Category: Baseball

The AL East leading New York Yankees will be in Fenway Park tonight to open a 4-game set with the bottom feeding Boston Red Sox. The Yankees have won 4 of the 5 meetings with the Red Sox this year which includes a 3-game sweep of them in Boston back in April. New York’s young ace, Cam Schlittler, is expected to take the hill for the Bombers. He grew up a Red Sox fan so he will be extra motivated to be at his best. Schlittler has excellent numbers at 8-3 with an ERA of only 1.71 and one of the lowest WHIPs in the majors at 0.89. The Red Sox are expected to counter with lefty Connelly Early who is 6-5 with a 3.64 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Boston is just 3-7 over their last 10 and have been terrible at home, with a record of 12-25.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The Atlanta Braves are on the verge of being swept by the San Diego Padres tonight when they wrap up their 3-game set at Petco Park, but not so fast. The Friars are expected to give the nod to lefty J.P. Sears who was just called up from AAA El Paso where he was terrible. Over his last 6 starts for the Chihuahuas, Sears had an 11.14 ERA, a 2.02 WHIP, and one of the best teams in baseball should send him packing early. Atlanta is expected to counter with another southpaw, Martín Pérez, and he has been dealing. Pérez is 6-3 with a 2.78 ERA, a 1.06 WHIP, and was lights out in his last turn against a really good Milwaukee team where he yielded just 1 run over 6 frames and the Braves went on to a 3-2 win. Atlanta bounces back tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ATLANTA BRAVES

The Tampa Bay Rays lost yesterday, 4-3, to the Washington Nationals at the Trop but they will bounce back today. Nick Martinez is expected on the hill for the Rays and he delivers, especially at home. Martinez is 6-2 with a 2.60 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. If Kevin Cash lets him go deep into the game, the Rays win.
TODAY’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS

The Philadelphia Phillies will be at home tonight against the New York Mets and they will have Cristopher Sánchez on the hill. Enough said.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

The Boston Red Sox have lost four straight and now they have to travel across the country, which is not easy, to take on the Seattle Mariners. The Mariners are 21-17 at T-Mobile Park and will take care of business tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SEATTLE MARINERS

One of the best teams in baseball, the Atlanta Braves, are on the verge of getting swept at home by one of the worst teams in baseball, the San Francisco Giants, and that is not going to happen.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ATLANTA BRAVES

Tonight the Atlanta Braves are hosting the San Francisco Giants at Truist Park. Atlanta is 22-11 at home but the number is a little fishy. Since there’s not a lot to pick from in the MLB tonight, the Braves are the side to consider.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ATLANTA BRAVES