Category: Baseball

The Tampa Bay Rays will wrap up their 4-game set today with the Toronto Blue Jays in a matinée at Rogers Centre. The expected starters are southpaw Shane McClanahan for Tampa and Kevin Gausman for Toronto. Gausman has pitched well, at 12-9, with a 3.31 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP but McClanahan is in another arena. The lefty is 11-5 with a 2.20 ERA and a WHIP of only 0.86. McClanahan will keep the Jays’ young guns in check. They are just 1-6 in their last 7 against a left-handed starter.
TODAY’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS

The NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals will be a home dog tonight when they take on their division rival, the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cardinals fell to the Brew Crew last night, 8-4, but following a loss they are 14-3 in their last 17 and they will have the cagey veteran Adam Wainwright on the hill.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

The 85-56 New York Yankees will be at Fenway tonight to take on the 69-72 Boston Red Sox. The expected starters are Yankees ace Gerrit Cole and Nick Pivetta for the Sox. The Bombers’ flamethrower is 11-7 with a 3.20 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. Pivetta is upside-down at 9-11 with a 4.29 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and Boston is 0-5 in his last 5 starts against a team with a winning record.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The Los Angeles Angels will be in Cleveland for a 3-game set with the Guardians. Cleveland has everything to play for and LA does not. The guys from the flats are just 2½ games up on the Chicago White Sox so every game means something from here on out. As usual, the Angels are going packing. The pitching matchup tonight is not even worth mentioning. The Guardians get it done.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CLEVELAND GUARDIANS

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost last night to the San Diego Padres, 5-4, but will bounce back tonight. Jose Urías will be tapping the rubber for the Blue and he delivers. Urías is 15-7 with a 2.29 ERA and a WHIP of only 0.95. The Friars are expected to counter with southpaw Blake Snell. He has been erratic all year and is 6-8 with a 3.73 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS

The St. Louis Cardinals will open a 3-game set tonight against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The Cards are 7-2 in the last 9 meetings with the Bucs and are expected to have Miles Mikolas on the hill. Mikolas is 11-10 with a 3.32 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP. The Pirates are expected to give the nod to Roansy Contreras, who is 4-4 with a 3.41 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

The Washington Nationals’ rare 3-game winning streak came crashing down last night after losing to the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1, at Busch Stadium. Tonight the two clubs will play the third game of their 4-game set. The Cardinals have a comfortable 8½ game lead over the Milwaukee Brewers for the top spot in the NL Central. They are 80-56 overall and 46-23 at home. Tonight they are expected to give the nod to southpaw Jordan Montgomery. He is proving to the Yankees that it was a huge mistake trading him. He is 8-3 with a 3.15 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. Since joining the Cardinals, Monty is a perfect 5-0 with an ERA of only 1.47, a 0.93 WHIP, and St. Louis is 6-0 in his 6 starts. The Nats are 48-88 overall, 26-41 on the road, and reside dead last in the NL East. Tonight they are expected to send Cory Abbott to the bump. Abbott is 0-2 with a 4.39 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. The Nationals’ bats had better be clicking because they are just 5-22 in their last 27 on the road against a left-handed starter. St. Louis is better by far, 1 through 9, and should come out on top.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS