The Arizona Diamondbacks have lost 3 straight but they might snap that today when they host the San Francisco Giants and Jake Peavy. In Jake’s last 3 starts he has an ERA of 11.08 and a WHIP of 2.15. On the flip side, Patrick Corbin is due for a big game. In his last 3, he has an ERA of 5.00 with a WHIP of 1.33. The Giants are 0-4 in Peavy’s last 4 road starts. Look for Goldschmidt to have a big day today.
Today’s pick:
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Pittsburgh Pirates were swept earlier this year by the Chicago Cubs and they will seek revenge today when they travel to Wrigley to play an afternoon delight. Pittsburgh is sending the lefty Francisco Liriano to the hill and he has had success against the Cubs. Liriano in 11 starts against Chicago is 5-2 with an ERA of 2.27 and he is 4-1 with an ERA of 1.56 at Wrigley. Jason Hammel gets the nod for Chicago and in 12 starts against the Bucs he is 6-5 with an ERA of 4.00. Andrew McCutchen is starting to heat up and in his career against Chicago he is batting .312 with 16 home runs. Taking the dog in this one.
Today’s pick:
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Nashville Predators will try and win another game 7 on the road tonight but the San Jose Sharks will have something to say about that. The Sharks have been red hot at SAP Center, winning their last 4 and Nashville is just 7-22 in their last 29 in No Cal. The Sharks have the edge in Offense, Defense, Power Play, Penalty Kill, Face Offs, Discipline and Goaltending. San Jose packs for St. Louis in the morning.
Tonight’s pick:
San Jose Sharks
After a rain out yesterday the Pittsburgh Pirates will try and even the score with the Cincinnati Reds and leave Great American Ball Park with a split. Juan Nicasio gets the call for the Bucs and he is 3-3 with an ERA of 4.02 and a WHIP of 1.37. Nicasio faced the Reds on April 29th and was dominant, surrendering 3 hits, 8 K’s and no runs in 7 innings of work. Alfredo Simon gets the nod for the Reds tonight and he is 1-3 with an ERA of 9.86 and a WHIP of 2.19. Simon faced Pittsburgh on April 30th and had a poor outing, giving up 3 runs on 6 hits and walking 4 in 4 innings of work. The Reds are 1-4 in Simon’s last 5 starts and 0-4 in his last 4 against a team with a winning record. Mark Wegner is calling it tonight and Pittsburgh is 13-3 in their 16 with him behind the dish.
Tonight’s pick:
Pittsburgh Pirates
Masahiro Tanaka gets the nod for the Yankees tonight when they host the Kansas City Royals in game 2 of a 4-game series. Tanaka has been sharp, posting an ERA of just 1.66 and a WHIP of 0.83 over his last 3 starts. Kansas City will counter when they send Kris Medlen to the hill tonight. Medlen has been awful, posting an ERA of 11.45 and a WHIP of 2.27 over his last 3 starts. Kansas City is just 2-10 in their last 12 road games and 0-4 in Medlen’s last 4 starts. Kansas City has trouble in the Bronx, going 15-46 in their last 61. Sean Barber is behind the dish tonight and home teams are 7-3 in his last 10 calling it. Taking the Bombers tonight.
Tonight’s pick:
New York Yankees
After dropping 2 out of 3 over the weekend to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Toronto Blue Jays will try to get back on track tonight when they travel north to take on the San Francisco Giants. Aaron Sanchez takes the mound tonight for the Jays and he has been lights out on the road, going 2-0 and posting a stingy 0.86 ERA. Just the opposite can be said for the Giants starter Jake Peavy. He was blasted in his last outing and is 1-3 on the season with an ERA of 9.00 and a 1.73 WHIP. The Giants are 1-4 in Peavy’s last 5 outings and the Jays are 6-2 in their last 8 meetings with San Francisco.
Tonight’s pick:
Toronto Blue Jays
The Chicago White Sox send another hard throwing leftie to the mound today, Jose Quintana, as they look to sweep the Minnesota Twins. Quintana has been lights out. Over his last 3, he is 3-0 with an ERA of 0.43 and a 0.81 WHIP. The White Sox are 5-1 in Quintana’s last 6 starts. Minnesota has trouble with lefties. They are 2-8 in their last 10 against Southpaws and 0-5 in their last 5 meetings against Chicago. Got to take the White Sox today.
Today’s pick:
Chicago White Sox
