Expert Baseball Picks and Previews

The San Diego Padres visit the Texas Rangers on Friday night at Globe Life Field, with first pitch set for 8:05 PM ET on Rangers Sports Network and Padres.TV. San Diego comes in at 38-35 and second in the NL West, while Texas is 35-39 and third in the AL West. The Padres snapped out of their offensive slide with

The Milwaukee Brewers visit the Atlanta Braves on Friday night at Truist Park, with first pitch set for 7:15 PM ET on BVSN. Milwaukee comes in at 45-27 and first in the NL Central, while Atlanta is 46-27 and first in the NL East. This is one of the best matchups on the Friday MLB previews board, with two division

The Cincinnati Reds visit the New York Yankees on Friday night at Yankee Stadium, with first pitch set for 7:05 PM ET on YES Network and Reds.TV. Cincinnati comes in at 35-38 and fifth in the NL Central, while New York is 45-28 and first in the AL East. The Reds have dropped back under .500 and are 4-6 over

The Toronto Blue Jays visit the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, with first pitch set for 2:20 PM ET on Sportsnet and Marquee Sports Network. Toronto comes in at 37-38 and third in the AL East, while Chicago is 39-36 and third in the NL Central. The Blue Jays have won three straight, and the Cubs are

The Chicago White Sox visit the Detroit Tigers on Friday night at Comerica Park, with first pitch set for 6:40 PM ET on Chicago Sports Network and Detroit SportsNet. Chicago comes in at 39-34 and sitting near the top of the AL Central, while Detroit is 30-44 and last in the division. The White Sox just salvaged a game at

Otto Lopez producing for surging Marlins, who take on rested Giants Otto Lopez, who leads the majors in batting average at .336, will lead the host Miami Marlins against the San Francisco Giants in the start of a three-game series on Friday night. Lopez, who is being pushed by Miami as an All-Star this year, leads Marlins qualifiers in OPS

Athletics’ Zack Gelof, Nick Kurtz look to create more runs vs. Angels The Los Angeles Angels and Athletics will get together for a four-game series when the American League West rivals begin the set on Thursday night at West Sacramento, Calif. The Athletics took three of four games from the Angels in Anaheim from May 18-21, scoring 23 runs in

The Chicago White Sox head into Yankee Stadium on Thursday night looking to snap a two-game skid after a high-scoring loss to New York the night before. Chicago sits at 38-34 and continues to hover in the upper half of their division, but inconsistency has kept them from separating. The Yankees enter at 45-27 and have caught fire lately, winning

The San Francisco Giants head into Truist Park on Thursday night trying to keep a small winning streak alive after taking three straight games. They sit at 31-43 and fourth in the NL West, still playing catch-up but showing a bit more life lately. Atlanta comes in at 46-27 and leading the NL East, though the recent form is a