Category: Baseball

The hottest team is baseball, the Seattle Mariners, will go for a series sweep of the bottom feeding Kansas City Royals at T-Mobile Park, and they should get it. Seattle has won 10 of their last 11 and put a beating on the Royals yesterday, annihilating them 15-2. The 73-56 Mariners will send their ace, Luis Castillo, to the hill. Castillo is 10-7 with a 3.15 ERA, a 1.04 WHIP, and Seattle is 5-0 in his last 5 starts. The 41-90 Royals are expected to counter with Alec Marsh, whose numbers are not good. Marsh is 0-6 with a 5.57 ERA, a 1.60 WHIP, and the Royals are just 2-8 over their last 10 games. Seattle’s Teoscar Hernández and Julio Rodríguez are on fire and should get this one. Seattle will not come cheap, obviously, but is still worth considering.
TODAY’S PICK: SEATTLE MARINERS

The 70-59 Toronto Blue Jays lost the series opener to the 61-68 Cleveland Guardians last night at Rogers Centre, 5-2, and have now lost three straight, but I expect they get back on track today in game 2 of their 3-game set. Toronto is expected to send lefty Hyun Jin Ryu to the hill and he has been sharp since returning from Tommy John surgery. Ryu is 2-1 with an ERA of only 1.89, a 1.05 WHIP, and is 2-0 in his career against the Guardians with a 2.35 ERA. Rookie southpaw Logan Allen is expected to tap the rubber for Cleveland. Allen comes in at 6-6 with a 3.31 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP. The Jays have scored only 5 runs during their 3-game skid but that won’t last with their explosive offense.
TODAY’S PICK: TORONTO BLUE JAYS

The Seattle Mariners are clicking on every cylinder and will open a 3-game set tonight against the Kansas City Royals at T-Mobile Park. The Mariners are 71-56, have won 8 of their last 10, and are now just 1 game behind Texas for the lead in the AL West. Tonight’s expected starter for Seattle is Bryce Miller. The rookie has been dealing. He is 8-4 with a 3.78 ERA, a 1.01 WHIP, and it gets better. Over his last 3, Miller is 1-0 with a 1.06 ERA, a WHIP of only 0.88, and the Mariners are 5-0 in his last 5 starts against a team with a losing record. The 41-88 Royals lost 3 of 4 to the Mariners just last week at the K and will send Brady Singer to the hill. Singer is 8-9 with a 5.04 ERA, a 1.36 WHIP, and was torched by the Cubs in his last turn where he gave up 6 runs on 9 hits resulting in a 6-4 Chicago win. Seattle is the side to consider here.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SEATTLE MARINERS

The 61-65 New York Yankees finally got a win, after losing nine straight, by clobbering the visiting 58-69 Washington Nationals, 9-1, at the Stadium. Today in a matinée in the Bronx the two teams will wrap up their 3-game set. The Yankees will probably go with a bullpen game and the starter for the first leg is expected to be Michael King. He is 3-5 with a 3.26 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. The Nationals are expected to counter with southpaw Patrick Corbin. He is 8-11 with a 4.71 ERA, a 1.47 WHIP, but has pitched well of late and is better than his record reflects. Despite one of their worst seasons in recent memory, the Bombers are still 36-32 at home. Aaron Judge smacked three homers yesterday, with one of them being a grand slam, and when he gets going so do the Yankees.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The San Diego Padres and the Miami Marlins will play the rubber game of their 3-game set this afternoon at Petco Park. The Friars have been the biggest disappointment in the Majors. With all their talent, they are just 60-67 and will probably miss the post-season. San Diego is 5-11 in their last 16 games and is expected to turn to Seth Lugo to get them on track. Lugo is 0-1 over his last 3 turns, with a 6.28 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP. On the flip side, Miami is expected to hand the ball to last year’s NL Cy Young winner, Sandy Alcántara. The Sandman is getting back to his Cy Young form. Over his last 3 starts, Alcántara is 2-1 with a 3.43 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP. The Marlins took care of business last night, shutting out the Padres, 3-0, and are knocking on the door for a Wild Card spot so they need their ace to deliver. More than likely, he will.
TODAY’S PICK: MIAMI MARLINS

The Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals will play the rubber game of their 3-game set tonight at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in the MLB Little League Classic. Tonight’s probable starting pitchers are Zack Wheeler for the Phillies and Trevor Williams for the Nats. Wheeler is 9-5 with a 3.63 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP. Williams is 5-7 with a 5.20 ERA, a 1.52 WHIP, and Washington is 1-4 in his last 5 starts as an underdog. The Phillies have the edge in this one and clobbered the Nationals yesterday, 12-3. Why should tonight be any different?
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

The Texas Rangers have lost two straight but get back on track today when they play the middle game of their 3-game set with the Milwaukee Brewers.at Globe Life Field. Dane Dunning will be tapping the rubber for the Rangers. Dunning is 9-4 with a 3.10 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP. Freddy Peralta will get the nod for the Brewers. Peralta is 9-8 with a 4.08 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. Texas is tough at home, with a record of 42-22, and they rarely lose three in a row. Bruce Bochy will have his boys ready today.
TODAY’S PICK: TEXAS RANGERS