The Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics will play the third game of their 4-game set tonight in Arlington. Texas evened the series at a game apiece by pummeling Oakland last night, 15-2, and is now an impressive 11-4 at Globe Life Field. Nathan Eovaldi is expected to get the nod for the Rangers. Eovaldi will be able to keep the A’s bats in check, with a record of 2-2, an ERA of only 2.21, and a nasty 0.74 WHIP. The Athletics will turn to Luis Severino to throw strikes. Severino is 1-3 with a 3.49 ERA, a 1.06 WHIP, and you cannot rely on this guy. He is inconsistent which is why the Yankees sent him packing. Texas put the screws to Oakland last night. Why not again tonight?
TONIGHT’S PICK: TEXAS RANGERS
Month: April 2025
Tuesday NHL Pick
The Toronto Maple Leafs return home tonight to face the Ottawa Senators in game 5 of round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Leafs lead the best of 7 series (3-1), are dangerous on their home ice, and should close out the series with the Senators tonight. Toronto is 9-0 in their last 9 home games, score more than Ottawa and give up less. Scotiabank Arena will be electric with the best fans in all of professional sports and the Leafs won’t let them down.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Monday MLB Pick
The New York Mets and the Washington Nationals will wrap up their 4-game set today in DC. The 19-9 Mets will look to get out of Wahington with a split and will turn to Griffin Canning to throw strikes. Canning comes in at 3-1 with a 3.12 ERA, a 1.38 WHIP, and was sharp in his last turn against the Phillies potent offense, yielding just 1 run over 5 innings of work and resulting in a Mets 5-1 victory. The 13-15 Nationals will have Trevor Williams toeing the rubber. His numbers are not good, at 1-2 with an elevated ERA of 5.11 and a 1.58 WHIP. New York is the better team, by far, on the field today. The Nationals were lucky to get 2 wins in this series. The Mets blew the first game with the lead in the 9th and then squandered a 7-1 lead yesterday; that won’t happen again.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK METS
Sunday MLB Pick
Yesterday’s game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays was postponed. Today they are scheduled to play a doubleheader at the Stadium. Refer to yesterday’s blog for game 1; nothing has changed and the pitching matchup remains the same.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES – GAME 1
Saturday MLB Pick
The New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays will play the middle game of their 3-game set in a matinée today in the Bronx. The Jays took game 1, 4-2, but the Yankees should even the score today. Toronto is expected to have Kevin Gausman on the hill. He is 2-2 with a 3.16 ERA and an excellent WHIP of only 0.83. New York is expected to counter with their new ace, Max Fried, and he has been everything they could have hoped for when they acquired him from Atlanta. The southpaw is 4-0 with a 1.42 ERA, a 1.01 WHIP, and the Yankees are 5-0 in his last 5 starts. New York has the edge in runs scored, run differential, batting average, hits and homers. The Bombers are worth considering.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES
Friday MLB Pick
The red hot New York Mets will be in DC tonight to open a 4-game set with the Washington Nationals. The NL East leading Mets are the real deal and will go for their 8th straight win after sweeping a really good Phillies team in 3 and prior to that they swept the Cardinals in 4. New York is expected to send Kodai Senga to the hill and his numbers are off the charts. Senga is 3-1 with a hardly visible ERA of 0.79 and a 0.97 WHIP. Washington is expected to give the nod to Jake Irvin and he had better be in the zone or the Mets will make him pay. Irvin has good numbers, at 2-0 with a 3.68 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. New York has won the last 6 meetings with Washington and are hot. Ride them until they are not.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK METS
Thursday MLB Pick
The Los Angeles Angels are on the verge of being swept at home by the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Bucs won the first 2 games, outscoring the Halos 12-3 over that span, but the Angels will have Tyler Anderson on the hill tonight and he will stop the bleeding. Anderson has been in the zone with a record of 2-0, an ERA of only 2.08, a 1.02 WHIP, and the Angels are 4-0 in his last 4 starts. Pittsburgh is expected to give the nod to Carmen Mlodzinski and he has been awful. He comes in at 1-3 with a bloated ERA of 7.41 and a 2.00 WHIP. If Mike Trout, who is batting a pathetic .169, can’t break out against this guy, throw in the towel.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES ANGELS