Month: May 2022

The Arizona Diamondbacks split a 4-game set with the St. Louis Cardinals and it won’t get any easier for the them tonight when they head south for a 3-game series with the Miami Marlins. The Marlins quietly have one of the best rotations in the Majors and they are expected to send Pablo López to the rubber, whose his numbers have been off the charts. López is 3-0 with a ridiculous ERA of 0.39, a 0.73 WHIP, and 23 strikeouts in 23-1/3 innings of work. Zac Gallen is expected to get the nod for the D-backs and he has been dealing as well. Gallen has yet to notch a win but has an ERA of 0.60, a 0.67 WHIP, with 14 K’s in 15 innings work. Miami has won 7 of their last 8, are 5-2 in their last 7 meetings with Arizona and 5-0 in the last 5 against them at LoanDepot Park. Arizona has the worst batting average in the Majors at .181 and the way López is dealing could spell trouble for the Snakes.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MIAMI MARLINS

The New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies will play the rubber game of their 3-game set in a late one tonight in Queens. New York has not lost a series this season and I don’t see that happening tonight.. Max Scherzer is slated on the hill for the Mets and Max has been throwing flames as usual. Scherzer is a perfect 3-0 with a 1.80 ERA, a 0.76 WHIP, and in his career against the Phillies he has dominated, going 15-4 with a 2.47 ERA. Zach Eflin is expected to get the nod for the Phillies. He is 1-1 with a 3.20 ERA, a WHIP of 1.12, and had better go deep into the game because Philadelphia’s bullpen is depleted after using 6 pitchers yesterday in their 4-1 win over New York. The Mets are 6-3 at Citi Field and following a loss they are 5-0 in their last 5.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK METS