Month: August 2023

The San Diego Padres will go for a series win tonight when they wrap up their 3-game set with the Baltimore Orioles at Petco Park. Dean Kremer is expected to get the nod for Baltimore. Kremer is 11-4 but he has a 4.50 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP, which is too high. San Diego will have the lefty, Blake Snell, on the hill. Snell is the hottest pitcher in the Majors, with an ERA of only 2.83, a 1.28 WHIP, and the Friars are 7-0 in his last 7 home starts.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES

The Boston Red Sox will be visiting the Washington Nations tonight. Nick Pivetta is on the hill for Boston, and he can deliver. The Red Sox are 8-2 in the last 10 meetings with the Nats.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BOSTON RED SOX

The 63-54 Seattle Mariners have lost two straight but should get back on track tonight when they visit The K to open a 4-game set with the 38-81 Kansas City Royals. The Mariners are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings with the Royals and will have Logan Gilbert on the hill. Gilbert is 2-0 in his last 3 starts with a 2.33 ERA, a WHIP of only 0.93, and Seattle is 7-0 in his last 7 starts.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SEATTLE MARINERS

The Baltimore Orioles will wrap up their 3-game set with the Seattle Mariners today at T-Mobile Park. The O’s are expected to start Kyle Bradish, who is 7-6 with a 3.19 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. The Mariners will counter with Bryce Miller. He is 7-4 with a 4.20 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP. Baltimore should get this one.
TODAY’S PICK: BALTIMORE ORIOLES

If the Arizona Diamondbacks are going to win a baseball game, it will be tonight at home when they host the San Diego Padres. Their ace, Zac Gallen, is on the hill and he can deliver. Gallen is 11-5 with a 3.37 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. On the flip side, Rich Hill is expected to tap the rubber for the Friars. He is 7-11 with a 5.09 ERA, a 1.48 WHIP, and over his last 3 starts, Hill is 0-2 with a 7.00 ERA and a 1.72 WHIP. Enough said.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

The Houston Astros took 2 of 3 from a really good Baltimore Orioles team at Camden Yards and return home tonight to host the Los Angeles Angels. The Astros have owned LA, winning 7 of the last 9 meetings this year, and are expected to send future Hall of Famer Justin Verlander to the hill. Verlander is 6-6 with a 3.11 ERA, a 1.15 WHIP, and is 15-11 in his career against the Angels, with a 3.20 ERA. The expected starter for the Halos is southpaw Reid Detmers. He is just 2-8 with a 4.78 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and is 0-1 this year against Houston, with a 6.55 ERA.
TONIGHT’S PICK: HOUSTON ASTROS

The 72-40 Atlanta Braves and the 51-63 Pittsburgh Pirates will wrap up their 4-game set this afternoon at PNC Park. The Braves will go for their third straight victory and will have Bryce Elder on the hill. Elder has been delivering. He is 8-3 with 3.43 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. The Pirates are expected to counter with Bailey Falter and his numbers are not good. Falter is winless at 0-7, with a 4.87 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP. The best team in baseball, Atlanta, has owned Pittsburgh, winning 9 of the last 10 meetings, and today should be no different.
TODAY’S PICK: ATLANTA BRAVES