Author: Roger

The NL West leading San Francisco Giants have now won 4 in a row after pounding the Los Angeles Angels yesterday at Oracle Park, 6-1. Tonight they will wrap up their quick 2-game set and two lefties expected to oppose each other, the Giants’ Alex Wood and the Angels’ Andrew Heaney. The better of these two hurlers is by far Alex Wood. Wood is 5-2 with a 2.44 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP, as opposed to Heaney who is 2-3 with an elevated ERA of 5.24 and a 1.28 WHIP. The Halos are 0-4 in their last 4 meetings with the Giants, 0-6 in their last 6 at Oracle, and without Trout, and Ohtani who cannot DH, good luck.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS 

Refer to yesterday’s blog for game 1 of today’s doubleheader between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox.
TODAY’S PICK: CHICAGO WHITE SOX – GAME 1

After falling to the Chicago White Sox last night, 5-1, the Baltimore Orioles have now lost 10 in a row. Tonight they will play the second game of their 4-game set with Chicago and their prospects of snapping their skid do not look good. Matt Harvey is expected to get the nod for Baltimore and he is a far cry from the days when he was the ace for the Mets. Harvey is 0-3 in his last 3 turns and his ERA is a staggering 15.19 during that span. The White Sox are expected to counter with lefty Dallas Keuchel, who is 3-1 on the season with a 4.28 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. The Orioles are just 2-5 in their last 7 trips to Chicago and 0-4 in their last 4 against a left-handed starter.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CHICAGO WHITE SOX

Refer to yesterday’s blog for game 1 of today’s doubleheader between the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Yankees.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES – GAME 1

The Toronto Blue Jays got the better of the New York Yankees yesterday but I don’t see that happening tonight. The Blue Jays are expected to send their top AAA prospect to the hill, Alek Manoah. One thing you don’t do is debut a kid against the Yankees in the Bronx. Talk about intimidation. The Bombers are expected to counter with Domingo Germán and he has been throwing flames. Over his last 3 turns, he is 2-0 with an ERA of 1.40 and a 0.93 WHIP.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

Can the Tampa Bay Rays make it 12 wins in a row? Yes. They are at home tonight and playing the Kansas City Royals. Kansas City is 4-14 in their last 18 against Tampa and 1-6 in their last 7 at the Trop. Lefty Rich Hill is expected to tap the rubber for the Rays and he has been on his mark. Hill is 2-0 in his last 3 turns with a nasty ERA of 0.48 and a 0.86 WHIP. It’s hard to top that.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS