Month: August 2020

The surging Tampa Bay Rays are expected to be in the Bronx tonight to face the New York Yankees. The Rays have won 5 straight and 8 of their last 10 but will have to face the best in the business, Gerrit Cole. Cole is 4-1 with a 3.51 ERA, a stingy WHIP of only 0.95, and has only one loss since May 2019. That’s domination. Consider the Bombers.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The Minnesota Twins and the Detroit Tigers are expected to play an early one today at Comerica Park. The Twins have lost 4 straight and will turn to Kenta Maeda to get them back on track. Maeda has been delivering with a perfect record of 4-0, a 2.21 ERA and a stingy WHIP of only 0.71. The Tigers have Casey Mize slated to take the hill and his numbers are not good. Mize is 0-1 with an inflated 7.04 ERA and a 1.83 WHIP. Despite yesterday’s losses, Minnesota is still 11-4 in their last 15 in the Motor City and will get to Mize today.
TODAY’S PICK: MINNESOTA TWINS

The Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals are expected to meet again in a matinée today at Guarantee Rate Field. Chicago keeps rolling, downing KC last night, 6-5. The White Sox have now won 3 straight and 10 of their last 11. They belted another 3 homers last night, bringing their total to 62, and that does not bode well for Brady Singer, who is slated to toe the rubber for the Royals. Singer is 1-3, with a 5.16 ERA, a 1.35 WHIP, and has allowed 7 home runs this year in 29-2/3 innings of work. Dylan Cease is expected to get the nod for the White Sox. Cease has been delivering, with a record of 4-2, a 3.13 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. Chicago is 8-3 against Kansas City in their last 11 on the South Side and have won all 4 meetings this year. Why should today be any different?
TODAY’S PICK: CHICAGO WHITE SOX

Refer to yesterday’s blog for Game 1 of the double header between Minnesota and Detroit.
TODAY’S PICK: MINNESOTA TWINS – GAME 1

The Minnesota Twins have the White Sox and Indians breathing down their neck for the AL Central lead and had better get back on track after losing two straight. Tonight they will have that opportunity when they visit Comerica Park to open a 4-game set with the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers have been playing better lately but are expected to send lefty Matthew Boyd to the hill. The once dominant Boyd has been struggling this year with a record of 0-4, a bloated ERA of 8.48 and a 1.74 WHIP. The expected starter for the Twins has been just the opposite. Randy Dobnak is 5-1 with an ERA of only 1.78 and a 1.02 WHIP. Despite being riddled with injuries, the Twins are still 6-4 in their last 10 and have had the Tigers’ number at Comerica, going 20-7 in their last 27.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MINNESOTA TWINS

The Oakland Athletics pounded the Texas Rangers last night, 10-3, at Globe Life Field to even the 4-game set at 1-1. The A’s could have another big night when they face the Rangers expected starter, southpaw Kolby Allard. Allard is 0-2, with a 7.82 ERA, a 1.82 WHIP, and lasted only 1 inning in his last outing against Seattle, where he gave up 4 runs in a 7-4 loss. Mike Fiers is expected on the bump for Oakland. Fiers is 3-1, with a 5.81 ERA, a 1.56 WHIP, and Texas is 5-1 in his last 6 starts. To say the Athletics crush left-handed starters would be an understatement. They are 42-12 in their last 54 against lefty starters and have won 5 of their last 6 in Texas. Oakland is hot, winning 5 of their last 7, and Texas is not, losing 9 of their last 10.
TONIGHT’S PICK: OAKLAND ATHLETICS

The Chicago White Sox have won 7 of their last 8 and will return home tonight to host the Pittsburgh Pirates. The White Sox lead the American League in homers with 55 and 30 of those have come at Guarantee Rate Field. Not good for opposing pitchers. The Pirates have also been on a roll, winning 3 straight, but are just 2-8 on the road. Chicago’s Lucas Giolito is slated to take the hill and he is starting to find his groove. Giolito is 2-2 with a 3.89 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. He was lights out in his last turn against Detroit, yielding just 3 hits with 13 Ks in 7 innings of work. Pittsburgh is expected to have lefty Steven Brault tap the rubber. Brault has good numbers, with a 3.00 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP, but that’s over just 12 innings of work. In their last 7 games against a left-handed starter, the White Sox are 7-0 and are worth considering.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CHICAGO WHITE SOX