Month: May 2021

The Los Angeles Dodgers have not been swept in a 4-game series since April 2019 but are on the brink of that happening today when they wrap up their 4-game set with the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. The Dodgers will turn to southpaw Julio Urías to get the ship back on course and he is the man to do it. Urías has been dealing. He is 3-0 with a 3.23 ERA, a 0.95 WHIP, and is 2-0 on the road this year where he has been lethal, yielding just 1 run with 17 strikeouts in 14 innings of work. The expected starter for Milwaukee has yet to be determined but it appears Craig Counsell is leaning toward Alec Bettinger, who would be making his first big league start. Bettinger was 14-20 in the minors, with a 4.35 ERA, 30 HRs, and 92 BBs in 314 innings of work. Tough spot for a rookie to face the World Champs in his major league debut. Regardless of who gets the nod for the Brew Crew, the Dodgers get back on track today.
TODAY’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS

The St. Louis Cardinals dominance over the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park continued last night with the Cards cruising to a 7-3 victory. With last night’s win, St. Louis has now won 5 straight against the Bucs and 13 of their last 15 in Pittsburgh. St. Louis will turn to Jack Flaherty tonight to keep the momentum going and he is up for the task. Flaherty is a perfect 4-0, with a 3.18 ERA, a WHIP of 0.95, and is 6-1 in his career against the Bucs with an ERA of just 1.89. That can’t be said for the Pirates expected starter, Trevor Cahill. Cahill is 1-3 lifetime against St. Louis with a 4.02 ERA and has struggled this season with a 1-2 record, a bloated ERA of 7.11, and a 1.42 WHIP.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS