Expert MLB Picks and Previews

The Kansas City Royals visit the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at Rate Field, with first pitch scheduled for 7:40 PM ET. Kansas City enters at 19-22, but the Royals have been playing better baseball lately with a 7-3 record over their last 10 games. Chicago is 19-21 and has a chance to keep pushing toward .500 after winning

The Miami Marlins visit the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night at Target Field, with first pitch scheduled for 7:40 PM ET. Miami enters at 19-22 and has won two straight after taking its weekend series finale against Washington. Minnesota is 18-23, last in the AL Central, but the Twins also come in with back-to-back wins after edging Cleveland 5-4. This

The San Diego Padres visit the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night at American Family Field, with first pitch scheduled for 7:40 PM ET. San Diego enters at 24-16 and has won two straight, while Milwaukee is 22-16 and riding a four-game winning streak after sweeping the Yankees over the weekend. This is the opener of a three-game series between two

The Seattle Mariners visit the Houston Astros on Tuesday night at Daikin Park, with first pitch set for 8:10 PM ET. Seattle comes in at 20-22 and second in the AL West, while Houston is 16-26 and sitting last in the division. The Mariners took Monday’s opener 3-1, so this is already a pressure spot for an Astros team trying

The San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers continue their NL West rivalry Tuesday night at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium, with first pitch scheduled for 10:10 PM ET. San Francisco comes in at 17-24 and has suddenly taken a little life from back-to-back wins, including Monday’s 9-3 win in the series opener. Los Angeles is 24-17 and still sitting

The Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers continue their three-game series Tuesday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, with first pitch scheduled for 8:05 PM ET. Arizona enters at 20-20 and has won three straight, including Monday’s 1-0 series-opening win. Texas is 19-22 and still searching for a steadier offensive rhythm after being held to four hits in that opener.

The Tampa Bay Rays visit the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre, with first pitch scheduled for 7:07 PM ET. Tampa Bay enters at 27-13 and owns the best record in the American League after Monday’s 8-5 win in the series opener. Toronto is 18-23, fourth in the AL East, and has now dropped two straight while

The New York Yankees visit the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, with first pitch scheduled for 6:35 PM ET. New York enters at 26-16 and still sits second in the AL East, but the Yankees have dropped four straight and five of their last six. Baltimore is 19-23 and has won back-to-back games after

The Los Angeles Angels visit the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night at Progressive Field, with first pitch scheduled for 6:10 PM ET. Los Angeles enters at 16-26 and has dropped three of its last four, while Cleveland is 22-21 and back over .500 after taking Monday’s opener 7-2. The Guardians are also sitting first in the AL Central, so this