Expert Baseball Picks and Previews

With bullpens taxed, Rays, Pirates hope starters can go deep With exhausted bullpens following Saturday’s six-hour, 39-minute, 13-inning marathon game, the pressure is on the Rays’ Shane McClanahan and the Pirates’ Mitch Keller to deliver strong starts on Sunday afternoon in the finale of their three-game series in Pittsburgh. The Rays used eight relievers and the Pirates used six relievers

With Yainer Diaz struggling, Astros aim to even series vs. Cards Houston catcher Yainer Diaz was absent from the starting lineup on Friday when the Astros lost 9-4 to the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game interleague series. While the Astros have enjoyed success offensively this season, leading the American League in several categories, Diaz has

Blue Jays’ Max Scherzer aims to hit right notes vs. D-backs Max Scherzer’s off-day preparation includes time on the piano. Don’t knock it until you try it. Scherzer (1-2, 9.58 ERA) will get the ball on Saturday for the Toronto Blue Jays against Zac Gallen (1-1, 3.60) of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The veteran right-handers will meet Saturday in Phoenix in

Dodgers’ Emmet Sheehan vies to continue mastery of Rockies The weekend didn’t start well for the Colorado Rockies, but they will have three more chances against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Los Angeles recorded a 7-1 win in the opener of a four-game series in Denver on Friday night. The Dodgers have won four games in a row and 11 of

With heavy hearts, Angels clash with Padres again Veteran right-hander German Marquez will vie to win his third consecutive start on Saturday night when his San Diego Padres try to even their three-game series against an “emotional” Los Angeles Angels team in Anaheim, Calif. Marquez (2-1, 5.54 ERA) enters off of back-to-back wins over the Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies,

Toronto heads into Chase Field on Saturday night trying to steady a shaky start, while Arizona is in the better short-term spot and has already looked more stable through the first few weeks. The Blue Jays come in at 7-10, the Diamondbacks at 11-8, and the market reflects that gap without making Arizona too expensive. First pitch is set in

The Dodgers head back into Coors Field on Saturday night after handling Colorado 7-1 in Friday’s opener, and the market is not hiding the gap between these teams. Los Angeles comes in as a heavy road favorite at -290, Colorado sits at +232, and the total is all the way up at 11.0. That number alone tells you what this

San Diego heads into Angel Stadium on Saturday, April 18th, 2026 in a matchup that looks tighter on the board than it might seem at first glance. The Padres come in as a slight road favorite at -115, while the Angels sit close behind at -105, which tells you this game is being priced more around execution than reputation. It

Texas heads into Seattle in a much better rhythm than the price might suggest. The Rangers just blanked the Mariners 5-0 on Friday, they have handled this matchup well early in the season, and now they get another division game at T-Mobile Park with the market still leaving them in plus money. First pitch is set for Saturday night in