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05-13-22 | Phillies v. Dodgers -220 | 12-10 | Loss | -220 | 10 h 12 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Phillies will send right-hander Kyle Gibson (3-1, 2.94 ERA) to the mound today. In three lifetime appearances (two starts) against the Dodgers, Gibson is 0-3 with a 9.00 ERA. In a home start against Los Angeles last August, Gibson gave up six runs on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings. The Dodgers fell Thursday for the third time in four games despite a valiant comeback attempt. Los Angeles tied the game 7-7 after trailing by six runs but still ended up with just its third defeat in 13 home games. Poised to get the Dodgers out of their funk, as he has done so many times in the past, is Clayton Kershaw (4-0, 1.80 ERA). The veteran left-hander has given up one run or none in four of his five starts. He is coming off a road victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday, when he gave up five hits and one walk over seven scoreless innings. Kershaw had just two strikeouts against the Cubs, which was more a product of an aggressive Chicago offense. He got 21 outs on just 81 pitches. Now Kershaw faces another offense known for going on the attack early in counts. | |||||||
05-13-22 | Angels -142 v. A's | 2-0 | Win | 100 | 11 h 59 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Los Angeles Angels will send Chase Silseth to the mound to make his major league debut tonight against the host Oakland A's in the opener of a four-game series. The Angels needed an extra starter because of a Saturday doubleheader, and they elected to promote Silseth from Double-A Rocket City after the right-hander went 2-0 with a 1.73 ERA in five starts for the Trash Pandas. Silseth, 21, was an 11th-round selection in 2021 as part a draft in which the Angels drafted all pitchers. The University of Arizona product will be the first player drafted in 2021 to reach the big leagues in all of baseball. Silseth lasted six innings in each of his past three starts, but the Angels will have a bullpen rested and ready thanks to an off day on Thursday. Anchored by closer Raisel Iglesias, the Angels' bullpen has been solid. The relief corps, which currently also includes Aaron Loup, Jimmy Herget, Oliver Ortega, Ryan Tepera, Mike Mayers and Jaime Barria, has an 8-3 record and a 3.49 ERA. Right-hander Daulton Jefferies (1-5, 5.22 ERA) starts Friday for Oakland. He lost each of his past five starts after winning his initial outing of the season. | |||||||
05-13-22 | Royals v. Rockies -133 | 14-10 | Loss | -133 | 10 h 24 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Greinke (0-2, 2.67 ERA) will be opposed by left-hander Kyle Freeland (1-3, 3.94). Kansas City is coming off 3-1 road loss to the Texas Rangers on Thursday night, while Colorado had a much-needed off day. Despite his record, Greinke has been pitching well -- and efficiently. In a time when strikeouts account for nearly a third of all outs across baseball, Greinke has been throwing few pitches, striking out only 7.5 percent of the batters he has faced through his first six starts. He has fanned just 10 batters in 33 2/3 innings, and in only two of his six starts has he struck out more than one. Rockies starter Kyle Freeland has been good at home off a team loss in his career. Colorado is 5-0 in its past five home games against losing AL teams. | |||||||
05-13-22 | Yankees -171 v. White Sox | 10-4 | Win | 100 | 8 h 19 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units New York is 16-2 in its past 18 games and its 23-8 start is its best since 2003. The Yankees have scored 62 of their 150 runs in the seventh inning or beyond after scoring nine times in their final three innings of a 15-7 win over the White Sox on Thursday. Gerrit Cole (2-0, 2.67 ERA), who is 2-0 with a 0.47 ERA in his past three outings, will start for the Yankees on Friday. He allowed one run on five hits in 6 1/3 innings and struck out 10 in Game 1 of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers on Sunday. He wound up with a no-decision after allowing Kole Calhoun's tying homer on his final pitch. Cole is 2-1 with a 3.79 ERA in three career starts against the White Sox. He last faced them May 22, 2021, in New York, when he allowed four hits in seven scoreless innings. Chicago is 7-3 in its past 10 games overall but also 1-8 in its past nine games against the Yankees. | |||||||
05-13-22 | Astros -145 v. Nationals | 6-1 | Win | 100 | 7 h 20 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Astros left-hander Framber Valdez (1-2, 3.34 ERA) is slated to start against right-hander Josiah Gray (4-2, 3.45). The Astros ran their winning streak to 10 games and moved into first place in the American League West by winning twice Thursday afternoon. After beating the host Minnesota Twins 11-3 in the completion of a game suspended due to thunderstorms Wednesday night, Houston earned a 5-0 win in the regularly scheduled contest. The Nationals fell 4-1 to the visiting New York Mets on Thursday in the rubber game of a three-game series. Washington has dropped six of its past eight games. | |||||||
05-12-22 | Phillies v. Dodgers -135 | 9-7 | Loss | -135 | 13 h 32 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Dodgers left-hander Tyler Anderson (3-0, 2.78 ERA) will enter today's start coming off consecutive victories. In his first season with the club, Anderson has been in the rotation since lefty Andrew Heaney went on the injured list due to shoulder discomfort on April 20. In his most recent outing, Anderson gave up two runs over five innings in the Dodgers' 6-2 road victory over the Chicago Cubs during the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday. Over four lifetime starts against the Phillies, Anderson is 2-1 with a 3.13 ERA. Philadelphia will send right-hander Zack Wheeler (1-3, 4.10 ERA) to the mound on Thursday in his return from the COVID-19 injured list. In five career starts against the Dodgers, Wheeler is 2-2 with a 4.66 ERA. | |||||||
05-12-22 | Mets -152 v. Nationals | 4-1 | Win | 100 | 3 h 8 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Mets will look to maintain their unbeaten series record when they visit the Washington Nationals in a matinee finale of a three-game set. Taijuan Walker (0-0, 4.91 ERA) is slated to start for the Mets against Joan Adon (1-5, 6.99 ERA) in a battle of right-handers. Adon made his lone appearance against the Mets on April 9, when he took the loss after allowing four runs over 4 1/3 innings in New York's 5-0 victory. | |||||||
05-11-22 | Mets -170 v. Nationals | 3-8 | Loss | -170 | 6 h 14 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The visiting Mets will look to lock up another series win tonight when they oppose the Washington Nationals in the middle game of a three-game set between the NL East rivals. Tylor Megill (4-1, 2.43 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Mets against Aaron Sanchez (1-2, 8.56) in a battle of right-handers. Megill absorbed his first loss of the season in his most recent start, when he allowed three runs over 5 1/3 innings as the Mets fell 9-2 to the Atlanta Braves on May 4. Sanchez took a defeat on Thursday, when he gave up seven runs (six earned) over 4 1/3 innings as the Nationals fell 9-7 to the Colorado Rockies. Megill is 2-1 with a 3.38 ERA in three career starts against the Nationals. Sanchez has never opposed the Mets. | |||||||
05-11-22 | Marlins v. Diamondbacks -105 | 11-3 | Loss | -105 | 3 h 1 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Arizona has won 11 of its past 14 games to move three games over .500 at 17-14, and the team's starting pitchers are 7-0 with a 1.41 ERA over the past 11 games. Merrill Kelly, Zac Gallen and Madison Bumgarner each have sub-2.00 ERAs for the Diamondbacks, who had the worst record in the National League last season. Arizona, which has won its first five meetings against Miami this season, will turn to Kelly (3-1, 1.22 ERA) for the series finale. The right-hander continued his impressive beginning with another strong outing on Friday. He allowed one run on seven hits over 8 2/3 innings in a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies. The Marlins have dropped three straight games and nine of their past 10. They could use a strong outing from Sandy Alcantara (2-2, 3.03 ERA) after Jesus Luzardo lasted just 2 2/3 innings on Tuesday in a 9-3 loss. | |||||||
05-11-22 | Phillies v. Mariners -139 | 4-2 | Loss | -139 | 3 h 45 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units For the series finale, the Phillies are expected to call up left-hander Bailey Falter (0-1, 4.91 ERA) from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to make the second start of his career. All four of his previous major league outings this year came in relief. Right-hander Logan Gilbert (4-0, 1.36 ERA), the American League's Pitcher of the Month for April, is set to start for Seattle. Gilbert had won four consecutive starts before getting a no-decision against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, when he yielded four runs (three earned) in five innings. Neither Falter nor Gilbert has faced the opposition before. | |||||||
05-11-22 | Blue Jays v. Yankees -136 | 3-5 | Win | 100 | 3 h 5 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units New York's Jameson Taillon (2-1, 2.84 ERA) will face the Blue Jays for the third time this season and the second straight outing. The right-hander held them to two runs and five hits on April 11 in a 3-0 loss in New York and then allowed one run on five hits in a season-high six innings of a 9-1 win at Toronto on May 3. Jose Berrios (2-1, 5.34 ERA), who is coming off his worst outing of the season, will start for the Blue Jays. Berrios took his first loss of the season when he allowed season highs of six runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings of a 6-5 defeat against the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday. Berrios is 2-2 with a 4.83 ERA in six career starts against the Yankees. He last faced them on April 13 in New York, when he allowed three runs (including solo homers by Anthony Rizzo and Judge) in a five-inning no-decision. | |||||||
05-11-22 | Dodgers -177 v. Pirates | 3-5 | Loss | -177 | 1 h 13 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units' Before Monday, the Dodgers had beaten the Pirates 16 straight times. In those 16 games, they amassed 111 runs while holding Pittsburgh to 46 runs. Los Angeles is 24-3 against the Pirates since 2017. Thus Monday's game seems like the outlier, pending today's outcome. In the series finale, Los Angeles right-hander Ryan Pepiot will make his major league debut, facing Pittsburgh left-hander Dillon Peters (3-1, 2.16 ERA). This season for Oklahoma City, Pepiot has a 2.05 ERA in six starts, with 36 strikeouts and 12 walks in 26 1/3 innings. Pepiot, the Pacific Coast League pitcher of the month for April, gave up two runs and struck out seven in 4 2/3 innings against Albuquerque on Friday. Peters, meanwhile, almost assuredly will be used as an opener, especially since he just pitched Sunday -- when he did not record an out in a relief appearance and gave up four runs and one hit and three walks in Pittsburgh's 7-3 loss at Cincinnati. | |||||||
05-10-22 | Rays -110 v. Angels | 0-12 | Loss | -110 | 8 h 53 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Left-hander Reid Detmers (1-1, 5.32 ERA) will be on the mound for the Angels on Tuesday to make his sixth start of the season and the 11th of his career. He has never faced the Rays. Right-hander Corey Kluber (1-1, 2.36 ERA) will make his sixth start of the year for the Rays, coming off two outstanding outings. His last time out, on Wednesday in Oakland, he shut out the A's on three hits over six innings, striking out seven and walking only one but getting a no-decision. His previous start, on April 29, he allowed just one run on one hit and no walks in six innings in a win over the visiting Minnesota Twins. | |||||||
05-10-22 | Astros -135 v. Twins | 5-0 | Win | 100 | 8 h 48 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Houston Astros will go for their eighth win in a row when they visit the Minnesota Twins to open a nine-game road trip tonight in Minneapolis. Houston is coming off a four-game home sweep of the Detroit Tigers. That followed the Astros' three-game sweep, also at home, against the Seattle Mariners. During their seven-game win streak, the Astros have allowed only eight runs. Their pitchers combined for three shutouts and limited opponents to two runs apiece in the other four wins. Houston right-hander Justin Verlander (3-1, 1.93 ERA) is slated to start the series opener. Verlander has 229 career victories, and his next win will move him past Luis Tiant, Will White and Sam Jones for sole possession of No. 66 on the all-time list. In 38 career starts against Minnesota, Verlander is 20-10 with a 2.91 ERA. | |||||||
05-10-22 | Red Sox v. Braves -133 | 9-4 | Loss | -133 | 8 h 38 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Wright has ascended to become Atlanta's top right-handed starter in the early portion of the season. The 2017 first-round pick has produced quality starts in each of his first five starts, two of them six-inning scoreless outings. Wright took his first loss in his most recent start last Tuesday in the second game of a doubleheader against the New York Mets when he allowed three runs over seven innings. Wright didn't have his overpowering stuff -- a season-low three strikeouts -- but he kept the game close. Wright has two career appearances, one start, against the Red Sox. He has a 2.08 ERA after allowing two runs in 8 2/3 innings. He made his major league debut in relief against Boston in 2018. The Braves are coming off a 2-1 series win against the National League Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. The Red Sox have dropped five in a row after being swept in a three-game series by the Chicago White Sox. The Red Sox are 4-14 over their past 18 games and have been hurt by the inability to win a close game. Of their 29 games, 17 have been decided by two or fewer runs, 10 by one run. | |||||||
05-10-22 | Mets -165 v. Nationals | 4-2 | Win | 100 | 7 h 17 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Nationals completed a nine-game road trip Sunday by falling to the Los Angeles Angels, 5-4, in the rubber game of a three-game series. With the win in the second game, the Mets became the first team this season to reach 20 victories and won yet another series. New York entered Monday with the best on-base percentage (.335) in the majors and the second-lowest ERA (3.24) in the National League. The loss Sunday made the Nationals just the second team in baseball to reach 20 defeats and dropped Washington 10 games behind the Mets. Only the Cincinnati Reds are farther out of first place. Corbin took the loss despite throwing a complete game last Wednesday, when he allowed five runs (three earned) over eight innings as the Nationals fell to the Colorado Rockies, 5-2. He is 5-8 with a 4.34 ERA in 21 career games (20 starts) against the Mets. | |||||||
05-10-22 | Brewers -179 v. Reds | 5-4 | Win | 100 | 7 h 36 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Brewers enter play today riding a season-high, three-game losing streak. They will look to change their fortunes against Reds rookie right-hander Hunter Greene (1-4, 8.71 ERA), who will attempt to get back on track. It's been a rough ride for the top player in Cincinnati's farm system since he won his major league debut at Atlanta on April 10. Greene has lost each of his subsequent four starts and has thrown fewer than five innings in each of the past three. His first career appearance against the Brewers was the roughest of his young career. In taking a 10-5 loss on Thursday, Greene allowed five home runs, matching the club record by a pitcher in a game. Luis Urias and Christian Yelich opened the game with home runs, and things didn't get much better from there. Greene was tagged for eight runs on nine hits while striking out seven and walking one over just 2 2/3 innings. Since throwing a major-league-record 39 pitches over 100 mph against the Los Angeles Dodgers in his second start, Greene is 0-3 with a 13.06 ERA, having allowed 15 runs in 10 1/3 innings. | |||||||
05-10-22 | Tigers v. A's -105 | 6-0 | Loss | -105 | 3 h 30 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Detroit has been blanked in its past two games. The Tigers managed just one hit while falling 5-0 against the host Houston Astros on Sunday, then collected just four against the A's on Monday. Over the past five games, the Tigers are 1-for-33 with runners in scoring position. Frankie Montas (2-2, 3.44 ERA) will start the first game of the doubleheader for Oakland. Montas wound up with a no-decision in his latest start, against the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, despite tossing seven scoreless innings and striking out six. Montas has given up two or fewer earned runs and lasted at least six innings in four of his six starts this year. He is 4-2 with a 5.01 ERA in seven career appearances against Detroit, including six starts. He will be opposed by left-hander Tarik Skubal (1-2, 3.04 ERA). lost both of his career starts against Oakland, both last season, giving up eight runs (seven earned) in nine innings. | |||||||
05-09-22 | Marlins v. Diamondbacks +108 | 3-4 | Win | 108 | 12 h 53 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Two right-handers will start against each other today with Elieser Hernandez (2-1, 6.66 ERA) going for the Marlins and Humberto Castellanos (2-1, 4.12) pitching for Arizona. Hernandez has struggled in his four career starts against Arizona with an 0-2 record and 7.80 ERA. He had a no decision in his start last week when the Diamondbacks beat the Marlins 8-7 in Miami. He allowed five hits and five earned runs with three strikeouts and three walks in four innings. Castellanos had his first career start against Miami last week in a 5-4 win. He got the victory after not allowing a run on four hits in 5 2/3 innings and striking out four and not issuing a walk. | |||||||
05-09-22 | Cubs v. Padres -160 | 6-0 | Loss | -160 | 12 h 47 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Padres have faced only three teams with winning records -- the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks -- and they are 5-5 against those National League West rivals. Against everyone else, the Padres are 14-5. They already have completed their season series against the hapless Cincinnati Reds with a 6-0 sweep. This past weekend, the Padres took three of four from the Marlins despite being outscored 13-8. Miami entered the series with a four-game losing streak. Tonight the Chicago Cubs will play in San Diego with a five-game losing streak. The only team beneath the Cubs in the National League Central is Cincinnati. Plus, the Cubs have holes in their rotation. Marcus Stroman was placed on the injured list Sunday just before he was scheduled to pitch against the Dodgers. Justin Steele, who was scheduled to open the three-game series against the Padres on Monday night, was pushed up a day and started Sunday, but he left the game before the start of the fifth with thumb soreness. Right-hander Kyle Hendricks (1-3, 5.64 ERA) will npw start Monday's game against Padres left-handed rookie MacKenzie Gore (2-0, 1.71). | |||||||
05-09-22 | Guardians v. White Sox -176 | 12-9 | Loss | -176 | 9 h 55 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units How's this for a jolt for the red-hot Chicago White Sox? Third baseman Yoan Moncada is expected to make his season debut tonight as the White Sox aim to stretch their winning streak to seven games when they host the Cleveland Guardians. Moncada hasn't played since Chicago's American League Division Series loss to Houston last year. He suffered a right oblique strain on the last day of spring training and landed on the injured list before excelling during a six-game rehab stint at Triple-A Charlotte. Moncada went 7-for-22 and hit two home runs for the Knights. Guardians right-hander Zach Plesac (1-3, 4.44 ERA) is set to start against White Sox righty Michael Kopech (0-1, 1.17). Kopech, ERA would lead the American League if he had enough innings to qualify. | |||||||
05-09-22 | Brewers -151 v. Reds | 5-10 | Loss | -151 | 4 h 21 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Milwaukee leads the NL Central but is coming off back-to-back losses in Atlanta. The Brewers’ 4.76 runs per game rank second in MLB, but they scored just 2 runs in each of those setbacks against the Braves. The Reds took 2 of 3 from the Pittsburgh Pirates over the weekend, notching their first series win of 2022. At 3.57 RPG, Cincinnati ranks as a bottom-third offense. The Reds’ 6.39 RPG allowed ranks last. | |||||||
05-08-22 | Rockies v. Diamondbacks -143 | 0-4 | Win | 100 | 7 h 37 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Right-hander Zac Gallen, one of three Arizona starters with an ERA of 1.50 or less, will start today against Colorado right-hander German Marquez (0-2, 6.92 ERA) in the rubber match of the three-game series. Gallen (1-0, 1.27) does not qualify to be among the National League ERA leaders because he has pitched 21 1/3 innings in Arizona's 28 games (a pitcher must pitch at least one inning per number of games played by his team to be rated among the leaders). Gallen is 2-1 with a 2.48 ERA in seven career starts against the Rockies. Marquez has faced the Diamondbacks 19 times, including 18 starts, in his career and is 5-5 with a 3.98 ERA. | |||||||
05-08-22 | A's v. Twins -173 | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 4 h 23 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units As Minnesota surges, Oakland is heading in the opposite direction. The Athletics have lost eight games in a row and are seeking their first win since April 27 against the San Francisco Giants. Twins right-hander Chris Paddack (1-2, 3.15 ERA) is scheduled to make his fifth start of the season. Paddack is looking for back-to-back victories after a strong performance Monday in which he allowed one run on four hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked one and struck out three. Athletics right-hander Daulton Jefferies (1-4, 4.81 ERA) is set to make his sixth start of the season and the eighth start of his career. The 26-year-old California native, making his first appearance against the Twins, already has set a career high with 24 1/3 innings pitched this season. Jefferies earned a victory in his season debut April 10 against the Philadelphia Phillies but has been tagged with four losses in a row since then. In his most recent outing, he gave up six runs (all earned) on 11 hits in five innings against the Tampa Bay Rays when he walked none and struck out four. | |||||||
05-08-22 | Tigers v. Astros -168 | 0-5 | Win | 100 | 4 h 58 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Right-hander Jake Odorizzi (2-2, 4.15 ERA) will start the series finale for the Astros today. His previous outing not only marked his second consecutive quality start, but his 6 2/3 scoreless innings marked his longest appearance with Houston. Odorizzi allowed four hits and one walk with three strikeouts in a 3-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on May 2, on the heels of allowing one run on one hit and one walk with four strikeouts over six innings in a 5-1 victory at Texas. Odorizzi is 6-2 with a 3.35 ERA over 14 career starts against the Tigers. | |||||||
05-08-22 | Blue Jays -185 v. Guardians | 3-4 | Loss | -185 | 3 h 18 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Cleveland Guardians will try to capture their four-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays today, but they know the task will be a tall one. That's because they will be facing one of the top pitchers in the American League this season in right-hander Alek Manoah (4-0, 1.45 ERA). He's tied for the most wins in the majors and has the second-best ERA in the AL. He has a 13-2 record in 25 career starts. The Guardians will recall left-hander Konnor Pilkington (0-0, 0.00) from Triple-A Columbus to make his first major-league start. | |||||||
05-08-22 | White Sox v. Red Sox -145 | 3-2 | Loss | -145 | 2 h 19 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Michael Wacha (3-0, 1.38 ERA) will look to continue Boston's recent trend of starting pitchers allowing two or fewer runs in 13 of the last 15 games. Wacha dealt 5 2/3 shutout innings Tuesday against the Los Angeles Angels. Just one baserunner reached scoring position against Wacha, who retired 15 of the 20 total batters he faced. The right-hander hasn't allowed more than two runs in any of his five starts, the last three of which he has won. For the season, his .148 opponent's batting average is the lowest in the American League. Dallas Keuchel (1-3, 8.40) will get the ball despite struggling mightily with command in recent starts. Last Sunday against the Angels, the big southpaw allowed four earned runs on six hits and five walks. It was his second straight start with five free passes and his third consecutive loss. Following his last outing, Keuchel had allowed more hits (24) and earned runs (14) than any White Sox starter. | |||||||
05-07-22 | Brewers -102 v. Braves | 2-3 | Loss | -102 | 9 h 3 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The red-hot Brewers, who have won nine of their past 10 games, prevailed 6-3 in the series opener on Friday. Milwaukee has won 18 of its past 23. Milwaukee's Corbin Burnes (1-1, 1.93) will be matched against Atlanta's Max Fried (3-2, 3.00) in the series that matches two teams that met in the 2021 National League Division Series. Burnes, who led the major leagues with a 2.43 ERA a year ago, has picked up where he left off. The right-hander will be making his sixth start and leads the league with 43 strikeouts in 32 2/3 innings. He had 234 strikeouts in 2022. Burnes worked seven innings and allowed two runs with 10 strikeouts and one walk against the Chicago Cubs in a 2-0 loss on May 1. It was his third straight start with at least 10 strikeouts, allowing him to join Yovani Gallardo as the franchise's only players to accomplish that feat. | |||||||
05-07-22 | Tigers v. Astros -180 | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 5 h 28 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez (0-2, 5.33) is the scheduled starter for the Tigers today. He allowed six runs (including a season-high four earned runs) on eight hits with five strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings in his previous start, a 6-3 road loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 1. Rodriguez has recorded fewer than three earned runs once in his five starts this season, his first with the Tigers. He is 1-3 with an 8.53 ERA over six career starts against the Astros. | |||||||
05-07-22 | Dodgers -215 v. Cubs | 7-0 | Win | 100 | 2 h 13 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Los Angeles' Clayton Kershaw (3-0, 2.35 ERA) is expected to stay on schedule for Game 1 of the doubleheader this afternoon. The star left-hander has allowed one or no runs in three of his four starts, including on April 30, when he gave up one and four hits in six innings vs. Detroit. Kershaw also struck out seven, leaving him with 2,700 for his career and breaking Don Sutton's franchise record. Cubs left-hander Drew Smyly (1-2, 2.79 ERA), is scheduled to come off the bereavement list to start Game 1. Smyly threw 9 2/3 scoreless innings in his first two starts, but he yielded runs six over 9 2/3 innings while losing his past two outings. Over his career, Smyly is 0-1 with an ERA of 4.24 in five appearances, three of them starts, against the Dodgers. | |||||||
05-06-22 | Rockies v. Diamondbacks -141 | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 10 h 26 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Diamondbacks enter the weekend series still buzzing about the events of their sweep-clinching, 8-7 win over the Marlins on Wednesday.The Diamondbacks, who relied on their bullpen for the win, have one of the best rotations in baseball with Bumgarner (1-1, 1.50 ERA), Zac Gallen (1-0, 1.27) and Merrill Kelly (2-1, 1.27) with ERAs under 2.00 in a combined 73 1/3 innings pitched. Friday's matchup between Kelly and fellow right-hander Chad Kuhl (3-0, 1.90) has the makings of a pitchers' duel. Kelly, making his sixth start of the season, is limiting opponents to a .208 batting average. Kuhl's lifetime numbers against the Diamondbacks are ugly, going 0-1 with an 11.25 ERA in three appearances (two starts). | |||||||
05-06-22 | Rays v. Mariners -124 | 8-7 | Loss | -124 | 10 h 10 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Seattle Mariners will send out their hottest arm Friday night when they attempt to end a four-game losing streak as they oppose the visiting Tampa Bay Rays today. Early season sensation Logan Gilbert gets the call for the Mariners, who dropped a 4-3 decision in the series opener on Thursday. A former first-round pick, Gilbert -- who turned 25 Thursday -- is pitching more like a cagey veteran than a hurler trying to find his way through his sophomore campaign in the majors. After posting a 23-3 record in three years at Stetson University -- the central Florida school that produced Cy Young Award winners Jacob deGrom and Corey Kluber -- the Mariners took the Winter Park, Fla., native with the 14th pick in 2018. He has delivered top-of-the-rotation offerings so far. Gilbert (4-0, 0.64 ERA) made four starts in a dominating April, which included victories over reigning division champions Tampa Bay and the Chicago White Sox. That showing earned him the American League Pitcher of the Month Award for April. | |||||||
05-06-22 | A's v. Twins -161 | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 9 h 44 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Twins right-hander Josh Winder (1-0, 2.20 ERA) will make the fifth appearance and second start of his rookie campaign. The 25-year-old from Virginia Military Institute made his starting debut Sunday against the Tampa Bay Rays and earned his first career victory by allowing no runs on two hits in six innings. He has walked four and struck out 12 in 16 1/3 innings this season. Friday would have been left-hander Cole Irvin's turn in the Athletics' rotation, but he was placed on the injured list Thursday because of shoulder soreness. Irvin (2-1, 2.93 ERA) is expected to be sidelined until at least late May. Oakland had not announced a starter in Irvin's place, but rookie left-hander Zach Logue is a possible choice. If Logue gets the call, it would be his second game overall and the first start of his career. | |||||||
05-06-22 | Brewers -103 v. Braves | 6-3 | Win | 100 | 6 h 26 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Milwaukee will send left-hander Eric Lauer (2-0, 1.93 ERA) to the mound in the first game. Lauer will be making his fifth start of the season. In his last outing, against the Chicago Cubs on April 30, he allowed only one run over seven innings, with 11 strikeouts and one walk. He joined Teddy Higuera (1988) as the club's only left-handed pitcher to have consecutive 10-strikeout games. Lauer fanned 13 in six innings against Philadelphia on April 24. Lauer made one regular-season appearance against the Braves last season and received a no-decision after allowing three runs in three innings in the Brewers' 6-3 loss. He also faced Atlanta in Game 4 of the NLDS and allowed two runs in 3 2/3 innings of a 5-4 loss. The Braves could start Kyle Muller, who started on Sunday in the series finale against Texas, or they could recall another pitcher from the minor leagues or go with Spencer Strider, the hard-throwing rookie. Strider has pitched three-plus innings in three of his five relief appearances and could serve as an opener. | |||||||
05-05-22 | Tigers v. Astros -141 | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 8 h 2 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Houston heads to the extended weekend series against the Tigers after sweeping Seattle at home. The Astros won 7-2 on Wednesday behind sterling pitching from former Detroit star Justin Verlander and three hits and three RBIs from Alex Bregman. Astros pitching did not allow a Seattle runner to reach third base in the first two games of the series, when the Mariners were shut out 3-0 and 4-0, respectively. A Eugenio Suarez home run in the seventh inning off Verlander on Wednesday marked the first time in the series that Seattle had a runner reach third base and ended a 26 1/3-inning scoreless streak for Astros pitching. Houston pitching allowed two runs on just 14 hits -- 13 of them singles -- in the three-game set. The Astros' starting pitching, led by Verlander, is 7-2 with a 2.25 ERA in its last nine games, including seven quality starts. | |||||||
05-05-22 | Mets +150 v. Phillies | 8-7 | Win | 150 | 7 h 59 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Phillies will hand the ball to right-hander Aaron Nola (1-3, 3.90 ERA). Nola holds a 9-5 record with a 3.32 ERA in 22 career starts against the Mets. In Nola's last start, last Friday against the Mets, he tossed six innings and gave up seven hits and three runs to go with nine strikeouts and no walks. The Mets combined for a no-hitter in that game. The Phillies are 2-4 against the Mets this season. After a solid start, the Mets produced a rare flat effort in a 9-2 loss Wednesday to the Atlanta Braves. The Mets had won their first seven series before splitting four games with the Braves. | |||||||
05-05-22 | Nationals v. Rockies -130 | 7-9 | Win | 100 | 4 h 22 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Nationals won the first game of the series, 10-2 on Tuesday night, and Colorado bounced back with a 5-2 win on Wednesday night. For the rubber game, Washington will send Aaron Sanchez (1-1, 6.75 ERA) against Antonio Senzatela (2-1, 3.66) in a matchup of righties. Sanchez is looking for his first win of the season in a ballpark where he has pitched well in the past. Overall he is 1-1 with 4.37 ERA against the Rockies in four starts over his career, with three of those starts and both decisions coming at Coors Field. He has a 4.50 ERA in Denver. | |||||||
05-05-22 | Reds v. Brewers -220 | 5-10 | Win | 100 | 3 h 60 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Houser (2-2, 2.53 ERA) will be opposed by Cincinnati's hard-throwing rookie right-hander Hunter Greene (1-3, 6.00 ERA). Struggling might be an understatement to describe the Reds, who have lost 19 of their last 20 games to drop to 3-21, the worst start in club history. Cincinnati has lost 12 straight road games for the first time since 1945. The Brewers pounded out an 18-4 victory over the Reds on Wednesday night behind a franchise-record eight RBIs from Rowdy Tellez, who had a grand slam, a two-run homer and a two-run double, along with a single. Milwaukee has won 13 of its last 16. | |||||||
05-04-22 | Nationals v. Rockies -142 | 2-5 | Win | 100 | 8 h 33 m | Show | |
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05-04-22 | White Sox -142 v. Cubs | 4-3 | Win | 100 | 4 h 47 m | Show | |
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05-04-22 | Angels v. Red Sox -128 | 10-5 | Loss | -128 | 3 h 16 m | Show | |
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05-04-22 | Yankees -139 v. Blue Jays | 1-2 | Loss | -139 | 3 h 12 m | Show | |
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05-02-22 | Rays -155 v. A's | 6-1 | Win | 100 | 6 h 17 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Tampa Bay's starter will be right-hander Drew Rasmussen (1-1, 3.50 ERA), who is looking to build on an impressive outing against the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday. Rasmussen, 26, recorded a career-high nine strikeouts while yielding two hits and one walk over six shutout innings in the Rays' 3-2 win. The Washington state native, who threw a season-high 84 pitches in the victory, is set to make his first appearance against Oakland. The Athletics will counter with right-hander Daulton Jefferies (1-3, 3.26 ERA). He has lost his past three starts. Jefferies, 26, allowed five runs on four hits over four innings in an 8-2 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday. | |||||||
05-02-22 | Braves v. Mets -103 | 5-2 | Loss | -103 | 4 h 53 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Left-hander Max Fried (2-2, 3.00 ERA) is scheduled to start for Atlanta against New York right-hander Chris Bassitt (3-1, 2.25 ERA). The Braves are continuing a seven-game road trip after falling 7-3 on Sunday afternoon in the rubber game of a three-game series against the Texas Rangers 7-3. The Mets extended their franchise-record, season-opening streak of series wins to seven by beating the visiting Philadelphia Phillies 10-6 on Sunday night. At 16-7, New York is already close to tying last season's high mark of 11 games over .500. And the seven straight series wins have come with an impressive totality and a bit of an edge from the Mets, who lead the majors in being hit by pitches and had a benches-clearing fracas with the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. The Mets rank first in the majors in on-base percentage (.344), second in batting average (.262) and third in ERA (2.99). | |||||||
05-02-22 | Twins -137 v. Orioles | 2-1 | Win | 100 | 9 h 15 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Minnesota has scored nine runs in back-to-back games. The Twins have six games of eight or more runs less than a month into the season. Baltimore will go with Tyler Wells (0-2, 5.54 ERA) to start the series opener. The Orioles have lost each of Wells' four starts so far this season. Twins starter Chris Paddock (0-2, 3.68 ERA) should be well rested on Monday, as he will pitch for the first time since working 5 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday. He has recorded 13 strikeouts and one walk over 14 2/3 innings in his first three starts. | |||||||
05-02-22 | Royals v. Cardinals -154 | 0-1 | Win | 100 | 2 h 17 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Kansas City will start veteran right-hander Zack Greinke (0-1, 2.86 ERA) on Monday against St. Louis left-hander Steven Matz (2-1, 6.11). Matz has pitched one game in his career against Kansas City -- a 5-1 win last season when he was with the Toronto Blue Jays. He had a no-hitter into the sixth inning and won the game allowing just two hits and one earned run in six innings. Royals catcher Cam Gallagher suffered a strained hamstring in Kansas City's 6-4 loss to the Yankees and was placed on the disabled list. He was put on the injured list and M.J. Melendez will be called up from Triple-A Omaha to replace him. | |||||||
05-01-22 | Phillies v. Mets -166 | 6-10 | Win | 100 | 10 h 53 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Phillies will look to hand the Mets that first series defeat tonight when they visit New York in the finale of a three-game set between the National League East rivals. Zach Eflin (1-1, 3.20 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Phillies against the Mets' Max Scherzer (3-0, 1.80) in a battle of right-handers. Eflin earned his first win of the season on Tuesday, when he allowed one run over six innings as the Phillies cruised to a 10-3 win over the Colorado Rockies. Scherzer didn't factor into the decision last Monday night, when he allowed just two hits and struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings in the Mets' 5-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. It was the 106th time Scherzer has struck out at least 10 batters in a game, the fifth-most in the modern era. Eflin is 3-4 with a 4.70 ERA in 13 starts against the Mets. Scherzer is 15-4 with a 2.47 ERA in 26 career starts against the Phillies. | |||||||
05-01-22 | Reds v. Rockies -145 | 1-10 | Win | 100 | 6 h 8 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Rockies have won the first two games of their series with the Cincinnati Reds and will go for the sweep when the teams play today in Denver. Colorado won the first two games, 10-4 Friday night and 4-3 Saturday night. The game will feature two left-handed starters looking for their first win of the season. The Rockies will send Kyle Freeland (0-3, 6.16 ERA) against Reiver Sanmartin (0-3, 10.91). Freeland has struggled to find his stride this season. He was the team's starter on Opening Day but hasn't pitched like the ace. However, he can take some comfort in the fact that the other season he started 0-3 was 2018, when he won 17 games and finished fourth in the NL Cy Young Award voting. Cincinnati's 3-18 start matches the 2018 team for the worst start in franchise history. The entire team has struggled. | |||||||
05-01-22 | Angels v. White Sox +105 | 6-5 | Loss | -100 | 4 h 2 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units With Mike Trout in center field and Taylor Ward winning the every-day spot in right field with his sizzling bat, Adell and Brandon Marsh find themselves in a platoon situation in left field, with the right-handed hitting Adell getting starts against lefties. The White Sox will throw left-hander Dallas Keuchel (1-2, 9.00 ERA) against Angels right-hander Michael Lorenzen (2-1, 2.93) today. Adell, though, actually has had more success against right-handers, both in his career and this season. He's hitting .290 against right-handers this season, and just .158 vs. lefties. For his career, he's hitting .217 vs. righties, .202 vs. lefties. Lorenzen has no decisions with a 3.86 ERA in five career games (two starts) vs. the White Sox. Keuchel has had success against the Angels, going 12-2 with a 3.52 ERA in 20 career games (19 starts). | |||||||
05-01-22 | Mariners +117 v. Marlins | 7-3 | Win | 117 | 2 h 30 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Seattle Mariners and the host Miami Marlins saved the best pitching matchup for last. When the teams close their three-game series today afternoon, the Marlins will start right-hander Sandy Alcantara (2-0, 1.78 ERA). Seattle will counter with right-hander Logan Gilbert (3-0, 0.40), who leads the American League in ERA. Gilbert, who has yet to face Miami, has actually been better on the road (3.82 ERA in 14 starts). He has a 4.18 home ERA, also in 14 starts. This will be a homecoming for Gilbert, a native Floridian (Winter Park) who played his college ball in this state at Stetson, alma mater of Jacob deGrom. Gilbert has two previous major league starts in Florida, going 1-1 with a 2.53 ERA at Tampa Bay's Tropicana Field. This year, Gilbert will enter Sunday's game on a streak of 17 1/3 scoreless innings. One key has been the increased velocity of his slider, from 83 mph to 86. | |||||||
05-01-22 | Padres -167 v. Pirates | 5-2 | Win | 100 | 4 h 26 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units In the series finale, San Diego right-hander Joe Musgrove (3-0, 2.16 ERA) is slated to oppose Pittsburgh right-hander Mitch Keller (0-3, 6.62 ERA). Musgrove is in his second season with his hometown Padres after three seasons with the Pirates. His time in Pittsburgh helped him mature into the solid starter he has been for San Diego -- 14-9, 3.05 ERA, 1.057 WHIP and a no-hitter since he was traded by Pittsburgh -- even though he began his career with World Series champion Houston. Keller, 26, remains a work in progress. He has lost each of his starts so far and has not won at PNC Park since last May 29. His most recent start was a no-decision Tuesday against Milwaukee, when he allowed four runs and five hits in 4 2/3 innings, with two walks and one strikeout. Against San Diego, Keller is 1-1 with a 7.00 ERA in two career starts. | |||||||
04-30-22 | Reds v. Rockies -138 | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 4 h 54 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Colorado Rockies right-hander Chad Kuhl will look to continue a stellar beginning to the season when he takes the mound against the visiting Cincinnati Reds tonight. Kuhl (2-0, 1.10 ERA) has allowed just eight hits and two runs while striking out 13 and walking seven in 16 1/3 innings through three starts. He hasn't allowed more than four hits in any outing. In his most recent appearance, he gave up four hits and a run in six innings during a 6-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Kuhl will be opposed by Cincinnati right-hander Connor Overton, who will make his season debut. Overton will fill the spot in the rotation vacated by Nick Lodolo, who was placed on the 10-day injured list due to a lower back strain. | |||||||
04-30-22 | Padres -149 v. Pirates | 6-7 | Loss | -149 | 2 h 4 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Teams heading in opposite directions will meet today when the surging San Diego Padres visit the slumping Pittsburgh Pirates. San Diego has won four straight, while the Pirates have lost four in a row following the Padres' 7-3 win on Friday. Padres left-hander Sean Manaea (2-2, 3.47 ERA) will be paired against right-hander JT Brubaker (0-2, 6.46). Each will be making his fifth start of the season while coming off a shaky performance. Brubaker, 28, is still trying to prove himself as a big-league starter. He has a 6-18 career record with a 5.34 ERA and 1.342 WHIP in 39 career appearances (37 starts). Manaea, 30, has a 52-43 record with a 3.85 ERA in 132 career starts. This will be his first career start against the Pirates. | |||||||
04-30-22 | Mariners +106 v. Marlins | 1-3 | Loss | -100 | 2 h 47 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Marlins will go for seven straight wins tonight, when they will start lefty Jesus Luzardo (1-1, 3.71 ERA). He is 1-0 with a 3.09 ERA in four career appearances against the Mariners, striking out 19 in 10 2/3 innings. But he's allowed three homers. Seattle will counter with its own lefty, Robbie Ray (2-1, 3.91 ERA). Ray is 4-3 with a dominant 2.12 ERA in nine career appearances against the Marlins. Ray, the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, will try to snap Seattle's three-game losing streak. | |||||||
04-29-22 | Reds v. Rockies -113 | 4-10 | Win | 100 | 9 h 29 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Antonio Senzatela (1-1, 4.73 ERA) is slated to pitch for the Rockies against promising rookie Hunter Greene (1-2, 5.27) in a matchup of right-handers. Both teams absorbed sweep-completing losses Thursday. The visiting Rockies fell to the Philadelphia Phillies 7-1 in the finale of a four-game series, and the host Reds dropped a 7-5 decision to the San Diego Padres in the conclusion of a three-game set. Greene made his third career start last Friday, taking the loss after surrendering three runs over 3 1/3 innings in the Reds' 4-2 setback to the St. Louis Cardinals. Senzatela has been good in his two home starts, allowing two earned runs over 8.1 innings. | |||||||
04-29-22 | Cubs v. Brewers -137 | 1-11 | Win | 100 | 9 h 4 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Right-hander Kyle Hendricks (1-1, 3.98 ERA), who pitched well but got a no-decision in the Opening Day win, will take a second crack at the Brewers in the opener of a three-game set. Milwaukee is slated to counter with righty Adrian Houser (1-2, 3.52). Houser did not pitch in the opening series against the Cubs. He threw erratically in his first two starts -- at Baltimore and at home against St. Louis -- issuing six walks in 9 1/3 innings before settling down in his last start, walking just one in six innings in a 5-3 win at Philadelphia. Hendricks struggled in his only previous road start this season, roughed up by the Pirates for six runs and seven hits in 3 2/3 innings in a 6-2 loss. | |||||||
04-29-22 | Phillies v. Mets -118 | 0-3 | Win | 100 | 8 h 34 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Tylor Megill (3-0, 2.35 ERA) is slated to take the mound for the Mets against Aaron Nola (1-2, 3.74 ERA) in a battle of right-handers. The Mets were off Thursday after an eventful 10-5 loss to the host Cardinals on Wednesday. The Phillies completed a four-game sweep of the visiting Colorado Rockies with a 7-1 win Thursday afternoon. Consider that the Phillies are 2-5 on the road while the Mets have the best record in baseball at 14-6. | |||||||
04-29-22 | Red Sox -125 v. Orioles | 3-1 | Win | 100 | 8 h 10 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Baltimore is expected to recall right-hander Kyle Bradish from Triple-A Norfolk to make his major league debut today. Bradish, 25, was acquired from the Los Angeles Angels in the Dylan Bundy trade in December 2019. Bradish allowed four runs (two earned) and struck out 17 batters in 15 innings in his first three starts with Norfolk this season. He threw 87 pitches over six innings in his last outing for the Tides on April 22. He struck out eight. Boston will counter with left-hander Rich Hill (0-1, 4.85 ERA), who allowed four hits over four scoreless innings against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Hill, 42, hasn't topped 80 pitches or five innings through his first three starts. He owns a 3-0 record and 2.25 ERA in 15 career games (five starts) against the Orioles. | |||||||
04-29-22 | Padres -174 v. Pirates | 7-3 | Win | 100 | 7 h 14 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units In the series opener, San Diego right-hander Yu Darvish (1-1, 4.43 ERA) is scheduled to face Thompson. Pittsburgh right-hander Zach Thompson (0-2, 10.80 ERA) has a little extra pressure heading into his start in the series opener. He will be trying to snap an unwanted trend. The Pirates have not had a starter earn a win through their first 19 games. It's the longest such string to start a season since the 1988 Baltimore Orioles lost each of their first 21 games. Darvish twice has given up one or fewer hits in at least six innings this year, including in his most recent start, which came Saturday in San Diego against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Darvish has made eight career starts against the Pirates, going 3-2 with a 2.40 ERA. Thompson is 0-2 with a 7.00 ERA in two career starts against San Diego, both last season when he was a rookie with the Miami Marlins. | |||||||
04-28-22 | Diamondbacks v. Cardinals -165 | 3-8 | Win | 100 | 8 h 32 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Former 16-game winner Dakota Hudson will continue his comeback from Tommy John surgery when the St. Louis Cardinals host the Arizona Diamondbacks today. Hudson (1-1, 3.95 ERA) will open this four-game series at Busch Stadium for the Cardinals, who suffered their first series defeat of the season while losing two of three games to the New York Mets at home. Hudson struggled in his first two starts, allowing seven runs (six earned) on eight hits in seven innings. But he is coming off a 5-0 victory at Cincinnati. He held the Reds to two hits and four walks. Hudson won his only career start against the Diamondbacks, in 2019. He allowed two runs in six innings. | |||||||
04-28-22 | Cubs v. Braves -199 | 1-5 | Win | 100 | 10 h 39 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Young Braves right-hander Kyle Wright will try to build on a great start when he opposes veteran Chicago left-hander Drew Smyly in the rubber game of a three-game series today in Atlanta. The Braves won the first game of the series 3-1 and the Cubs rebounded to win the second game 6-3 in 10 innings. The Braves are looking for their first series win of the season. Wright (2-0, 1.06) has allowed only two runs this season thanks to his ability to throw strikes. He's fanned 26 batters in 17 innings and walked only two. Wright struck out a career-high 11 batters in his last start against the Marlins on Friday. | |||||||
04-28-22 | Tigers v. Twins -135 | 1-7 | Win | 100 | 2 h 12 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Skubal has made six career starts against Minnesota, going 1-2 with a 4.66 ERA. He will be opposed by Bailey Ober (1-1, 2.83 ERA). The second-year right-hander has also made three starts this season. In his most recent appearance, he gave up one run and struck out six in five innings while getting a no-decision against the Chicago White Sox on Friday. Ober started twice against the Tigers last season, posting a 1-0 record and a 5.79 ERA. Minnesota won a pair of low-scoring games to begin its streak but has scored five or more runs during the past four victories. Kepler has strung together three consecutive two-hit games, raising his average from .191 to .263. The Twins' defense has made just one error during the six-game run. It backed a strong outing from starter Joe Ryan with a flawless effort on Wednesday. | |||||||
04-28-22 | Padres +102 v. Reds | 7-5 | Win | 102 | 3 h 59 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Tyler Mahle (1-2, 6.88 ERA) will make his team-leading fifth start of the season when he takes the hill for the Reds in the matinee finale of the six-game homestand. Mahle has failed to complete five innings since beating the Braves on Opening Night in Atlanta on April 7. Since then, he has allowed 13 runs in 12 innings over three starts. Lifetime against San Diego, Mahle is 1-1 with a 3.86 ERA in three career starts, but he hasn't faced the Padres since April 21, 2019. The Reds have lost 13 of 14. | |||||||
04-27-22 | A's v. Giants -164 | 1-0 | Loss | -164 | 8 h 1 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Starting with their four-game sweep in the 1989 World Series, the A's held a 73-61 upper hand over the Giants until the West Bay team took four of six last season. San Francisco took an additional cut out of the deficit with an 8-2 victory in the series opener Tuesday, giving the Giants three consecutive victories dating back to a pair last August that clinched the annual Bay Bridge Series. One night after getting dominant starting pitching from Carlos Rodon, Giants manager Gabe Kapler announced the series finale would be a bullpen game for the second time in three days. Left-hander Sam Long (0-0, 0.00 ERA), who worked the first inning as the first of eight regular relievers who combined on a five-hitter in Monday's 4-2 win at Milwaukee, is expected to take the mound first. The A's fared no better against the San Francisco bullpen than they did against Rodon in the series opener. | |||||||
04-27-22 | Astros -112 v. Rangers | 4-3 | Win | 100 | 4 h 10 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Astros manager Dusty Baker will utilize a six-man rotation to alleviate some stress on his starters, with right-handed reliever Cristian Javier set to make his first start of the season today. Javier (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will make his 20th career start. He is 9-3 with a 3.35 ERA over 51 career appearances (19 starts). He has made three scoreless relief appearances this season, allowing five hits and one walk with 12 strikeouts over 8 1/3 innings. Javier logged 3 2/3 innings in his previous outing in the ramp-up for this start, allowing three hits and one walk with four strikeouts against the Angels on April 20. Javier is 3-0 with a 2.84 ERA over eight career appearances (four starts) against the Rangers, including a 1-0 record and 2.79 ERA over six appearances (two starts) last season, with 23 strikeouts in 19 1/3 innings. | |||||||
04-27-22 | Dodgers -171 v. Diamondbacks | 1-3 | Loss | -171 | 6 h 39 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Los Angeles Dodgers can only hope the afternoon finale of their second road trip is as dynamic as the final day of their first trek. While Clayton Kershaw capped the opening trip with seven perfect innings against the Minnesota Twins on April 13, another Los Angeles left-hander will get the call to close out the current string of away games. Julio Urias will pitch for the Dodgers today, facing an Arizona Diamondbacks club he has dominated. Urias is 7-1 with a 1.55 ERA all-time against Arizona in nine appearances (six starts). It won't be an easy task against Urias (1-1, 3.00 ERA). He has 38 strikeouts in 40 2/3 innings against the Diamondbacks, and he has given up just two home runs in the 156 Arizona batters he has faced. | |||||||
04-26-22 | Royals v. White Sox -149 | 6-0 | Loss | -149 | 9 h 31 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Royals will send left-hander Daniel Lynch (1-1, 5.40 ERA) to the mound to face White Sox lefty Dallas Keuchel (1-1, 15.00). Lynch has struggled against the White Sox, going 1-2 with a 16.20 ERA in three career starts. He has allowed 15 earned runs on 16 hits in 8 1/3 innings. Keuchel has had plenty of success against the Royals in his 11-year career, going 6-4 with a 3.21 ERA over 14 starts. | |||||||
04-26-22 | Marlins -119 v. Nationals | 5-2 | Win | 100 | 8 h 17 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Washington Nationals and the Miami Marlins -- two of the four National League East teams under .500 in the standings -- are set to start a three-game series tonight in the nation's capital. Washington, which has lost five straight games, will start right-hander Josiah Gray (2-1, 3.14 ERA). Miami will counter with right-hander Sandy Alcantara (1-0, 1.86). The Marlins are on a modest two-game winning streak after defeating the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Sunday to win the three-game series. The Nationals need a strong start from Gray, who has allowed just four hits and one run in his past two outings, covering a span of 10 1/3 innings. However, Gray has yet to last longer than 5 1/3 innings in his three starts this year. | |||||||
04-26-22 | Padres -164 v. Reds | 9-6 | Win | 100 | 7 h 19 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Joe Musgrove (2-0, 1.89 ERA) will head to the hill for San Diego in the opener in hopes of repeating his last outing against Cincinnati at Petco Park. The right-hander struck out seven and walked one, allowing just two runs on four hits in 6 1/3 innings. He earned the win in San Diego's 6-2 victory last Tuesday. The Reds will counter with lefty Reiver Sanmartin (0-2, 7.11). Sanmartin was the opposing pitcher to Musgrove last week and could not hold a rare early lead for the Reds. He surrendered five runs on eight hits, striking out four and walking one, taking the loss. After going 2-0 in his rookie season call up last September, he has lost both starts in 2022. | |||||||
04-26-22 | Mariners v. Rays -127 | 8-4 | Loss | -127 | 7 h 6 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Rays are expected to start left-hander Josh Fleming (2-1, 5.40 ERA), who allowed three runs on four hits over 3 1/3 innings in a 6-5 win over the Chicago Cubs last Tuesday. Fleming, 25, has pitched exactly 3 1/3 innings in each of his first three appearances this season. He is 1-0 with a 5.56 ERA in two career starts against Seattle. Tampa Bay's bullpen will be well rested following Monday's off day. The team's relievers also received a break on Sunday, when Shane McClanahan tossed seven strong innings in a 5-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. The Rays face a tough matchup against Seattle right-hander Logan Gilbert (2-0, 0.54), who has allowed one earned run over his first three starts covering 16 2/3 innings. However, Gilbert is 0-1 with a 5.91 ERA in two career starts over 10 2/3 innings against the Rays. | |||||||
04-24-22 | Dodgers -140 v. Padres | 10-2 | Win | 100 | 7 h 59 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Offense has been a struggle for a Padres team that will be without shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. until at least mid-June. The Padres have five starters hitting under .200 after 15 games. Rookie shortstop C.J. Abrams is batting .118, while center fielder Trent Grisham and designated hitter Luke Voit are both batting .143. Voit has struck out 15 times in his past nine games and could be headed to the injured list with a biceps strain. The 34-year-old Kershaw has a 22-9 career record against the Padres with a 2.09 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP. He has 299 strikeouts in 280 innings against the National League West rival. He also owns a 10-4 record and a 1.88 ERA in 19 starts at Petco Park. Manaea was 0-2 record with a 5.27 ERA in three starts against the Dodgers while with the Oakland Athletics. | |||||||
04-24-22 | Pirates v. Cubs -151 | 4-3 | Loss | -151 | 5 h 50 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units JT Brubaker hasn't pitched like an Opening Day starter for the Pittsburgh Pirates yet this season. The right-hander will try for a fourth time to pick up his first victory of the season today while looking to help the Pirates win a road series against the Cubs for the first time since 2018 and overcome Saturday's 21-0 blowout loss. Brubaker (0-2, 7.30 ERA) tied for the Pirates' lead among starters with five wins last season and earned the 2022 Opening Day nod. However, he's allowed 12 runs -- 10 earned -- with 11 hits and nine walks while striking out 13 over 12 1/3 innings in his first three starts this year. Pittsburgh starting pitchers are 0-8 with a 6.68 ERA this season. | |||||||
04-24-22 | Cardinals -132 v. Reds | 1-4 | Loss | -132 | 3 h 22 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Reds, mired in one of their worst starts in franchise history, have fared very well against the veteran Wainwright. He is only 10-15 with a 5.29 ERA in 36 appearances, including 31 starts, all time against Cincinnati. That's his most losses to any team in his career. But Wainwright (2-1, 2.81 ERA) was stellar in his last outing, allowing a run on five hits with six strikeouts and two walks in a 5-1 win at Miami on Tuesday. He'll be opposed by Cincinnati rookie lefty Nick Lodolo (0-2, 8.00), who hasn't gone beyond five innings in either of his first two starts of the season. He's allowed three homers and five walks to go with 12 strikeouts in nine combined innings in losses to the San Diego Padres and Cleveland Guardians. The Reds' 2-13 start matches their second-worst, from 2018, and is four losses shy of tying the team-record 2-17 start in 1931. They've lost 11 straight games for the first time since May 2016. | |||||||
04-24-22 | Marlins v. Braves -122 | 5-4 | Loss | -122 | 4 h 10 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The pitching matchup for the series finale features Miami left-hander Jesus Luzardo (0-1, 4.82) against Atlanta right-hander Bryce Elder (1-1, 4.30). This will mark the third start of the season for Luzardo, who has yet to last more than five innings. He was impressive in his first appearance, gaining a no decision after allowing two runs -- one earned -- and striking out 12 in five innings against the Los Angeles Angels. But he regressed in his most recent start Tuesday against St. Louis, as he was tagged for five runs -- four earned -- in 4 1/3 innings. Luzardo has made one career start against the Braves. He gave up four runs in three innings, struck out four and walked five in a loss last August. Elder will make his third major league start and first against Miami. Elder took the loss in his last start last Sunday against the San Diego Padres. He allowed two runs on three hits, with five walks and three strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. | |||||||
04-24-22 | Guardians +193 v. Yankees | 2-10 | Loss | -100 | 3 h 28 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Yankee starter Cole (0-0, 6.35) last pitched Tuesday in Detroit when he lasted a career-low 1 2/3 innings and allowed two runs on one hit and issued five walks. He threw 68 pitches, including 46 in the second inning. He threw just 37 strikes before being pulled. Cole said he was trying to make perfect pitches after getting feedback from teammates and coaches while watching the footage. Cole, who finished second in the AL Cy Young voting last season, also owns a 7.14 ERA over his past six regular-season starts. He is allowing opposing hitters to bat .308 (4-for-13) against him in the opening inning of his three starts this season. Cole is 3-2 with a 3.67 ERA in six career starts against the Guardians. He last faced them Sept. 19 in New York when he was tagged for seven runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings of an 11-1 loss. | |||||||
04-23-22 | Dodgers -114 v. Padres | 2-3 | Loss | -114 | 10 h 25 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Although they already were deep in starting pitching, the Los Angeles Dodgers invested $16.5 million last offseason in free-agent starting pitchers Andrew Heaney and Tyler Anderson. The team has so much starting pitching, in fact, that it told Anderson he probably wouldn't start for the Dodgers. And the left-hander didn't care. That chance will come tonight in San Diego when Anderson (1-0, 2.25 ERA) makes his 114th career start and first start as a Dodger against Padres right-hander Yu Darvish (1-1, 6.28). Anderson has made two appearances with the Dodgers, working the back end of a piggyback with Tony Gonsolin both times. He has worked eight innings, giving up two runs on four hits, with eight strikeouts. | |||||||
04-23-22 | Brewers v. Phillies -135 | 5-3 | Loss | -135 | 6 h 6 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Phillies will give the ball today to right-hander Zack Wheeler (0-2, 9.39 ERA). Wheeler is 3-1 with a 1.96 ERA in seven career starts against the Brewers. Wheeler, the runner-up in National League Cy Young Award voting last season, has lasted a total of 7 2/3 innings in his two starts in 2022. Right-hander Adrian Houser (0-2, 2.89 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Brewers. He has struggled with his command, issuing six walks in 9 1/3 innings. Against the Phillies, he is 0-1 with a 2.45 ERA in four career appearances, including one start. | |||||||
04-23-22 | White Sox v. Twins -124 | 2-9 | Win | 100 | 6 h 57 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Twins right-hander Dylan Bundy (2-0, 0.87 ERA) will try to keep the positive streak going when he makes his third start of the season. Bundy is off to a promising beginning to 2022, having yielded only one run in 10 1/3 innings. In his most recent start, Bundy held the Boston Red Sox to one run on five hits in 5 1/3 innings on Monday. He walked none and struck out six, and he threw 51 of 71 pitches for strikes. The White Sox will counter with right-hander Vince Velasquez (0-1, 4.15 ERA), who also will make his third start. He has walked six and struck out seven in 8 2/3 innings since joining Chicago after spending his first seven major league seasons with the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres. In his latest start, Velasquez gave up four runs (three earned) on five hits in 4 2/3 innings during a Sunday loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. He still is in search of his first victory since June 29. Velasquez has faced the Twins just once previously, when he threw a scoreless relief inning in 2015. Bundy is 4-0 with a 3.97 ERA in six career games (five starts) vs. the White Sox. | |||||||
04-23-22 | Giants -158 v. Nationals | 5-2 | Win | 100 | 3 h 18 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units San Francisco's today starter will be left-hander Alex Wood (1-0, 1.93 ERA), who tossed five scoreless innings in an 8-1 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday. He walked two and struck out five. Wood, 31, has allowed two runs on nine hits with an 11-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio in his first two starts covering 9 1/3 innings. Washington was expected to start Paolo Espino, but the right-hander likely will be unavailable after pitching two innings out of the bullpen on Friday. Instead, the Nationals might recall right-hander Aaron Sanchez from Triple-A Rochester for the start. Sanchez, 29, spent last season with the Giants and went 1-1 with a 3.06 ERA in nine games (seven starts). He signed a minor league deal with the Nationals last month. There could be an opening in Washington's rotation following another rough outing by Patrick Corbin on Friday. The veteran left-hander is 0-3 with an 11.20 ERA through his first four starts. He has yielded 17 runs and 24 hits with 11 walks over 13 2/3 innings. | |||||||
04-22-22 | Mets -119 v. Diamondbacks | 6-5 | Win | 100 | 7 h 36 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Mets will look to continue building momentum tonight when they begin a six-game trip by visiting the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opener of a three-game series in Phoenix. Left-hander David Peterson (0-0, 0.00 ERA) is slated to oppose right-hander Zac Gallen (0-0, 0.00) in a battle of pitchers who started a game in last weekend's series at Citi Field, where the Mets won two of three games against the Diamondbacks. Carlos Carrasco tossed 7 2/3 strong innings Thursday as the host Mets clinched a win of the four-game series against the Giants, 6-2. The Diamondbacks completed a seven-game East Coast road trip Thursday by edging the Washington Nationals 4-3 to salvage a split of a four-game set. The win over the Giants -- whose 107 victories in 2021 were tied for the 13th-most in major-league history -- locked up a fourth straight series win to start the season for the Mets. New York leads the majors with 10 victories and has the second-best run differential (plus-30) and lowest starting pitching ERA (2.10) in the game, the latter despite the absence of Jacob deGrom, who is out until at least late May with a stress reaction in his right scapula. | |||||||
04-22-22 | Royals v. Mariners -124 | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 6 h 1 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The weekend series will showcase two of the top prospects in the game -- Kansas City shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. and Seattle center fielder Julio Rodriguez. Both have struggled early in their rookie seasons. Witt is batting .146 with no home runs and three RBIs and has struck out 13 times in 41 at-bats. Rodriguez is batting .136 with no home runs and two RBIs and has struck out 22 times in 44 at-bats. Royals right-hander Brad Keller (0-1, 1.38 ERA) is scheduled to start the series opener. Keller is 0-2 with a 5.00 ERA in four career appearances against Seattle, including three starts. The Mariners plan to counter with right-hander Chris Flexen (0-2, 5.23). Flexen won his only previous start against Kansas City, allowing one run on six hits in 5 2/3 innings last Sept. 17. | |||||||
04-22-22 | Pirates v. Cubs -168 | 4-2 | Loss | -168 | 4 h 17 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Approaching his 33rd birthday and pitching for his seventh team, Smyly (1-0, 0.00 ERA) has yet to allow a run while giving up seven hits, striking out five and walking one over 9 2/3 innings of his first two 2022 starts. Signed to a one-year deal after winning a career-high 11 games and a World Series ring with the Atlanta Braves last season, the veteran left-hander certainly has made a good first impression with the Cubs. He began his Chicago tenure by giving up three hits over five innings of the Cubs' 2-1 win at Pittsburgh on April 12. Smyly is 2-1 with a 4.01 ERA in seven career appearances (six starts) against the Pirates. Left-hander Jose Quintana (0-1, 3.86 ERA), a former Cub, is again scheduled to oppose Smyly. Quintana is 0-4 with a 3.41 ERA in five career starts against the Cubs. | |||||||
04-22-22 | Marlins v. Braves -130 | 0-3 | Win | 100 | 4 h 23 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The series opener will feature Atlanta right-hander Kyle Wright (1-0, 1.64 ERA) and Miami left-hander Trevor Rogers (0-2, 12.15). Wright has been impressive in both of his starts. In 11 innings, he has allowed two runs and has struck out 15 while waling only one. In his latest outing, on April 15 against the San Diego Padres, he received no decision after allowing two runs in five innings with a career-high nine strikeouts. Rogers has struggled against Atlanta, going 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA in four career starts. In his most recent start vs. the Braves on Sept. 29, Rogers allowed four runs in 4 1/3 innings. | |||||||
04-22-22 | Cardinals -117 v. Reds | 4-2 | Win | 100 | 6 h 50 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Reds are the only National League team ever to lose nine consecutive games in which they registered seven hits or fewer in each contest. They've been outscored 59-18 during the span and are coming off being dominated by the San Diego Padres, who swept three games in which the Reds mustered just three total runs. Cincinnati managed only five hits in a 6-0 loss to the Padres on Wednesday. In Friday's series opener, the Reds will turn to rookie right-hander Hunter Greene (1-1, 4.35 ERA), who has 13 strikeouts against two walks and a 4.35 ERA. He has given up three homers in 10 1/3 innings. The Cardinals will counter with left-hander Steven Matz (1-1, 7.26 ERA), who has allowed seven runs while striking out 11 in 8 2/3 innings over two starts. Matz is 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 13 1/3 career innings against the Reds, a team he hasn't faced since he was pitching for the New York Mets in 2015. The Reds are ravaged by injuries. Catcher Tyler Stephenson was placed on the seven-day concussion list after colliding with San Diego's Luke Voit at home plate on Tuesday. Stephenson is the 13th Red to be placed on the injured list, a tally that includes Jonathan India, Mike Moustakas and Tyler Naquin. | |||||||
04-21-22 | Rangers v. Mariners -125 | 8-6 | Loss | -125 | 9 h 39 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Left-hander Taylor Hearn (0-1, 4.70 ERA) is scheduled to start the series finale for the Rangers. In his most recent start, he lasted just 3 2/3 innings while giving up six hits and three runs in a loss to the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday. Hearn is 0-3 with a 6.20 ERA in 12 career appearances against Seattle, including three starts. The Mariners plan to start lefty Marco Gonzales (1-1, 3.00), who allowed one run on four hits over seven innings in his last start, an 11-1 victory against Houston on Friday. In 16 career starts against the Rangers, he is 8-6 with a 3.73 ERA. | |||||||
04-21-22 | Orioles v. A's -116 | 4-6 | Win | 100 | 3 h 50 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Right-handers Tyler Wells (0-1, 6.35 ERA) of the Orioles and Paul Blackburn (1-0, 1.80) of the A's are the expected starters one day after a scheduled night game had to be moved to the afternoon with rain in the evening forecast. Only nine of the 39 hits have gone for extra bases, with no home runs. The Orioles have five of the series' eight doubles and the lone triple. Relievers have dominated the series, allowing a total of just two earned runs in 20 2/3 innings. Wells has faced the A's once previously, and it was not under ideal circumstances. He took over for starter Wade LeBlanc in the second inning in a home game last April and allowed three runs - all on a Jed Lowrie homer - in two innings. Blackburn, meanwhile, will be making his third career start against the Orioles, having beaten them each of the first two times in 2017 without getting a decision. He ran up a 3.72 ERA in 5-4 and 6-4 wins. The 28-year-old likewise has started two Oakland wins this season, a 13-2 romp at Tampa Bay and a 7-5 triumph at Toronto, allowing a combined two runs and eight hits in 10 innings. | |||||||
04-21-22 | Blue Jays v. Red Sox +103 | 3-2 | Loss | -100 | 1 h 0 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units In the series finale on Thursday, Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck (1-0, 3.00 ERA) will oppose Blue Jays right-hander Kevin Gausman (0-1, 4.22). In his latest outing, Houck tossed 5 2/3 strong innings in a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday. The 25-year-old has not been involved in a decision in his career against the Blue Jays, but he has been effective, posting a 2.35 ERA and 13 strikeouts against just three walks in 7 2/3 innings over two starts. Gausman is seeking his first win with the Blue Jays after signing a five-year, $110 million contract in the offseason. The 31-year-old enjoyed a career year with the San Francisco Giants in 2021, placing sixth in the National League Cy Young Award voting after going 14-6 with a 2.81 ERA. He is no stranger to facing the Red Sox. Gausman, who was with the American League East rival Baltimore Orioles from 2013-18, is 4-8 with a 4.53 ERA in 20 games (15 starts) against Boston. | |||||||
04-20-22 | Rangers v. Mariners -143 | 2-4 | Win | 100 | 11 h 4 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Rangers will face a tall task today against Mariners right-hander Logan Gilbert (1-0, 0.90 ERA). Gilbert, a former first-round draft pick, has allowed one run on seven hits over two starts, with one walk and 11 strikeouts. The Rangers will counter with right-hander Dane Dunning (0-0, 5.19) -- also a former first-round pick -- though that was two teams ago (Washington in 2016). | |||||||
04-20-22 | Giants -115 v. Mets | 5-2 | Win | 100 | 9 h 49 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Right-hander Chris Bassitt (2-0, 0.75 ERA) is slated to start for the Mets against left-hander Carlos Rodon (1-0, 1.50). The Mets swept a doubleheader on Tuesday. Francisco Lindor delivered a walk-off single in the 10th inning of a 5-4 win in the opener before Max Scherzer carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning en route to a 3-1 victory in the nightcap. Giants starter Rodon allowed one run on two hits over seven innings in the Giants' 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians. | |||||||
04-20-22 | Braves v. Dodgers -120 | 1-5 | Win | 100 | 7 h 58 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Braves have split a pair of four-game series against the Cincinnati Reds and San Diego Padres, and they dropped a three-game home series to the Washington Nationals.Atlanta will now try to get the best of the three-game series at Los Angles with a rare midweek afternoon game at Dodger Stadium today. Atlanta will send veteran Charlie Morton (1-1, 6.10 ERA) to the mound. Morton struggled Thursday against the San Diego Padres when he gave up five runs on nine hits and three walks over five innings. The Dodgers will counter with right-hander Tony Gonsolin (0-0, 1.29 ERA) as they not only try to rebound from the end of their seven-game winning streak but also the end of a 20-game home winning streak dating back to last season. Gonsolin has pitched just seven innings this season and has been followed in his two starts by left-hander Tyler Anderson, who has a 2.25 ERA in eight innings. Gonsolin made his only regular-season appearance against the Braves in 2019, when he gave up one run over four innings. | |||||||
04-19-22 | Braves v. Dodgers -145 | 3-1 | Loss | -145 | 7 h 46 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units LA starter, Walker Buehler, is 22-6 career at Dodger Stadium with a 2.32 ERA. While his Atlanta counterpart, Max Fried, has not looked sharp so far this year with a 5.73 ERA. Additionally, the Braves are 16-35 in the last 51 meetings in Los Angeles while the Dodgers are 44-12 in their last 56 games as a home favorite. | |||||||
04-19-22 | Rangers v. Mariners -128 | 2-6 | Win | 100 | 11 h 60 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Right-hander Jon Gray (0-0, 6.75 ERA) will try to give the Rangers' beleaguered relievers a break when he takes the mound today in the opener of a three-game series in Seattle. In losing three in a row to the Los Angeles Angels, the Rangers allowed 24 runs. Starter Spencer Howard went on the injured list Friday, forcing the Rangers to deploy relievers for all nine innings of a 9-6 defeat that day. Neither Taylor Hearn nor Marin Perez went more than four innings in 7-2 and 8-3 losses over the weekend. The Rangers starters have an ERA of 6.96 through the first nine games. Seattle will start its own free-agent signee in left-hander Robbie Ray (1-1, 4.73). Ray is 3-1 with a 4.24 ERA in six career starts against Texas. | |||||||
04-19-22 | Reds v. Padres -175 | 2-6 | Win | 100 | 11 h 49 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Pitching will be the focus for the teams tonight in San Diego as they meet in the middle game of a three-game series with Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove (1-0, 1.42 ERA) starting against Reds left-hander Reiver Sanmartin (0-1, 6.14). Following a 4-1 victory on Monday, the Padres will be looking for a third straight win. Cincinnati will attempt to end a seven-game losing streak. Musgrove makes his second start of the homestand against the struggling Reds attack. Musgrove shut out Atlanta on four hits over 6 2/3 innings on Thursday en route to a 12-1 win in the Padres' home opener. Sanmartin returns to the rotation today for Reds, but the question for how long is problematical. He could be in the bullpen for good when Luis Castillo (shoulder) comes off the disabled list as soon as the end of the month. | |||||||
04-19-22 | Angels v. Astros -147 | 7-2 | Loss | -147 | 10 h 41 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Houston left-hander Framber Valdez (1-0, 0.93 ERA) will make his third start of the season today. He walked five batters and allowed one run and two hits over three innings but did not factor into the decision in his most recent outing, a 3-2 Astros loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Valdez, 11-6 with a 3.14 ERA in 2021, is 7-3 with a 3.60 ERA over 12 career games (eight starts) against the Angels. Left-hander Patrick Sandoval (0-0, 0.00 ERA) has the starting assignment for the Angels today. He worked four innings in his first start of the season, allowing three hits and one unearned run while walking three and fanning six in the Angels' 4-3 win over the Miami Marlins on April 12. Sandoval threw a career-high 87 innings last season, going 3-2 with a 3.62 ERA and one save. He is 0-3 with a 9.77 ERA in five career games (four starts) against the Astros, who selected Sandoval in the 11th round of the 2015 draft. | |||||||
04-18-22 | Braves v. Dodgers -200 | 4-7 | Win | 100 | 13 h 8 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Kershaw (1-0, 0.00) will face the Braves for the 13th time in his career. He has a 5-1 record and a 2.20 ERA against them, with 91 strikeouts and 15 walks in 81 2/3 innings. Kershaw suffered his first career loss to the Braves last season, allowing five runs in six innings on June 5. The Braves will counter Monday with Huascar Ynoa (0-1, 15.00). The right-hander was roughed up for five earned runs and seven hits in just three innings on April 11 in an 11-2 loss to the Nationals. Ynoa will make his first career start against the Dodgers. | |||||||
04-18-22 | Phillies v. Rockies +153 | 1-4 | Win | 153 | 11 h 53 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Cron hit two home runs in Colorado's 9-6 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night and has a chance to add more during the final three games of the homestand. The Rockies will send Chad Kuhl (0-0, 2.08 ERA) to the mound against the Phillies' Aaron Nola (1-1, 6.75). Kuhl is making his second start since signing a one-year deal with Colorado last month. He allowed one run in 4 1/3 innings at Texas on Tuesday. Kuhl is 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA in five games -- three starts -- in his career against Philadelphia. Nola was the Opening Day starter for the Phillies and got the decision in a 9-5 win over Oakland. He took the loss against the New York Mets on Wednesday, lasting just 3 1/3 innings. | |||||||
04-18-22 | Angels v. Astros -142 | 3-8 | Win | 100 | 8 h 30 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The Astros will join the Oakland Athletics as the last teams in the majors to host a game when they have their home opener against the Los Angeles Angels tonight. Returning home won't solve all that is ailing the Astros offensively, but it's a good place to start. Right-hander Luis Garcia (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will start the home opener for the Astros. He finished second in AL Rookie of the Year balloting last season after going 11-8 with a 3.48 ERA over 30 games (28 starts). He is 1-2 with a 3.82 ERA in seven career games (five starts) against the Angels. He worked four scoreless innings while allowing two hits and two walks with one strikeout in his season debut as Houston topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on April 12. The Angels got a scare Sunday in their 8-3 win over the Texas Rangers, their fifth victory in six games, when center fielder Mike Trout departed after being hit by a pitch on the left hand in the fifth inning. X-rays were negative, and Trout was diagnosed with a contusion. He is considered day to day and will sit on today. | |||||||
04-18-22 | Twins v. Red Sox -134 | 8-3 | Loss | -134 | 2 h 15 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units With Sunday's 8-1 win over Minnesota, the Red Sox climbed above .500 for the first time this season. Boston has 30 runs in its last five games, winning four of them. Right-hander Dylan Bundy (1-0, 0.00 ERA), scheduled to start for the Twins on Monday, was outstanding in his debut last Monday against Seattle, allowing just one hit and striking out two over five shutout innings. Manager Rocco Baldelli called it a "masterful" start. Bundy hasn't been as successful when facing Boston, as his career record in 20 games (15 starts) is 3-9 with a 5.58 ERA. | |||||||
04-17-22 | Astros -101 v. Mariners | 2-7 | Loss | -101 | 6 h 15 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units Which Seattle offense will show up when the host Mariners wrap up a three-game series with the Houston Astros on Sunday afternoon? It's a valid question considering what's happened in the first two games of the series. The Mariners banged out 13 hits in their home opener Friday, defeating the Astros 11-1. Saturday night was a different story as the Mariners managed just three hits in a 4-0 loss. Astros right-hander Jose Urquidy (1-0, 1.80 ERA) is scheduled to start today against Mariners rookie right-hander Matt Brash (0-1, 3.38). Urquidy is 1-0 with a 3.38 ERA in four career appearances against Seattle, including three starts; Brash will be facing the Astros for the first time. | |||||||
04-17-22 | Cardinals +125 v. Brewers | 5-6 | Loss | -100 | 4 h 8 m | Show | |
Rating: 2 Units The 23-year-old Ashby (0-1, 1.80 ERA), on the Opening Day roster for the first time, makes his first start of the season after two relief appearances, while the Cardinals counter with right-hander Dakota Hudson (0-0, 6.75 ERA). After dropping the series opener 5-1, St. Louis bounced back with a 10-1 victory Friday and then held off the Brewers 2-1 on Saturday night, behind a strong start by Steven Matz. In addition to scoring just one run in each of the two losses to St. Louis, the Brewers also have been shut out twice in their five defeats this season. St. Louis won six of the last seven games last season against the Brewers, including the last four in Milwaukee. The Cardinals are eyeing a third straight victory to close the first leg of a 10-game road trip. |
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