Expert MLB Picks and Previews

The Arizona Diamondbacks visit the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park, with first pitch set for 3:45 PM PT. Arizona comes in at 30-24 and third in the NL West after taking the first two games of this series. The Diamondbacks have won four straight overall, nine of their last ten, and they continue to handle this

The Philadelphia Phillies visit the San Diego Padres on Wednesday afternoon at PETCO Park, with first pitch set for 4:10 PM ET. Philadelphia comes in at 28-27 and third in the NL East after taking the first two games of this series. The Phillies shut out San Diego 3-0 on Monday, then followed it with a 4-3 win Tuesday behind

The Tampa Bay Rays visit the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, with first pitch set for 6:35 PM ET. Tampa Bay comes in at 34-18 and first in the AL East, but the Rays are suddenly trying to stop a three-game losing streak. That is not panic time, not with this roster, but the

The Chicago Cubs visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night at PNC Park, with first pitch set for 6:40 PM ET. Chicago comes in at 29-26 and has now lost 10 straight games, which is wild considering this same team already had two 10-game winning streaks earlier in the season. The record is still above .500, but the way the

The Los Angeles Angels visit the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night at Comerica Park, with first pitch set for 6:40 PM ET. Los Angeles comes in at 21-34 and fifth in the AL West, but the Angels are playing their best baseball in a while. They have won four straight, including Tuesday’s 10-6 win over Detroit. The Tigers also sit

The Atlanta Braves visit the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night at Fenway Park, with first pitch set for 6:45 PM ET. Atlanta comes in at 37-18 and first in the NL East, and the Braves are back in the win column after taking Tuesday’s opener 7-6. It got tight late, but the bigger point is that Atlanta’s lineup woke

Mariners bid to move into first place in AL West in finale vs. A’s The Seattle Mariners have been looking up in the standings at the Athletics for most of the season. But now the Mariners have the opportunity to change their view. Seattle aims at first place in the division and a sweep of the A’s when the two

The Cincinnati Reds visit the New York Mets on Wednesday night at Citi Field, with first pitch set for 7:10 PM ET on SNY. Cincinnati comes in at 29-25 and third in the NL Central, riding a three-game winning streak after taking the first two games of this series by identical 7-2 scores. New York enters at 22-33 and last

The Minnesota Twins visit the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night at Rate Field, with first pitch set for 7:40 PM ET. Minnesota comes in at 27-28 and third in the AL Central after Tuesday’s 5-3 extra-inning win. The Twins have won five of their last six, and they finally snapped that frustrating head-to-head losing streak against Chicago. The White