Month: June 2024

The Tampa Bay Rays will go for a series win over the Washington Nationals in an early one today in St. Pete. Despite last night’s loss, the Rays have been playing really well and are 7-3 over their last 10. Tampa Bay will come out on top today.
TODAY’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS

The New York Yankees finally snapped their 4-game losing streak last night with a 16-5 shellacking of the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. Today it continues.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

After a lengthy road trip, the Seattle Mariners return home tonight to open a 3-game set with the Minnesota Twins at T-Mobile Park. Seattle’s 9 game road trip did not go their way, after winning just 3 of the 9, but at home they are a different team with an impressive 27-12 record. The Mariners are expected to send Logan Gilbert to the hill. He is 5-4 with a 2.71 ERA, a 0.88 WHIP, and over his last 3 turns it gets better. He is 2-0 with an ERA of just 1.19 and a 0.57 WHIP. The Twins have won 2 in a row, 4 of their last 5, and bring their 22-20 road record to Seattle. They are expected to give the nod to Bailey Ober. He is 7-4 with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. Seattle was off yesterday and Minnesota was not. The Twins could also be without their star, SS Carlos Correa, who was hit in the wrist by a pitch last night and left the game in the seventh inning.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SEATTLE MARINERS

The St. Louis Cardinals will open a 4-game set tonight at Busch Stadium with their NL Central rival, the Cincinnati Reds. The Reds are struggling, having lost 2 straight and 4 of their last 5. Tonight they are expected to turn to Andrew Abbott to right the ship. Abbott is a quality starter and is better than his 6-6 record reflects. He has an ERA of 3.40 and a 1.18 WHIP. On the flip side, you can say the same for the Cardinals’ expected starter, Miles Mikolas, who is also 6-6 with a 4.68 ERA and very good WHIP of 1.16. It won’t be a walk in the park for the Cardinals (with Abbott on the hill) but they should come out on top. St. Louis is hot, winning 4 of their last 5, and usually stick it to Cincinnati. The Cardinals took 2 out of 3 from the Reds in Cincinnati back in May and have won 4 of the last 5 meetings.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

On the verge of losing six straight and being swept at home by the red-hot Cleveland Guardians, who have won seven in a row, the Baltimore Orioles will turn to Grayson Rodriguez tonight at Birdland to stop the bleeding. Rodriguez usually comes through when called upon and I expect he will do just that tonight. He is 8-3 with a 3.82 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. The veteran, Carlos Carrasco, is expected on the hill for the Guardians. Carrasco is not having a good year with a record of 3-6, a 5.40 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Gunnar Henderson and company should put up some runs on the struggling right-hander. The first two games could have gone either way with Baltimore getting the short end of the stick in both. Not tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BALTIMORE ORIOLES

The 43-37 Kansas City Royals finally got back on the rails last night, snapping their 3-game skid with a 4-1 victory over the 27-51 Miami Marlins at the K. Tonight in the second game of their 3-game set, the Royals will send Seth Lugo to the hill and he has been in the zone. Lugo is 10-2 with a 2.42 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. He is also an impressive 4-1 in his career against the Marlins with an ERA of 2.71 and KC is 8-0 in his last 8 starts against a team with a losing record. KC should be able to get to Miami’s expected starter Yonny Chirinos. This will be just his second start in the Bigs this year and he has a 3.30 ERA with an elevated WHIP of 1.60 over 5 innings of work. The Royals have the edge in runs per game, run differential, batting average, hits, homers, etc., etc.
TONIGHT’S PICK: KANSAS CITY ROYALS

The Philadelphia Phillies are back to doing what they do best and that is win baseball games. Tonight, they will take a 2-game winning streak to Comerica Park to open a 3-game set with the Detroit Tigers. The Phillies’ bats are hot and so is Bryce Harper who is riding an 8-game hitting streak. In their last two wins over the Arizona Diamondbacks, they had 25 hits and outscored the Snakes, 16-2. That doesn’t bode well for the Tigers’ expected starter, Casey Mize. He is 1-5 with that lone win coming back in April and has an ERA of 4.44 with a 1.45 WHIP. The NL best Phillies, who also possess the lowest ERA in the majors, are expected to send Aaron Nola to the hill. He is 8-3 with a 3.54 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. Nola is also 2-0 in his career against the Tigers with an ERA of only 1.40 and Philadelphia has won 6 straight against Detroit.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES