Month: September 2026

The Arizona Diamondbacks hold a 1/2 game lead over the San Diego Padres for the last wild card spot in the NL with 18 games remaining in the regular season. They will open a 3-game set today with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, who are sitting nine games out of the last AL wild card spot; KC is not going to the post-season that is a given. Today the Royals are expected to send lefty Noah Cameron to the bump. Cameron is 9-8 with a 4.08 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. The Diamondbacks have yet to announce a starter for today, so a bullpen game is probably the direction they are going. Kansas City has not fared well against the NL West, going 0-6 over their last 6 tries. The Snakes cannot afford to lose to bottom dwellers like the Royals if they want to see the post-season and they know it. Arizona has won two straight, three of their last four, score more runs than the Royals, give up less, and is the side to consider.
TODAY’S PICK: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

The best team in the majors, the 88-55 Milwaukee Brewers, will go for a series win this afternoon over the 68-74 Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. The Brewers are expected to send lefty Kyle Harrison to the hill. Harrison will try to bounce back from his last outing where the Cubs tagged him for 9 runs on 10 hits resulting in a Chicago 17-3 romp. Despite his poor showing in his last turn, Harrison still has excellent numbers at 10-4 with a 3.45 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Brady Singer is expected to get the nod for the Reds and his numbers are nothing to write home about. Singer is 5-13 with a 4.83 ERA, a 1.45 WHIP, and Cincinnati is 0-11 in his last 11 starts against a team with a winning record. The Brewers are the better team on the field today, by far, and are 7-2 this year against their NL Central foe.
TODAY’S PICK: MILWAUKEE BREWERS

When Sonny Gray gets the start for the Boston Red Sox, they are always the side to consider. Gray is expected to get the nod tonight in Game 3 of their 4-game set with the Baltimore Orioles at Birdland. Gray has Cy Young numbers at 16-4 with a 2.82 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. Baltimore is expected to counter with Chris Bassitt. He is 6-4 with a 4.97 ERA, a 1.58 WHIP, and Boston should have success against the right-hander. The Red Sox won the first two games of this series and after tonight it should be three.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BOSTON RED SOX

The New York Yankees are on a roll and will be in SoCal tonight to open a 3-game set with the San Diego Padres. The Yankees have won 2 straight and 4 of their last 5. Their expected starter for tonight is lefty Max Fried and his numbers speak for themselves. Fried is 4-4 with an excellent ERA of only 2.80 and a WHIP to match at 1.00. The Friars are slumping and that is not good when you are on the outside looking in for a wild card spot with only 22 games left. They have lost 2 straight, 5 of their last 6, and are expected to send Walker Buehler to the bump. Buehler is 8-6 with an elevated 4.66 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. The Bombers have played well on the road at 43-29 and usually get the better of the Padres, winning 6 of the last 8 meetings.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The New York Yankees were lit up by the Los Angeles Angels last night in Anaheim, but they will bounce back tonight. Gerrit Cole is the scheduled starter for the Yankees. He is 7-7 with a respectable ERA of 3.19 and a 1.07 WHIP. The Angels are expected to counter with Grayson Rodriguez. He is 4-5 with a 6.03 ERA, a 1.49 WHIP, and the Bombers will crush him.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES