Month: July 2022

The Cincinnati Reds and the Tampa Bay Rays will open a 3-game set tonight at Great American Ball Park. The 45-37 Rays have been hot, going 5-1 over their last 6, and they are 5-1 in their last 6 interleague road games. They will also have their ace on the bump, southpaw Shane McClanahan, and this guy can deliver. McClanahan is 9-3 with a nasty ERA of only 1.74 and a 0.80 WHIP. The Reds, who are 29-54 and reside dead last in the NL Central, will have Luis Castillo toeing the rubber. He is upside down at 3-4 but has a respectable 3.09 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. McClanahan is one of the best left-handed starters in the game and the Reds are 0-6 in their last 6 against southies. The side to consider here is Tampa.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS

The 30-54 Washington Nationals finally got back into the Win column yesterday with a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Today they will play the rubber game of their 3-game set and won’t be so lucky. The 43-39 Phillies’ bats were silent last night but should come alive today because they are expected to face the Nats’ Joan Adon. He is 1-11 with a 6.97 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP. Philadelphia is expected to counter with the lefty, Bailey Falter. Falter’s numbers are nothing to get excited about, at 0-2 with a 4.88 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP, but the Nationals are just 1-8 in their last 9 road games against a southpaw starter. Philadelphia is 4-1 in their last 5 following a loss and 8-2 in their last 10 against Washington.
TODAY’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

The Toronto Blue Jays are on a 3-game losing streak but will snap it tonight in Oakland when they play the worst team in baseball, the Athletics. Alek Manoah will be on the hill for the Jays. Done deal.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO BLUE JAYS

The New York Yankees are steamrolling everybody and will go for a 3-game sweep of the Cleveland Guardians today at Progressive Field. The starting pitcher for Cleveland is Triston McKenzie. He is 4-6 with a 4.03 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP, and has given up 16 homers in his 13 starts – not good numbers when you’re facing the Bombers.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The Chicago White Sox and the San Francisco Giants will square off today at Oracle Park. Both teams will have guys that are dealing, with Dylan Cease getting the nod for the White Sox and Logan Webb for the Giants. The difference maker will be the skippers. Chicago has Tony La Russa running the show and San Francisco has Gabe Kapler; no comparison. The boys from the Southside are 9-2 in their last 11 overall against the Giants and 5-1 in their last 6 in San Francisco.
TODAY’S PICK: CHICAGO WHITE SOX

The Los Angeles Dodgers are still the best in the NL West, even with Dave Roberts calling the shots. They will face the San Diego Padres tonight in the second game of their 4-game set at the Ravine. Tony Gonsolin will be on the hill for the Dodgers and he has been throwing flames. Gonsolin is 9-0 with a 1.58 ERA and a 0.85 WHIP. Blake Snell is expected to take the bump for the Friars. The lefty is a far cry from what he was in his Cy Young year of 2018. Snell is winless at 0-5 with a 5.60 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. The Padres do not do well at Dodger Stadium and are 1-5 in their last 6 road games.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS