Month: September 2019

The New York Yankees took it on the chin yesterday, falling to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-5. Today they will have a chance to even the score when the Jays and Yanks play a matinée at Rogers Centre. New York will send the flame throwing southpaw, James Paxton, to the hill. Paxton has been delivering. He is 13-6 on the season, with a 3.96 ERA, a 1.31 WHIP, and has won his last 8 starts, posting an ERA of only 2.57. Toronto’s probable starter will be Jacob Waguespack and he has been getting roughed up. Waguespack is 4-4 on the season, with a 4.55 ERA, and a 1.33 WHIP. Over his last 3 turns, he is winless and his ERA has jumped to 8.74. That doesn’t bode well for Toronto, the way the Yanks crush the ball. Consider the Bombers.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The Tampa Bay Rays have lost two in a row and are in the midst of the congested AL Wild Card race, so they had better get back on track soon. Tonight they will have that opportunity when they head to Anaheim to open a 3-game set with the struggling Los Angeles Angels. Los Angeles will be without DH Shohei Ohtani, who is done for the season with a knee issue, but could see the return of Mike Trout however that has yet to be confirmed. The Halos have lost 4 straight and 8 of their last 10. They will turn to the lefty, Andrew Heaney, to throw strikes. Heaney has average numbers, at 4-4, with a 4.30 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. The Rays counter with their ace, Charlie Morton. Morton is having one of his best seasons ever, with a record of 14-6, a 3.11 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP. The Rays are 12-4 in their last 16 meetings with the Angels and 5-2 in their last 7 road games against a left-handed starter. Tampa needs to take care of business in Anaheim and they will.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS

The Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees were rained out yesterday, forcing a doubleheader today at Comerica Park. Game 1 probable starters are two lefties, J.A. Happ for the Yanks and Mathew Boyd for the Tigers. Boyd is 2-1 over his last 3 starts but his ERA is high, at 7.36, with a 1.42 WHIP, and Detroit is just 2-7 in his last 9 home starts. Happ has been sharp over his last 3 turns. He is 2-0, with a nasty ERA of 1.56, and a WHIP of only 0.75. New York is 14-4 in Happ’s last 18 road starts and they are 11-1 in doubleheaders this season. The Bombers crush lefties, going 23-7 in their last 30, and come out on top in Game 1.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES -GAME 1

The NL Central leading Saint Louis Cardinals took a rare loss to the Colorado Rockies last night but look for them to bounce back tonight when they conclude their 3-game set at Coors Field. Tonight’s probables will be Dakota Hudson tapping the rubber for the Cardinals and Antonio Senzatela for the Rockies. If there was ever a pitching mismatch, this is it. Hudson has been lights out, with a record of 15-6, a 3.40 ERA, and a 1.41 WHIP. He has won his last 5 starts, including a stellar performance in his last turn where he threw a 1 hitter against the Giants resulting in a 10-0 rout. On the flip side, Senzatela is 8-10, with a bloated ERA of 7.19, a 1.79 WHIP, and is 1-3 lifetime against the Cards with a 6.75 ERA. Saint Louis should light this guy up.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

The Houston Astros are hot, winning 4 straight, and ripped off 21 runs yesterday against the Seattle Mariners, but don’t expect anything close to that tonight because the Oakland Athletics come to town. Houston’s Zack Greinke will be tapping the rubber and is having a stellar season as usual. Greinke is 14-5 with a 3.09 ERA and, since joining the Astros from Arizona, he is 4-1 with a 3.86 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP. Oakland counters with their ace, Mike Fiers, and he has been delivering. Fiers is 14-3, with a 3.51 ERA, and a 1.17 WHIP. The A’s are 7-1 in his last 8 road starts and 6-0 in his last 6 turns against the AL West. Oakland has won 3 of the last 4 meetings with Houston. This is a good spot to take the road dog.
TONIGHT’S PICK: OAKLAND ATHLETICS