Inside the Chalk

The New York Yankees are smoking hot and will go for a 3-game sweep today on the road over the San Diego Padres. The Bombers have won six straight on the road and no one is slowing them down, especially not the Friars. Judge is clicking as well as Soto, Volpe, and Stanton. This lineup puts fear in any opposing pitcher. There is no weak spot and San Diego’s expected starter, Joe Musgrove, will find out how lethal they are.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The Philadelphia Phillies lost yesterday to the Colorado Rockies but chalk that up to altitude. Tonight they will be acclimated and will have Aaron Nola on the bump. He is 6-2 with a 3.05 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. The Rockies are expected to have Dakota Hudson tapping the rubber. Hudson is 1-7 with a 5.17 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP. The Phillies rarely lose two in a row and are 6-0 in Nola’s last 6 road starts.
TONIGHT’S PICK: PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES

Zac Gallen is on the hill for the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight when they host the Miami Marlins. Gallen is one of the best in the majors and will be opposing the worst team in the National League.
TONIGHT’S PICK: ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

The New York Yankees will wrap up their 4-game set with the Seattle Mariners in a matinée today in the Bronx. Luis Gil is expected on the hill for the River Ave. Boys and he has been dealing. Over his last 3 turns, Gil is 3-0 with an ERA of only 1.00 and a 0.89 WHIP. On the Seattle side, they are expected to give the nod to Luis Castillo. Since the Mariners signed him to his big deal, Castillo has not been the same. The Yankees head off to San Diego with a split.
TODAY’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

Are the New York Yankees going to lose three straight against the Seattle Mariners on River Ave.? I say not. Bryce Miller is the Mariners’ expected starter. Over his last 3 turns, he is 0-2 with a 5.19 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. The Bombers feast tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES

The Toronto Blue jays are starting to click and it was just a matter of time. The Jays’ bats will be active again tonight when they host the Chicago White Sox in the second game of their 3-game set. Toronto’s Bo Bichette had 4 hits in last night’s 9-3 win and I expect more of the same tonight. The lowly Sox will have Garrett Crochet on the hill. Crochet is 4-4 with a 4.18 ERA and that is hittable.
TONIGHT’S PICK: TORONTO BLUE JAYS

The New York Yankees are the hottest team in baseball right now and will go for their eighth straight win when they host the Seattle Mariners tonight in the Bronx. Marcus Stroman is expected on the hill for the Bombers and he has been delivering. In Stroman’s last outing against a really good Minnesota Twins team, he yielded just 2 hits over 6 innings of work and New York went on to win, 4-0. The Yankees are hot, ride ’em ’til they’re not.
TONIGHT’S PICK: NEW YORK YANKEES