Expert MLB Picks and Previews

The Seattle Mariners visit the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night at Busch Stadium, with first pitch set for 8:15 p.m. ET. Seattle enters at 11-15 and fourth in the AL West, while St. Louis is 14-10 and third in the NL Central. This interleague matchup has a clear pitching edge on paper for the road team, but the price

The Chicago Cubs head to UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on Friday night for a 10:15 p.m. ET matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Chicago enters at 16-9 and riding a nine-game winning streak, while Los Angeles sits 17-8 after avoiding a sweep in San Francisco with a 3-0 win over the Giants. The opener is set for Apple TV+,

The Miami Marlins head west to face the San Francisco Giants on Friday night at Oracle Park, with first pitch set for 10:15 p.m. ET. Miami enters at 12-13 and second in the NL East, while San Francisco sits 11-14 and fourth in the NL West. It is early, yes, but both teams are still trying to decide whether they

The Boston Red Sox visit the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, with first pitch set for 7:05 p.m. ET. Boston enters at 9-16 and last in the AL East, while Baltimore is 12-13 and third in the division. The Red Sox have dropped three straight and have only three wins in their last 10

The Detroit Tigers head to Great American Ball Park on Friday night to face the Cincinnati Reds, with first pitch set for 6:40 p.m. ET. Detroit enters at 14-12 and riding a two-game winning streak, while Cincinnati is 16-9 and first in the NL Central. The Reds are coming off a 6-1 loss to Tampa Bay, but they still took

Mariners’ big bats waking up ahead of series at Cardinals Maybe the Seattle Mariners’ big three are finally getting over their World Baseball Classic hangovers. Over their just-completed six-game homestand, Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez and Josh Naylor’s bats started to heat up. The Mariners went 3-3 against a pair of American League West rivals, the Texas Rangers and the Athletics,

Angels visit Mike Trout-friendly Kansas City for 3-game series While the Los Angeles Angels have ended their first true skid on the young season, the Kansas City Royals continue to struggle. Looking to build on a needed victory, the visiting Angels try to hand the Royals a 10th loss in 11 games on Friday night. Los Angeles ended a four-game

Blue Jays in evaluation mode as homestand opens vs. Guardians The Toronto Blue Jays will try to gain some traction during a six-game homestand that starts Friday night against the Cleveland Guardians. The Blue Jays completed a 4-5 road trip with a 7-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday as they continue to seek the magic of last

Atlanta goes into Thursday afternoon at Nationals Park trying to close out the series with another division win. The Braves are 17-8 and lead the NL East, while Washington is 11-14 and sitting third after dropping Wednesday’s 8-6 game. First pitch is set for 1:05 p.m. ET in D.C., with streaming coverage listed on MLB.TV. Atlanta turns to JR Ritchie