The Florida Panthers are in trouble, down two games to the Tampa Bay Lightning, and tonight it won’t get any easier when they travel to Amalie Arena. The Panthers are 1-4 in their last 5 meetings with the Bolts and 8-21 in their last 29 in Tampa. Consider the Champs.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Saturday MLB Pick
Refer to yesterday’s blog for today’s pick. Nothing has changed.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES
Friday MLB Pick
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
Wednesday MLB Pick
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
No Blog Today
The next blog will be posted on Wednesday. Good luck with your picks.
Monday MLB Pick
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
Sunday MLB Pick
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