Expert Baseball Picks and Previews

The Houston Astros and Los Angeles Angels open a three-game AL West series Monday night at Angel Stadium in Anaheim. First pitch is scheduled for 9:38 PM ET, with coverage on Space City Home Network, Angels TV, and MLB.TV. Houston enters at 30-37 and fourth in the division, while Los Angeles is 25-41 and sits fifth. Houston took two of

The Washington Nationals and San Francisco Giants open a three-game series Monday night at Oracle Park in San Francisco. First pitch is scheduled for 9:45 PM ET, or 6:45 PM local time, with coverage on Nationals.TV, NBC Sports Bay Area, and MLB.TV. Washington enters at 33-33 and third in the NL East, while San Francisco is 27-39 and fourth in

The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays open a three-game AL East series Monday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 PM ET, with coverage on NESN, Rays.TV, and MLB.TV. Boston enters at 27-36 and fifth in the division, while Tampa Bay is 37-25 and tied near the top of the AL East.

The Philadelphia Phillies and Toronto Blue Jays open a three-game interleague series Monday night at Rogers Centre in Toronto. First pitch is scheduled for 7:07 PM ET, with coverage on MLB.TV and regional broadcasts. Philadelphia enters at 35-30 and second in the NL East, while Toronto is 32-34 and third in the AL East. The Phillies have won seven of

The Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles open a four-game series Monday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 PM ET, with coverage on MASN, Mariners.TV, and MLB.TV. Seattle enters at 34-32 and remains first in the AL West, while Baltimore is 31-35 and fourth in the AL East. Both clubs are trying to move

Nationals enjoying Diamondbacks’ hospitality, pursue series sweep The Washington Nationals do not need their home field to feel right at home. The Nationals have 21 road wins — only the Atlanta Braves have more with 23 — and will look to finish a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday. “I know we are playing really well

Giants to end grueling road trip with finale against Cubs An exhausting trip that has included 15- and 13-run wins but also a pair of walk-off losses will end with a night game more than 2,000 miles from home when the San Francisco Giants wrap up a three-game set Sunday against the Chicago Cubs. The series has featured polar-opposite games

Dominant Dodgers eye season sweep of awful Angels The Los Angeles Dodgers scored nine runs in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday and still are not likely to have any sympathy for their opponent entering Sunday afternoon’s season finale between the Southern California clubs at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers are one victory away from a 6-0

Losing skid behind them, Padres push for series win vs. Mets It wasn’t like the San Diego Padres started knocking down the walls at their home ballpark Saturday night. Their five hits were pretty much on par with their paltry production lately. But one of them was a two-run homer by Freddy Fermin, breaking an 0-for-30 skid and enabling the