Category: Baseball

The New York Yankees have now lost 4 in a row and tonight they will ask the southpaw Jordan Montgomery to pull them out of their funk. Montgomery is 7-6, with an ERA of 4.15, and a WHIP of 1.27. Cleveland is expected to counter with Danny Salazar. Salazar is 4-5, with an ERA of 4.63, a WHIP of 1.37 and last faced the Bombers in 2016 where he yielded 6 runs on 8 hits in 5-2/3 innings of work. The Yankees’ bats are heating up, racking up 11 hits last night to the Indians 8. New York is a good dog bet today.

Tonight’s Pick:

New York Yankees

The Houston Astros have lost 3 in a row and are a little banged up but they should get back on track tonight when they host the Toronto Blue Jays. The Jays will send César Valdez to the hill. Over his last 3 starts, his ERA has exploded to 7.50, with a WHIP of 1.75, and Toronto is 3-8 in their last 11 trips to Houston. Houston will counter with Brad Peacock. Peacock is 2-0 in his last 3 starts, with an ERA of 1.12, a WHIP of 1.12, and the Astros are 6-0 in his last 6 starts. Houston should get this one.

Tonight’s Pick:

Houston Astros

The Los Angeles Angels are hot, winning 4 of their last 5 contests, and will go for the sweep tonight over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies. The Angels blanked Philadelphia last night, 7-0, and held them to just 1 run on Tuesday in a 7-1 victory. The Angels will hand the ball to Parker Bridwell and he has been on his game. For the season, Bridwell is 5-1, with a 2.83 ERA, and was perfect in the month of July, going 3-0 and posting an ERA of 1.69. Philadelphia is 16-38 on the road and will send Jerad Eickhoff to the rubber. Eickhoff is 2-7, with a 4.56 ERA, a 1.48 WHIP, and is 0-5 in 8 starts on the road this season with a 5.36 ERA. The Angels have the Phillies’ number, winning the last 11 contests and I don’t see that changing tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

Los Angeles Angels

The Chicago White Sox have literally sold the farm and tonight they will host the Toronto Blue Jays in the first game of a 3-game series. Both hurlers today are mediocre at best, with Marco Estrada going for the Jays and James Shields for the White Sox. Estrada is 4-7, with an ERA of 5.43, and a WHIP of 1.49. Shields is 2-3, with an ERA of 5.86, and a WHIP of 1.66. The Blue Jays are by far the more talented team and with Chicago’s record of 1-9 in their last 10 home games, the Jays are the play here.

Tonight’s Pick:

Toronto Blue Jays

The Pittsburgh Pirates will try to avoid being swept by the San Diego Padres when they play a matinee today at Petco Park. Gerrit Cole will take the rubber for the Pirates. Over his last 3 outings, Cole is 1-0, with a 2.37 ERA, a 1.05 WHIP and the Bucs are 5-0 in his last 5 road starts. Clayton Richards will take the hill for the Padres today and he’s been getting roughed up. Over his last 3 starts, Richards is 0-3, with a 9.87 ERA, a 2.42 WHIP, and has allowed 20 runs and 37 hits in his last 17-1/3 innings of work. The Padres are 0-4 in Richards last 4 home starts. Pirates get this one.

Today’s pick:

Pittsburgh Pirates

The San Diego Padres are a young, scrappy team and moving in the right direction, winners of their last 3 games, but I see that streak ending today when they play the second game of a 3-game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Petco Park. The Bucs will send Ivan Nova to the bump today. Nova is 10-7, with a 3.62 ERA, a 1.16 WHIP and the Pirates are 5-0 in Nova’s last 5 starts when he’s had 5 days’ rest. Nova has faced the Padres twice in his career when he was a New York Yankee and was 1-0, with an ERA of 0.73 in 12-1/3 innings. Andy Green will send Dinelson Lamet to the hill. Lamet is 4-4, with a 5.92 ERA and a 1.32 WHIP. The Pirates have lost 3 in a row and they better start getting in the win column if they want to stay in the playoff hunt.

Today’s Pick:

Pittsburgh Pirates

The Los Angeles Angels are a good underdog play tonight when they open a 3-game set against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, and this is why. Mike Scioscia will hand the ball to Parker Bridwell. Bridwell has been sharp, going 2-0 over his last 3 starts, with an ERA of 1.86, and a WHIP of 1.03. The Angels are 6-1 in his last 7 starts and 4-0 in his last 4 starts against the American League East. John Gibbons will counter with J. A. Happ. Happ has been struggling, over his last 3 outings the left-hander is 0-2, with an ERA of 6.00, and a WHIP of 1.93. Happ has had issues against Los Angeles. In 6 career starts he is 1-5, with an ERA of 6.25, and Toronto is 1-5 in his last 6 starts overall. The Angels are 11-4 in their last 15 trips north of the border and Mike Trout has 5 homers and 14 RBI’s in 19 games at Rogers Centre. I like the road dog in this one.

Tonight’s Pick:

Los Angeles Angels