Category: Baseball

Max Scherzer is expected on the bump tonight when the Washington Nationals host the New York Mets. Scherzer might be winless on the season but he is still throwing flames. Mad Max has a 2.84 ERA and a 1.26 WHIP with 21 Ks. Not bad. On the flip side, Rick Porcello is expected to get the nod for the Metropolitans. Porcello is not what he once was and has been a hitter’s dream in 2020, posting a 13.50 ERA with a 3.00 WHIP. How do you not take take the Champs in this one?
TONIGHT’S PICK: WASHINGTON NATIONALS

When the Chicago Cubs take the field at home, good things happen. They win. Tonight the Cubs will be hosting the Kansas City Royals and they have had their number. Chicago is 5-1 in their last 6 meetings with KC and 4-1 in their last 5 against them at Wrigley Field. Rizzo and company get it done.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CHICAGO CUBS

The red hot Minnesota Twins will seek their 4th straight win when they host the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates tonight at Target Field. The Bucs are expected to send southy Derek Holland to the rubber and he has not fared well in his career in the Twin Cities. The Dutch Oven is 0-5 lifetime in Minnesota with a 7.98 ERA and the Twins hammer lefties.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MINNESOTA TWINS

The Tampa Bay Rays are starting to spiral out of control, losing 4 straight, but that ends today when they wrap up a 3-game set with the Baltimore Orioles. Tommy Milone is expected to get the start for the Orioles and his numbers against the Rays are not good. Milone is 3-4 lifetime against Tampa with an elevated 6.75 ERA. The Rays are expected to send Yonny Chirinos to the rubber and this guy can deliver but gets overshadowed by flamethrowers Charlie Morton and Blake Snell. Chirinos was outstanding in his 2020 debut against the Atlanta Braves, yielding just one run, resulting in a Tampa victory. The Rays get back on track today.
TODAY’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS

The New York Yankees are on a roll as usual, and will go for their 5th straight victory when they host the Boston Red Sox tonight at Yankee Stadium. New York has owned Boston, winning 4 straight against them and 9 of the last 10. Zack Godley is expected to take the hill for the Red Sox and he could be in for a long night. Godley owns a career ERA of 4.64 with a 1.36 WHIP and the Bombers know that.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The Tampa Bay Rays will have southpaw Blake Snell on the hill when they open a 3-game set tonight at the Yard against the Baltimore Orioles. Snell, the 2018 Cy Young winner, can deliver and the Rays are 16-7 in their last 23 meetings with Baltimore.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS

The New York Mets will look to rebound tonight against the Boston Red Sox when the two clubs meet again at Citi Field. Boston came out on top last night, beating New York’s ace Jacob deGrom in a tight one, 6-5. Tonight the Red Sox will have yet another flamethrower to contend with, southpaw Steven Matz. Matz was spectacular in his season debut against Atlanta, yielding just 1 run and 2 hits with 7 Ks in 6 innings of work. That can’t be said for Boston’s expected starter, lefty Martín Pérez. Pérez was awful in his season debut, yielding 5 runs on 6 hits, resulting in a 7-2 loss to the lowly Baltimore Orioles. New York has had its way with the American League East, winning 4 of their last 5, and Matz has been lethal at Citi Field. In 2019, he was 8-2 with a 2.31 ERA. Consider the Boys from Queens.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK METS