Expert MLB Picks and Previews

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

The Kansas City Royals visit the Athletics at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento on Thursday, April 30, with first pitch set for 3:05 PM local time. Kansas City enters at 12-17 and has been playing its best baseball of the season, winning four straight before this series flipped into a tight closing spot. The Athletics come in at 15-14

The Toronto Blue Jays visit the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Thursday, April 30, with first pitch scheduled for 7:40 PM ET. Toronto enters at 14-16 and fourth in the AL East, but the recent form looks much better than the overall record. The Blue Jays have won two straight and seven of their last 10, so this is

The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on Thursday, April 30, with first pitch scheduled for 12:35 PM ET. St. Louis enters at 17-13 and third in the NL Central, while Pittsburgh is 16-15 and fifth in the division. The Cardinals have taken the first three games of this series, including Wednesday’s 5-4 win, and now

The Detroit Tigers visit the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on Thursday, April 30, with first pitch set for 12:15 PM ET. Detroit enters at 15-16 and second in the AL Central, but the road form is a real problem at 5-14. The Tigers have dropped two straight, including Wednesday’s 4-3 walk-off loss, and now have to turn around quickly

The Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles wrap a weather-adjusted series day at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Thursday, April 30, with this matchup expected to start around 4:05 PM ET as part of the doubleheader setup. Houston enters at 11-19, last in the AL West, and the road form is ugly at 3-11. Baltimore is 14-15, sitting third in

Bobby Witt Jr. finding his groove as streaking Royals face A’s The power bat of star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was missing in action for the first 27 games of the Kansas City Royals’ season. But suddenly, Witt has homered in back-to-back games, and he’ll look to continue the streak Wednesday night when the Royals visit the Athletics in West

D-backs’ Eduardo Rodriguez aspires for more road success in clash vs. Brewers The Arizona Diamondbacks will look for left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez to continue his road success on Wednesday night when the team continues its three-game series the Milwaukee Brewers. Rodriguez (2-0, 2.89 ERA) will oppose Milwaukee right-hander Brandon Sproat (0-1, 6.45). The Brewers pounded out 15 hits and capitalized on

Fresh off offensive outburst, Cards vie for series win vs. Pirates St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol spoke Sunday of the team’s need to display resilience after absorbing a weekend series sweep at home against the Seattle Mariners. It’s safe to say that Marmol has liked his team’s response. After 4-2 and 11-7 victories in the first two contests of