Expert Baseball Picks and Previews

The Minnesota Twins and Arizona Diamondbacks close out their weekend series Sunday afternoon at Chase Field, with first pitch set for 3:15 p.m. ET. Minnesota enters at 37-41 and still hanging around the AL Wild Card fringe, while Arizona sits at 39-37 and is trying to stay in the NL Wild Card mix after a strange, messy first two games

Pittsburgh wraps up its weekend series in Denver on Sunday afternoon, with first pitch set for 3:10 p.m. ET at Coors Field. The Pirates come in at 38-39 and fourth in the NL Central, while the Rockies are 30-47 and fifth in the NL West. Colorado has already taken the first two games of the series, winning 4-3 on Friday

The San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers finish their three-game series Sunday afternoon at Globe Life Field, with first pitch scheduled for 2:35 p.m. ET. San Diego enters at 39-36 and second in the NL West, while Texas is 36-40 and third in the AL West. Both teams have split the first two games, so this is not just a

The Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs finish their weekend set Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field, with first pitch scheduled for 2:20 p.m. ET. Toronto enters at 38-39 and third in the AL East, while Chicago is 40-37 and third in the NL Central. It is not a playoff game, obviously, but it does have that midseason swing feel. Both

The St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals close out their I-70 series Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium, with first pitch set for 2:10 p.m. ET. St. Louis enters at 40-34, second in the NL Central and still very much in the Wild Card mix, but the Cardinals have dropped three straight and have already lost the first two games

With rash of hurt pitchers, D-backs’ Jose Cabrera to make MLB debut vs. Twins The Minnesota Twins have seen the bottom half of their batting order do considerable damage through the first two games of their series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Twins will look for continued production from the back end when they face the Diamondbacks in the rubber

After pair of one-run games, Rockies seek sweep against Pirates The Colorado Rockies signed Michael Lorenzen to a one-year deal in the offseason to give the rotation a veteran presence. Lorenzen has provided that steadiness despite struggling. If the 1.80 ERA in his last two starts are an indication, the right-hander is finding a groove nearing the halfway point of

The Cincinnati Reds and New York Yankees close out their weekend series Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, with first pitch set for 1:35 p.m. ET. Cincinnati comes in at 36-39 and fifth in the NL Central, while New York is 46-29 and still sitting first in the AL East. That makes the standings gap pretty clear, but the betting market

The Milwaukee Brewers and Atlanta Braves close out a strong interdivision series Sunday afternoon at Truist Park, with first pitch set for 1:35 p.m. ET. Milwaukee comes in at 45-29 and still leading the NL Central, but the first two games in Atlanta have been frustrating: a 3-2 loss Friday and a 4-3 walk-off loss Saturday. That is usually the