Inside the Chalk

The New York Yankees should be up 3-0 to the Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS but they blew it last night, up 5-3 with 2 out in the 9th and Cleveland went on to win it 7-5 in extras. Tonight, the Yankees will try to not make that mistake again and are expected to send Luis Gil to the bump. When Gil is on he is lethal, but at times he can be a little erratic. Let’s hope tonight it’s the former. Gil will be making his postseason debut. In the regular season he had great numbers, with a record of 15-7, a 3.50 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. The Guardians are expected to give the nod to Gavin Williams and the Bombers should be able to get to this guy. Williams will also be making his postseason debut. In the regular season, he was 3-10 with a 4.86 ERA, a 1.37 WHIP, and Cleveland 0-7 in his last 7 home starts. The Yankees have the edge in runs per game, run differential, homers, and are the better team on the diamond tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The New York Mets were blanked 8-0 last night by the Los Angeles Dodgers at Citi Field and now find themselves down 2-1 in the NLCS. They cannot afford to lose tonight in front of their home crowd and go down 3-1 to the Dodgers or they are in trouble. Tonight’s expected starter for the Mets is lefty José Quintana. In the postseason Quintana has been in the zone, posting a 0.00 ERA with a 0.83 WHIP over 11 innings of work. The Dodgers are expected to send Yoshinobu Yamamoto to the hill. Yamamoto is 1-0 in the postseason but has an elevated 5.63 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP over just 8 innings of work. New York has been one of the hottest teams since the All-Star break and coming from behind is never an issue for them. The Mets desperately need this one tonight and they know it. Expect them to come out swinging.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK METS

The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Guardians will wrap up their ALDS today in an early one at Progressive Field. The Tigers were the best team in the majors since the All-Star break and will have the best hurler in baseball, Tarik Skubal, on the hill. Skubal last faced the Guardians in game 2 and was lights out, yielding only 3 hits, no runs, and the Tigers went on to a 3-0 win. Detroit is the side to consider.
TODAY’S PICK: DETROIT TIGERS

All the cards are on the table tonight when the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers wrap up the NLDS at Dodger Stadium. The Padres will have Yu Darvish tapping the rubber. In game 2 at Dodger Stadium, Darvish was lights out and he dazzled the boys in blue. Darvish pitched 7 strong innings, yielding just 3 hits, 1 run, and the Friars went on to a 10-2 blowout win.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SAN DIEGO PADRES

The New York Yankees will look to close out the NLDS tonight against the Kansas City Royals. The Yankees ace, Gerrit Cole, will be on the hill for the Bombers. Cole is 4-1 in his career against the Royals with an ERA of 2.77 and Aaron Judge is due. Enough said.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES