Expert MLB Picks and Previews

The Athletics head into Tuesday night at 0-4 and already chasing the division in the AL West, while Atlanta is 3-1 and sitting at the top of a crowded NL East race. First pitch is set for 7:15 p.m. EDT at Truist Park, and this series already has a tone to it after the Braves opened it with a 4-0

The Los Angeles Angels head to Wrigley Field on Tuesday night trying to stop an early three-game slide, while the Cubs come in off a 7-2 win in the series opener and sit one game back in the NL Central. Los Angeles enters 2-3 and fourth in the AL West. Chicago is 2-2 and third in its division. First pitch

Colorado heads back into Rogers Centre on Tuesday night after smashing Toronto 14-5 in Monday’s opener, so this becomes an interesting bounce-back spot instead of the routine Blue Jays favorite role the market expected at the start of the series. First pitch is set for 7:07 p.m. ET in Toronto, with Sportsnet, Rockies.TV, and TVA Sports carrying the game. Toronto

Washington heads into Tuesday night at 3-1, and that fast start suddenly looks a little more real after Monday’s 13-2 thumping in Philadelphia. The Nationals are not just sneaking through games, either. They have already won three road games, they have gotten production throughout the lineup, and they have looked cleaner than expected for a club that entered the year

Boston heads into Daikin Park on Tuesday night trying to stop a three-game skid, while Houston comes in on a three-game heater after Monday’s 8-1 win in the series opener. First pitch is set for 8:10 p.m. ET in Houston, with NESN and Space City Home Network carrying the broadcast. The Red Sox enter at 1-3 and sit fifth in

Detroit heads into Tuesday night at 2-2 after dropping Monday’s opener 9-6, so this is already a useful early test for a club that looked sharp in its first series at San Diego and then got punched back in Arizona. The Tigers are a half-game off the AL Central lead, while the Diamondbacks are 1-3 and still trying to clean

Cleveland heads into Tuesday night at 3-2 and sitting second in the AL Central, while Los Angeles is 3-1 and still on top of the NL West even after Monday’s 4-2 loss in the series opener. First pitch is set for 10:10 p.m. ET at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium, with SportsNet LA and Guardians.TV carrying the game. The opener

San Francisco heads back into PETCO Park on Tuesday night for Game 2 of this series after finally getting in the win column with Monday’s 3-2 result, the first big-league managerial win for Tony Vitello. First pitch is set for 9:40 p.m. ET, with MLB.TV carrying the stream and regional coverage on NBC Sports Bay Area and Padres.TV. The bigger

The Yankees and Mariners are back at it Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park, with first pitch set for 9:40 p.m. ET. New York comes in 3-1 and tied for first in the AL East, while Seattle is 3-2 and sitting a half-game off the AL West lead after taking Monday’s opener 2-1 on a walk-off. It is on TBS nationally,