Category: Baseball

The Chicago White Sox have been on a roll, and tonight they will take their 6 game winning streak into Camden Yards to take on the Orioles. If there is a weak spot in the White Sox rotation it is the lefty John Danks, who gets the nod tonight for Chicago. Danks is 0-3 on the season with an ERA of 6.23 and a WHIP of 1.62.Tyler Wilson is on the bump tonight for Baltimore and he is 1-0 on the season with an ERA of 2.77 and a WHIP of 1.08. Chicago is 0-6 in the Southpaws last 6 starts and they are 3-8 in their last 11 in Baltimore. The Orioles dominate at home, going 7-1 thus far in the 2016 campaign, and they are 17 -5 in their last 22 at Camden. Siding with the Birds tonight.

Tonight’s Pick:

Baltimore Orioles

The Houston Astros will try to end their 2 game skid when they put their southpaw ace, Dallas Keuchel on the bump tonight in Seattle. The reigning AL Cy Young winner will try and right the ship tonight, after getting rocked on Thursday by Texas. Keuchel is 2-2 on the season with an ERA of 3.71 and a WHIP of 1.42. Nathan Karns gets the start for the Mariners and he is 1-1 with a 5.28 ERA and a WHIP of 1.70. Seattle has struggled at Safeco Field this year, posting a 2-5 record and generating just 14 runs. The Mariners have also struggled against lefties, with a 2-8 record in their last 10, and they are 0-5 in their last 5 home games against them.

Tonight’s pick :

Houston Astros

The New York Mets finally return home to Queens tonight after a 9 game road trip to take on the Cincinnati Reds. Noah Syndergaard gets the start tonight for the Mets and he has been outstanding, posting a 2-0 record with an ERA of just 0.90 and notching 29 strikeouts. In two career starts against the Reds, Syndergaard is 2-0 with an ERA of 1.72. Cincinnati struggles against New York, going 3-13 in their last 16 overall and 1-5 in their last 6 in Queens.

Tonight’s pick:

New York Mets

A great win for Sonny Gray and the Athletics yesterday, to extend their road record to 7-0. They’ll try to make it 8 today at Rogers Centre, but a southpaw named JA Happ might have something to say about that. Happ is 2-0 on the season, with a 1.89 ERA and he’s 3-0 in his career against the Oakland Athletics. Toronto is 4-1 in Happ’s last 5 home starts. Oakland is 1-6 in their last 7 in Toronto. Conroy is behind the dish and Oakland is 1-4 in their last 5 when he’s umping.

Today’s pick:

Toronto Blue Jays

Barry Bonds and the Miami Marlins travel to AT&T Park tonight to take on his old team, the San Francisco Giants. Jared Cosart gets the start for the Marlins and that might help the Giants’ struggling bats. Cosart comes into tonight’s contest with an ERA of 6.10 and a WHIP of 1.65, and he’s walked 9 batters in 10 innings of work. Jeff Samardzija, in his home debut, is on the hill for San Francisco tonight. Samardzija is 1-1 with an ERA of 3.72 and a WHIP of 1.45. Miami is just 1-5 in their last 6 vs. the National League West and 1-5 last 6 following a win. The Giants snap their 5 game losing streak tonight.

Tonight’s pick:

San Francisco Giants

Right-hander Max Scherzer looks to continue his dominance over the Marlins when he squares off against Tom Koehler in an early one today at Marlins Park. Tom Koehler has struggled this year, going 0-2 with a 6.30 ERA. Koehler has had 10 career starts against Washington, where he is 3-7 with an ERA of 4.45 and has given up 12 home runs. He’ll also have to face the red hot Bryce Harper, who is 8-26 with 5 homers and 10 RBIs against him. Miami is 1-7 in their last 8 home games and Washington has gone 6-2 in their last 8 meetings. Jayson Werth is out for the Nats but that shouldn’t matter.

Today’s pick:

Washington Nationals

The Chicago White Sox bats finally came alive last night and they’ll look to continue that this afternoon at US Cellular Field when they host the LA Angels in the third game of a 4-game series. Garrett Richards takes the mound for the Angels and he’s 0-2 with a 3.57 ERA and a WHIP of 1.30. The Angels are 0-5 in Richards’ last 5 starts and they are 1-5 in their last 6 meetings in Chicago. The lefty Chris Sale is on the bump for the White Sox. He’s off to another stellar start, with a 3-0 record, a 2.35 ERA and a WHIP of 0.78. In the 2016 campaign, the Flame Thrower has struck out 23 batters in 25 innings and he’s 4-0 with a 1.64 ERA in 4 career starts against the Angels.

Today’s pick:

Chicago White Sox