Author: Roger

The Los Angeles Dodgers will take their 3 game winning streak to Arlington tonight for a quick 2-game set against the Texas Rangers. The Dodgers will send their promising rookie, Walker Buehler, to the mound and he has been delivering. Buehler is 6-4, with a 2.96 ERA, a 1.02 WHIP, and he is 1-0 in his last 3 turns, with an ERA of only 0.45 and a 0.85 WHIP. On the flip side, the Rangers will give the nod to Ariel Jurado and his numbers are not good. Jurado is 2-3, with a 6.40 ERA, a 1.55 WHIP, and in his last 3 turns, he is 0-2 with a bloated ERA of 8.64 and a 1.86 WHIP. The Dodgers should get to Jurado tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS

Since José Altuve returned to the lineup for the Houston Astros, they have not lost, winning 5 in a row, and tonight they will go for 6 when they host the surging Oakland Athletics at Minute Maid Park. The pitching matchup tonight will be Gerrit Cole for Astros and southpaw Brett Anderson for the A’s. Cole is 11-5, with a 2.73 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP. Anderson is 3-3, with a 3.47 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. The last time Anderson faced the World Champs he was throttled, yielding 9 runs on 10 hits, resulting in an Astros victory. Consider Houston.
TONIGHT’S PICK: HOUSTON ASTROS

The New York Yankees beat up on the Baltimore Orioles yesterday, as expected, and will go for a 4-game sweep of the Orioles tonight at Camden Yards. The Yanks will have their ace tapping the rubber, Luis Severino. Severino is 16-6, with a 3.28 ERA, a 1.14 WHIP, and New York is 4-1 in his last 5 starts against Baltimore. Dylan Bundy will get the nod for the Orioles and he has been getting lit up. In his last 3 turns, Bundy is 0-2, with an ERA of 13.19 (that is not a typo), and a WHIP of 2.30. Take the Bombers.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The New York Yankees will play a doubleheader today at Camden Yards against the Baltimore Orioles. In game 1, The Yanks will send southpaw J.A. Happ to the hill. Since donning pinstripes, Happ has been lethal, going 4-0 with a 2.22 ERA. Baltimore will recall Jimmy Yacabonis from AAA Norfolk and his Big League numbers are not good, with a record at 0-1 and a 6.75 ERA. Couple that with the fact that Baltimore can’t hit lefties, New York is the play in game 1.
TODAY’S PICK: GAME 1 NEW YORK YANKEES

The Atlanta Braves are hot and they own the Miami Marlins. They have won 9 of the last 10 meetings against Miami and will have Mike Foltynewicz on the hill. The Braves are 8-1 in his last 9 starts against the Marlins. Enough said.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ATLANTA BRAVES

Boston got back on track yesterday with a 10-4 beating of the Cleveland Indians and will play them again in an early one at Fenway to round out the 4-game set. Southpaw David Price starts for the Red Sox and he has been delivering. Price is 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in his last 6 starts and has been a Cleveland killer in his career, with a record of 10-2 and a 2.24 ERA. The Indians are expected to send the rookie, Adam Plutko, to the hill. Plutko is 4-3, with a 4.62 ERA, and the way the Indians are hitting lefties, going 1-4 in their last 5, it won’t be enough against Price and Boston’s potent offense. Consider laying the juice and taking the home team.
TODAY’S PICK: BOSTON RED SOX

The Chicago Cubs have lost three in a row and had better get on track soon if they want to hold on to their NL Central lead. The Cubs lost yesterday, 2-1, to the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park and they will meet again tonight for the final game of a quick 2-game set. Chicago will send lefty Jon Lester to the hill to try to even the score. Lester is 13-5, with a 3.72 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and the Cubs are 7-1 in his last 8 road starts. Detroit will counter with another southpaw, Francisco Liriano. He is 3-8, with a 4.72 ERA, a 1.51 WHIP, and the Tigers are just 2-9 in his last 11 starts. The Cubs can hit lefties, going 13-5 in their last 18, and they are 21-8 in their last 29 Interleague games. Chicago acquired one of the best left-handed hitters in the game, Daniel Murphy, and he could make his debut tonight, which will help their struggling offense. Cubs get back on track.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CHICAGO CUBS