Month: May 2025

The Detroit Tigers own the best record in the American League, at 20-12. Detroit has put together one of the best teams in baseball by bringing up players through their organization, not by buying them. When you do that, you have a team that will dominate for a long time. Tonight the Tigers and Angels will play the second game of their 4-game set in Anaheim. Detroit took game one with a 10-4 blowout over Los Angeles. Expect more of the same tonight. Year in and year out, the Halos are a mess, and this year is no different. They are 12-18 on the season, lost 6 straight, and 8 of their last 9. Tonight the Angels are expected to turn to José Soriano to right the ship, but he is not the answer. Soriano is 2-4 with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP. In his last turn against Minnesota, Soriano yielded 5 hits and 4 runs over 5 innings of work and the Twins went on to a 5-0 victory. The Tigers have won 2 straight, 6 of their last 8, and are expected to give the nod the reigning AL Cy Young winner, southpaw Tarik Skubal. Skubal comes in at 3-2 with a 2.34 ERA and a WHIP of only 1.04. In his last turn against the Orioles, Skubal worked 6 strong innings, yielding just 4 hits, no runs, struck out 11, and Detroit went on to a 7-0 thumping of Baltimore. Keep an eye on the Tigers this year and consider them tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: DETROIT TIGERS

The red hot Philadelphia Phillies will go for their fifth straight win and a sweep of the Washington Nationals when they wrap up their 3-game set tonight at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia has been dominant at home, with a record of 11-4, and is expected to send Taijuan Walker to the bump. Walker has pitched better than his 1-2 record reflects, with an excellent ERA of 2.78 and a 1.37 WHIP. Washington is expected to counter with Brad Lord. Harper and company should be able to light him up. Lord is winless, at 0-3, with a 4.67 ERA, a 1.73 WHIP, and the Nationals are a dismal 4-11 on the road. The Phillies have the edge in runs scored, run differential, batting average, hits, and they are the side to consider.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES