Category: Baseball

Facing elimination last night in game 4 of the World Series, the New York Yankees stood their ground and lived to see another day by pummeling the Los Angeles Dodgers, 11-4. Tonight at the Stadium with momentum on their side, the Yankees will send their ace, Gerrit Cole, to the hill. Cole, who is 1-0 in the postseason with a 2.82 ERA, was pitching a gem in game 1 and for some unknown reason Aaron Boone made another bonehead decision, pulling his flamethrower after 6 innings and the Yankees went on to lose in extras, 6-3. The Dodgers are expected to send Jack Flaherty to the hill. Flaherty is 1-2 in the postseason with a 6.10 ERA. He was sharp in game 1 against the Yankees but left the game with a hamstring pull which could be an issue tonight. Yankees Stadium is going to be electric, the Bombers bats have awoken, and New York will have one of the best in the business on the hill, Gerrit Cole. Aaron Boone is one of the most inept managers the game has ever seen. If he just stays out of it and lets Gerrit Cole do his thing, the Yankees head to Los Angeles for game 6.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The New York Yankees find themselves down 0-2 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the big dance but return home tonight to the Bronx for game 3, game 4 and 5, if necessary. The Yankees should have come out of LA with a split but didn’t. Due to Aaron Boone’s inept managing skills, they are in a hole, but they are not done yet. This is a must win game for the Bombers and they know it and will hold nothing back. Walker Buehler is expected to get the nod for the Dodgers and if Aaron Judge is going to break out of his slump it will be tonight. Since having Tommy John surgery, Buehler is a shadow of his old self. In the regular season, Buehler was a dismal 1-6 with a 5.38 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP. New York is expected to hand the ball to Clarke Schmidt, who was steady in the regular season with a record of 5-5, an excellent ERA of 2.85, and a 1.18 WHIP. The Boys from River Ave. have been down 0-2 in the World Series before and won it. They came back in 1996 against the Atlanta Braves, in 1978 against the LA Dodgers, in 1958 against the Milwaukee Braves, and in 1956 against the Brooklyn Dodgers.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The World Series kicks off tonight at Chavez Ravine and it’s the matchup the baseball world wanted, the New York Yankees and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Tonight, in game 1 of the best of 7, two right-handers are expected to get the nod: Gerrit Cole for New York and Jack Flaherty for Los Angeles. Cole has been in this situation many times before so it’s just another day at the office for the Yankee ace. Cole is 1-0 in the postseason with a 3.31 ERA and 12 punchouts over 16.1 innings of work. The Bombers’ heavy hitters should be able to get to Flaherty. He is 1-2 in the postseason with a boated 7.04 ERA with 8 Ks over 15.1 innings of work, and the Yankees 7-0 in their last 7 against a right-handed starter. Expect Cole to have a little extra mustard on his arsenal of pitches tonight. He grew up in So Cal and was always a Yankee fan so this one will mean just a little bit more for the Yankee flamethrower.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The New York Yankees should be up 3-0 to the Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS but they blew it last night, up 5-3 with 2 out in the 9th and Cleveland went on to win it 7-5 in extras. Tonight, the Yankees will try to not make that mistake again and are expected to send Luis Gil to the bump. When Gil is on he is lethal, but at times he can be a little erratic. Let’s hope tonight it’s the former. Gil will be making his postseason debut. In the regular season he had great numbers, with a record of 15-7, a 3.50 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. The Guardians are expected to give the nod to Gavin Williams and the Bombers should be able to get to this guy. Williams will also be making his postseason debut. In the regular season, he was 3-10 with a 4.86 ERA, a 1.37 WHIP, and Cleveland 0-7 in his last 7 home starts. The Yankees have the edge in runs per game, run differential, homers, and are the better team on the diamond tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The New York Mets were blanked 8-0 last night by the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field and now find themselves down 2-1 in the NLCS. They cannot afford to lose tonight in front of their home crowd and go down 3-1 to the Dodgers or they are in trouble. Tonight’s expected starter for the Mets is lefty José Quintana. In the postseason Quintana has been in the zone, posting a 0.00 ERA with a 0.83 WHIP over 11 innings of work. The Dodgers are expected to send Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the hill. Yamamoto is 1-0 in the postseason but has an elevated 5.63 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP over just 8 innings of work. New York has been one of the hottest teams since the All-Star break and coming from behind is never an issue for them. The Mets desperately need this one tonight and they know it. Expect them to come out swinging.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK METS

The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians will wrap up their ALDS today in an early one at Progressive Field. The Tigers were the best team in the majors since the All-Star break and will have the best hurler in baseball, Tarik Skubal, on the hill. Skubal last faced the Guardians in game 2 and was lights out, yielding only 3 hits, no runs, and the Tigers went on to a 3-0 win. Detroit is the side to consider.
TODAY’S PICK: DETROIT TIGERS

All the cards are on the table tonight when the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers wrap up the NLDS at Dodger Stadium. The Padres will have Yu Darvish tapping the rubber. In game 2 at Dodger Stadium, Darvish was lights out and he dazzled the boys in blue. Darvish pitched 7 strong innings, yielding just 3 hits, 1 run, and the Friars went on to a 10-2 blowout win.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES