Inside the Chalk

The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians will wrap up their ALDS today in an early one at Progressive Field. The Tigers were the best team in the majors since the All-Star break and will have the best hurler in baseball, Tarik Skubal, on the hill. Skubal last faced the Guardians in game 2 and was lights out, yielding only 3 hits, no runs, and the Tigers went on to a 3-0 win. Detroit is the side to consider.
TODAY’S PICK: DETROIT TIGERS

All the cards are on the table tonight when the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers wrap up the NLDS at Dodger Stadium. The Padres will have Yu Darvish tapping the rubber. In game 2 at Dodger Stadium, Darvish was lights out and he dazzled the boys in blue. Darvish pitched 7 strong innings, yielding just 3 hits, 1 run, and the Friars went on to a 10-2 blowout win.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES

The New York Yankees will look to close out the NLDS tonight against the Kansas City Royals. The Yankees ace, Gerrit Cole, will be on the hill for the Bombers. Cole is 4-1 in his career against the Royals with an ERA of 2.77 and Aaron Judge is due. Enough said.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The New York Yankees are expected to have Clarke Schmidt on the hill tonight when they face the Kansas City Royals. Schmidt will deliver and so will the Yankees’ bats.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The San Diego Padres will have momentum on their side when they host the Los Angeles Dodgers in game 3 of their best of 5 in the NLDS. The Padres are a very dangerous and underrated team, coming off of a 10-2 blowout of their archenemy Dodgers and they are not done yet. San Diego will have Michael King tapping the rubber tonight and he has been lights out. In his last turn against the Atlanta Braves, King pitched 7 strong, yielding 5 hits, no runs with 12 punches and the Padres went on to a 4-0 win. LA is expected to have Walker Buehler on the hill. Buehler has not been the same since he had Tommy John surgery. Machado and company will light him up.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES

After dropping the first game in the ALDS, 7-0, to the Cleveland Guardians, the Detroit Tigers need and will even the score today when they play the second game in the best of five at Progressive Field. The Tigers are expected to send the best in the majors, Tarik Skubal, to the hill. Skubal is a lock for the AL Cy Young and was 18-4 with a 2.39 ERA in the regular season. He was also lights out in his last turn against the Houston Astros in the AL Wild Card series where he yielded just 4 hits and no runs over 6 innings of work, and the Tigers went on to a 3-1 win. The last time Skubal faced Cleveland back in July, Detroit won.
TODAY’S PICK: DETROIT TIGERS