Expert MLB Picks and Previews

The Atlanta Braves visit the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night at loanDepot Park, with first pitch scheduled for 6:40 PM ET. Atlanta enters at 33-16 and leads the NL East, while Miami sits at 22-27 and fourth in the division. The Braves have won seven of their last ten, and they looked like the better team again Tuesday in an

The Cleveland Guardians visit the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night at Comerica Park, with first pitch scheduled for 6:40 PM ET. Cleveland enters at 28-22 and sits first in the AL Central, while Detroit is 20-29 and stuck at the bottom of the division. The Guardians are rolling with four straight wins and seven wins in their last ten, while

The New York Mets visit the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night at Nationals Park, with first pitch scheduled for 6:45 PM ET. New York enters at 21-27 and fifth in the NL East, while Washington sits at 24-25 and third in the division. The Mets have been the more talented team on paper in a lot of spots, but that

The Toronto Blue Jays visit the New York Yankees on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 PM ET. Toronto enters at 21-27 and fourth in the AL East, while New York sits at 30-19 and second in the division. The Yankees have taken the first two games of this series, and Tuesday’s 5-4 win felt

The Milwaukee Brewers visit the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night at Wrigley Field, with first pitch scheduled for 7:40 PM ET. Milwaukee enters at 28-18 and now sits first in the NL Central after taking the first two games of this series. Chicago is 29-20, still dangerous at home, but the Cubs have dropped four straight and eight of their

The Boston Red Sox visit the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 7:40 PM ET. Boston enters at 21-27 and is trying to keep building after two straight wins, while Kansas City sits at 20-29 and is sliding again after dropping two in a row. This is not the prettiest matchup on

The Pittsburgh Pirates visit the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night at Busch Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 7:45 PM ET. This NL Central matchup has a little more edge now after St. Louis took Tuesday’s game 9-6 in 10 innings, handing Pittsburgh its fourth straight loss and adding to what has been a frustrating recent slide for the

The Los Angeles Dodgers visit the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night at Petco Park, with first pitch scheduled for 8:40 PM local time. This is another tight NL West spot between two teams that have traded control near the top of the division, and it feels like the kind of game where one swing or one bullpen mistake can

The Athletics visit the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, with first pitch scheduled for 9:38 PM ET. This AL West matchup carries a strange kind of contrast. The Athletics are hanging around the top of the division despite being close to .500, while the Angels are still buried near the bottom of the standings