Expert Baseball Picks and Previews

The Athletics visit the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, with first pitch set for 9:38 PM ET. This is the final game of a four-game AL West series, and it has a strange betting feel because the better team is priced almost even against the better starting pitcher. The Athletics enter at

The Colorado Rockies visit the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Chase Field in Phoenix, with first pitch set for 9:40 PM ET. It is another NL West spot where the gap between these two teams feels pretty clear on paper, but the number still matters. Colorado comes in 19-31, last in the division, while Arizona is 25-23

The Pittsburgh Pirates visit the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Busch Stadium, with first pitch set for 1:15 PM ET. This is the rubber match of the series, and it comes after Pittsburgh answered Tuesday’s extra-inning loss with a clean 7-0 shutout on Wednesday. Pittsburgh enters at 25-24 and fifth in the NL Central, which looks

The New York Mets visit the Washington Nationals on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Nationals Park, with first pitch set for 4:05 PM ET. This is the finale of a four-game NL East series, and Washington has a chance to win another home set after taking the last two games from New York. The Mets enter at 21-28 and fifth

The Cleveland Guardians visit the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Comerica Park, with first pitch set for 1:10 PM ET. Cleveland enters at 29-22 and first in the AL Central, while Detroit sits 20-30 and last in the division. The game will be shown on Guardians.TV and Detroit SportsNet. The form gap is pretty loud here. Cleveland

A’s ride offensive explosion into rematch vs. Angels The Los Angeles Angels hope to do a better job of closing out innings when they host the Athletics in the third contest of their four-game series on Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif. The A’s scored 12 of their 14 runs with two outs on Tuesday, including all six runs in the third

The Chicago White Sox visit the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday afternoon at T-Mobile Park, with first pitch scheduled for 4:10 PM ET. Chicago enters at 25-23 and has been one of the hotter teams in the American League lately, while Seattle sits at 23-27 and is still trying to find a more consistent rhythm after splitting the first two games

The Atlanta Braves visit the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night at loanDepot Park, with first pitch scheduled for 6:40 PM ET. Atlanta enters at 33-16 and leads the NL East, while Miami sits at 22-27 and fourth in the division. The Braves have won seven of their last ten, and they looked like the better team again Tuesday in an

The Cleveland Guardians visit the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night at Comerica Park, with first pitch scheduled for 6:40 PM ET. Cleveland enters at 28-22 and sits first in the AL Central, while Detroit is 20-29 and stuck at the bottom of the division. The Guardians are rolling with four straight wins and seven wins in their last ten, while