The San Jose Sharks are not going down without a fight. The Penguins have trouble in SAP Center. They are 12-2-1 in the last 15 contests there and home teams are 15-6 in the last 21 meetings. The Sharks have turned it around at home. They are 8-2 in their last 10 home games. This is going back to Pittsburgh.
Tonight’s pick:
San Jose Sharks
Baseball is a streaky game and the Toronto Blue Jays will try to take another one from the Baltimore Orioles today at Rogers Centre. The lefty JA Happ gets the call for the Jays. He is 6-3 with a 3.57 ERA and Toronto is 6-1 in his last 7 home starts. Mike Wright takes the hill for the Orioles. He is 3-3 on the season with a 5.14 ERA and the Birds are 1-4 in his last 5 road starts against a team with a winning record. John Tumpane is calling it today and the home teams are 4-0 with him behind the dish.
Today’s pick:
Toronto Blue Jays
Two of the best meet tonight when Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers travel north to take on Johnny Cueto and the San Francisco Giants. The dominating southpaw, Clayton Kershaw is 8-1 on the season with an ERA of 1.46 and a WHIP of 0.65, which is scary. The Giants counter though with Johnny C. who is 9-1 on the season with a 2.16 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. Impressive. The Dodgers have struggled at AT&T Park, winning just 3 out of their last 14 contests. The Giants can hit lefties. They are 6-0 in their last 6 against them. The Giants are 11-1 in Cueto’s last 12 starts and 4-1 in his last 5 home starts. With Posey expected back in the line up, I’m taking the home dog.
Tonight’s pick:
San Francisco Giants
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies play an afternoon delight when they clash today at Coors Field. The red hot southpaw Jeff Locke takes the hill for the Bucs. He has won 4 straight and has not walked a batter in his last 2 outings. Locke has a record of 1-1 against the Rockies with an ERA of 3.98. Chad Bettis gets the call for the Rockies and he has been getting lit up. Over Chad’s last 3 outings, he is 0-3 with a staggering 11.48 ERA, a WHIP of 2.40 and has given up 17 runs on 25 hits in 13-1/3 innings of work. Bettis is 0-2 against Pittsburgh with an ERA of 5.40. The Pirates are 8-0 in their last 8 trips to Coors Field and 12-2 in their last 14 meetings. I like Cutch and company today.
Today’s pick:
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ricky Nolasco will face his old team for the first time when the Minnesota Twins host the Miami Marlins at Target Field tonight. Nolasco is 2-4 on the season, with an ERA of 4.93 and has struggled in his 2 starts at Target Field, posting an inflated ERA of 6.23. The lefty Wei-Yin-Chen takes the mound for the Marlins and he is 3-2 on the season with an ERA of 4.25. Chen has had success against the Twins, owning a 3-1 record and allowing just 1 run over 6 innings in his last encounter. Minnesota is just 1-6 in Nolasco’s last 7 starts and they are 3-8 in their last 11 interleague games. Jerry Lane is calling it tonight and Miami is 5-1 in their last 6 with him behind the dish. Taking the Marlins tonight.
Tonight’s pick:
Miami Marlins
Zack Greinke and the Arizona Diamondbacks will try to slow down the surging Tampa Bay Rays when they host them tonight at Chase Field. Greinke has found his groove after a slow start. He is 3-0 with an ERA of 2.14 and a stingy WHIP of 0.81 over his last 3 outings, and the D-Backs are 4-0 in his last 4 starts. Matt Moore takes the hill for the Rays tonight. Over his last 3 starts he is 1-0 with a 6.48 ERA and a 1.92 WHIP. The Rays are 0-4 in Moore’s last 4 road starts and 1-4 in their last 5 in Arizona. Mark Ripperger is behind the dish tonight and the Rays are 1-5 in their last 6 when he’s calling it. Taking Arizona in this one.
Today’s pick:
Arizona Diamond Backs
The New York Yankees will be glad to be back home after a grueling road trip, when they host the Los Angeles Angels tonight. The Angels have had trouble in New York, going just 8-25 in their last 33 at the stadium and they are 2-6 in their last 8 meetings overall. Matt Shoemaker gets the call for the Angels. He is 3-6 on the season with an ERA of 5.50 and a WHIP of 1.43. Masahiro Tanaka takes the hill for the Yanks and he is 3-1 with an ERA of 2.78 and a WHIP of 1.00. The Yankees are 4-0 in Tanaka’s last 4 starts and they are 4-0 in their last 4 against the American League West. Albert Pujols is questionable tonight due to an ankle strain. I’m taking the Bombers tonight.
Today’s pick:
New York Yankees
