The New York Yankees should have no problem taking care of business today against the Oakland Athletics in the Bronx. The 15-7 Bombers will have southpaw Carlos Rodón on the hill. Rodón is 1-1 with a 3.66 ERA. The 8-14 Athletics are expected to have JP Sears tapping the rubber. He comes in at 1-1 with a 4.36 ERA. New York is averaging just shy of 5 runs per game and Oakland is under 3. The Yankees are a team that wants to win while the A’s just want to jump ship and get to Vegas — and you can’t trust a team like that. The Yankees won’t come cheap but buck up.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES
Month: April 2024
Sunday NHL Pick
The Tampa Bay Lightning will be a big dog today when they open the Eastern Conference first round against the Florida Panthers in Sunrise and that suits me just fine. The Bolts are dangerous. They have the league’s top scorer, Nikita Kucherov, with Steven Stamkos, Brayden Point, and the Big Cat, Andrei Vasilevskiy, in net. They can beat these guys and did so in their last meeting, 5-3.
TODAY’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Saturday MLB Pick
The Cleveland Guardians whacked the lowly Oakland Athletics last night, 10-2, and why should tonight be any different?
TONIGHT’S PICK: CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
Friday MLB Pick
Last night’s game between the Miami Marlins and the Chicago Cubs was postponed due to rain. The game will be played today. Nothing has changed from yesterday’s blog and the pitcher matchups remain the same.
TODAY’S PICK: CHICAGO CUBS
Thursday MLB Pick
The Chicago Cubs will open a 4-game set tonight on the north side with the Miami Marlins. Tonight’s expected starters are Jameson Taillon for Chicago and A.J. Puck for Miami. Taillon is making his season debut for the Cubs. The big guy can throw heat and is 2-0 in his career against the Marlins with an ERA of only 0.54. Puk is a career reliever and should still be in that roll. As a starter, he is 0-3 with a 5.91 ERA. The Cubs are the side to consider.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CHICAGO CUBS
Wednesday MLB Pick
Are the New York Yankees going to be swept by the Toronto Blue Jays? I say not. Marcus Stroman will be on the hill for the Bombers and he will be motivated to deliver against his old team. Stroman is 1-1 with an ERA of only 2.12 and a 1.06 WHIP. Enough said.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES
Tuesday MLB Pick
The 10-6 Baltimore Orioles have the 6-9 Minnesota Twins’ number. In game 1 of their 3-game set last night, the Orioles rolled to a 7-4 win and have now won 5 straight against the Twins. Tonight in game 2, the expected starters are Grayson Rodriguez for Baltimore and Chris Paddack for Minnesota. Paddack is 0-0 with a 4.15 ERA and a 1.85 WHIP. Rodriguez is 2-0 with an ERA of only 2.50, a 1.17 WHIP, and Baltimore is 10-1 in his last 11 starts against a team with a losing record. The Orioles get it done tonight at Birdland.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BALTIMORE ORIOLES