The Detroit Tigers got routed in their last 2 outings but that won’t happen today. Jordan Zimmerman takes the hill for the Tigers today. He is 9-3 on the season, with a 3.46 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. Detroit is 4-1 in Zimmerman’s last 5 road starts. Chris Young is on the other side for the Royals. He is 2-6 on the season with a 6.15 ERA and a 1.52 WHIP. Young gives up the long ball. Over his last 4 starts, he’s given up 12 dingers. Miggy should take advantage of that.
Today’s pick:
Detroit Tigers
Two Martinez’s are expected to face off today at Bush Stadium with Carlos for the Cards and Nick for the Rangers. Carlos has been red hot, winning his last 3 outings, giving up just 4 runs and yielding 15 hits in 22-1/3 innings of work. The Rangers are 0-6 in Nick’s last 3 road starts so I think the Cards cool off the red hot Rangers today.
Today’s pick:
Saint Louis Cardinals
The New York Yankees will try to make it 2 in a row when they send Masahiro Tanaka to the mound to face Pat Dean and the host, Minnesota Twins. Tanaka is 3-2 on the season with a 3.08 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. Masahiro has been dominant on the road thus far, going 2-1 with a stingy ERA of 1.36. Tanaka has 2 career starts against the Twins, winning both and posting an ERA of 2.40 with 12 strike outs in 15 innings of work. Pat Dean is 1-2 on the season with an ERA of 4.17, a WHIP of 1.42 and has yet to win one at home. I like the Bombers again tonight.
Tonight’s pick:
New York Yankees
The New York Yankee will try to end their 4-game skid when they send the veteran southpaw CC Sabathia to the hill tonight in Minnesota. CC has learned to pitch again and he has been dominant. Sabathia is 4-4 on the season with an ERA of 2.28 and a WHIP of 1.21. In CC’s last 6 starts he has been hurling, posting a stingy ERA of just 0.71. The Bombers are 6-0 in CC’s last 6 starts in Minnesota and they are 41-16 in their last 57 meetings in the Twin Cities. Kyle Gibson is expected to pitch tonight for the Twins and he is 0-4 on the season with an ERA of 6.49 and a WHIP of 1.67. Gibson was lit up in his last outing, giving up 5 runs on 7 hits over 5-2/3 innings, in a 15-4 loss to Boston. Gibson is 1-3 in 5 starts against the Yanks, with a bloated ERA of 10.72 and the Twins are 1-5 in his last 6 home starts. The Bronx Bombers should get this one.
Tonight’s pick:
New York Yankees
The Toronto Blue Jays’ bats have been on fire and they will try to keep them going tonight when the series against the Phillies shifts from Rogers Centre to Citizens Bank Park. Marco Estrada gets the call tonight for Toronto. He is 4-2 on the season with a 2.57 ERA and a WHIP of 1.00. Toronto has owned Philadelphia, going 8-1 in their last 9 in Philly and they are 11-3 in the last 14 meetings. Jeremy Hellickson takes the hill for Philadelphia tonight. He is 4-4 on the season with a 4.34 ERA and a 1.27 WHIP. Hellickson has been awful in interleague play. He is 1-10 in 15 starts with an ERA of 6.69. Toronto’s Joey “Bats” Bautista is 11 for 30 against him with 3 homers and the Phillies are 0-4 in Hellickson’s last 4 starts.
Tonight’s pick:
Toronto Blue Jays
The Cleveland Indians send Josh Tomlin to the hill today at Kaufman Stadium to face Chris Young and the Kansas City Royals. Tomlin is 8-3 on the season with a 3.84 ERA and a WHIP of 1.13. The Indians are 9-0 in Tomlin’s last 9 road starts and 11-1 in his last 12 against the American League Central. Tomlin has faced the Royals twice this season winning both contests. The 6’10” Chris Young is 2-6 on the season with a 6.39 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. Young has been giving up the long ball, yielding 17 homers in 41 innings. Young faced the Indians on June 5th and gave up 4 homers in 4-2/3 innings in a Kansas City loss. Jim Wolf is calling it tonight and Cleveland is 8-3 in their last 11 with him behind the dish. Indians tonight.
Tonight’s pick:
Cleveland Indians
Zack Greinke will face his old team for the first time tonight when the Arizona Diamondbacks host the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field. Greinke was slow out of the gate but boy has he turned things around. He is 8-3 on the season with a 3.84 ERA and is 5-0 in his last 5 outings with a 1.98 ERA. Greinke has been throwing flames, yielding no runs in his last 16 innings of work. The D-Backs’ Paul Goldschmidt has been on a tear as well, going 12-27 in his 7 game hitting streak. Mike Bolsinger gets the call for the Dodgers. Bolsinger is 1-3 on the season with a 5.75 ERA. Los Angeles is 0-4 in his last 4 road starts and 1-6 in his last 7 overall. Diamondbacks tonight.
Tonight’s pick:
Arizona Diamondbacks
