Expert MLB Picks and Previews

The San Diego Padres visit the Washington Nationals on Friday night at Nationals Park, with first pitch set for 6:45 PM ET on SDPA. San Diego comes in at 31-24 and second in the NL West, but the form is not great. The Padres have lost four straight, and the offense has gone quiet at the wrong time. Washington enters

The Miami Marlins visit the New York Mets on Friday night at Citi Field, with first pitch set for 7:10 PM ET on WPIX. Miami comes in at 26-31 and fourth in the NL East after losing two straight in Toronto. The Marlins are 5-5 over their last ten, but they already swept the Mets last weekend, so there is

The Kansas City Royals visit the Texas Rangers on Friday night at Globe Life Field, with first pitch set for 8:05 PM ET on CW33 and Royals.TV. Kansas City comes in at 22-34 and fourth in the AL Central, carrying a three-game losing streak after getting swept by the Yankees. The Royals are also just 7-17 on the road, which

The Milwaukee Brewers visit the Houston Astros on Friday night at Daikin Park, with first pitch set for 8:10 PM ET. Milwaukee comes in at 33-20 and first in the NL Central after sweeping the Cardinals. The Brewers have won three straight, seven of their last ten, and 15 of their last 19, so this is not just a normal

The San Francisco Giants visit the Colorado Rockies on Friday night at Coors Field, with first pitch set for 8:40 PM ET. San Francisco comes in at 22-34 and fourth in the NL West, trying to stop a three-game losing streak after getting swept by Arizona. The Giants have lost seven of their last ten, and the offense has been

The New York Yankees visit the Athletics on Friday night at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, with first pitch set for 9:40 PM ET. New York comes in at 34-22 and second in the AL East, riding a four-game winning streak after sweeping the Royals in Kansas City. The Yankees are not just winning right now. They are doing

The Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Seattle Mariners on Friday night at T-Mobile Park, with first pitch set for 10:10 PM ET on Mariners.TV, DBACKS.TV, and KING 5. Arizona comes in at 31-24 and second in the NL West, riding a five-game winning streak after sweeping the Giants in San Francisco. The Diamondbacks have won nine of their last ten, so

The Philadelphia Phillies visit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium, with first pitch set for 10:15 PM ET on Apple TV. Philadelphia comes in at 29-27 and second in the NL East, riding a three-game winning streak after sweeping the Padres in San Diego. The Phillies allowed only three total runs in that

The Toronto Blue Jays visit the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, with first pitch set for 7:05 PM ET. Toronto comes in at 28-29 and third in the AL East after winning three straight and seven of its last ten. The Blue Jays are not fully healthy, but they are starting to grind out