Inside the Chalk

The New York Yankees will go for a 4-game sweep of the Kansas City Royals today at the K. The Bombers have outscored the Royals, 25-8, over the first three games and will have Nasty Nestor Cortes tapping the rubber. Cortes has a 3.68 ERA with a WHIP of 1.12 and that is enough to get the job done.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

Are the St. Louis Cardinals going to lose two in row against the Pittsburgh Pirates at home? Not with Sonny Gray on the hill. He is 7-4 with a 3.21 ERA, a 1.07 WHIP, and he doesn’t lose at Busch Stadium.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

The best in the west, the Seattle Mariners, will be hosting the worst team in baseball, the Chicago White Sox. Bryan Woo is getting the nod for the Mariners. He is 3-0 with a 1.07 ERA and a 0.53 WHIP. Enough said.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SEATTLE MARINERS

The Baltimore Orioles will go for a 4-game sweep on the road against the Tampa Bay Rays and they will get it. Corbin Burnes is tapping the rubber for the O’s and he has been lights out with a record of 6-2, a 2.28 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. Go to the wicket.
TODAY’S PICK: BALTIMORE ORIOLES

Are the New York Yankees going to get swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Bronx? It’s not happening. The Bombers will have the flame thrower, Luis Gil, on the hill and he has been delivering. Gil is 8-1 with a 1.82 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP. Forget about it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The AL Central leading Cleveland Guardians lost game 1 of their 3-game set to the bottom-feeding Miami Marlins last night at LoanDepot Park but even the score tonight. The Marlins, who are 12-23 at home, will likely send Roddery Muñoz to the hill and the Guardians should give this guy an early exit. Muñoz is 1-1 with a 5.17 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. The Guardians are expected to have Ben Lively toeing the rubber and he has been in the zone. Lively is 5-2 with a 2.84 ERA, a WHIP of 1.16, and Cleveland is 4-0 in his last 4 starts.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CLEVELAND GUARDIANS

The Baltimore Orioles are on a rare two game losing streak and will look to get back on the rails when they head to St. Pete tonight to open a 4-game set with the Tampa Bay Rays. Baltimore usually gets the better of Tampa and took two out of three from the Rays just last week at Birdland. The O’s are expected to turn to Cole Irvin to deliver strikes and he has been doing just that. He is 5-2 with a 2.84 ERA and a 1.18 WHIP. The Rays are expected to give the nod to Aaron Civale. Civale has not been at his best. He comes in at 2-4 with a 5.37 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and Tampa is 0-5 in his last 5 starts. Baltimore has the edge in runs per game, run differential, batting average, hits, homers and the list goes on.
TONIGHT’S PICK: BALTIMORE ORIOLES