Month: July 2025

The San Diego Padres will go for a sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies today at Petco Park, but that is not going to happen. The Phillies will have Cristopher Sánchez on the hill. He is 7-2 with a 2.59 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. Philadelphia has the edge in runs scored, hits per game, batting average, and home runs.
TODAY’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

The Detroit Tigers were embarrassed yesterday at home by the Seattle Mariners, losing 12-3, but the best team in baseball will not let that happen again today in the second game of a 3-game set at Comerica Park. Detroit’s expected starter is Casey Mize, who is in the zone with a record of 9-2, a 2.63 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. Seattle will counter with George Kirby, who comes in at 3-4 with a 4.22 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP. The Tigers are 32-16 at home and will get this one today.
TONIGHT’S PICK: DETROIT TIGERS

If the Toronto Blue Jays want to keep their two game lead in the AL East over the New York Yankees, they cannot afford to lose to the bottom feeding Athletics… and they won’t.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO BLUE JAYS

The San Diego Padres will be a home dog tonight when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks. San Diego should get this one. They always play their division rival tough and the pitching matchup favors the Friars. The Padres starter is Randy Vásquez and he has a 3.79 ERA with a 1.36 WHIP. On the flip side, the Snakes will send Eduardo Rodríguez to the bump. Rodríguez has a 5.78 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP. Neither one of these starters will win a Cy Young, that’s a given, but San Diego is tough at home with a record of 28-17.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES

The Cincinnatti Reds were bamboozled by the Miami Marlins yesterday, 12-2, but they will bounce back tonight. Chris Abbott is slated to get the start for the Big Red Machine, and they win when he is on the hill. Abbott is 7-1 with a 2.15 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. Sandy Alcántara is expected to get the nod for the Marlins. He is not what he once was. The Sandman got paid big time and now he doesn’t care about winning anymore. Alcántara is 4-8 with a bloated ERA of 7.01 and a 1.64 WHIP.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CINCINATTI REDS

The Cleveland Guardians finally won a game yesterday, but that streak ends tonight when Houston and Cleveland play the middle game of their three-game set tonight in Houston. The Astros are a better team 1 through 9. Hunter Brown will be on the hill for the Astros and his numbers are lights out. Brown gets overshadowed by Skubal and Fried but he is better. Brown is 9-3 with a 1.82 ERA, a WHIP of only 0.90, and the Astros are 6-0 in his last 6 home starts.
TONIGHT’S PICK: HOUSTON ASTROS