Category: Baseball

It will be a good pitching matchup today when the Chicago White Sox go for the 3-game sweep of the struggling Minnesota Twins in a matinée at Guaranteed Rate Field. The expected starters are two guys that have been on their mark, Minnesota’s Michael Pineda and Chicago’s Lance Lynn. PIneda is 2-1 with a 2.43 ERA and a 0.96 WHIP, with Lynn at 3-1 with a stingy ERA of 1.52, and a 0.98 WHIP. The White Sox are hot, winners of 5 straight. The Twins are just 6-11 on the road, 1-6 in their last 7 overall, and 1-5 in their last 6 trips to the south side. The White Sox are hot, ride them ’til they’re not.
TODAY’S PICK: CHICAGO WHITE SOX

The Tampa Bay Rays have been a thorn in the side of the New York Yankees, winning 21 of the last 29 meetings, but trends end and the Yankees are hot. The Bombers have won 2 in a row and 7 of their last 10. Luis Patiño will get the nod for Tampa and his numbers look good on paper, with an ERA of only 1.17 but that’s in just 7.2 innings of work. Southpaw Jordan Montgomery is expected to tap the rubber for New York and he is a mediocre 1-1 with a 4.41 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP but Tampa is 2-5 in their last 7 home games against left-handed starters.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The San Diego Padres scored 11 runs last night against the West-leading San Francisco Giants. Tonight they should have no problem racking it up again when they face the Colorado Rockies in hitter-friendly Coors Field. The Padres are 5-0 in their last 5 meetings with the Rockies and they will be facing Antonio Senzatela, who has an ERA of 5.76 and a 1.55 WHIP.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES

The New York Yankees were able to scratch out a win yesterday against arguably the best pitcher on the planet, Washington’s Max Scherzer. Today it will be easier for the Bombers to find the sweet spot when they face Joe Ross and wrap up their 3-game set with the Nationals at the Stadium. Ross is 2-2 with a 4.39 ERA, a 1.24 WHIP, and he will oppose Domingo Germán, who is better than his 2-2 record reflects. The Yankees have won 6 of their last 8, are 4-1 in their last 5 following a win, and are a scary 80-32 in their last 112 games as a home favorite.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The Tampa Bay Rays lost a close one last night to the Oakland Athletics at the Coliseum, 2-1, but look for them to rebound today when they send the 6’8″ flamethrower, Tyler Glasnow, to the hill. Glasnow can throw 100+ at will and is 4-1, with a 2.06 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP. Oakland is expected to counter with Frankie Montas. He is 3-2 with an elevated ERA of 5.87 and the Athletics are 2-5 in their last 7 as a home dog.
TODAY’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS

The Los Angeles Angels parted ways with future HOF Albert Pujols yesterday and then went on to getting pounded at home by the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-3, which now brings their losing streak to 5. It won’t get any easier for the Halos tonight when the Los Angeles Dodgers come to town, who are hungry for a win after getting swept by the Cubs at Wrigley. The Angels will be facing southpaw Julio Urías who has been one of few bright spots for the Dodgers of late. Urías has been throwing flames, with a perfect 4-0 record, a 2.87 ERA and a WHIP of only 0.90. If Mookie Betts’ and Corey Seager’ bats are going to come alive, it should happen tonight against the Angels expected starter, Griffin Canning. Canning is 2-2 with an inflated ERA of 6.20 and a 1.33 WHIP. The Angels have struggled against left-handed starters, going 1-7 in their last 8, and have lost 6 in a row against the Champs.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES DODGERS

The Kansas City Royals will try to get back on track and avoid being swept at home by the Cleveland Indians in an early one today at Kaufmann Stadium. Mike Matheny will turn to the best he has, lefty Danny Duffy. Duffy has been delivering in 2021. He has a mark of 4-1, with a nasty ERA of only 0.60, a 0.97 WHIP, and shut down the Indians back on April 5th tossing a gem, allowing no runs, just 2 hits, in a Royals 3-0 win. Triston McKenzie is expected to get the nod for Cleveland and his numbers are not good. He is 0-1 with a 6.27 ERA, a 1.71 WHIP, and the Indians are 0-5 in his last 5 road starts. The Royals have had the lead in all 3 games of this 4-game set, only to end up blowing it. That won’t happen with Duffy on the hill.
TONIGHT’S PICK: KANSAS CITY ROYALS