Category: Baseball

Can the Los Angeles Angels make it 6 wins in a row? Yes, they can. They are playing the pathetic Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona has lost 9 in a row, own the title for the fewest wins in the majors, at 20, and are expected to send Jon Duplantier to the hill. This guy is winless on the season, has a 10.03 ERA, and a 1.80 WHIP.
TODAY’S PICK: LOS ANGELES ANGELS

The play today is the Cincinnati Reds at home over the Colorado Rockies. The Rocks are just 5-25 on the road and will have Germán Márquez on the hill. Márquez is 4-5 with a 3.91 ERA, a WHIP of 1.35, and Colorado is 0-4 in his last 4 road starts. The Reds can score runs and should get to him today. Consider the Red Machine.
TODAY’S PICK: CINCINNATI REDS

The AL East leading Tampa Bay Rays will host the bottom dwelling AL East Baltimore Orioles tonight in Game 1 of their 3-game series. The Rays swept the O’s in Baltimore earlier this year, outscoring them 32-14. Ryan Yarbrough, (3-3, 3.95 ERA) is expected to get the nod for the Rays and pitched a gem in his last turn. Yarbrough tossed a complete game and outdueled Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees, resulting in a 9-2 thumping of the Bombers. Keegan Akin is expected to get the start for the Orioles and has yet to record a win. Baltimore is just 1-9 in their last 10 meetings with the Rays and 5-21 in their last 26 in St. Pete.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS

The Houston Astros have the Boston Red Sox number and will go for a series sweep tonight at Fenway. Houston has won 5 of the 6 meetings with the Sox this year and will be sending a future HOF to the hill, Zack Greinke. He is delivering this year, as usual, with a record of 6-2, a 3.38 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. Boston will counter with lefty Eduardo Rodríguez, who is 5-4 with an elevated ERA of 5.59 and a 1.41 WHIP, and the ‘Stros are 4-0 in their last 4 road games against a left-handed starter.
TONIGHT’S PICK: HOUSTON ASTROS

The New York Yankees put a beating on the Minnesota Twins once again last night, making it 6 in a row, and tonight should be no different. Randy Dobnak is expected on the bump for the Twins and he is 1-5, with a bloated ERA of 6.19 and a 1.44 WHIP. On the flip side, the Yanks are expected to send Gerrit Cole to the hill. He had a rough outing in his last turn but that doesn’t happen twice in a row. Cole is 6-3 with a 2.26 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP. Bang the Bombers.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

Tyler Glasnow will be tapping the rubber tonight when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Washington Nationals for a quick 2-game set at the Trop. Glasnow has had an extra two days rest and the flamethrower will be ready. He is 4-2 with a 2.69 ERA and a WHIP of just 0.92. Washington is expected to counter with Jon Lester. Lester is not what he was when he was mowing them down at Wrigley. He is 0-2 with a 4.37 ERA and 1.43 WHIP. The Nats are 11-17 on the road. Enough said.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS

The San Diego Padres will have payback on their minds tonight when they host the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of a 3-game set at Petco Park. The Cubs swept the Pads at Wrigley in their last meeting, outscoring them 17-6 in the 3 game series, but that was then and this is now. The Friars are due for a win, having lost two straight, and are 20-12 in San Diego. Chicago gets it done at home but on the road they are 12-16.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES