Category: Baseball

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

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