Category: Baseball

I’m at the Giants game today. Look for a sweep at AT&T Park.

Today’s pick:

San Francisco Giants

Traveling in the bay area and no stats available. Pirates and Locke should get it done today. Giants with Mad Bum (Bumgarner) also look like a good pick. Good luck today!

Today’s picks:

Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco Giants

Nationals are clinging to life for a post season berth and have lost 3 straight so this should give them a little more incentive tonight to win a game. Gonzalez is on the hill for the Nationals and he is 5-1 in his last 6 starts against the Marlins. Nationals are 6-0 in their last 6 vs. a team with a losing record and 4-1 in their 5 meetings with Miami. Cosart gets the call for Miami and at home he has not done well, with a 1-4 record over his last 5 and 2-6 in his last 8 games against a team with a winning record. Harper could have a big night.

Today’s pick:

Washington Nationals

Cardinals look like the right side to play today as they visit the Reds in Cincinnati. St. Louis is 7-1 in their last 8 road games. Garcia is on the hill for the Cards and they are 4-0 in his last 4 road starts. Lamb, the lefty gets the start today for the Reds and they are 0-5 in his last 5 starts. Cardinals love hitting south paws, with a record of 5-0 in their last 5 against them. Having the edge in starting pitching, bullpen, hitting and bench, they should get this one.

Today’s pick:

Saint Louis Cardinals

Houston should avoid a sweep by the Athletics tonight with McHugh on the hill. Over his last 3 starts he has been sharp, posting an ERA of 1.29 and a WHIP of 1.05. Brooks on the other hand for the A’s has been awful with an ERA of 14.40 and a WHIP of 2.50 over the same span. The Astros are 12-2 in McHugh last 14 starts against the American League West and they have the edge in the starting pitching, bullpen, power, speed and defense.

Today’s pick:

Houston Astros

There are 4 teams that stand out for me today. Lefty Liriano is going for the Bucs and he’s 14-2 in his last 16 as a favorite. Guess what? Reds can’t hit lefties… they’re 1-4 in their last 5 against southpaws. Tanaka is pitching for the Yanks and they are 7-1 in their last 8 against AL East teams. Baltimore is 1-7 in their last 8 road games. KC is going to stop the bleeding today, even though Volquez has a high ERA over his last 3 games. Royals are 6-1 in his last 7 as a home favorite. Cards have lost 2 in a row and don’t usually lose 3 in a row, plus Wacha is pitching. Over his last 3, Wacha has an ERA of 0.95 and a WHIP of 1.16. Scary!

Today’s picks:

Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Yankees
Kansas City Royals
Saint Louis Cardinals

Let’s keep it rolling today with the Padres at home against the Rockies. Rockies don’t like playing the Padres. They are 1-7 in their last 8 meetings and 5-16 for their last 21 meetings in San Diego. Ian Kennedy is on the hill for the Padres and he’s been sharp over his last 3 with a 1.83 ERA and a WHIP of 1.12. On the flip side for the Rockies, Kyle Kendrick has been awful over his last 3 games, with an ERA of 8.10 and a WHIP of 1.90. Padres like playing on Mondays with a 5-0 record over their last 5 Monday games. Padres should get this one.

Today’s pick:

San Diego Padres