Month: May 2018

The best team in baseball, the Boston Red Sox, will open a 4-game set tonight at Globe Life Park against the Texas Rangers. Boston sits at 22-8 and are an impressive 11-4 on the road. Texas has been slow out of the gate, at 12-20, and are a dismal 4-12 in Arlington. Two southpaws will oppose each other tonight, with David Price tapping the rubber for the Red Sox and Mike Minor for the Rangers. Price started the season on his mark and has stumbled a bit in his last two turns but is still 2-3, with a 3.78 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. Minor has been steady and sits at 2-1, with a 4.33 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. The Rangers have had issues against lefties. They are 1-6 in their last 7 against them overall and 1-6 in their last 7 at home. Boston has had the upper hand against Texas, winning 6 of the last 7 contests. Edge Boston.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BOSTON RED SOX

The Miami Marlins will seek their first series sweep of the season when they host the Philadelphia Phillies in the finale of a 3-game set. Miami is riding a 4-game winning streak and José Ureña will tap the rubber tonight for the Marlins to try to keep it going. Ureña has yet to win a game in the 2018 campaign at 0-4, has a 4.91 ERA, and a 1.30 WHIP. The Phillies sit at 16-13 on the season and are in a tailspin, losing four in a row. Tonight they will turn to Aaron Nola to get them back on track. Nola has been on his mark at 3-1, with a 2.58 ERA and a WHIP of just 0.97. Miami might be hot but I see that ending tonight. The Marlins are still just 11-18 on the season and they are 0-8 in Ureña’s last 8 starts.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

A visit from the Baltimore Orioles to Angel Stadium tonight might be what the LA Angels need to get out of their funk. Baltimore will call on Alex Cobb to throw strikes and he has been horrendous. Cobb is winless at 0-3, with a bloated ERA of 13.11, and a 2.83 WHIP. The Angels will give the nod to Nick Tropeano. Tropeano missed last season due to Tommy John surgery and is off to a slow start. He is 1-2, with a 4.67 ERA, and a 1.38 WHIP, but it’s just a matter of time until he starts delivering. The Orioles have notched just 3 wins on the road and are 1-4 in their last 5 meetings with the Halos. Trout and company should get to Cobb tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES ANGELS