Month: May 2022

The New York Yankees are in a rare 3-game losing streak. Will it go to 4? Highly unlikely. Two southpaws will oppose each other tonight in the Bronx when the Yankees and the Orioles play the middle game of their 3-game set. Baltimore will send Bruce Zimmermann to the hill and New York Jordan Montgomery. Both hurlers have similar numbers, with ERA’s hovering around 3.50. It’s common knowledge that New York feasts on left-handed starters and Baltimore is 1-8 in Zimm’s last 9 road starts. The Bombers get back on track tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The Detroit Tigers will have their hands full when they travel to Target Field tonight to open a 3-game set with the Minnesota Twins. The Twins return home after a successful road trip where they won 5 of 6 and this team is a legitimate contender. They are first in the Central and swept the Tigers back in April, outscoring them 17-5 over their 3-game series. Chris Archer is expected to be on the hill for Minnesota and he can still get it done. Detroit has been back and forth with their expected starter and whether it’s Beau Brieske or Elvin Rodriguez doesn’t matter, the Twins will have a field day with either one these guys.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MINNESOTA TWINS

Refer to yesterday’s blog for today’s pick. Nothing has changed.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The New York Yankees return home to the Bronx tonight to take on the Chicago White Sox. The expected starters are Nestor Cortés Jr. for the Yanks and southpaw Dallas Keuchel for the White Sox. New York took 3 of 4 from Chicago on the south side just last week and Nasty Nestor did his part. Cortés is 2-1 with an ERA of only 1.35, a 0.85 WHIP, and on May 15th he held the White Sox to just 1 run on 3 hits resulting in a 5-1 Yankees win. Keuchel is a far cry from what he once was. He is 2-3 with an elevated ERA of 5.54, a 1.92 WHIP, and the Yanks feast on left-handed starters.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The New York Yankees’ dominance continued last night, after they knocked off the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards, 5-4, and took the first two games of their 4-game set. With last night’s win, New York improved to 27-9, which is the best record in the Majors. Expect more of the same tonight when Gerrit Cole takes the hill for the visitors. Cole is 3-0 with a 2.95 ERA and the Yanks are 5-0 in his last 5 starts. Jordan Lyles will take the mound for the 14-23 Orioles. Lyles is 2-3 with a 4.38 ERA. He was lit up the last time he faced New York on April 26th, yielding 6 runs on 7 hits over 4-2/3 innings of work and the Yankees went on to win, 12-8. The Bombers have won 5 straight against the Orioles and after tonight it will be 6.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES