Expert MLB Picks and Previews

The Milwaukee Brewers visit the Washington Nationals on Friday night at Nationals Park, with first pitch scheduled for 6:45 p.m. ET. Milwaukee enters at 16-14 and sitting fourth in the NL Central, while Washington is 15-17 and third in the NL East. It is a fairly tight matchup on records, but the market gives Milwaukee a clear edge because of

The Cincinnati Reds visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night at PNC Park, with first pitch scheduled for 6:45 p.m. ET. Cincinnati enters at 20-11 and leading the NL Central, while Pittsburgh is 16-16 and sitting fifth in the division. The records point one way, but the market is pricing the Pirates as the home favorite because of the starting

The Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Chicago Cubs on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, with first pitch scheduled for 2:20 p.m. ET. Arizona enters at 16-14 and sitting third in the NL West, while Chicago is 19-12 and second in the NL Central. The Cubs have the better current form, winning two straight and going 7-3 over their last 10. Arizona

Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr seeks first homer, wins in series vs. White Sox It’s safe to say that no one had San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. getting to May 1 without a homer on his stat sheet. But that’s the case as Tatis and San Diego gear up for the first game on Friday of a three-game weekend

A’s Lawrence Butler eager to heat up as finale vs. Royals approaches Lawrence Butler’s bat has been in a deep slumber, and the 25-year-old outfielder hasn’t resembled the player who topped 20 homers in each of his first two full major league seasons. Perhaps that’s why Athletics manager Mark Kotsay was so excited to see the “Law Dog” deliver a

The San Francisco Giants visit the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday, April 30, with first pitch scheduled for 12:35 PM ET. San Francisco enters at 13-16 and fifth in the NL West, but the Giants have played better lately, winning six of their last 10 despite getting shut out 7-0 in the series opener. Philadelphia is 10-19

The Colorado Rockies visit the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on Thursday, April 30, with first pitch scheduled for 12:40 PM ET. Colorado enters at 14-17 and fourth in the NL West, but the Rockies have been more competitive lately, going 6-4 over their last 10 and coming off a 13-2 win over Cincinnati. The Reds come in

The Washington Nationals visit the New York Mets at Citi Field on Thursday, April 30, with first pitch scheduled for 1:10 PM ET. Washington enters at 14-17 and third in the NL East, while New York sits at 10-20 and last in the division. The Mets are favored despite their ugly form, with Freddy Peralta set to face Miles Mikolas

The Arizona Diamondbacks visit the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field on Thursday, April 30, with first pitch scheduled for 1:40 PM ET. Arizona enters at 16-13 and third in the NL West, while Milwaukee comes in at 15-14 and fourth in the NL Central. The series is tied 1-1 after Arizona answered Tuesday’s blowout loss with a 6-2 win