Month: June 2021

Tyler Glasnow will be tapping the rubber tonight when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Washington Nationals for a quick 2-game set at the Trop. Glasnow has had an extra two days rest and the flamethrower will be ready. He is 4-2 with a 2.69 ERA and a WHIP of just 0.92. Washington is expected to counter with Jon Lester. Lester is not what he was when he was mowing them down at Wrigley. He is 0-2 with a 4.37 ERA and 1.43 WHIP. The Nats are 11-17 on the road. Enough said.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS

The San Diego Padres will have payback on their minds tonight when they host the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of a 3-game set at Petco Park. The Cubs swept the Pads at Wrigley in their last meeting, outscoring them 17-6 in the 3 game series, but that was then and this is now. The Friars are due for a win, having lost two straight, and are 20-12 in San Diego. Chicago gets it done at home but on the road they are 12-16.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES

The Chicago White Sox ran into one of the best upstart pitchers in the business yesterday, Tarik Skobal; keep an eye on him, but today is a different story. Detroit is expected to send José Ureña to the hill and Chicago’s potent offense will light him up. Ureña is 2-4 with a 4.14 ERA, a 1.44 WHIP, and even with yesterday’s win, the Tigers are still just 4-17 in their last 21 on the south side.
TODAY’S PICK: CHICAGO WHITE SOX

If the San Diego Padres want to make it 3 in a row against the visiting New York Mets, they had better be on their A game because Jacob deGrom will be tapping the rubber for the Metropolitans. DeGrom is the best in the business but is beatable because the Mets are lethargic when it comes to scoring runs. Joe Musgrove is expected to get the nod for the Friars and if he keeps it tight the Friars win this game.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES

The Milwaukee Brewers will host the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks tonight when they open a 4-game set at American Family Field. Milwaukee had their 5-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday but should get back on track tonight. Arizona has lost 15 of their last 17 and are a dismal 9-21 on the road. Tonight they are expected to send Jon Duplantier to the hill and in his season debut against the Cards last Thursday, he yielded 4 runs on 7 hits in 4-2/3 innings of work – not good. The Brewers are expected to send lefty Brett Anderson to the rubber and his numbers are not overly impressive, at 2-3, with a 4.18 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP, but the Diamondbacks are just 8-22 in their last 30 games against a left-handed starter. Milwaukee has owned the D-backs, going 9-2 in their last 11 overall, and are 7-1 in their last 8 at home against the Snakes.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MILWAUKEE BREWERS

The Toronto Blue Jays will go for a 2-game sweep of the Miami Marlins tonight at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York. The Jays are unable to play at Rogers Centre due to COVID-19 restrictions but that’s ok, Buffalo will do just fine. Sahlen Field is the Jays AAA stadium and that is where the young guns of the Jays got their feet wet so they know it well, including tonight’s expected starter Alek Manoah. Manoah lived up to all of his expectations when he made his major league debut on Thursday against the New York Yankees in the Bronx where he held the Bombers to just 2 hits and struck out 7 over 6 innings, resulting in a 2-0 Toronto win. Miami is expected to send Pablo López to the hill to try to end their 4-game skid. López is just 1-3 on the season but has good numbers with an ERA of 2.71 and a 1.13 WHIP. Unfortunately for López, the Jays have won 3 of their last 4, are 9-1 in their last 10 interleague games, 9-1 in their last 10 against the National League East, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is on fire.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO BLUE JAYS