Author: Roger

The San Diego Padres are starting to click and so is Blake Snell. The southpaw is expected on the hill for SD today when they face the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. The Friars have won 3 straight and their heavy hitters will get to the ex-Padre Dinelson Lamet. He has a 12.42 ERA with a 2.46 WHIP. Not good.
TODAY’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES

If anybody is going to slow down the Tampa Bay Rays it will be Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers. Eovaldi is 8-2 with a 2.24 ERA and a WHIP of only 0.93. Bochy’s boys are 19-13 on the road and get it done today.
TODAY’S PICK: TEXAS RANGERS

The Baltimore Orioles take care of business today at home against the Kansa City Royals. They are 17-12 at the Yard and will have Tyler Walls on the hill. He is 4-2 with a 3.29 ERA and a 0.85 WHIP. Remember, WHIPs are important. Lefty Daniel Lynch is expected to start for the Royals. Lynch is 0-1 with a 4.35 ERA, a 1.45 WHIP, and the Orioles are 12-5 in their last 17 against a left-handed starter.
TODAY’S PICK: BALTIMORE ORIOLES

The New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox will play a doubleheader today in the Bronx. Expected starters for game 1 are Lance Lynn tapping for the White Sox and Luis Severino for the Yankees. Lynn is 4-6 with a 6.55 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP. Severino is better than his numbers reflect. He is 0-1 with a 5.28 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. New York will be without Aaron Judge but it won’t matter. The Bombers have the edge in runs scored, run differential, home runs, etc.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES – GAME 1

The Miami Marlins are quietly one of the best teams in baseball. They have now won 5 straight after taking care of business at home last night against the Kansas City Royals. Tonight they will wrap up their 3-game set with KC at LoanDepot Park. The Marlins are 34-28 overall and 20-13 at home. The Royals are a dismal 18-43 overall and 9-20 on the road. Jordan Lyles is expected to get the nod for KC and he is not the answer. Lyles is winless at 0-9 with a 6.89 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. The Fish are hot, ride them ’til they are not.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MIAMI MARLINS

The 36-25 New York Yankees and the 26-35 Chicago White Sox will open a 3-game set tonight in the Bronx. The Yankees have won 6 of their last 8 and took 2 of 3 over the weekend from one of the NL’s best, the Los Angeles Dodgers in LA. Tonight’s expected starters are Clarke Schmidt for New York and Lucas Giolito for Chicago. Over his last 3 starts, Schmidt has been in the zone going 1-1 with a 1.72 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. Giolito is 2-1 over his last 3 turns with a 4.91 ERA, a 1.77 WHIP, and is 2-2 in his career against the Yankees with a 6.30 ERA. Chicago is 10-20 on the road and 0-8 in their last 8 road games against a team with a winning record.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The Tampa Bay Rays will have their ace on the hill, southpaw Shane McClanahan, when they face the Boston Red Sox this afternoon at Fenway. The Rays have won the last two of their 4-game set with the Sox and are now 6-1 on the season against their AL East rival. McClanahan is 8-1 with a 2.02 ERA, a 1.15 WHIP, and last faced Boston on April 11th in St. Pete where he allowed just 1 run with 9 K’s and Tampa cruised to a 7-2 victory. Brayan Bello is expected to get the start for Boston. He is 3-3 with a 3.89 ERA, a 1.47 WHIP, and is 0-1 in his career against Tampa with a bloated ERA of 10.12. The Rays are 10-2 in McClanahan’s last 12 starts and have the edge in runs per game, run differential, batting average, hits, homers…
TODAY’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS