Category: Baseball

The Texas Rangers will go for a series win over the Seattle Mariners when they wrap up their 3-game set today at Globe Life Field. The first two games were both decided by just 1 run so starting pitching will be a big factor in this one and the edge goes to the Rangers. Texas will send southpaw Martín Pérez to the rubber and he has been dealing. Pérez is an impressive 4-2 with a 1.42 ERA, a 0.93 WHIP, and it gets better. Over his last 3 turns, he is 2-0 with a 0.39 ERA and a 0.78 WHIP. The young upstart, George Kirby, is expected to get the nod for the Mariners. Kirby is 1-1 with a 3.46 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. Seattle has struggled on the road against left-handed starters, going 0-5 in their last 5, and today should be no different.
TODAY’S PICK: TEXAS RANGERS

The AL West leading Houston Astros remained hot last night, knocking off the Kansas City Royals in Game 1 of their 3-game set, 10-3, and have now won 5 straight. The Royals, who are dead last in the AL Central, will try to snap their 5-game losing streak. With Zack Greinke on the shelf, KC had to recall lefty Kris Bubic from AAA and he is expected to get the nod for the Royals. Before being sent down, Bubic’s numbers were horrendous. He was 0-3 with a bloated ERA of 12.83 and a 2.25 WHIP. That is not good against an Astros team that has outscored their opponents, 25-10, over their last 5 games. Houston is expected to have Luis Garcia toeing the rubber. Garcia’s numbers are very respectable, at 3-3, with a 3.14 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP, and he is 1-0 in his career against the Royals with a 2.31 ERA. Houston is 4-1 in their last 5 overall against KC and 9-3 in their last 12 at Kauffman Stadium. The Stros are hot; ride them ’til their not.
TODAY’S PICK: HOUSTON ASTROS

The San Diego Padres had their 3-game skid snapped last night only to blow it in the ninth, falling to the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-4, at American Family Field. Tonight they will have a chance to redeem themselves when they play the second game of their 4-game set with the Brewers. Two of the best in the Majors will oppose each other, with Joe Musgrove getting the nod for the Padres and Corbin Burnes for the Brewers. The reigning NL Cy Young winner Burnes comes it at 3-2 with a 1.95 ERA and a 0.82 WHIP. Musgrove is a little better. He is a perfect 5-0 with an ERA of only 1.86 and a 0.98 WHIP. This is a golden opportunity for the Friars to get back on track. They have their ace on the hill and he will be facing a banged up Brewers team. Milwaukee will be without catcher Omar Narváez and SS Willy Adames, just to name a few. Consider the underdog Friars tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES

After a dismal start to the 2022 campaign, the Cincinnati Reds are starting to turn it around, winning 5 of their last 7. Tonight they will welcome the struggling Washington Nationals to Great American Ball Park to open a 4-game set. The Nationals have lost 3 straight, have not scored a run in 21 innings, and were swept by the Mets in their last series, outscored 28-5. Joan Adon is expected to get the nod for the Nats and his numbers are not good. Adon is 1-8 with a 6.09 ERA, a 1.65 WHIP, and Washington is 0-9 in his last 9 starts as a dog. Cincinnati is expected to counter with Graham Ashcraft and although he hasn’t seen a lot of action, what he has shown looks impressive. Ashcraft is 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP over 10.2 innings of work. The Reds are 4-1 in their last 5 home games and are a good value, depending on where you shop, at around -135.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CINCINNATI REDS

The Los Angeles Angels have now lost 6 straight after a 9-1 shellacking last night by the best team in baseball, the New York Yankees. Tonight it won’t get any easier for the west coasters when they resume their series with the Yanks in the Bronx. Southpaw Nasty Nestor Cortés Jr. will be tapping the rubber for New York and he has been throwing flame after flame. Cortés is 4-1 with a nasty ERA of 1.70, a stingy 0.85 WHIP, and in his last outing against a really good Tampa team, he yielded just 1 run on 4 hits resulting in a 7-2 Yankees win. The Angels will look to lefty Reid Detmers to pull them out of the gutter and we know what the Bombers do to left-handed starters, crush them. Detmers is 2-2 with a 4.65 ERA, a 0.91 WHIP, and does have a No-No this year under his belt, however since then his ERA has ballooned to 7.45. If LA wants to pull the upset in this one, they have some hurdles to overcome. The Halos are 0-4 in their last 4 road games, 0-6 in their last 6 against the AL East, and New York is 24-8 in their last 32 as a favorite.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The first place New York Mets put a thumping on the bottom-dwelling Washington Nationals yesterday, 13-5, and expect more of the same tonight when they meet again at Citi Field. New York will face lefty Patrick Corbin, who is a far cry from his days in Arizona. Corbin is 1-7 with a 6.30 ERA and a 1.66 WHIP, which is not good against a Mets team that averages over 5 runs per game. The Mets will send Trevor Williams to the hill. He has yet to notch a victory, at 0-3, with a 4.37 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP, but that will change tonight. The Mets have won 4 straight, are 17-8 in Queens, and are 6-2 this year against the Nats.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK METS

The Boston Red Sox should have plenty of momentum when they conclude their 5-game series with the Baltimore Orioles tonight at Fenway. Boston’s offense exploded yesterday, scoring 12 runs, as they went on to put a beating on the visiting Orioles, 12-2. The Red Sox are starting to heat up, winning 9 of their last 12, and will send veteran southpaw Rich Hill to the the bump. Hill can still get it done at 42 and has owned the Orioles in his career, going 3-0 with a 2.00 ERA. Baltimore will counter with second year man Tyler Wells and he is winless in his last 3 starts. Boston has won 8 of the last 10 meetings with Baltimore at Yawkey Way and the O’s are 2-5 in their last 7 against a left-handed starter.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BOSTON RED SOX