With the departure of Zack Greinke, the Arizona Diamondbacks new ace is southpaw Robbie Ray and he will be tapping the rubber tonight when Arizona opens a 3-game set with the Washington Nationals at Chase Field. Ray is 9-7, with a 3.91 ERA, a 1.30 WHIP, and the Diamondbacks are 4-1 in his last 5 starts. The Nationals are expected to send Joe Ross to the hill. Ross has pitched mainly out of the bullpen and his numbers are not good. He is 0-3, with a 9.85 ERA, a 2.11 WHIP, and he was lit up in his last start, yielding 7 runs on 9 hits to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Washington has had problems with left-handed starters on the road, going just 4-11 in their last 15.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS
Month: August 2019
Thursday MLB Pick
The Cleveland Indians are surging and have added two more weapons to their arsenal, Franmil Reyes and Yasiel Puig. The Indians clobbered the Houston Astros yesterday, 10-4, and will go for the series win when the two clubs wrap up a 3-game set tonight at Progressive Field. It won’t be a walk in the park for Cleveland because Houston will have Gerrit Cole on the hill. Cole is 12-5, with a 2.94 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. The Indians will send Danny Salazar to the rubber, who will be making his season debut after recovering from a shoulder injury, and if he is healthy, Salazar can deliver. Cleveland has won 8 of their last 10 at home and will be a big dog tonight. Consider the Tribe.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CLEVELAND INDIANS