It’s a fact. The Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees do not like each other so it’s going to be interesting when the two clubs open a 3-game set today at The Trop. The Rays got the better of the Yankees last year but that’s when they had Charlie Morton and Blake Snell tapping the rubber. Things have changed. New York will have the edge on the mound when they send Corey Kluber to the hill to square off against the Rays lefty, 41-year old Rich Hill. Hill looked all of 41 when he faced the Marlins on Saturday and already has an inflated 9.00 ERA. Kluber was sharp in his Yankees debut and is 5-2 lifetime against the Rays with a 2.67 ERA. Tampa is on a 4-game skid and we know what the Bombers do to southpaws, crush them!
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES
Thursday MLB Pick
The Minnesota Twins will host the Seattle Mariners in their home opener today and are feeling pretty good about themselves after going 4-2 on the road to start the season. José Berríos will be tapping the rubber for the Twins and he was flawless in his 2021 debut. “La Makina” pitched 6 scoreless innings against the Brewers and fanned 12. That can’t be said for Seattle’s expected starter, lefty Marco Gonzales. He was lit up by the Giants on Thursday, yielding 5 runs on 8 hits with 3 walks, and that doesn’t bode well for the Mariners. Minnesota is 6-0 in their last 6 against left-handed starters and 5-2 in their last 7 against Seattle.
TODAY’S PICK: MINNESOTA TWINS
Wednesday MLB Pick
The San Diego Padres will have lefty Blake Snell on the rubber today when they wrap up their 3-game set with the San Francisco Giants at Petco Park. Snell was impressive in his Padre debut on Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks and today should be no different. The Giants were 2-8 last year against the Friars and are just 1-5 in their last 6 trips to the Gaslamp.
TODAY’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES
Tuesday NHL Pick
The Buffalo Sabres are on an amazing winning streak. They have won one in a row. Tonight they will take their 4-12-0-2 road record to the Prudential Center to face the New Jersey Devils. After snapping their 18-game skid, the Sabres have won 2 of their last 3. Winning is contagious. The Sabres will be facing a Devils team that is just 4-12-1-2 at home and have lost 5 of their last 6. Buffalo is better than their record reflects. Take the Western New Yorkers.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BUFFALO SABRES
Monday MLB Pick
The Chicago White Sox are loaded with talent and have a skipper that knows how to get it done. The Boys from the South Side are off to a rocky start but they will turn it around tonight when they visit the Seattle Mariners. Chicago will have southpaw Carlos Rodón on the hill. Rodón has not lived up to his potential but it’s coming. The hard throwing lefty has nasty stuff and is 2-0 in his career against the Mariners with an ERA of just 1.89. Moreover, Seattle is 0-4 in their last 4 home games against southies.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CHICAGO WHITE SOX
Sunday MLB Pick
The San Diego Padres are the real deal and will go for a 4-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks today at Petco Park. The Padres have outscored the pathetic Diamondbacks, 18-9, over their last 3 meetings and will be facing Taylor Widener. Widener has an 8.44 ERA against San Diego and a 1.688 WHIP. Forget about it. Take the Friars.
TODAY’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES
Saturday MLB Pick
The New York Yankees’ bats were silent on Thursday but that won’t be the case today. Ross Stripling will get the nod for the Toronto Blue Jays and the Bombers are licking their chops. Stripling was 0-2 for the Jays in 2020 with a 6.32 ERA. Take New York and don’t look back.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES