Month: April 2026

With last night’s 7-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs, the Philadelphia Phillies have now lost 8 straight. The Phillies have too much talent to lose 9 in a row. Today in a matinée at Wrigley, Cristopher Sánchez is expected on the hill for Philadelphia and he will pull them out of their abyss. Sánchez is 2-2 with an ERA of 1.59 and a 1.41 WHIP. Harper and company get it done today.  
TODAY’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

The New York Yankees took game 1 of the 3-game set against their archrival, the Boston Red Sox, last night, 4-0, at Fenway. Yankees’ bats were stagnant for a while but have erupted. Over their last two games, they notched 11 runs and gave up zero. Expect more of the same tonight. Max Fried is expected on the hill for the Bombers. He was lit up in his last turn but that won’t happen again. The Yankee ace is 2-1 with a 2.97 ERA and a 0.81 WHIP.  
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The red hot Atlanta Braves will take their 5-game winning streak into D.C. tonight to open a 4-game set with the Washington Nationals. It appears no one can slow down the Braves. They are coming off a 3-game sweep of the Philadelphia Philles in Philly and have won 9 of their last 11. Bryce Elder is expected to be on the hill for Atlanta and he has been almost unhittable. Elder has the second lowest ERA in the Majors at 0.77, a 1.03 WHIP, and is 2-1 on the season. In his last turn against Miami, Elder was once again lights out, pitching 5-2/3 scoreless innings, resulting in a 6-3 Braves win. The Nationals have struggled at home with a record of 2-7. Their expected starter for tonight, Jake Irvin, could have issues with the Braves’ potent offense. Irvin is 1-2 with a 6.16 ERA, a 1.47 WHIP, and that is not what you want when you face Atlanta. The Braves are 7-3 on the road, own the lowest team ERA in the Majors, average over 5 runs per game, are hot, and if that doesn’t warrant a consideration then what does?
TONIGHT’S PICK: ATLANTA BRAVES

The Athletics and the Chicago White Sox will play the rubber game of their 3-game set this afternoon in Sacramento. Two southpaws are expected to oppose each other, Jeffrey Springs for the A’s and Noah Schultz for the White Sox, and that is where the similarities end. Schultz is 0-1 with a bloated 6.23 ERA and a 1.62 WHIP over just 4.1 innings of work. The Athletics will send him packing early. Over 24.2 innings of work, the A’s ace Springs comes in at 3-0 with an ERA of only 1.46, a 0.77 WHIP, and the Athletics are 5-1 in his last 6 starts. They will also have momentum on their side after rallying to beat the South Siders yesterday, 7-6, in extra innings.
TODAY’S PICK: ATHLETICS

The Minnesota Twins lost Game 1 of their 3-game set to the visiting Cincinnati Reds last night, 2-1, but bounce back today in a matinée at Target Field. The Reds are dead last in the league in scoring, averaging just 3.3 runs per game, and the Twins’ expected starter Taj Bradley will have no problem shutting them down. Bradley has been throwing flames. He is a perfect 3-0 with an ERA of just 1.25, a WHIP to match at 1.25, and the Twins are 4-0 in his last 4 starts. The Reds are expected to send Andrew Abbott to the hill. He is a solid pitcher but off to a rocky start. Abbott is winless at 0-2 with an elevated 5.85 ERA, a 1.70 WHIP, and the Twins who are averaging 5.20 runs per game should have success against the left-handed hurler.
TODAY’S PICK: MINNESOTA TWINS

The Athletics are no longer one of the bottom feeders in the AL West. They have done a complete 180^o from last year and are in first place in the AL West. This team should not be taken lightly. The A’s are 10-9 on the season, have won 7 of their last 9 with series wins over the New York Yankees and a sweep of the New York Mets, and that was on the road. Tonight they will welcome in the lowly Chicago White Sox to their temporary home in West Sacramento at Sutter Health Park. At 6-13, the White Sox own the worst record in baseball. They were just swept by the Tampa Bay Rays in a 3-game set on the south side and have just 1 win in their last 6 tries. One bright spot for Chicago is their expected starter for tonight, Davis Martin, who comes in at 2-1 with an excellent ERA of 2.50 and a 1.11 WHIP. The Athletics are expected to give the nod to Aaron Civale and he has been on his game. Civale is 2-0 with an ERA of only 1.72 and a 0.96 WHIP. The Athletics have won 5 of the last 6 meetings with the White Sox. They have the edge in runs scored, run differential, batting average, homers, and the list goes on.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ATHLETICS