Category: Baseball

If the Toronto Blue Jays want to keep their two game lead in the AL East over the New York Yankees, they cannot afford to lose to the bottom feeding Athletics… and they won’t.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO BLUE JAYS

The San Diego Padres will be a home dog tonight when they host the Arizona Diamondbacks. San Diego should get this one. They always play their division rival tough and the pitching matchup favors the Friars. The Padres starter is Randy Vásquez and he has a 3.79 ERA with a 1.36 WHIP. On the flip side, the Snakes will send Eduardo Rodríguez to the bump. Rodríguez has a 5.78 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP. Neither one of these starters will win a Cy Young, that’s a given, but San Diego is tough at home with a record of 28-17.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES

The Cincinnatti Reds were bamboozled by the Miami Marlins yesterday, 12-2, but they will bounce back tonight. Chris Abbott is slated to get the start for the Big Red Machine, and they win when he is on the hill. Abbott is 7-1 with a 2.15 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP. Sandy Alcántara is expected to get the nod for the Marlins. He is not what he once was. The Sandman got paid big time and now he doesn’t care about winning anymore. Alcántara is 4-8 with a bloated ERA of 7.01 and a 1.64 WHIP.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CINCINATTI REDS

The Cleveland Guardians finally won a game yesterday, but that streak ends tonight when Houston and Cleveland play the middle game of their three-game set tonight in Houston. The Astros are a better team 1 through 9. Hunter Brown will be on the hill for the Astros and his numbers are lights out. Brown gets overshadowed by Skubal and Fried but he is better. Brown is 9-3 with a 1.82 ERA, a WHIP of only 0.90, and the Astros are 6-0 in his last 6 home starts.
TONIGHT’S PICK: HOUSTON ASTROS

The surging Toronto Blue Jays are at the top of the AL East and have won 8 straight games. Today they head to the south side to face a really bad Chicago White Sox team. The number is low in this one which a reason for concern, but the Jays are hot, and you ride them ’til they are not.
TODAY’S PICK: TORONTO BLUE JAYS

Are the Tampa Bay Rays going to get swept by the Minnesota Twins today? The answer is no.
TODAY’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS

The Philadelphia Phillies lost the opener of their 3-game set against the Cincinnati Reds but they will bounce back today. The Phillies are 28-16 at home and will have Ranger Suárez on the hill. Suárez delivers. He is 7-2 with a 2.00 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP.
TODAY’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES