Category: Baseball

After a rain out yesterday the Pittsburgh Pirates will try and even the score with the Cincinnati Reds and leave Great American Ball Park with a split. Juan Nicasio gets the call for the Bucs and he is 3-3 with an ERA of 4.02 and a WHIP of 1.37. Nicasio faced the Reds on April 29th and was dominant, surrendering 3 hits, 8 K’s and no runs in 7 innings of work. Alfredo Simon gets the nod for the Reds tonight and he is 1-3 with an ERA of 9.86 and a WHIP of 2.19. Simon faced Pittsburgh on April 30th and had a poor outing, giving up 3 runs on 6 hits and walking 4 in 4 innings of work. The Reds are 1-4 in Simon’s last 5 starts and 0-4 in his last 4 against a team with a winning record. Mark Wegner is calling it tonight and Pittsburgh is 13-3 in their 16 with him behind the dish.

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Pittsburgh Pirates

Masahiro Tanaka gets the nod for the Yankees tonight when they host the Kansas City Royals in game 2 of a 4-game series. Tanaka has been sharp, posting an ERA of just 1.66 and a WHIP of 0.83 over his last 3 starts. Kansas City will counter when they send Kris Medlen to the hill tonight. Medlen has been awful, posting an ERA of 11.45 and a WHIP of 2.27 over his last 3 starts. Kansas City is just 2-10 in their last 12 road games and 0-4 in Medlen’s last 4 starts. Kansas City has trouble in the Bronx, going 15-46 in their last 61. Sean Barber is behind the dish tonight and home teams are 7-3 in his last 10 calling it. Taking the Bombers tonight.

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New York Yankees

After dropping 2 out of 3 over the weekend to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Toronto Blue Jays will try to get back on track tonight when they travel north to take on the San Francisco Giants. Aaron Sanchez takes the mound tonight for the Jays and he has been lights out on the road, going 2-0 and posting a stingy 0.86 ERA. Just the opposite can be said for the Giants starter Jake Peavy. He was blasted in his last outing and is 1-3 on the season with an ERA of 9.00 and a 1.73 WHIP. The Giants are 1-4 in Peavy’s last 5 outings and the Jays are 6-2 in their last 8 meetings with San Francisco.

Tonight’s pick:

Toronto Blue Jays

The Chicago White Sox send another hard throwing leftie to the mound today, Jose Quintana, as they look to sweep the Minnesota Twins. Quintana has been lights out. Over his last 3, he is 3-0 with an ERA of 0.43 and a 0.81 WHIP. The White Sox are 5-1 in Quintana’s last 6 starts. Minnesota has trouble with lefties. They are 2-8 in their last 10 against Southpaws and 0-5 in their last 5 meetings against Chicago. Got to take the White Sox today.

Today’s pick:

Chicago White Sox

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