The best flamethrower in the business, Shane Bieber, will get the nod for the Cleveland Indians today when they host the Milwaukee Brewers. Bieber is a perfect 6-0 with a nasty ERA of 1.20 and a WHIP of just 0.82. The Indians have been on a roll, winning 7 of their last 10, and they are 5-1 in their last 6 at home against the Brewers.
TODAY’S PICK: CLEVELAND INDIANS
Saturday MLB Pick
Blake Snell is back to doing what he does best, throwing strikes, and today he will be tapping the rubber when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Miami Marlins. The 2018 AL Cy Young winner just keeps getting stronger and stronger. Snell is a perfect 3-0 with a 3.14 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP. The Rays have won 4 straight against the Marlins at the Trop and after today it will be 5.
TODAY’S PICK: TAMPA BAY RAYS
Friday MLB Pick
The Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins will play a doubleheader today at Target Field. Expected starters for Game 1 are Randy Dobnak for the Twins and southpaw Matthew Boyd for the Tigers. Dobnak is 5-2 with a 3.12 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP, as opposed to Boyd who is 1-4 with a 7.27 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP. Edge Twins. When Minnesota takes the field at Target Field, good things happen. They win. At home, the Twins are 14-4, 6-2 in their last 8 against a left-handed starter, and they have won 8 of the last 11 against the Tigers in Minneapolis.
TODAY’S PICK: MINNESOTA TWINS – GAME 1
Thursday MLB Pick
The New York Yankees and the New York Mets will play an early one today in Queens. The Yanks have won 9 of their last 13 at Citi Field and will be facing Robert Gsellman, who they should be able to light up. Gsellman is winless, with a 5.19 ERA and a WHIP of 1.62.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES
Wednesday MLB Pick
The San Diego Padres are on a roll and will make the short trip to Angel Stadium tonight for a quick 2-game set against the Los Angeles Angels. The Padres have won 2 straight, 11 of their last 14, and are expected to send Dinelson Lamet to the rubber. Lamet has been delivering heat. He is 2-1 with a 2.35 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP. Julio Teherán is expected to get the nod for the Halos and his best days are behind him. Teherán is winless at 0-2 with a 9.17 ERA and a 1.70 WHIP. The Pads get overshadowed by the Dodgers but this is a really talented team and they have one of the best young ballplayers in the league, Fernando Tatís Jr. The 21-year-old is batting .313 with an OPS of 1.055, 33 Ribs and 13 homers. El Niño and the Friars get it done.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES
Tuesday MLB Pick
There will be a pitching mismatch tonight when the Kansas City Royals host the Cleveland Indians at Kauffman Stadium. Matt Harvey is expected to tap the rubber for the Royals and he is not what he used to be. The once upon a time flamethrower is 0-1 with an 11.12 ERA and a 2.29 WHIP. The Indians’ Zach Plesac is slated to start and he has been delivering, with a record of 1-1, a 1.29 ERA and a 0.67 WHIP. Nasty.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CLEVELAND INDIANS
Monday MLB Pick
The surging Tampa Bay Rays are expected to be in the Bronx tonight to face the New York Yankees. The Rays have won 5 straight and 8 of their last 10 but will have to face the best in the business, Gerrit Cole. Cole is 4-1 with a 3.51 ERA, a stingy WHIP of only 0.95, and has only one loss since May 2019. That’s domination. Consider the Bombers.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES