Expert MLB Picks and Previews

The Atlanta Braves visit the Miami Marlins on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at loanDepot park in Miami, with first pitch set for 6:40 PM ET. Atlanta comes in at 34-16 and leads the NL East, while Miami sits fourth in the division at 22-28. The records tell most of the story, but the pricing is still interesting because Sandy Alcantara

The Toronto Blue Jays visit the New York Yankees on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Yankee Stadium, with first pitch set for 7:05 PM ET. This is the final game of a four-game AL East series, and it already has a little extra edge after Toronto pulled out a 2-1 win on Wednesday night. Toronto enters at 22-27 and still

The Athletics visit the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, with first pitch set for 9:38 PM ET. This is the final game of a four-game AL West series, and it has a strange betting feel because the better team is priced almost even against the better starting pitcher. The Athletics enter at

The Colorado Rockies visit the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Chase Field in Phoenix, with first pitch set for 9:40 PM ET. It is another NL West spot where the gap between these two teams feels pretty clear on paper, but the number still matters. Colorado comes in 19-31, last in the division, while Arizona is 25-23

The Pittsburgh Pirates visit the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Busch Stadium, with first pitch set for 1:15 PM ET. This is the rubber match of the series, and it comes after Pittsburgh answered Tuesday’s extra-inning loss with a clean 7-0 shutout on Wednesday. Pittsburgh enters at 25-24 and fifth in the NL Central, which looks

The New York Mets visit the Washington Nationals on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Nationals Park, with first pitch set for 4:05 PM ET. This is the finale of a four-game NL East series, and Washington has a chance to win another home set after taking the last two games from New York. The Mets enter at 21-28 and fifth

The Cleveland Guardians visit the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Comerica Park, with first pitch set for 1:10 PM ET. Cleveland enters at 29-22 and first in the AL Central, while Detroit sits 20-30 and last in the division. The game will be shown on Guardians.TV and Detroit SportsNet. The form gap is pretty loud here. Cleveland

A’s ride offensive explosion into rematch vs. Angels The Los Angeles Angels hope to do a better job of closing out innings when they host the Athletics in the third contest of their four-game series on Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif. The A’s scored 12 of their 14 runs with two outs on Tuesday, including all six runs in the third

The Chicago White Sox visit the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday afternoon at T-Mobile Park, with first pitch scheduled for 4:10 PM ET. Chicago enters at 25-23 and has been one of the hotter teams in the American League lately, while Seattle sits at 23-27 and is still trying to find a more consistent rhythm after splitting the first two games