Expert Baseball Picks and Previews

The San Diego Padres visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park. San Diego enters at 32-28 and second in the NL West, but the Padres are sliding hard. They have lost four straight, eight of their last nine, and all five meetings with Philadelphia this season. Philadelphia comes in at 32-29 and second in the NL

Cubs continue search for offense against Athletics The Chicago Cubs continue to be stuck in an offensive slump that has seen the club score three or fewer runs in 10 of its past 16 games. The Cubs will attempt to break out of the pattern on Wednesday night in the middle contest of a three-game series against the Athletics in

The San Diego Padres visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park, with first pitch set for 6:40 PM ET on NBC. San Diego enters at 32-27 and second in the NL West, but the Padres are sliding. They have lost three straight, seven of their last ten, and have now dropped four straight meetings with Philadelphia

The Baltimore Orioles visit the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night at Fenway Park, with first pitch set for 6:45 PM ET on MASN and NESN. Baltimore enters at 29-32 and fourth in the AL East after winning Tuesday’s opener 4-2. The Orioles have now won three straight and seven of their last ten, which makes them one of the

The Kansas City Royals visit the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park, with first pitch set for 7:10 PM ET. Kansas City enters at 23-38 and fifth in the AL Central after another painful loss Tuesday, falling 4-3 in 10 innings despite a dominant start from Noah Cameron. Cincinnati comes in at 31-29 and fifth in

The Cleveland Guardians visit the New York Yankees on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium, with first pitch set for 7:05 PM ET. Cleveland enters at 35-27 and first in the AL Central after taking Tuesday’s opener 9-4. The Guardians have been inconsistent over their last ten games, but that win showed how dangerous they can be when the lineup stacks

The Toronto Blue Jays visit the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night at Truist Park, with first pitch set for 7:15 PM ET. Toronto enters at 29-32 and third in the AL East after dropping Tuesday’s opener 4-3. The Blue Jays have lost three straight, but they were competitive in the first game of this series and got another strong swing

The San Francisco Giants visit the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night at American Family Field. San Francisco enters at 23-38 and fifth in the NL West after dropping the first two games of this series. The Giants have lost seven of their last eight, and even when they create traffic, the run prevention has not been good enough. Milwaukee comes

The Texas Rangers visit the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium, with first pitch set for 7:45 PM ET. Texas enters at 30-31 and second in the AL West after taking the first two games of this series. The Rangers have won five straight, and their offense has started to look more comfortable after a slow start