Category: Baseball

The best play on the board today is the Houston Astros over the Oakland Athletics. The Athletics swept the Bombers over the weekend but that streak ends today. Daniel Gossett takes the hill for Oakland and this guy should not be in the Bigs. Gossett is 0-1, with an ERA of 16.20 and a WHIP of 2.10 in 3 innings of work, and that is not a typo. Brad Peacock taps the rubber for Houston tonight and he has been steady. Peacock is 3-1, with a 3.00 ERA, a WHIP of 1.21, and the Astros are 6-0 in their last 6 trips to Oakland.

Tonight’s Pick:

Houston Astros

The New York Yankees have lost 5 in a row but that slide should end today when they play the final game of a 4-game set in Oakland. The A’s will send Jharel Cotton to the rubber. Cotton is 3-7, with an ERA of 5.52, a WHIP of 1.46, and the Athletics are 0-5 in his last 5 starts. The Yankees recalled Luis Cessa from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where he was mediocre at best, with an ERA of 4.15 in 11 starts. The Bombers should get to Cotton today, in what might be a high scoring affair.

Today’s Pick:

New York Yankees

The Milwaukee Brewers bats should get to the San Diego Padres today because Dinelson Lamet will take the hill for the Friars. Over his last 3 outings, Lamet is 1-2, with an ERA of 11.08 and a 1.77 WHIP. Counter that with Milwaukee’s Chase Anderson, who takes the rubber today for the Brewers. Over Anderson’s last 3 outings, he is 2-1, with a 0.44 ERA, and a 0.77 WHIP. The Brewers get this one.

Today’s Pick:

Milwaukee Brewers

The San Diego Padres have won 3 in a row but that was at home against the Cincinnati Reds. Tonight they will take their dismal 10-22 road record to Miller Park to face the National League Central leaders, the Milwaukee Brewers. Miguel Diaz, who has worked mostly out of the bullpen, will make his second Big League start for the Friars. Diaz is 1-1, with an ERA of 6.92, and a WHIP of 1.58. The Brewers have also won 3 in a row and will send Junior Guerra to the hill. Guerra has been solid, with a record of 1-1, a 2.45 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. The Brewers took 3 out of 4 from the Padres at Petco in May and San Diego is 2-5 in their last 7 trips to Milwaukee. The numbers favor the Brewers in this one.

Tonight’s Pick:

Milwaukee Brewers

The San Francisco Giants are the bottom dwellers in the National League West and tonight they will travel to Coors Field to open a 4-game set with the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies Jeff Hoffman, who is 4-0, with an ERA of 2.33, will square off with the Giants southpaw, Matt Moore, who is 2-7, with an ERA of 5.28. San Francisco is 0-4 in Moore’s last 4 starts, and in 3 starts at Coors Field, he is 0-2, with a bloated ERA of 12.34. The Rockies are 6-1 against the Giants this year and can hit lefties, going 10-4 in their last 14 home games against them. The Giants have struggled to get hits and own a batting average of .236. The edge goes to Colorado in this one.

Tonight’s Pick:

Colorado Rockies

The Washington Nationals snapped their 4-game skid yesterday by knocking off the Atlanta Braves, 10-5. Today the Braves and Nationals will meet again in an early one at Nationals Park. Julio Teherán is expected to start for the Braves. Teherán is 5-4, with a 5.08 ERA, a WHIP of 1.49, and Atlanta is 0-8 in his last 8 starts against Washington. Tanner Roark should get the call for the Nationals. Roark is 6-3, with a 3.87 ERA, a 1.30 WHIP, and Washington is 7-1 in his last 8 starts against Atlanta. Bryce Harper has owned Teherán, going 15-33 with 7 homers, and the Nationals last faced Teherán on April 19, drilling him for 7 runs in 4 innings.

Today’s Pick:

Washington Nationals

The Houston Astros will host their cross-state rival, the Texas Rangers, tonight in the second game of a 3-game set. Houston has lost 2 in a row and will give the nod to Brad Peacock tonight in an effort to get back on track. Peacock is 3-1, with an ERA of 3.15, a WHIP of 1.19, and will be going on only 3 days’ rest, which could be a reason for concern. Nick Martínez will take the rubber for the Rangers and he is 1-3, with an ERA of 4.88, a WHIP of 1.29, and Texas is 2-11 in his last 13 road starts. Houston has won 7 of the last 10 meetings and if fatigue isn’t an issue for Peacock tonight, they should get this one.

Tonight’s Pick:

Houston Astros