Category: Baseball

Tonight Tarik Skubal will make his debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers when they visit the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs are getting no respect in this one, but they should be. Javier Assad is expected on the hill for Chicago. He is 6-1 and the Cubs are 32-24 on the north side.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CHICAGO CUBS

There is a good dog bet tonight and it’s the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Milwaukee Brewers. Roll the dice on the Bucs.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PITTSBURGH PIRATES

The Philadelphia Phillies snapped their 4-game losing streak last night and they will win again today. Zack Wheeler is expected on the hill for the Phillies. He is 10-2 with a 2.53 ERA and a WHIP of only 0.93. Forget about it.
TODAY’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

After last night’s 6-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles at Birdland, the Philadelphia Phillies have now lost 4 straight but will get back in the Win column tonight when they play the second game of their 3-game set with the Orioles. The Phillies are expected to have All-Star Cristopher Sánchez on the hill and his numbers speak for themself. He is 13-4 with a 2.73 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. The Orioles are expected to counter with Shane Baz. He is 4-9 with a 3.98 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Harper and company are due and will light this guy up.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

The Tampa Bay Rays will be hosting the Chicago White Sox tonight in St. Pete. The Rays own the best home record in baseball, at 40-16. They are expected to have Nick Martinez on the hill and he has been throwing flames. Martinez is 10-2 with a 2.46 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP. Enough said.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS

The Boston Red Sox will go for a series win when they wrap up their 4-game set tonight with the Athletics in Sac. Boston is expected to have their ace Sonny Gray on the hill. Gray is in the running for the AL Cy Young with some impressive numbers. He is 12-2 with a 2.78 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP over 106.2 innings of work. The Red Sox are 7-0 in his last 7 road starts and they are an impressive 31-22 away from Fenway. Boston should have success against the Athletics’ expected starter Mason Barrett. He is 1-1 with a 4.74 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP over just 24.2 innings of work. The Athletics are clunkers when they take the field at Sutter Health Park, with a record of 21-32, and will have their hands full tonight with surging the Red Sox.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BOSTON RED SOX

The New York Mets and the Atlanta Braves will play a day/night double-header Wednesday in Queens. More often than not teams split double-headers so who ever loses Game 1 take them in Game 2.
TONIGHT’S PICK: GAME 1 LOSER (ATLANTA BRAVES)