Category: Baseball

The Washington Nationals will try and even the score when they send Max Scherzer to the hill today to face Brad Lackey and the Chicago Cubs. Scherzer is 3-1 on the season with an ERA of 3.55 and a WHIP of 1.18. Max got off to a rough start but was dominant in his last outing against St. Louis, hurling 9 Ks and surrendering no runs in 7 innings pitched. The Nats are 6-1 in Scherzer’s last 7 road starts and he is 1-0 with an ERA of 1.42 in 3 meetings with the Cubs. Chicago is 2-7 in their last 9 games against the National League East. Hirschbeck is calling it today and the Cubs are 1-5 in their last 6 with him behind the dish.

Today’s Pick:

Washington Nationals

The Toronto Blue Jays will try taking the Texas Rangers to the cleaners tonight when they send the 3-0 lefty JA Happ to the hill at Rogers Centre. The Rangers will counter with the Dutch Oven, Derek Holland, who is 1-4 in his last 5 road starts. Texas has trouble with the Jays, going 1-5 in their last 6 meetings and they are 1-6 in their last 7 away from Globe Life Park. Barber is calling it tonight and home teams are 6-2 in their last 8 with him behind the dish. Taking our friends to the North tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays opened a 4 games series yesterday at home against the Texas Rangers, only to lose a tight one 2-1. They will try and even the score tonight when they send Marco Estrada to the hill. Estrada is 1-2 on the season with an ERA of 2.92 and a WHIP of 1.34. The Jays are 7-3 at Rogers Centre in Estrada’s last 10 home starts. The Rangers will counter tonight with Martin Perez getting the start. Perez is 1-2 so far with an ERA of 4.20 and a WHIP of 1.37. Texas is 1-7 in Perez’s last 8 starts and 1-6 in his last 7 road starts. Texas has had trouble with Toronto winning just 7 of the last 22 contests. Holbrook is calling the game behind the dish tonight and the Jays are 5-1 in their last 6 when he calls it, and the Rangers are 1-4 in their last 5 with Holbrook. Toronto needs some bat flips tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

Toronto Blue Jays

Two bottom dwellers square off tonight when the 7-18 Minnesota Twins travel to Minute Maid Park to take on the 8-17 Houston Astros. The lefty Dallas Keuchel will try to get back on track tonight when he takes the mound for the Astros. Keuchel is 2-3 with an ERA of 4.41 and a WHIP of 1.41. Top prospect Jose Berrios gets the nod tonight for the Twins and he is 0-1 with an ERA of 11.25 and a WHIP of 2.00. Keuchel shines at Minute Maid Park, winning all 15 outings last year and posting an ERA of 1.46. The Twins have trouble with Southpaws, going 1-7 in their last 8 and 3-13 in their last 16 road games against lefties. I Like Houston in this one.

Tonight’s pick:

Houston Astros

Marcus Stroman takes the mound for Toronto as they face Jake Odorizzi and the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field today. Stroman in his last 3 outings is 2-0, with a 3.74 ERA and a WHIP of 0.92. Odorizzi in his last 3 is 0-0, with a 3.38 ERA and a WHIP of 1.38. The Jays are 10-3 in Stroman’s last 13 starts and they are 5-0 in his last 5 road starts. Happy birthday to Marcus Stroman today, who turns 25. Should be a good day for him.

Today’s pick:

Toronto Blue Jays

The sputtering Kansas City Royals try to end their 4 game skid tonight in Seattle when they send their ace, Yordano Ventura to the hill. Ventura is 2-0 in the season, with a 2.35 ERA and a WHIP of 1.26. The 1-2 leftie, Wade Miley gets the start for the Mariners and he has an ERA of 7.04 and a WHIP of 1.65. The Royals can hit lefties, going 11-1 in the last 12 games and 5-1 in their last 6 road games against them. Welke is behind the dish tonight and the Royals are 6-1 in the last 7 when he’s calling it.

The Chicago White Sox have dropped 2 at Camden Yards and they’ll try to get one back tonight when they send the ex-Padre, Matt Latos to the mound. Latos has been dominant so far in the 2016 campaign, going 4-0 with an ERA of 0.74 and a WHIP of 0.82. The Orioles are sending Kevin Gausman to the hill, and he’s got an ERA of 1.80 and a WHIP of 1.00. Baltimore is just 2-7 in Gausman’s last 9 games against teams with a winning record. Ernie, this one’s for you.

Today’s picks:

Kansas City Royals
Chicago White Sox

The biggest rivalry in sports gets under way tonight when the New York Yankees travel to Fenway Park to take on the Boston Red Sox. Masahiro Tanaka is on the hill tonight for the Yanks and he is 1-0 with an ERA of 2.92 and a WHIP of 0.97 in 24.2 innings pitched. Henry Owens is expected to get the start for Boston and he is 0-0 with an ERA of 8.10 and a WHIP of 2.70 in 3.1 innings pitched. Owens faced the Yankees twice last year, yielding 10 runs on 11 hits in 6 2/3 innings. The Yankees are 4-1 in Tanaka’s last 5 road starts and 8-2 in their last 10 games in Boston. Siding with the Bombers tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

New York Yankees