in the first game, 1-0, but managed to pull it out last night in extra innings, 4-3. Tonight they will try to win back-to-back games when they hand the ball to the leftie, Ty Blach. Blach is 1-2, with an ERA of 4.43, and has not done well on the road. The Giants are just 1-6 in Blach’s last 7 road starts. Zack Greinke will get the start for the Diamondbacks. Greinke is off to a slow start, with a record of 1-1 and an ERA of 5.29, but has been a Giant slayer in his career, with a record of 11-2 and an ERA of 2.37. Arizona has feasted on southpaws at home, going 23-5 in their last 28.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

The Seattle Mariners will send Mike Leake to the hill tonight when they host the Houston Astros in the third game of a 4-game set. Leake has been on his game, with a record of 2-0, an ERA of 3.50, and a 1.33 WHIP. Ex-Pirate Gerrit Cole will get the nod for Houston. Cole has been dominating, posting a record of 1-0, with an ERA of 1.29, and a 0.67 WHIP with 36 strikeouts in 21 innings of work. Houston is 7-1 in their last 8 meetings with Seattle and 6-1 in their last 7 visits to Safeco.
TONIGHT’S PICK: HOUSTON ASTROS

The Milwaukee Brewers were drilled yesterday at home by the Cincinnati Reds, 10-4, but will have a chance to redeem themselves tonight when they meet again at Miller Park. The Reds sit at 3-13 on the season and will send Sal Romano to the hill, who has struggled. Romano is 0-1, with a 5.87 ERA and a 1.63 WHIP. He faced the Brewers three times last year, losing every outing with a bloated ERA of 7.24. Junior Guerra will tap the rubber for Milwaukee. Guerra has been on his game, with a record of 1-0, an ERA of 1.69, and a 1.12 WHIP. The Reds are 3-7 in their last 10 trips to Miller Park. Quinn Wolcott will be calling balls and strikes. Wolcott has not been favorable to Cincinnati. The Reds are 0-4 in his last 4 games behind the dish.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MILWAUKEE BREWERS