Month: September 2025

After the Yankees’ loss last night to the Minnesota Twins, the Boston Red Sox are just one game back of their archrival for the top AL wild card spot. Tonight the Red Sox will open a 3-game set at Fenway with the Athletics. The 82-68 Red Sox are 45-30 at home and will send Connelly Early to the hill. In his major league debut on September 9th against the Athletics in Sacramento, Early rose to the occasion, fanning 11 batters over 5 frames and allowing no runs, with the Red Sox winning 6-0. The 70-80 Athletics will give the nod to Jeffrey Springs, who is 10-11 with a 4.28 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Springs opposed Early in his last turn against the Red Sox, yielding 8 hits and 5 runs over 5 innings of work. The Athletics are just 1-6 in Springs’ last 7 starts and the Red Sox lit him up the last time they faced him so why would tonight be any different?
TONIGHT’S PICK: BOSTON RED SOX

The New York Yankees hold the #1wild card spot in the AL but still have a shot at winning the East, sitting 4 games back of the Toronto Blue Jays with 13 games left in the regular season, but they have to get on a roll, and it starts tonight when they open a 3-game set with the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The Yankees have owned the Minnesota Twins over the years and that’s just the way it is. Tonight New York will send southpaw Carlos Rodón to the rubber and he is back to the form he had when he was throwing flames for the Chicago White Sox. Rodón is 16-8 with a 3.11 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP, and he is 9-3 in his career against the Twins. The 65-84 Twins season is over, that’s a given. They are expected to send Simeon Woods Richardson the hill. Richardson is 6-4 with a 4.58 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP. He had better be in the zone or he is going to pay. The Bombers’ bats are clicking and so is the best player in baseball, Aaron Judge, who has 5 homers in his last 6 games. The Yankees have the edge in runs scored, runs allowed, hits, homers, and should come out on top.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The Houston Astros will go for a sweep of the Atlanta Braves when they wrap up their 3-game set this afternoon at Truist Park. The Astros have outscored the Braves 17-5 over the first two games and are expected to have southpaw Framber Valdez toeing the rubber. Valdez is 12-9 with a 3.42 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. Atlanta is likely to send Joey Wentz to the hill. The lefty is 5-6 with a 5.61 ERA, a 1.47 WHIP, and was lit up in his last turn against the Seattle Mariners giving up 8 runs on 8 hits over just 2.1 innings of work with Seattle winning, 18-2. Houston is tied with the Mariners for the lead in the AL West and cannot afford to lose to a Braves team that is 65-83 on the season and losers of 6 of their last 7.
TODAY’S PICK: HOUSTON ASTROS

The Cleveland Guardians are on a roll, winning 7 of their last 8, and sit 3.5 games back of the Seattle Mariners for the last wild card spot in the AL. The Guardians took game one of their 3-game set with the Chicago White Sox last night at Progressive Field, blanking them 4-0, and this seems to be a trend for Cleveland. They just have Chicago’s number. Tonight the White Sox are expected to send Davis Martin to the bump. He comes in at 6-9 with a 4.03 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. The Guardians are expected to counter with Parker Messick, who is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP. Cleveland is clicking just at the right time with only 15 games left in the regular season. Keep an eye on them.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CLEVELAND GUARDIANS

The best team in baseball, the 89-58 Milwaukee Brewers, are on a rare 3-game losing streak but should get back to their winning ways when they return home tonight to host the 72-75 St. Louis Cardinals. Milwaukee is expected to send Quinn Priester to the hill and all this guy does is win. Priester is 12-2 with a 3.25 ERA, a 1.23 WHIP, and was dominant once again in his last turn against the Pittsburgh Pirates, yielding just 2 runs over 7 innings of work with the Brewers winning 5-2. St. Louis is expected to turn to Andre Pallante to throw strikes and that is something he doesn’t do well. Pallante has not won a game since July 28th. He is 6-13 with an elevated ERA of 5.28, a 1.43 WHIP, and he is 0-1 in his career against the Brewers with a 5.33 ERA. The Brewers are tough at American Family Field, boasting a record of 46-26, and have won 4 of the last 5 meetings with the Cardinals.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MILWAUKEE BREWERS

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Houston Astros will play the rubber game of their 3-game set in a matinée today at Rogers Centre. Toronto holds a 3-game lead over the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox for the top spot in the AL East and Houston is leading the AL West by one game over the Seattle Mariners, so this is a big game for both sides. Toronto will send lefty Kevin Gausman to the hill. Gausman is 9-10 with a 3.63 ERA, an excellent WHIP of just 1.02, and usually wins in Toronto. Houston is expected to have Cristian Javier toeing the rubber and he has been sketchy at best. Javier is 1-2 with a 4.43 ERA, a 1.33 WHIP, and lasted just 4.1 innings in his last start against the New York Yankees, yielding 6 hits and 4 runs with the Astros losing 8-4. The Blue Jays are 46-25 at home, they lead the league in hits per game and average 5 runs per game so expect an early exit for Javier.
TODAY’S PICK: TORONTO BLUE JAYS

The New York Yankees were embarrassed in front of their home crowd last night, losing to the Detroit Tigers 12-2. Once again, Aaron Boone pulled his starter after 6 innings and the bull pen went on to blow another game. Boone needs to stop paying attention to analytics and start managing the game himself but maybe he doesn’t know how. Tonight in the middle game of their 3-game set at the Stadium, the Yankees are expected to hand the ball to southpaw Carlos Rodón and he has been dealing. Rodón is 16-7 with a 3.12 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP, and over his last 3 turns, Rodón is 3-0 with a 2.04 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. The Yankees, who are first in the league in Runs Scored, Slugging, and Home Runs, should be able to get to the Tigers’ expected starter Jack Flaherty. Flaherty is 7-13 with a 4.85 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. Over his last 3 starts, Flaherty is 0-1 with a bloated ERA of 7.80 and a 1.60 WHIP. If Aaron Boone lets Rodón go deep in this game, the Yankees come out on top.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES