Expert Baseball Picks and Previews

The San Francisco Giants and Miami Marlins close out their weekend series Sunday afternoon at loanDepot park, with first pitch scheduled for 1:40 p.m. ET. San Francisco comes in at 31-45 and fourth in the NL West, while Miami is 39-38, fourth in the NL East, and still hanging around the crowded National League playoff picture. It is not a

Washington heads to Tropicana Field on Sunday for the rubber match against Tampa Bay, with first pitch set for 1:40 p.m. ET. The Nationals enter at 40-37, third in the NL East, and they have been one of the better road teams in baseball at 24-15 away from home. Tampa Bay is 42-31, second in the AL East, and still

The Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers wrap up their AL Central series Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park, with first pitch set for 1:40 p.m. ET. Chicago comes in at 39-36 and still very much in the division picture, while Detroit sits at 32-44 but has already grabbed the first two games of this weekend set. The Tigers are playing

The Cleveland Guardians and Houston Astros close out their weekend series Sunday afternoon at Daikin Park, with first pitch set for 2:10 p.m. ET. Cleveland comes in at 41-36 and still sitting first in the AL Central, while Houston is 36-42, fourth in the AL West, but only three games out in a division that has stayed pretty compressed. This

Lineup changes always in play as Guardians face Astros With Cleveland’s lineup hampered by the losses of Jose Ramirez and rookie Chase DeLauter to injuries last weekend, the Guardians’ revamped batting order delivered in a big way on Saturday. Rookie Travis Bazzana and Kyle Manzardo, batting first and second, respectively, went a combined 6-for-8 with four runs and eight RBIs

Nationals manager Blake Butera sees defense key to winning vs. Rays The Washington Nationals will attempt to win their sixth straight road series when they face the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla. One reason for the Nationals’ success, from first-year manager Blake Butera’s perspective, is improved defense. In Saturday’s 4-3 victory to square the series,

Padres bring suddenly loud bats into series finale vs. Rangers The San Diego Padres have spent the majority of the regular season scuffling at the plate. As they search for a series win over the host Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas, the Padres hope their recent offensive success becomes a trend. San Diego is tied for scoring

White Sox RHP Davis Martin looks to bounce back against Tigers Chicago White Sox right-hander Davis Martin rarely gives up home runs. That’s what made his last start such an anomaly. Martin was tagged for three long balls by the New York Yankees in his worst outing of the season. He will try to get back on track as his

Giants workhorse Logan Webb aims to cool off sizzling Marlins The San Francisco Giants have been highly disappointing so far this season, but the same cannot be said about Logan Webb, their ace right-hander. Webb (4-4, 3.46 ERA) will start the series finale on Sunday afternoon against the host Miami Marlins, who will be going for a three-game sweep. Blessed