Category: Baseball

The pick today is the Tampa Bay Rays over the Washington Nationals and this is why. Shane McClanahan is on the hill for Tampa and the Rays’ bats are smoking hot!!!
TODAY’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS

The Minnesota Twins are off to a roaring start but that is going to come to an end tonight when they face Sandy Alcántara and the Miami Marlins. The 2022 Cy Young winner is going to mow them down.
TONIGHT’S PICK: MIAMI MARLINS

Jhony Brito will be making his major league debut today for the New York Yankees as they go for a series win over the San Francisco Giants in the Bronx. Briton had a great spring, has electric stuff and is a true major leaguer. The Giants will counter with Ross Stripling and he has not fared well against the Bombers. Stripling is 0-5 in his career against the Yanks with a 4.55 ERA. New York should get this one.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles will resume their 3-game set this afternoon at Fenway. The Red Sox lost the opener in a wild one on Thursday and will look to even the score today when they send their ace, southpaw Chris Sale, to the hill. Sale was sidelined for most of last year due to injury but when he is healthy there is no one better on the planet. The Condor is 100% healthy, ready to go, and has dominated Baltimore in his career, going 10-3 with a 2.71 ERA. Baltimore is expected to counter with Dean Kremer. Kremer was 8-7 in 2022 with a 3.23 ERA and is 0-4 in his carrer against the Red Sox with a bloated ERA of 6.85. The Orioles are 0-5 in their last 5 against a left-handed starter and with a guy like Sale on the hill, that is not good.
TODAY’S PICK: BOSTON RED SOX

The Seattle Mariners shut down the Cleveland Guardians yesterday, 3-0, in their home opener at T- Mobile Park. Tonight they are expected to turn to their southpaw Robbie Ray in game 2 of their 4-game set. The former CY Young winner was a mediocre 12-12 last year with a 3.71 ERA but in his career against Cleveland he is 2-0 with a stingy ERA of only 0.90. Due to Triston McKenzie’s shoulder injury, Cleveland is expected to turn to Hunter Gaddis and his numbers are not good. In 2022, Gaddis was 0-2 with an 18.41 ERA, and that is not a typo. J-Rod and company should get to Gaddis early so I expect Francona will bring out the hook earlier than later. The Mariners are 7-1 in the last 8 meetings in Seattle with the Guardians and 5-0 in the last 5 meetings overall.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SEATTLE MARINERS

The New York Yankees will be hosting the San Francisco Giants today in their home opener. Of course, Yankees ace Gerrit Cole will get the nod for the Bombers and was lights out this spring so expect another stellar year from the flame throwing right-hander. Young upstart Logan Webb is expected to be on the bump for the Giants. Webb just gets better and better each year and will be the Giants go-to guy in the 2023 campaign. New York is once again the favorite to win the AL East and for good reason. They have Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, DJ LeMaheiu, Anthony Rizzo, etc., etc., etc… San Francisco is coming off a disappointing year and already have some key guys on the IL, which is something they cannot afford. The Stadium will be electric as always, and of all the teams you would like to face opening day, it’s not the Yankees in the Bronx. The Giants and the Bombers don’t meet that often but when they do, New York usually wins.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

After splitting a pair in Houston, the Phillies and Astros will play the next three at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. It goes without saying, Philly fans are the most passionate fans in the majors. They will be geared up for this one which will definitely give an edge to Philadelphia. Expected starters will be (R) Noah Syndergaard for the Phillies and (R) Lance McCullers Jr. for the Astros. Thor is 0-0 in the postseason with a 1.69 ERA and a WHIP of just 0.75. McCullers Jr. is also 0-0 in the postseason with a 2.46 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. You have to tip your hat to Philadelphia for getting to where they are. They swept the Cardinals, 2-0, then they took down the Champs, 3-1, and knocked off the Padres, winning that series, 4-1. This team knows they can beat anybody, any day, and that makes them very dangerous. Moreover, the Phillies are 6-0 in their last 6 following a day off, 5-1 in their last 6 following a loss, and 5-0 in their last 5 home games against a right-handed starter.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES