Expert MLB Picks and Previews

The San Francisco Giants visit the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday afternoon at Chase Field, with first pitch scheduled for 3:40 PM ET. San Francisco enters at 20-28 and fourth in the NL West, while Arizona sits at 23-23 and third in the division. The Diamondbacks have taken the first two games of this series and are now chasing a sweep

The Texas Rangers visit the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday afternoon at Coors Field, with first pitch scheduled for 7:10 PM ET. Texas enters at 23-25 and second in the AL West, while Colorado sits at 19-30 and fifth in the NL West. The Rangers have won six of their last ten, and Tuesday’s 10-0 win looked like the kind of

The Houston Astros visit the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon at Target Field, with first pitch scheduled for 1:40 PM ET. Houston enters at 20-30 and fourth in the AL West, while Minnesota sits at 22-27 and third in the AL Central. Neither team has been especially clean this season, but this series has already given bettors two very different

The Cincinnati Reds visit the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, with first pitch scheduled for 1:05 PM ET. Both teams enter at 25-24, but they are in different spots emotionally. Cincinnati is coming off a 4-1 win on Tuesday, while Philadelphia saw its strong recent run slowed by a quiet offensive game. The Reds are fourth

The Baltimore Orioles visit the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon at Tropicana Field, with first pitch scheduled for 1:10 PM ET. Baltimore enters at 21-28 and last in the AL East, while Tampa Bay sits at 32-15 and owns the best record in baseball. This is a tough assignment for an Orioles team that has dropped two straight and

Mariners shake up rotation vs. White Sox, send Luis Castillo to bullpen Luis Castillo hasn’t pitched out of the bullpen in a regular-season game in his 10-year career. That’s likely to change Tuesday night, when the Seattle Mariners plan to “piggyback” starter Bryce Miller and Castillo in the second game of a three-game series against the visiting Chicago White Sox.

After thwarting no-hit bid, Angels aim to flummox A’s again The Los Angeles Angels were three outs away from a seventh straight loss and didn’t have a single hit in Monday’s series opener with the Athletics. Two batters later, the script was triumphantly flipped for the Angels. They will report to the ballpark with much-needed enthusiasm when they face the

The Baltimore Orioles visit the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Tropicana Field, with first pitch set for 6:40 PM ET on RAYS. Baltimore enters at 21-27 and fourth in the AL East, while Tampa Bay is rolling at 31-15 and sitting first in the division. This is a tough bounce-back spot for the Orioles after getting hammered 16-6

The New York Mets visit the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night at Nationals Park, with first pitch set for 6:45 PM ET on NATS. New York enters at 21-26 and fifth in the NL East, but the Mets are playing much better lately. They have won three straight and are 7-3 over their last 10 games. Washington comes in at