Category: Baseball

Refer to yesterday’s blog for today’s pick. Nothing has changed.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The New York Yankees return home to the Bronx tonight to take on the Chicago White Sox. The expected starters are Nestor Cortés Jr. for the Yanks and southpaw Dallas Keuchel for the White Sox. New York took 3 of 4 from Chicago on the south side just last week and Nasty Nestor did his part. Cortés is 2-1 with an ERA of only 1.35, a 0.85 WHIP, and on May 15th he held the White Sox to just 1 run on 3 hits resulting in a 5-1 Yankees win. Keuchel is a far cry from what he once was. He is 2-3 with an elevated ERA of 5.54, a 1.92 WHIP, and the Yanks feast on left-handed starters.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The New York Yankees’ dominance continued last night, after they knocked off the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards, 5-4, and took the first two games of their 4-game set. With last night’s win, New York improved to 27-9, which is the best record in the Majors. Expect more of the same tonight when Gerrit Cole takes the hill for the visitors. Cole is 3-0 with a 2.95 ERA and the Yanks are 5-0 in his last 5 starts. Jordan Lyles will take the mound for the 14-23 Orioles. Lyles is 2-3 with a 4.38 ERA. He was lit up the last time he faced New York on April 26th, yielding 6 runs on 7 hits over 4-2/3 innings of work and the Yankees went on to win, 12-8. The Bombers have won 5 straight against the Orioles and after tonight it will be 6.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The Los Angeles Angels took 3 of 4 from the Oakland Athletics over the weekend and tonight they will be in Arlington to face the Texas Rangers. The 14-19 Rangers are better on the road then at home where they are just 7-12. They are expected to send Jon Gray the the rubber, who is 0-1 with a 5.51 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and if he is not on his mark, God’s Gift and company will jump all over him. The 24-13 Angels are 12-6 on the road and are expected to have Noah Syndergaard on the hill. Thor has been delivering. He is 3-1 with a 2.46 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. Los Angeles won 3 of 4 against Texas at Globe Life Field back in April and are 4-0 in their last 4 as a road favorite. The Angels are the better team, 1-9, and should take care of business tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: LOS ANGELES ANGELS

The Pittsburgh Pirates will try to salvage a split with the Cincinnati Reds when they wrap up their 4-game series today at PNC Park. The expected starter for the Pirates is southpaw José Quintana. The veteran is 1-1 with a 2.70 ERA, a 1.17 WHIP, and the Bucs are 4-1 in his last 5 starts. Quintana looked sharp in his last outing against a potent Dodgers offense, tossing 6 scoreless innings, resulting in a 5-1 Pirates win. The Reds are expected to send the hard throwing rookie, Hunter Greene, to the hill. Greene can throw 100+ but has had trouble finding the zone. He is 1-5 with a 7.62 ERA and a 1.61 WHIP. Cincinnati has struggled against left-handed starters and if Quintana has his stuff like he did against the Dodgers, the Bucs get this one.
TODAY’S PICK: PITTSBURGH PIRATES

The 22-12 New York Mets lost a close one last night at home to the 15-18 Seattle Mariners, 2-1, but expect them to bounce back tonight at Citi Field when they play the middle game of their 3-game set. The Mets rarely lose two in a row and are 10-1 in their last 11 after scoring 2 runs or less in the previous game. The NL East leaders are expected to face Seattle’s George Kirby. Kirby looked sharp in his first Major League start on Sunday, pitching 6 scoreless innings against Tampa, but that was just one game and can he match that performance tonight? I doubt it. New York is expected to have Chris Bassitt toeing the rubber. He has been delivering for years and this year is no exception. Bassitt is 4-2 with a 2.45 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP. The Mariners are obviously a road dog and in this situation they are 3-11 in their last 14 and 0-4 in their last 4 following a win.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK METS

The best team in baseball, the New York Yankees, won another one last night, drilling the Chicago White Sox, 15-7, and have now won 4 straight and 16 of their last 18. Tonight they will resume their 4-game set with the White Sox on the south side and will have their ace, Gerrit Cole, on the hill. Cole’s numbers over his last 3 have been off the charts. He is 2-0 with a ridiculous ERA of 0.47 and a 0.95 WHIP, which could spell trouble for the White Sox who do not score a lot of runs, averaging just 3.65 per game. The Yankees have won 8 of the last 9 meetings with the Sox, are 5-1 in their last 6 at Guaranteed Rate Field, and are hot so you ride them ’til they are not.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES