Month: July 2021

The New York Yankees lost a close one last night in extras against the Boston Red Sox but bounce back tonight in Game 2 of a 4-game set. Gerrit Cole will be on the hill for the Yanks and, next to Jacob deGrom, he is the best there is. Cole is 10-4 with a 2.63 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP. Lefty Eduardo Rodríguez is expected on the other side and his numbers are ripe for a Yankees team that is finally scoring runs. Rodríguez is 7-5 with a 5.19 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. After last night’s loss, the Bombers are 0-5 in their last 5 at Fenway but as I have said before, trends end.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

Two of the best flamethrowers in the Bigs will face off tonight at the Ravine when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Francisco Giants. Anthony DeSclafani is expected on the hill for the Giants and he has been delivering. Disco is 10-4 with an ERA of just 2.78 and a 0.99 WHIP, but the Dodgers expected starter, Walker Buehler, is just a little bit better, at 10-1 with a 2.37 ERA and a 0.91 WHIP. The Dodgers are 31-16 at home and could have Mookie Betts back in the lineup.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS

The Central leading Milwaukee Brewers fell to the bottom dwelling Kansas City Royals yesterday, 5-2, but they bounce back today in an early one at American Family Field. The Royals’ season is over and they know it, with a record of 38-55, and they will have Brad Keller on the hill who is 6-9 with a 5.97 ERA and a 1.76 WHIP. Not good. Milwaukee is expected to counter with lefty Eric Lauer. He might be upside down in the Win column at 3-4, but his ERA is 3.83 and he has a 1.31 WHIP. The Royals are just 3-7 in their last 10 and 1-5 in their last 6 road games against a left-handed starter. The Brewers get it done today.
TODAY’S PICK: MILWAUKEE BREWERS

Yu Darvish is expected to tap the rubber tonight for the San Diego Padres when they take on expected starter southpaw Kyle Muller and the Atlanta Braves. The Padres are 5-1 in their last 6 as a road favorite and 12-4 in their last 16 against a left-handed starter. Darvish delivers. That is a given. He is 7-3 with a 3.09 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. Muller comes in at 1-2 with a 3.45 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. San Diego is 5-1/2 games back of the San Francisco Giants for the top spot in the West and cannot afford to lose to a team like Atlanta if they want to contend, and they know it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES

The Chicago White Sox should have a walk in the park today when they host the Minnesota Twins on the south side, in Game 1 of a doubleheader. The White Sox have won 7 of their last 8, are 7-0 in their last 7 against the Twins at home, and 13-3 in their last 16 meetings overall with Minnesota. Griffin Jax is the expected starter for Minnesota and his numbers are ugly. He is 1-1 with a bloated ERA of 8.66 and a 1.70 WHIP. The Sox are expected to counter with Lance Lynn and he has been throwing flames. Lynn is 9-3 with a stingy ERA of 2.08 and a 1.05 WHIP. The La Russa boys get it done today.
TODAY’S PICK: CHICAGO WHITE SOX – GAME 1

They are going to double it up in Buffalo today. Nothing has changed since yesterday’s pick.
TODAY’S PICK: TORONTO BLUE JAYS – GAME 1

The Toronto Blue Jays are the real deal. The young guns pounded Texas yesterday, 10-2. Expect more of the same today.
TODAY’S PICK: TORONTO BLUE JAYS