Expert MLB Picks and Previews

The Houston Astros host the Detroit Tigers at Daikin Park on Wednesday afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 2:10 PM ET. This is the rubber match of the series after Detroit took the opener and Houston answered with a 4-2 comeback win on Tuesday night. The market is treating this as close to a pick’em, and that makes sense. Detroit

The Philadelphia Phillies host the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 1:05 PM ET. Philadelphia has controlled this series so far, winning the first two games by a combined 15-2 score, and the market is still giving the Phillies a small edge at home. Miami is not getting a huge underdog price,

The Washington Nationals host the Kansas City Royals at Nationals Park on Wednesday afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 1:05 PM ET. Washington has already taken the first two games of the series, and the Nationals now have a chance to finish the sweep at home. Kansas City is trying to stop a rough stretch, while Washington continues to build

The Cincinnati Reds host the New York Mets at Great American Ball Park on Wednesday afternoon, with first pitch scheduled for 12:40 PM ET. Cincinnati has controlled the first two games of this series, and the Reds now have a chance to finish the sweep at home. New York badly needs a response after dropping back-to-back games in Cincinnati. The

The Toronto Blue Jays visit the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night at Fenway Park, with first pitch set for 6:45 PM ET on NESN, SN1, and TVA Sports. Toronto comes in at 35-38 and third in the AL East, while Boston is 29-41 and last in the division. The Blue Jays took Tuesday’s opener 6-1, and they have the

The Chicago White Sox visit the New York Yankees on Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium, with first pitch set for 7:05 PM ET. Chicago comes in at 38-33 and second in the AL Central, while New York is 44-27 and leading the AL East. The Yankees are on a three-game winning streak, and they looked every bit like a first-place

The San Francisco Giants visit the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night at Truist Park, with first pitch set for 7:15 PM ET on BravesVision. San Francisco comes in at 29-43 and fourth in the NL West, while Atlanta is 46-25 and leading the NL East. The records point strongly toward the Braves, but this is not a clean handicap because

The Cleveland Guardians visit the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night at American Family Field, with first pitch set for 7:40 PM ET on Guardians.TV and Brewers.TV. Cleveland comes in at 39-34 and still leads the AL Central, while Milwaukee is 44-26 and leading the NL Central. The Brewers took Tuesday’s opener 2-1, and this is another tight pitching-first matchup on

Reds strive for first home sweep of season in matchup vs. Mets The Cincinnati Reds will aim for their first home sweep of the season when they face the New York Mets on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series. The Reds entered the set having dropped eight of 10 games to fall a season-low four games under