Expert MLB Picks and Previews

The Texas Rangers visit the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium, with first pitch set for 7:45 PM ET. Texas enters at 29-31 and second in the AL West after taking Monday’s opener 2-1. The Rangers have now won four straight, and the pitching staff continues to give them a chance even when the offense does not

The Pittsburgh Pirates visit the Houston Astros on Tuesday night at Daikin Park, with first pitch set for 8:10 PM ET. Pittsburgh comes in at 32-28 and second in the NL Central, riding a three-game winning streak after sweeping Minnesota. The Pirates are playing with confidence, and their lineup has been one of the better contact-and-on-base groups in baseball. Houston

The Colorado Rockies visit the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, with first pitch set for 9:38 PM ET. Colorado comes in at 22-38 and fifth in the NL West, still trying to find any kind of consistency away from Coors Field. The Rockies have gone 3-7 over their last ten, and their road profile

After top offensive game since April, Royals eager for more vs. Reds Series wins have been hard to come by for the Kansas City Royals. Ahead of the second contest of a three-game set against the host Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday, the Royals can begin the month of June by clinching the interleague series. Kansas City has won just one

The Los Angeles Dodgers visit the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night at Chase Field, with first pitch set for 9:40 PM ET. Los Angeles is still in control of the NL West, but the Dodgers are coming off a 4-1 loss in Monday’s series opener. Shohei Ohtani had three hits, but the rest of the lineup could not do enough

The New York Mets visit the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park, with first pitch set for 9:40 PM ET. New York comes in at 26-34 and fifth in the NL East after losing 3-2 in extra innings on Monday. The Mets had won four straight before that loss, but the offense went quiet again, producing only two

The Miami Marlins visit the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night at Nationals Park. Miami enters at 27-34 and fourth in the NL East after snapping a five-game losing streak with a 7-3 win in Monday’s series opener. The Marlins used power late, got seven innings from Sandy Alcantara, and gave their bullpen a needed reset before what looks like a

The Detroit Tigers visit the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field, with first pitch set for 6:40 PM ET. Detroit comes in at 23-38 and fifth in the AL Central, but the Tigers finally got a needed win Monday night, beating Tampa Bay 10-9 in a wild series opener. That victory snapped a four-game losing streak and

The Athletics visit the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, with first pitch set for 8:05 PM ET. The Athletics come in at 28-31 and third in the AL West after a rough finish to May. They dropped seven of their final nine games last month and were hit hard during a 1-5 homestand against Seattle and New