Expert Baseball Picks and Previews

The Houston Astros visit the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre, with first pitch set for 7:07 PM ET on Sportsnet, Space City Home Network, and TVA Sports. Houston comes in at 38-43 and fourth in the AL West, while Toronto is 39-40 and third in the AL East. Both teams are 6-4 over their last 10,

The Milwaukee Brewers visit the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night at Great American Ball Park, with first pitch set for 7:10 PM ET on WSTR and Brewers TV. Milwaukee comes in at 48-29 and first in the NL Central, while Cincinnati is 37-41 and fifth in the division. The Brewers have won three straight, including two tight, low-scoring games to

The Los Angeles Dodgers visit the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night at Target Field, with first pitch set for 7:40 PM ET on SportsNet LA. Los Angeles comes in at 51-29 and first in the NL West, while Minnesota is 38-43 and third in the AL Central. The Dodgers have won two straight in this series, including Tuesday’s 12-3 blowout,

The Arizona Diamondbacks visit the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium, with first pitch set for 7:45 PM ET on DBACKS.TV and Cardinals.TV. Arizona comes in at 40-39 and third in the NL West, while St. Louis is 42-35 and second in the NL Central. The Diamondbacks evened the series with a 4-3 win Tuesday, but the

The Atlanta Braves visit the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night at Petco Park, with first pitch set for 8:40 PM ET on Padres.TV and BravesVision. Atlanta comes in at 48-30 and first in the NL East, while San Diego is 41-37 and second in the NL West. The Braves are still trying to get their offense out of a

The Athletics visit the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday night at Oracle Park, with first pitch set for 9:45 PM ET on NBC Sports California and NBC Sports Bay Area. The Athletics come in at 38-40 and second in the AL West, while San Francisco is 31-46 and fourth in the NL West. The Giants won Tuesday’s opener 3-1, snapping

Rangers’ Jacob deGrom strives for better start vs. Marlins From 2015-21, right-hander Jacob deGrom was a four-time All-Star and a two-time Cy Young Award winner for the New York Mets. During that span, the Miami Marlins never won more than 79 games. Yet deGrom has never had it easy against the Marlins. While with the Mets, he had a stellar

Padres ride strength of strong pitching into rematch vs. slumping Braves After a 4-5 road trip marked by improved hitting and sketchy starting pitching, San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen expressed his continued belief that the starters would come around. For one night, he was proved right. The team’s top starter, Michael King, threw seven scoreless innings Monday as San

Nolan Arenado, D-backs try their luck again vs. Cardinals It’s a special series in St. Louis for Nolan Arenado, as the Arizona Diamondbacks’ third baseman has returned to the stadium he called home for the previous five seasons. “When I opted-in in 2022 to come back, I genuinely thought I was going to finish my career here,” Arenado told reporters