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08-04-23 | Astros v. Yankees +133 | Top | 7-3 | Loss | -100 | 5 h 54 m | Show |
After facing Shane McClanahan and Cristian Javier the previous two days, the Yankees will oppose Hunter Brown (7-7, 4.12 ERA), who leads AL rookies in innings (111 1/3) and strikeouts (126). Brown went 1-3 with a 5.92 ERA in five July outings and got the win on Saturday when he allowed two runs on four hits in six innings against Tampa Bay. Brown will be making his first career start against the Yankees. His only appearance against them was in a relief role when he walked two and got two outs in the eighth inning of Game 3 of the ALCS on Oct. 22. Luis Severino (2-5, 7.49 ERA) will attempt to rebound from another rough outing for the Yankees. Severino last pitched Sunday in Baltimore, where he allowed seven of his nine runs in the opening inning and tied a season high by yielding 10 hits. He was out after 3 1/3 innings. Severino had allowed four runs in 11 2/3 innings over his two previous starts, but Sunday marked the fourth time he allowed at least seven runs in his 12 starts this season. Severino is 2-3 with a 3.82 ERA in seven regular-season appearances (six starts) against the Astros. He last faced them in Game 2 of the ALCS at Houston on Oct. 20, when he allowed three runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings and took the loss. | |||||||
08-02-23 | Angels +158 v. Braves | Top | 5-12 | Loss | -100 | 1 h 34 m | Show |
The pitching matchup for the series finale features a pair of right-handers, Atlanta's Yonny Chirinos (4-4, 4.34 ERA) vs. Los Angeles' Lucas Giolito (6-7, 3.85). Giolito will be making his 23rd start of the season and second for the Angels since being acquired from the Chicago White Sox on July 26. He took the loss in his club debut on Friday, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk with five strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings against the Toronto Blue Jays. | |||||||
07-31-23 | Diamondbacks +170 v. Giants | 4-3 | Win | 170 | 12 h 58 m | Show | |
The Giants, who have won four of their last five games, had not officially named their starter for the series opener as of early Monday morning, but it reportedly will be right-hander Alex Cobb (6-3, 2.97 ERA). Cobb is coming off one of his best outings of the season, having shut out the A's on three hits over six innings in a 2-1 Giants home win on Tuesday. He struck out nine and walked one. The 35-year-old will face the Diamondbacks for the second time this season, having shut them out on seven hits for 7 1/3 innings in a 6-2 road win in May. He has gone 3-2 with a 4.93 ERA in seven career starts against Arizona. The Giants haven't done much hitting against Diamondbacks right-hander Ryne Nelson (6-5, 4.97 ERA) this season. Arizona has won both of his starts against San Francisco. He took a no-decision in a 7-5 home victory in May and the win in a 5-2 triumph at San Francisco in June. Nelson allowed a total of five runs and 10 hits in 11 2/3 innings (3.86 ERA) in those games, his only career appearances against the Giants. | |||||||
07-28-23 | Yankees -119 v. Orioles | Top | 0-1 | Loss | -119 | 9 h 51 m | Show |
Orioles rookie right-hander Grayson Rodriguez (2-2, 6.91 ERA) will make his 13th career start and first appearance against the Yankees. In two starts since returning to the majors following nearly two months with Triple-A Norfolk, Rodriguez has allowed six runs in 10 2/3 innings in a pair of no-decisions, but the game at Tampa Bay was encouraging on several fronts. | |||||||
07-27-23 | Guardians v. White Sox -108 | 6-3 | Loss | -108 | 9 h 46 m | Show | |
Right-hander Tanner Bibee (6-2, 3.04 ERA) is set to start for the Guardians on Thursday. The rookie hasn't faced the White Sox in his career. Bibee, who is 2-0 with a 1.14 ERA in four July starts, is coming off a 1-0 home victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday. In seven innings, he gave up two hits, a walk and a hit batter while striking out eight. Chicago right-hander Dylan Cease (4-3, 3.04) will start the series opener. In 11 career starts vs. Cleveland, he is 5-4 with a 3.72 ERA, including a 1-1 mark and a 3.65 ERA in two starts covering 12 1/3 innings this season. | |||||||
07-27-23 | Cubs v. Cardinals -109 | Top | 10-3 | Loss | -109 | 8 h 24 m | Show |
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Justin Steele has enjoyed more success against the St. Louis Cardinals than against any other opponent this season. He will get another crack at them Thursday when the Cubs face the Cardinals to open a four-game series in St. Louis. Steele (10-3, 2.95 ERA) is 3-0 with a 2.95 ERA in three starts against the Cardinals in 2023. In his latest outing, the left-hander allowed two runs on six hits in 6 1/3 innings as the Cubs beat St. Louis 4-3 on Friday. St. Louis will counter Steele with Miles Mikolas (6-5, 4.33 ERA), who will try to rebound from one of his worst starts of the season. The right-hander allowed the Cubs five runs on 11 hits and a walk in five innings during a no-decision on Saturday. | |||||||
07-26-23 | Marlins v. Rays -164 | Top | 7-1 | Loss | -164 | 2 h 24 m | Show |
Tampa Bay is going with Zach Eflin (11-5, 3.36 ERA), its most reliable starter. At home, especially, the right-hander has impressed, with a 10-1 record and 2.10 ERA. The Marlins counter with Sandy Alcantara (3-9, 4.70). The 2022 National League Cy Young Award winner, Alcantara has provided innings, logging 126 1/3 in 20 starts, but has lacked consistency. On the road, the 27-year-old is 2-5 with a 4.91 ERA in 11 starts. A telling statistic from a year ago: He had a 2.63 ERA in day game starts. This season, the 6-foot-5 right-hander is 0-5 with a 4.98 ERA in matinees. Eflin has quite a bit of history facing the Marlins, dating to when he pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 16 games (15 starts) against Miami, he is 5-7 with a 4.97 ERA in 88 2/3 innings. Eflin pitched a gem in his last start, tossing seven shutout innings and scattering two hits and a walk while striking out eight in a 3-0 win over the visiting Baltimore Orioles. | |||||||
07-25-23 | Rockies v. Nationals -130 | Top | 5-6 | Win | 100 | 10 h 38 m | Show |
Rockies left-hander Austin Gomber (8-8, 6.18 ERA) will look to eat some innings when he makes his 21st start of the season on Tuesday. He took the loss in an April 8 matchup with Washington, dropping his career record against the Nationals to 2-2 with a 7.23 ERA in four starts. Gomber won four consecutive starts before suffering a loss against the Houston Astros last Wednesday. On Tuesday, Gomber will be trying to reach the nine-win mark for just the second time in his five seasons in the majors. Right-hander Trevor Williams (5-5, 4.38) is set to oppose Gomber. He was the winning pitcher in the April 8 meeting in Denver, giving up two runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings for his first win of the season. Williams is 3-2 with a 4.97 ERA in five career starts against the Rockies. In his most recent outing, Williams allowed two runs on seven hits in five innings against the Chicago Cubs last Wednesday. He settled for a no-decision and hasn't picked up a win since July 2, when he beat the Phillies. | |||||||
07-25-23 | Marlins v. Rays -190 | Top | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 8 h 56 m | Show |
In the opener on Tuesday, Miami will go with Edward Cabrera (5-5, 4.50 ERA), while Tampa Bay counters with Tyler Glasnow (3-3, 3.62). Cabrera has faced Tampa Bay just once in his career, allowing three earned runs in three innings (9.00 ERA) of a loss in 2021. Glasnow has an 0-1 mark and 5.28 ERA in three starts against Miami. Both pitchers possess powerful stuff, and putting the ball in play will be a challenge for both offenses. Cabrera has struck out 90 in 72 innings for 11.25 strikeouts per nine innings. Glasnow has been even more overpowering, boasting a 13.17 K/9 after fanning 80 in 54 2/3 innings. The Rays are just 4-14 in July, and the Marlins present a formidable team with their hard-throwing staff. | |||||||
07-24-23 | Cardinals v. Diamondbacks -105 | Top | 10-6 | Loss | -105 | 16 h 58 m | Show |
Adam Wainwright has looked like a pitcher approaching the end of the line. The 41-year-old Cardinals legend gets the chance to show that there's still life in his right arm when St. Louis visits the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night at Phoenix. Wainwright (3-4, 7.66 ERA) will come off the injured list to make the start against Arizona in the opener of a three-game series. He has been sidelined due to shoulder irritation and will be making his first appearance since July 4. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said that Wainwright will throw approximately 65 pitches. Right-hander Ryne Nelson (6-5, 4.82) will be on the mound for Arizona. Nelson, 25, has allowed two or fewer earned runs in three of his past four starts. That includes giving up two runs and three hits in seven innings while defeating the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday. Nelson had one rough outing during the stretch, giving up seven runs and nine hits over three innings of a loss to the visiting New York Mets on July 6. | |||||||
07-24-23 | Orioles v. Phillies -116 | 3-2 | Loss | -116 | 13 h 2 m | Show | |
Monday's scheduled starter Dean Kremer (10-4, 4.80 ERA) has had a hand in the Orioles' success this season. The right-hander is looking to become the AL's fourth 11-game winner, joining Tampa Bay's Shane McClanahan and Zach Eflin as well as Texas Rangers righty Nathan Eovaldi. Kremer, 27, was unsuccessful in his initial bid for his 11th win on Wednesday. He was fortunate to walk away with a no-decision after allowing five runs on four hits -- including two homers -- and four walks in 4 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sanchez (0-3, 3.06) will oppose Kremer on Monday. Sanchez, 26, has pitched well but has yet to record his first victory of the season. He allowed three runs (one earned) on six hits in five innings of a no-decision against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday. | |||||||
07-23-23 | Blue Jays v. Mariners -131 | Top | 4-3 | Loss | -131 | 7 h 32 m | Show |
Alek Manoah fell to 2-8, allowing four runs on three hits and five walks in 3.0 innings, as the Toronto Blue Jays lost to the San Diego Padres 9-1 on Tuesday. Manoah did not strike out a batter, ending the game with a 6.18 ERA and 1.84 WHIP on the season. | |||||||
07-23-23 | Royals +180 v. Yankees | Top | 5-8 | Loss | -100 | 4 h 10 m | Show |
New York's Luis Severino (1-4, 6.66 ERA) will pitch at home for the first time since enduring one of the worst starts of his career. On July 5, in his final start before the All-Star break, Severino was shelled for seven runs and 10 hits in 2 2/3 innings against the Baltimore Orioles, marking the fourth time this season he allowed at least five runs. The Yankees want to see the version of Severino from his last start, when he allowed one run and six hits in six innings during a no-decision Monday against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. Severino is 2-1 with a 4.63 ERA in four career starts against the Royals covering 23 1/3 innings. He last faced them May 1, 2022, in Kansas City, when he surrendered four runs (three earned) and seven hits in five innings in a no-decision. The Royals are going with Jordan Lyles (1-11, 6.05), who has shown better results since losing his first 11 decisions. The losses came in his first 14 starts, when he posted a 6.89 ERA. Since then, he is 1-0 with a 3.13 ERA in four outings, and he has allowed just two homers in that span after giving up 18 during his winless skid. Lyles is 3-2 with a 3.86 ERA in eight career appearances (seven starts) against the Yankees. Last year, while pitching for the Baltimore Orioles, he was 2-2 with a 4.04 ERA in six starts. | |||||||
07-21-23 | Padres -136 v. Tigers | Top | 5-4 | Win | 100 | 9 h 39 m | Show |
Reese Olson (1-3, 3.96 ERA) will start for Detroit on Friday. The rookie right-hander will be making his 10th appearance and seventh start of the season. Olson pitched well in his latest outing but didn't get any run support in a 2-0 loss at Seattle on Sunday. He lasted 5 1/3 innings and gave up two runs and six hits while recording five strikeouts. Seattle scored a run in the first and another in the fourth on a solo homer. Olson will be opposed by right-hander Seth Lugo (3-4, 3.78 ERA). After being a reliever for the majority of his first seven major league seasons with the New York Mets, Lugo has appeared exclusively as a starter for the Padres this year. He is set to make his 14th start of the season. He has also been stingy with base on balls, allowing just 13 in 69 innings compared with 64 strikeouts. He got roughed up on Sunday, surrendering five runs and seven hits, including two homers, in 5 1/3 innings at Philadelphia. | |||||||
07-20-23 | Diamondbacks v. Braves -185 | 5-7 | Win | 100 | 2 h 42 m | Show | |
The Braves need a big performance from right-hander Spencer Strider after losing the first two games of the series and four straight overall. NL All-Star starter Zac Gallen will get the ball for the Diamondbacks. Atlanta is already guaranteed to lose a second straight series after winning 11 straight, but the Braves will be trying to avoid getting swept for the first time since losing three straight to the host Toronto Blue Jays from May 12-14. Strider (11-3, 3.66 ERA) and Gallen (11-4, 3.14) are among five pitchers tied for the major league lead in victories. Strider also leads the majors by a wide margin with 176 strikeouts. The next-closest pitcher is Toronto's Kevin Gausman with 153. Gallen threw a scoreless inning last week in his All-Star debut, but the 27-year-old right-hander struggled in his first game back from the break on Saturday. He allowed three runs and six hits in five innings during a 5-2 loss at Toronto. Gallen struck out five and issued three walks. | |||||||
07-19-23 | Yankees -135 v. Angels | 3-7 | Loss | -135 | 7 h 9 m | Show | |
Carlos Rodon (0-2, 5.23 ERA) goes into the Wednesday game having thrown just 10 1/3 innings after signing a six-year, $162 million free-agent contract with the Yankees in December. His debut in pinstripes was delayed until July 7 due to forearm and back injuries. In five career starts against the Angels, Rodon is 2-3 with a 4.23 ERA. In Anaheim, he is 1-1 with a 2.30 ERA in two starts. The Angels announced late Tuesday that 23-year-old right-hander Chase Silseth (1-1, 5.30 ERA) would be recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday to start in the series finale. Silseth has never faced the Yankees. Silseth has appeared in nine games (one start) for the Angels earlier this season, walking 13 batters while striking out 15 over 18 2/3 innings. He began the season in Triple-A, then returned there in early June. Overall for Salt Lake, he has a 4-1 record with a 2.79 ERA in nine starts. | |||||||
07-19-23 | Astros v. Rockies +138 | 4-1 | Loss | -100 | 3 h 17 m | Show | |
As the Colorado rotation has been hit hard by injuries, Austin Gomber has stepped up for the Rockies. The left-hander is the only healthy starter left from Opening Day, and the effects are showing. Colorado went with a bullpen game on Tuesday night but now turns to its most reliable arm, Gomber, to wrap up a two-game series against the Houston Astros on Wednesday in Denver. Gomber (8-7, 6.19 ERA) will be opposed by Astros right-hander Brandon Bielak (4-5, 3.79) in the matinee game. | |||||||
07-16-23 | Astros -124 v. Angels | Top | 9-8 | Win | 100 | 9 h 36 m | Show |
The Astros plan to start right-hander Cristian Javier on the mound in the series finale. They're hoping the sight of Los Angeles hitters in the batters box will help turn things around for Javier, who has recorded five straight no-decisions after winning five starts in a row. Javier (7-1, 4.34) is 5-1 with a 2.49 ERA in 10 career appearances (six starts) against the Angels. His five-game winning streak earlier this season began and ended versus Los Angeles. Javier allowed one run and six hits in six innings of a 9-6 win over the Angels on June 3. He also beat Los Angeles on May 10, permitting two runs and three hits in six innings while striking out a season-high 11 batters in the 5-4 win. Javier has struggled in his past three starts, however, posting a 15.19 ERA. Houston, however, won all three games. | |||||||
07-16-23 | Giants -138 v. Pirates | Top | 8-4 | Win | 100 | 2 h 41 m | Show |
San Francisco did not name a starter for the series finale until after Saturday's game -- left-hander Alex Wood (4-3, 4.68 ERA) -- while Pittsburgh is scheduled to go with right-hander Osvaldo Bido (1-1, 4.44). Wood is 6-4 with a 3.72 ERA in 15 career games against the Pirates, 14 of them starts. Bido, who has never faced San Francisco, is coming off his first career win. That was July 9 when he pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings over the fourth and fifth innings in relief at Arizona as the Pirates went with a bullpen game on the eve of the All-Star break. The rookie had made five starts before that lone relief appearance since being recalled and worked Sunday on three days' rest. | |||||||
07-14-23 | Twins -190 v. A's | 5-4 | Win | 100 | 18 h 48 m | Show | |
The Twins posted baseball's third-best ERA (3.68) and second-best average allowed (.228) in the first half. Maeda (2-5, 5.18 ERA) hasn't contributed much so far, largely due to a right triceps injury suffered in late April. He returned to pitch well in three starts leading into the All-Star break, yielding just three earned runs in 17 innings. The 35-year-old has made just two career starts against the A's and neither went well. He was roughed up for 12 runs (10 earned) and 16 hits in seven innings, going 0-0 with a 12.86 ERA in those games. Maeda should expect to be facing a couple of new faces after the A's ranked dead-last in all of baseball in the first half in runs (329) and batting average (.221). Both marks actually are higher than 2022, when the Athletics put up only 306 runs and hit just .211 in the first half. No other A's team scored fewer than 329 runs in a first half since 2012 (319). Oakland is expected to promote two of its top prospects from Triple-A Las Vegas for the second-half opener -- catcher/first baseman Tyler Soderstrom and infielder Zack Gelof. | |||||||
07-14-23 | Dodgers v. Mets +115 | Top | 6-0 | Loss | -100 | 15 h 22 m | Show |
Left-hander Julio Urias (6-5, 4.76 ERA) is slated to start for the Dodgers against right-hander Justin Verlander (3-4, 3.60) in a battle of former 20-game winners. The Dodgers closed out the first half by beating the visiting Los Angeles Angels to complete a two-game series sweep and run their winning streak to four. The Mets suffered their second straight loss Sunday to the host San Diego Padres. At 51-38, the Dodgers -- who won a franchise-record 111 games last season -- are on pace to record fewer than 100 victories in a 162-game schedule for the first time since 2017. Los Angeles went 92-71 before falling to the Houston Astros in a seven-game World Series. | |||||||
07-14-23 | Brewers -116 v. Reds | Top | 1-0 | Win | 100 | 15 h 14 m | Show |
Milwaukee ace and All-Star pitcher Corbin Burnes (7-5, 3.94 ERA) will start the series opener Friday against Cincinnati. Burnes has a pair of quality starts against Cincinnati in his previous two outings, including on July 7 when he held the Reds to three runs on two hits over six innings in a 7-3 Milwaukee win. Burnes is 3-1 with a 2.80 ERA in 16 career appearances against Cincinnati, including six starts. The Reds counter with another right-hander in Graham Ashcraft (4-6, 6.28), making his team-leading 17th start of 2023. In his last start on July 5 in Washington, Ashcraft snapped a personal three-game skid and won for the first time since May 28, scattering seven hits and one run over six innings in Cincinnati's 9-2 win. Ashcraft is winless in four career starts against Milwaukee, going 0-3 with 10.13 ERA. He was tagged for a career-worst 10 runs -- all earned -- on nine hits over four innings in a 10-8 Milwaukee win on June 3 in Cincinnati. | |||||||
07-11-23 | National League v. American League -104 | 3-2 | Loss | -104 | 9 h 13 m | Show | |
The American League enters Tuesday's Midsummer Classic at T-Mobile Park with a nine-game winning streak and only three losses to the National League in the annual exhibition since 1997. Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani won't pitch in the game because of a blister but is in the lineup batting second. Ohtani leads the majors in home runs (32) and triples (six). On the mound, Ohtani hits the break fourth in MLB with 132 strikeouts and opponents are batting .189 against him. He started the 2022 All-Star Game and sat down the first three batters he faced in order. | |||||||
07-09-23 | Phillies +110 v. Marlins | Top | 3-7 | Loss | -100 | 2 h 15 m | Show |
Sunday's pitching matchup will feature Marlins lefty Jesus Luzardo (7-5, 3.32 ERA) against Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola (8-5, 4.30). Luzardo, who leads the Marlins in wins and tops Miami's starters in ERA, has faced the Phillies four times. He is 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA against them. Nola is 5-9 with a 3.32 ERA in 21 starts against the Marlins. This season, he had an ERA of 3.58 for April, 4.93 for May and 4.06 for June, but he is 1-0 with a 1.23 ERA in July. If Nola does not throw a complete game on Sunday, the Phillies can turn to a solid bullpen that had a 26-inning scoreless-innings streak that ended on Saturday. | |||||||
07-09-23 | Blue Jays -126 v. Tigers | Top | 4-3 | Win | 100 | 2 h 2 m | Show |
Skubal (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will make his second start of the season for Detroit on Sunday. Skubal, who underwent flexor tendon surgery last summer, tossed four no-hit innings against Oakland on Tuesday. Chris Bassitt (8-5, 4.09 ERA), who will start the series finale for Toronto, survived a rough patch to post back-to-back solid outings. Bassitt gave up 15 earned runs in 11 2/3 innings during a stretch of three starts last month. In his final June start, he tossed six shutout outings against San Francisco while racking up 12 strikeouts. In his outing on Tuesday, Bassitt gave up three runs and six hits in six innings against the Chicago White Sox. Lost in the euphoria of the no-hitter was the triumphant return of Tigers outfielder Riley Greene. After recovering from a leg injury, Greene was activated off the injured list on Saturday and reached base four times. He was 2-for-2 and walked twice | |||||||
07-08-23 | Rangers v. Nationals +180 | 3-8 | Win | 180 | 5 h 34 m | Show | |
The Rangers will look to take the series behind left-hander Andrew Heaney (5-5, 4.12 ERA), who allowed just three hits over five shutout innings in a 5-3 loss to the visiting Houston Astros on Sunday. However, he was pulled after just 85 pitches. Heaney got rocked for six runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings in his previous start, a 7-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers on June 26. He gave up two home runs in 5 2/3 innings against the Chicago White Sox in a 5-2 win two starts ago. | |||||||
07-07-23 | Angels v. Dodgers -165 | 4-11 | Win | 100 | 18 h 10 m | Show | |
Griffin Canning fell to 6-3, allowing five runs on three hits and four walks in 6.0 innings, as the Los Angeles Angels lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-2 on Friday. Canning struck out nine, ending the game with a 4.29 ERA and 1.16 WHIP on the season. | |||||||
07-07-23 | Braves v. Rays -110 | Top | 2-1 | Loss | -110 | 15 h 56 m | Show |
On Friday, the Braves are sending veteran Charlie Morton (8-6, 3.57 ERA) to the mound, while the Rays counter with fellow righty Tyler Glasnow (2-2, 4.50). Morton, 39, pitched for the Rays in 2019-20, and was a prominent performer on Tampa Bay's 2020 team that lost in the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games. The right-hander has made six career starts against the Rays and holds a 2-3 record with a 3.44 ERA in those meetings. In his last two starts, Glasnow has combined to strike out 23 in 10 2/3 innings. However, he has nothing to show for it on his record, taking a loss at Seattle on Saturday and a no-decision at home against the Kansas City Royals on June 25. | |||||||
07-06-23 | Cardinals +111 v. Marlins | 3-0 | Win | 111 | 8 h 48 m | Show | |
The Miami Marlins won't lean on experience when they try for a four-game sweep of the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night. Instead, rookie right-hander Eury Perez (5-2, 2.47 ERA) will get the start for Miami. Just 20 years old, Perez is having an amazing season. At 6-foot-8, he has shown stellar body control, repeating his delivery with ease while flashing a 98 mph fastball. However, Perez -- who has yet to face the Cardinals -- is coming off the worst start of his brief major league career. He lasted just one-third of an inning on Saturday against the Atlanta Braves, when he gave up six runs on seven hits in a 7-0 loss. | |||||||
07-06-23 | Cubs +100 v. Brewers | Top | 5-6 | Loss | -100 | 3 h 10 m | Show |
Marcus Stroman has not pitched like an All-Star of late for the Chicago Cubs. However, since the start of last season, he's been stellar against the Milwaukee Brewers. Looking to avoid a third straight losing start, Stroman can help the visiting Cubs record their third consecutive victory and claim this four-game set from the Brewers on Thursday. From May 19-June 20, Stroman (9-6, 2.76 ERA) allowed seven earned runs and 27 hits over 48 2/3 innings to win seven straight starts. Since then, though, the right-hander has yielded eight earned runs and 13 hits over nine innings in losing two in a row. He gave up five runs in 5 2/3 innings of Saturday's 6-0 loss to Cleveland. Scheduled Milwaukee starter Freddy Peralta (5-7, 4.67) is 0-4 with a 5.45 ERA in seven starts since winning at Tampa Bay on May 21. The right-hander was serviceable on Friday at Pittsburgh, allowing three runs, three hits and two walks while striking out eight in 5 1/3 innings as the Brewers blew a late lead in the 8-7 defeat. | |||||||
07-06-23 | A's +156 v. Tigers | Top | 0-9 | Loss | -100 | 2 h 23 m | Show |
Rookie left-hander Hogan Harris (2-2, 5.17 ERA) will start the series finale for the A's. He went 0-2 with a 5.63 ERA in his past three starts after posting back-to-back victories. Harris gave up five runs (four earned) and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings against the New York Yankees on June 29. He yielded just two runs in the first five innings, but New York erupted for eight runs in the sixth. He will be opposed by right-hander Michael Lorenzen (2-6, 4.28 ERA), who was surprisingly chosen as Detroit's All-Star representative. | |||||||
07-05-23 | Reds -115 v. Nationals | Top | 9-2 | Win | 100 | 8 h 55 m | Show |
Josiah Gray (6-6, 3.30 ERA), who was named to the National League All-Star team on Sunday, starts for the Nationals, who have dropped the first two games of their four-game set against the Reds. Right-hander Graham Ashcraft (3-6, 6.66 ERA) will start for the Reds. After going 0-3 with a 16.03 ERA in his first three June starts, he rebounded in his latest outing, allowing one run on three hits in 6 2/3 innings of a no-decision against the San Diego Padres on Friday. He walked two and struck out seven. | |||||||
07-04-23 | Cardinals +170 v. Marlins | Top | 2-15 | Loss | -100 | 2 h 14 m | Show |
Wainwright (3-3, 7.45 ERA) allowed 13 runs on 17 hits over just 4 2/3 innings in his last two efforts while remaining stuck on 198 career victories. In his most recent start, Wainwright allowed six runs on six hits in 1 2/3 innings in the 14-0 loss to the Houston Astros. He walked three and struck out one. Wainwright is 8-2 with a 2.77 ERA in 16 career appearances (14 starts) against the Marlins. | |||||||
07-02-23 | Astros v. Rangers -135 | 5-3 | Loss | -135 | 4 h 53 m | Show | |
Left-hander Andrew Heaney (5-5, 4.38 ERA) will start for the Rangers. He's coming off a 7-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Monday, in which he gave up six runs on six hits -- including two home runs -- and walked three while striking out five in 5 2/3 innings. That is what awaits Houston right-hander Shawn Dubin (0-0, 10.80 ERA), who will make his first major league start. He is subbing for Framber Valdez, who will miss his scheduled start due to right ankle soreness. Dubin, a 27-year-old rookie, has made two relief appearances on the season, giving up six runs on nine hits in five innings. He has never faced the Rangers. The veteran Heaney is 3-4 with a 3.27 ERA in 12 career starts against the Astros. He will look to rebound from a subpar June, in which he was 1-2 with a 5.87 ERA in five starts. | |||||||
07-02-23 | Twins -111 v. Orioles | Top | 1-2 | Loss | -111 | 1 h 27 m | Show |
Twins right-hander Sonny Gray (4-2, 2.67 ERA) looks to continue the stinginess evidenced by Minnesota starters in the series thus far. Pablo Lopez and Bailey Ober combined to limit the Orioles to one run and five hits over 13 innings in the first two games. The Orioles have lost four straight and 16 of their last 31 and will try to avoid being swept for the first time this season on Sunday. | |||||||
06-30-23 | Astros +154 v. Rangers | 5-3 | Win | 154 | 9 h 57 m | Show | |
The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros will open a highly anticipated American League West showdown on Friday night in Arlington, Texas. The Rangers pushed back veteran right-hander Jon Gray to be available for the opener of the four-game series. The Astros are expected to start right-hander Ronel Blanco. Gray (6-3, 2.89 ERA) will make his 15th start of the season and is coming off a tough-luck loss to the New York Yankees on Saturday. He allowed one run on three hits over five innings as the Rangers fell 1-0. In his career vs. the Astros, Gray is 1-2 with a 3.12 ERA over five starts. He faced them earlier this season on April 15 in Houston, exiting in the third inning after taking a line drive off his right elbow. For the Astros, Blanco (1-0, 4.63 ERA) will make his fifth start since moving into the rotation on June 1. In his latest outing, a no-decision against the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday, he allowed three runs on two hits with two walks and six strikeouts over six innings. Blanco started the season in a relief role and made two appearances against the Rangers during a series in mid-April. He gave up one run on two hits in a one-inning outing on April 14, then yielded three unearned runs over two innings on April 16. | |||||||
06-30-23 | Brewers v. Pirates +124 | Top | 7-8 | Win | 124 | 8 h 54 m | Show |
In the series opener on Friday, Milwaukee's Freddy Peralta (5-7, 4.65 ERA) is scheduled to start against Pittsburgh's Osvaldo Bido (0-1, 3.45) in a matchup of right-handers. Peralta is coming off a loss at Cleveland on Saturday in which he allowed three runs and four hits in five-plus innings. He continually worked through jams -- including getting out of a bases-loaded, no-out situation with just one run in the fourth. Bido, another Pittsburgh rookie, will make his fourth career start, his first against the Brewers. He received zero runs of support while in the game in his past two outings. Most recently, he allowed two runs in 5 2/3 innings during a no-decision Saturday at Miami. Bido allowed nine hits and no walks while fanning five. | |||||||
06-30-23 | Padres v. Reds +121 | Top | 5-7 | Win | 121 | 6 h 7 m | Show |
The Reds will send right-hander Graham Ashcraft (3-6, 7.17 ERA) to the mound on Friday. He will be making his second start back from a bruised left calf sustained on June 8 vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers, his 15th overall this season. Ashcraft faced the Padres for the first time in his career last month, when he gave up one run in six innings during Cincinnati's 2-1 win on May 2. San Diego will counter with right-hander Seth Lugo (3-4, 4.01 ERA), making his 11th start. Lugo is filling in for righty Yu Darvish, who was scratched on Tuesday due to an illness. Manager Bob Melvin rescheduled Darvish for Friday, but Darvish had not improved enough to make the start. Lugo is 2-1 with a 1.16 ERA in 15 games (two starts) against Cincinnati. He beat the Reds on May 3, when he tossed six innings of one-run ball. | |||||||
06-29-23 | Brewers v. Mets -180 | 3-2 | Loss | -180 | 9 h 39 m | Show | |
Max Scherzer (7-2, 3.95 ERA) is slated to start for the Mets against Adrian Houser (2-2, 4.02) in a battle of right-handers. Scherzer earned a win on Saturday when he allowed two runs over six innings as the Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-2. He is 3-4 with a 2.63 ERA in 12 career games (11 starts) against the Brewers. Scherzer lost at Milwaukee on April 4, when he yielded five runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings. | |||||||
06-28-23 | Brewers v. Mets -136 | Top | 5-2 | Loss | -136 | 8 h 39 m | Show |
Right-hander Kodai Senga (6-5, 3.52 ERA) is scheduled to start for New York against left-hander Wade Miley (5-2, 2.91). Senga took the loss on Friday, when he gave up four runs (two earned) over 5 1/3 innings as the Mets fell 5-1 at Philadelphia. The 30-year-old rookie has never faced the Brewers. Miley earned a win on Friday after allowing three hits over six scoreless innings in the Brewers' 7-1 victory over at Cleveland. He is 2-1 with a 3.19 ERA in seven career starts against the Mets. Miley held New York scoreless for six innings on April 4 in Milwaukee, and he got a victory in his first start of the season the Brewers as prevailed 9-0 | |||||||
06-28-23 | Giants v. Blue Jays +100 | 1-6 | Win | 100 | 8 h 40 m | Show | |
The Giants are scheduled to start right-hander Logan Webb (7-6, 3.16 ERA) who will be facing the Blue Jays for the first time in his career. Toronto had not named a starter as of late Tuesday night. If I had to guess, Trevor Richards will likely get the start for Toronto. | |||||||
06-27-23 | Yankees -129 v. A's | 1-2 | Loss | -129 | 10 h 58 m | Show | |
The Oakland homestand begins with Paul Blackburn (0-0, 4.21) on the mound, facing the Yankees' Jhony Brito (4-3, 4.89) in a duel of right-handers. Blackburn has pitched well in both home starts this season, limiting the Atlanta Braves and Rays to a total of three earned runs in 9 2/3 innings. He's 0-0 with a 2.70 ERA in two career starts against the Yankees. New York has won each of Brito's last four starts, including an 11-3 home romp over the A's on May 10, when he allowed two runs in 4 1/3 innings. It was the rookie's first start against Oakland. | |||||||
06-27-23 | Marlins v. Red Sox -120 | Top | 10-1 | Loss | -120 | 7 h 25 m | Show |
The Marlins are one of those strong clubs, entering Monday with the third-best record in the National League. Garrett Whitlock (4-2, 4.50 ERA) will be the first Boston starter to face them in the series. Whitlock, who has never started against Miami, has worked seven innings in back-to-back starts but took a no-decision after allowing four runs on eight hits and striking out six last Wednesday at Minnesota. His past three decisions dating back a month have been wins. In the series opener, the Red Sox will be up against a tough starter in reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara (2-6, 5.08). Alcantara will look to follow up yet another impressive performance by 20-year-old rookie Eury Perez, who struck out nine and extended his consecutive scoreless innings streak to 21 in Sunday's 2-0 win over Pittsburgh. | |||||||
06-27-23 | Padres v. Pirates +167 | Top | 4-9 | Win | 167 | 7 h 26 m | Show |
In the series opener, San Diego right-hander Yu Darvish (5-6, 4.84 ERA) and Pittsburgh left-hander Rich Hill (6-7, 4.34) are scheduled to start. Darvish, a five-time All-Star who opened the season with five quality starts in his first seven appearances, has run into a bump. He has lost two straight starts and has given up 10 runs over his past 11 innings. He has one quality start over his past seven outings. Most recently, he allowed four runs in six innings Wednesday against the San Francisco Giants. Hill is coming off tough outing Wednesday, when he gave up five runs (three earned) in 5 2/3 innings against the Chicago Cubs in an 8-3 Pittsburgh loss. Hill is 6-4 with a 3.03 ERA in 13 career starts against the Padres but has not faced them since 2019. | |||||||
06-25-23 | Angels v. Rockies +135 | 3-4 | Win | 135 | 15 h 49 m | Show | |
Know that the public will be all over the Angels in this one after handing the Rockies a 25-1 loss, Saturday. This number seems to be an obvious trap. | |||||||
06-25-23 | Rangers v. Yankees -110 | Top | 3-5 | Win | 100 | 13 h 48 m | Show |
Gerrit Cole improved to 8-1, allowing one run on four hits and one walk in 7.1 innings, as the New York Yankees defeated the Seattle Mariners 3-1 on Tuesday. Cole struck out eight, ending the game with a 2.64 ERA and 1.08 WHIP on the season. | |||||||
06-24-23 | Astros v. Dodgers -168 | 7-8 | Win | 100 | 10 h 52 m | Show | |
After facing adversity for the first time in his young major league career, Los Angeles Dodgers rookie right-hander Bobby Miller will take the mound again Saturday at home against the Houston Astros. Miller gave up just two runs over the first four starts of his career (23 innings) but was roughed up for seven runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings in a loss to the San Francisco Giants last Saturday. With an extended rest, Miller (3-1, 2.83 ERA) now will face the Astros for the first time in his career. The Astros will send their own rookie to the mound Saturday in right-hander Ronel Blanco (1-0, 4.66 ERA). It will be the second consecutive game in which both teams will use rookie starters after Sheehan was opposite Astros right-hander J.P. France on Friday. Blanco, who has never faced the Dodgers, enters off a no-decision Sunday at home against the Cincinnati Reds when he gave up five runs on seven hits over 5 2/3 innings with two walks and five strikeouts. It was the most runs he has allowed in 19 career appearances (three starts). | |||||||
06-24-23 | Diamondbacks v. Giants -105 | Top | 6-7 | Win | 100 | 7 h 1 m | Show |
Right-hander Merrill Kelly (9-3, 2.90 ERA) will look for a National League-leading 10th win as he attempts to derail a surging Giants club that has won 11 of its last 12 games. San Francisco is expected to go the opener route after taking the opener of the three-game series 8-5 on Friday. Kelly will be making his 17th career start against the Giants, against whom he is 6-4 with a 3.19 ERA. The 34-year-old veteran is unbeaten in his last 10 starts, going 8-0 with a 2.69 ERA in that span. He allowed just three hits in each of his past two outings, against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 14 and the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday, striking out a total of 14 in 13 innings. The Giants' probable starter is Ryan Walker (2-0, 1.56 ERA) in an opener role. The right-hander allowed just one run in a total of 2 2/3 innings as the starter in wins over the San Diego Padres on Monday and Wednesday. The starts were the first of Walker's rookie season as he has successfully stepped in for opener specialist John Brebbia, who kicked off five wins in eight starts before going on the injured list last weekend. The Giants are currently using openers to fill voids left by injuries to Alex Cobb and Ross Stripling. | |||||||
06-22-23 | A's +170 v. Guardians | Top | 1-6 | Loss | -100 | 3 h 53 m | Show |
Logan Allen (3-2, 3.95 ERA) experienced his shortest start of the season, allowing five runs and four hits in three innings during Cleveland's 8-6 win. He struck out two and walked four. Allen was handed a 5-0 lead before he took the mound, but the Padres came back with three runs in the bottom of the first. Oakland plans to send left-hander JP Sears to the mound in the series finale. Sears (1-4, 4.24 ERA) went six straight starts in which he allowed two earned runs or fewer, but that streak ended on Friday when he surrendered four runs and four hits in seven innings during a 6-1 loss to the visiting Philadelphia Phillies. He struck out seven, and for the second consecutive game, did not walk a batter. | |||||||
06-20-23 | Blue Jays v. Marlins -108 | Top | 2-0 | Loss | -108 | 17 h 2 m | Show |
Eury Perez improved to 4-1, allowing two hits and one walk over 6.0 scoreless innings, as the Miami Marlins defeated the Seattle Mariners 4-1 on Wednesday. Perez struck out six, ending the game with a 1.80 ERA and 1.09 WHIP on the season. | |||||||
06-17-23 | Marlins v. Nationals +155 | Top | 5-2 | Loss | -100 | 4 h 27 m | Show |
Miami left-hander Braxton Garrett (2-2, 4.10 ERA) will oppose right-hander Jake Irvin (1-3, 5.81) in the middle game of the series on Saturday. Garrett is 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA over his past six starts, with 41 strikeouts and seven walks in 32 innings. The Marlins have won five of those games. Last time out, Garrett pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings against the Chicago White Sox in a no-decision on Sunday. He gave up three hits, walked one and struck out a season-high nine batters. He retired 12 of the first 14 batters he faced. | |||||||
06-17-23 | Blue Jays v. Rangers -120 | Top | 2-4 | Win | 100 | 4 h 16 m | Show |
The teams will be back at it on Saturday afternoon in Arlington, Texas, for the middle game of the three-game series. Texas will start right-hander Dane Dunning (5-1, 2.76 ERA), while Toronto's pitching plans remained uncertain. For the Rangers, it's about getting the offense back to producing at the level it showed early on this season. Texas manager Bruce Bochy said he doesn't feel his team is pressing with runners in scoring position, describing the club's struggles more as a rough patch. | |||||||
06-16-23 | Giants v. Dodgers -145 | Top | 7-5 | Loss | -145 | 20 h 4 m | Show |
06-16-23 | Orioles -115 v. Cubs | Top | 3-10 | Loss | -115 | 12 h 20 m | Show |
Cole Irvin improved to 1-2, allowing one run on six hits in 5.1 innings, as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-1 on Saturday. Irvin struck out five, ending the game with a 7.85 ERA and 1.75 WHIP on the season. | |||||||
06-14-23 | Giants +134 v. Cardinals | Top | 8-5 | Win | 134 | 9 h 20 m | Show |
Jordan Montgomery improved to 3-7, allowing three hits and one walk over 6.0 scoreless innings, as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-4 on Friday. Montgomery struck out six, ending the game with a 3.88 ERA and 1.33 WHIP on the season. | |||||||
06-13-23 | Blue Jays -127 v. Orioles | Top | 6-11 | Loss | -127 | 18 h 8 m | Show |
The Orioles have not named a starter for Tuesday, while the Blue Jays will go with right-hander Chris Bassitt (7-4, 3.29 ERA). Bassitt has followed up one of his worst starts of the season with a pair of strong performances. On May 27, he was blitzed by the Minnesota Twins for seven runs and nine hits over four innings of a loss. He has given up just two earned runs over 15 2/3 inning in his past two starts. Last time out, he went eight innings to beat the Astros on Wednesday, giving up two runs on four hits while striking out five without a walk. | |||||||
06-12-23 | Reds v. Royals -107 | 5-4 | Loss | -107 | 6 h 10 m | Show | |
Kansas City will send right-hander Zack Greinke (1-6, 4.59 ERA) to the mound in the series opener. He is seeking his first victory since May 3, and in his last start, he gave up five runs over 4 1/3 innings in a 6-1 loss to the Miami Marlins on Tuesday. Greinke, 39, has provided a strong veteran presence in the young Royals' clubhouse. He has gone 1-2 with a 3.00 ERA in six home starts this season. Cincinnati will counter with right-hander Luke Weaver (1-2, 6.27), who escaped with a no-decision on Tuesday after allowing a season-high seven runs over 3 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Weaver, 29, is looking to snap a five-game winless streak. He has given up a total of 15 runs with a 25-to-4 strikeout-to-walk ratio over 25 1/3 innings in that stretch. Weaver is facing his former team after posting a 5.59 ERA in 14 relief appearances with Kansas City last season. | |||||||
06-11-23 | Red Sox v. Yankees -114 | Top | 3-2 | Loss | -114 | 15 h 9 m | Show |
Brayan Bello fell to 3-4, allowing three runs on six hits and one walk in 6.0 innings, as the Boston Red Sox lost to the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on Monday. Bello struck out five, ending the game with a 3.97 ERA and 1.43 WHIP on the season. | |||||||
06-10-23 | Astros v. Guardians -134 | 6-4 | Loss | -134 | 7 h 9 m | Show | |
Houston will send right-hander J.P. France (1-1, 3.44 ERA) to the mound on Saturday. The 28-year-old rookie received a no-decision after allowing three hits over seven innings of one-run ball against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. He had a no-hitter for the first 5 1/3 innings of that contest. France has settled into the Houston rotation with a 29-to-9 strikeout-to-walk ratio over his first six career starts covering 34 innings. He will be facing the Guardians for the first time. Cleveland will counter with right-hander Triston McKenzie (0-0, 0.00), who is hoping to build on a successful season debut. He returned after being out with a teres major muscle strain and allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out 10 over five scoreless innings against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday. | |||||||
06-10-23 | Reds v. Cardinals -163 | Top | 8-4 | Loss | -163 | 3 h 20 m | Show |
After appreciating his excellent big-league debut, the Cincinnati Reds will see what rookie pitcher Andrew Abbott can do for an encore. Abbott (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will face the host Cardinals on Saturday in the middle game of a three-game series. He threw six scoreless innings on one hit and four walks during a 2-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday. St. Louis will start Miles Mikolas (4-2, 3.74 ERA), who has allowed three runs or fewer in 10 straight starts and two earned runs or fewer in seven of them. Mikolas took a 2-1 loss at Pittsburgh in his last start. He allowed the two runs on 10 hits in five innings but fell victim to his team's recent power outage. | |||||||
06-09-23 | Royals v. Orioles -171 | Top | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 5 h 59 m | Show |
The Orioles will send right-hander Tyler Wells (4-2, 3.29 ERA) to the mound on Friday. Wells has logged at least five innings in all 12 starts this season. He had a career-high nine strikeouts on Sunday in a victory at San Francisco, when he gave up two runs in 5 1/3 innings. Wells has faced the Royals six times and is 3-0 with a 3.54 ERA in those games. He has more wins against Kansas City than against any other team. Left-hander Daniel Lynch (0-1, 4.35 ERA) will be the starting pitcher for the Royals. Lynch, who will be in his third game of the season after coming off the injured list, has worked at least five innings in both of his starts. In his latest outing, he gave up five runs (three earned) in the first inning against Colorado on Saturday, but they he blanked the Rockies over the next four innings. | |||||||
06-07-23 | Royals v. Marlins -170 | 1-6 | Win | 100 | 13 h 15 m | Show | |
On Wednesday, the Marlins will start right-hander Edward Cabrera (4-4, 4.50 ERA). Cabrera, 25, has never faced the Royals. The Marlins are 7-5 when starting Cabrera this season, including two straight wins. He is 4-0 with a 2.77 ERA in five home starts this year, but in seven road starts, he is 0-4 with a 5.91 ERA. The Marlins, who are 12-2 against American League foes this year, fortified their bullpen on Tuesday when they brought reliever A.J. Puk back from the injured list. The left-hander, who had been sidelined due to left elbow nerve irritation, is 3-1 with a 3.07 ERA and six saves. The Royals, meanwhile, are set to start Jordan Lyles on Wednesday. It has been an epic struggle this year for the right-hander, who is 0-9 with a 6.89 ERA. The Royals are 0-12 when starting Lyles. However, he offered a hopeful sign in his most recent start, going five innings and allowing just two hits, one walk and one run on Friday against the Colorado Rockies. Lyles struck out eight. | |||||||
06-06-23 | Mariners v. Padres -130 | 4-1 | Loss | -130 | 9 h 17 m | Show | |
The Tuesday night series opener will match a pair of right-handers: Seattle's Logan Gilbert (3-3, 4.08 ERA) and San Diego's Joe Musgrove (3-2, 4.71). Gilbert is coming off his worst start of the year. On May 30 in Seattle, the 26-year-old gave up seven runs (five earned) on seven hits (including two homers) in just four innings against the New York Yankees. | |||||||
06-06-23 | Royals +152 v. Marlins | Top | 1-6 | Loss | -100 | 6 h 23 m | Show |
Left-hander Jesus Luzardo (4-4, 4.05 ERA) will attempt to make sure that the Marlins don't end up playing down to their competition when he makes his 13th start of the season on Tuesday. In his most recent outing, Luzardo took a loss after allowing five runs on four hits in 5 1/3 innings against the San Diego Padres on Thursday. He walked one and fanned eight. Luzardo has made two career appearances against Kansas City, both in relief, and he surrendered five runs on five hits in 2 2/3 innings. The task of slowing Arraez on Tuesday will fall to Kansas City starter Zack Greinke (1-5, 4.19 ERA). The veteran right-hander has not won a game since May 3, when he beat the Baltimore Orioles with five shutout innings. The Royals are 3-9 this season when Greinke starts, and they have lost the past four times he took the mound. Although Greinke only has one quality start in 12 outings this season, he has a strong track record against the Marlins, going 7-0 with a 3.06 ERA in 13 career appearances (12 starts) against Miami. If Greinke wants to continue his dominance of the Marlins, he will have to lean on a young Kansas City offense that was averaging three runs per game in its past seven contests before putting up six in the opener at Miami. | |||||||
06-05-23 | Cubs +159 v. Padres | 0-5 | Loss | -100 | 22 h 50 m | Show | |
Blake Snell allowed three hits and three walks without giving up a run in 6.0 innings as the San Diego Padres lost to the Miami Marlins 2-1 on Wednesday. Snell struck out seven, ending the game with a 4.50 ERA and 1.50 WHIP on the season. That was his best this year but we have to see more before backing him consistently again. | |||||||
06-04-23 | Cubs v. Padres -106 | 7-1 | Loss | -106 | 6 h 48 m | Show | |
But Melvin knows getting offense every other game is not a winning formula. Which makes Sunday so important as the Padres face Cubs right-hander Marcus Stroman (5-4, 2.59 ERA). The Padres will counter with left-hander Ryan Weathers (1-3, 4.28). Stroman, however, is not exactly who the Padres want to face in hopes of getting on an offensive roll. In fact, the 32-year-old has become one of the toughest pitchers in the majors. He not only leads the league with 12 starts, his 0.986 WHIP also ranks No. 1 and opposing batters are hitting .188 against him. In his most recent start, against Tampa Bay on Monday, Stroman shut out the Rays on one hit and one walk with eight strikeouts in a complete game. | |||||||
06-04-23 | Blue Jays +127 v. Mets | 6-4 | Win | 127 | 2 h 54 m | Show | |
The ghost forkball is a pitch used by Mets right-hander Kodai Senga (5-3, 3.44 ERA), who will get the start on Sunday. The pitch has accounted for 39 of the 70 strikeouts Senga has in 10 starts this season, according to information provided by the Mets. Senga, who has yet to face the Blue Jays, will oppose left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (6-2, 4.47) on Sunday. Kikuchi has yet to pitch against the Mets in his career. The start on Sunday will be the first for Senga on four days of rest. So far this season he has pitched once a week, which was his routine in his native Japan. Other than his first start this season, Senga has pitched on five days' rest seven times, with six days' rest and eight days' rest one time each. | |||||||
06-03-23 | Orioles +119 v. Giants | Top | 0-4 | Loss | -100 | 11 h 53 m | Show |
Alex Cobb will seek to continue to torment the Baltimore Orioles -- both as an employee and now as an opponent -- when he gets the ball Saturday night for the host San Francisco Giants in the second game of the clubs' three-game interleague series. Cobb (4-2, 3.05 ERA) will try to get the Giants even in the series when makes his 14th career start against Baltimore, sandwiching a three-year stint in which he started 41 games as a member of the Orioles. Coincidentally, his opposing pitcher Saturday -- Orioles righty Kyle Bradish (2-1, 3.89) -- had a similar experience when he pitched against the team that drafted him on May 17. He responded with an impressive effort at home against the Angels, allowing just one run in 6 2/3 innings of a 3-1 win. | |||||||
06-03-23 | Yankees v. Dodgers +101 | 6-3 | Loss | -100 | 8 h 7 m | Show | |
In the midst of an impressive start to the season, New York Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole has not been at his best of late. He hopes to reverse that trend on Saturday in Los Angeles against the heavy-hitting Dodgers. Cole (6-0, 2.93 ERA) has not lost a game this season in 12 starts, but his ERA has gained nearly a full point over his past two outings when he gave up five earned runs against both the Baltimore Orioles and the San Diego Padres. However, Cole received 16 runs of support from his offense in those two appearances as New York won both games. He has served up eight home runs in his past five starts after not giving up any over his first seven outings. Rookie Michael Grove is expected to return from the injured list to start for the Dodgers on Saturday. Grove (0-1, 8.44 ERA) has been out since April 21 with a strained right groin. The 26-year-old right-hander has made four starts this year, including only one real clunker, when he gave up nine runs on 12 hits in 3 1/3 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 9. It will be just the 11th career start for Grove and first against the Yankees. Grove's outing comes a day after his teammate, Clayton Kershaw, matched a season high with nine strikeouts while earning the win. Grove will face a Yankees lineup that received an influx of talent Friday when Josh Donaldson and Giancarlo Stanton came off the injured list following hamstring issues. They had combined for just 18 games earlier this season. | |||||||
06-02-23 | Cubs v. Padres -152 | 2-1 | Loss | -152 | 10 h 19 m | Show | |
However, Friday night's pitching matchup -- San Diego's Michael Wacha (5-1, 3.45 ERA) vs. Chicago's Jameson Taillon (0-3, 8.04) -- favors the Padres if the May results carry over into the first June outing for the 31-year-old right-handers. Wacha was 3-0 in five May starts with an 0.84 ERA and an 0.72 WHIP in 32 innings. The Padres were 3-2 in Wacha's May starts (scoring a total of three runs in the two losses) and are 7-3 overall when he has started in 2023. Taillon was 0-1 in five May starts with a 10.90 ERA and a 1.96 WHIP in 17 1/3 innings. The Cubs were 0-5 in Taillon's May starts and are 0-8 when he starts a game this season. However, the Cubs are no strangers to Wacha, who spent his first seven seasons with the rival St. Louis Cardinals. Wacha has a 4-8 career record against the Cubs with a 6.45 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP in 21 games (19 starts). Wacha started the game the Padres won in Chicago on April 26, giving up three runs on four hits and a walk with five strikeouts in five innings. Taillon, who did not face the Padres earlier this season, has a 1-0 career record against the Padres with a 2.37 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP in three career starts. However, he has not faced the Padres since 2018. | |||||||
06-01-23 | Angels v. Astros -178 | 2-5 | Win | 100 | 10 h 3 m | Show | |
Reid Detmers (0-4, 4.93 ERA) will start the series opener for the Angels. He took a loss in his most recent outing after allowing three runs on 10 hits and two walks with five strikeouts over five-plus innings in a 6-2 setback to the Miami Marlins on Friday. The 23-year-old left-hander has allowed three earned runs or less in seven of his nine starts and has yielded two earned runs four times. Detmers is 1-1 with a 3.98 ERA in four career starts against the Astros, having struck out 21 in 20 1/3 innings. In three starts against Houston last season, he finished 0-1 with a 5.02 ERA. While the Astros did not announce a starter for the series opener, Framber Valdez (5-4, 2.38 ERA) would be working on regular rest. He earned a 6-3 win against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday after allowing one run on four hits and three walks with five strikeouts over six innings. Valdez has surrendered one run or no runs in three of his past four starts, all victories. The 29-year-old left-hander is 8-4 with a 3.73 ERA over 16 career appearances (12 starts) against the Angels. He faced them on May 9, when he allowed one run on three hits and no walks while recording a season-high 12 strikeouts over eight innings in a 3-1 road victory. | |||||||
05-30-23 | Guardians +135 v. Orioles | Top | 5-8 | Loss | -100 | 8 h 39 m | Show |
Cleveland right-hander Cal Quantrill (2-3, 4.75 ERA) will try to keep the Orioles out of sorts. Quantrill is coming off his second-shortest outing of the season, a four-inning stint last Wednesday in a 6-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox when he allowed all six runs. Quantrill is 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA in four career outings (three starts) against the Orioles. The Guardians have been riding strong defense recently, highlighted by third baseman Gabriel Arias, who has stayed in the lineup despite a .193 batting average. Baltimore will go with right-hander Kyle Gibson (6-3, 3.82 ERA) on Tuesday. He's coming off two sterling performances, including seven shutout innings in Thursday's 3-1 road victory against the New York Yankees. This will mark just the third home outing in a stretch of seven starts for Gibson. He's 3-10 with a 5.59 ERA against Cleveland in 21 all-time appearances (20 starts). The Guardians have won three of their last four games. They'll be aiming for their fourth victory in five games, something they haven't accomplished since the first week of the season. On the road, though, the Guardians were 1-7 in their last eight games before Monday's win. | |||||||
05-29-23 | Royals v. Cardinals -172 | Top | 7-0 | Loss | -172 | 1 h 17 m | Show |
The Cardinals will send Adam Wainwright (2-0, 6.33 ERA) to the mound in the opener of the two-game series against Kansas City. The Royals will start Josh Staumont (0-0, 4.76) in what figures to be a bullpen game. | |||||||
05-28-23 | Giants v. Brewers +120 | 5-7 | Win | 120 | 12 h 48 m | Show | |
Colin Rea improved to 1-3, allowing four hits and two walks over 5.1 scoreless innings, as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Houston Astros 6-0 on Tuesday. Rea struck out four, ending the game with a 4.71 ERA and 1.27 WHIP on the season. We're going to ride with Rea and the plus money. | |||||||
05-28-23 | Rangers v. Orioles -145 | Top | 2-3 | Win | 100 | 11 h 9 m | Show |
Kyle Bradish allowed four runs on seven hits and three walks in 5.0 innings as the Baltimore Orioles lost to the New York Yankees 6-5 on Tuesday. Bradish struck out three, ending the game with a 4.34 ERA and 1.39 WHIP on the season. | |||||||
05-27-23 | White Sox +106 v. Tigers | Top | 3-7 | Loss | -100 | 2 h 34 m | Show |
Lorenzen (2-2, 4.08 ERA) gave up three home runs in his latest start. The right-hander allowed five runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings to the Kansas City Royals on Monday and wound up with a no-decision as the Tigers won in extra innings. In his three previous outings, Lorenzen gave up a total of two runs in 20 innings. Jesse Scholtens (0-2, 2.25) is slated to make his first major league start for the White Sox. Scholtens pitched five innings of long relief on Monday against the Cleveland Guardians, taking a loss after allowing one run and two hits. He made seven starts for Triple-A Charlotte this season, going 2-2 with a 3.99 ERA. Scholtens made 160 minor league appearances (111 starts) prior to his promotion. He pitched two games in relief for Chicago in April, then returned to the majors ahead of the Monday outing. | |||||||
05-26-23 | Rangers v. Orioles -128 | Top | 12-2 | Loss | -128 | 7 h 27 m | Show |
The Orioles will give the ball on Friday to rookie Grayson Rodriguez (2-1, 6.21 ERA), who is coming off a solid outing in his latest start. The right-hander gave up two runs on four hits with six strikeouts and a walk in five innings during a no-decision at Toronto on Saturday. Rodriguez, who hasn't lasted more than 5 2/3 innings in an outing, made his major league debut against the Rangers on April 5. He wasn't involved in the decision after yielding two runs on four hits with five strikeouts and a walk in five innings. Texas right-hander Jon Gray (4-1, 3.02), who will start Friday, pitched well against the Orioles the last time he faced them. Gray picked up the loss despite allowing just two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts and two walks in 6 1/3 innings during a 2-0 setback on April 3. In three career starts vs. Baltimore, Gray is 1-2 with a 3.68 ERA. Gray was sharp on Saturday, allowing just a run on five hits with six strikeouts and two walks over five innings of an 11-5 win over the visiting Colorado Rockies. | |||||||
05-26-23 | Dodgers v. Rays -110 | Top | 3-9 | Win | 100 | 7 h 9 m | Show |
Left-hander Jalen Beeks (1-2, 4.68 ERA) will look to make sure Tampa Bay continues its home dominance when he serves as Friday's opener. Beeks last pitched on Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers. He allowed one run on one hit with two walks and three strikeouts in two innings. In his lone appearance against the Dodgers, Beeks worked 4 2/3 innings of relief back on May 21, 2019, allowing five runs on eight hits. He walked two and fanned four. Right-hander Noah Syndergaard (1-3, 5.88) will oppose Beeks in search of his first win since April 30. Syndergaard most recently took a no-decision against the St. Louis Cardinals last Saturday after giving up three runs on four hits in five innings. He issued one walk, hit a batter and tallied four strikeouts. In two career starts versus the Rays, Syndergaard is 1-1 with a 5.79 ERA. | |||||||
05-25-23 | Mets v. Cubs -120 | 10-1 | Loss | -120 | 17 h 40 m | Show | |
Carlos Carrasco allowed five runs on five hits and two walks in 5.0 innings as the New York Mets defeated the Cleveland Guardians 10-9 on Friday. Carrasco struck out three, ending the game with an 8.68 ERA and 1.55 WHIP on the season. | |||||||
05-25-23 | Padres -170 v. Nationals | 8-6 | Win | 100 | 13 h 10 m | Show | |
Blake Snell hopes to bounce back from his worst outing of the season when the San Diego Padres visit the Washington Nationals in the rubber match of a three-game series on Thursday. After going 1-3 with a 3.54 ERA over a stretch of five starts, Snell (1-6, 5.40 ERA) gave up six runs on five hits in four innings of a 6-1 home loss to the Boston Red Sox on Friday. Right-hander Jake Irvin (1-2, 5.50 ERA) will makes his fifth major league start for the Nationals. The 26-year-old tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants on May 8, but in his past two starts, he allowed a total of 12 runs (10 earned) in 7 1/3 innings. In his most recent outing, Irvin gave up six runs, four earned, on five hits and four walks in 2 2/3 innings against the Detroit Tigers on Friday. | |||||||
05-25-23 | Blue Jays v. Rays -140 | Top | 3-6 | Win | 100 | 10 h 18 m | Show |
Tampa Bay guaranteed at least a split of its four-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays with a 7-3 win on Wednesday. The set concludes Thursday with Toronto's Alek Manoah (1-4, 5.15 ERA) opposing Tampa Bay's Zach Eflin (6-1, 3.45) in a duel of right-handers. | |||||||
05-24-23 | Diamondbacks v. Phillies +105 | Top | 5-6 | Win | 105 | 13 h 14 m | Show |
Ranger Suarez fell to 0-1, allowing four runs on five hits and three walks in 2.0 innings, as the Philadelphia Phillies lost to the Chicago Cubs 10-1 on Friday. Suarez struck out four, ending the game with a 10.50 ERA and 2.67 WHIP on the season. This looks too easy. We'll take the small plus money. | |||||||
05-23-23 | Red Sox -107 v. Angels | Top | 0-4 | Loss | -107 | 12 h 43 m | Show |
Right-hander Griffin Canning will make his seventh start of the season Tuesday night when the Los Angeles Angels face the Boston Red Sox in Anaheim, Calif., but he still is working through the process of returning from a long layoff. Canning (2-2, 6.14 ERA) was a starter for the Angels in 2021 but missed half of that season and all of 2022 with a stress fracture in his back. He did not return until this past April. He's pitched at least five innings in five of his six starts this year but has failed to finish six innings. He has struggled in May, giving up 13 earned runs in 14 innings, but Angels manager Phil Nevin said he sees Canning taking steps in the right direction. Right-hander Brayan Bello (3-1, 4.45 ERA) will make his seventh start of the season for Boston. He is 0-1 with a 16.88 ERA in one career start against the Angels. | |||||||
05-22-23 | Diamondbacks v. Phillies -197 | Top | 6-3 | Loss | -197 | 10 h 37 m | Show |
Inconsistency has been an issue for scheduled Phillies starter Zack Wheeler (3-3, 4.06 ERA). The right-hander has allowed two or fewer earned runs in four of his nine starts, but also yielded four in four other outings, and completed seven innings just once in 2023. On Tuesday at San Francisco, Wheeler allowed two runs each in the third and fourth innings, plus nine hits, while striking out eight, over six innings of a 4-3 loss. "(Wheeler) pitched better than his line, for sure," Phillies manager Ron Thomson said. Wheeler has been solid while going 5-2 with a 2.95 ERA in nine starts versus Arizona. He yielded just two hits and fanned eight without a walk during a 4-0 home victory over the Diamondbacks last season. Arizona's Christian Walker is 6-for-11 with a homer against Wheeler. The first baseman had two hits with three RBIs during Sunday's 8-3 win at Pittsburgh, and has five with six RBIs in his last five games following a 4-for-28 stretch. | |||||||
05-21-23 | Marlins v. Giants -122 | 5-7 | Win | 100 | 5 h 43 m | Show | |
Lefty Braxton Garrett handcuffed San Francisco on just one hit over 6 1/3 innings to get the shutout rolling, and now the Marlins hope for more of the same from Luzardo (3-2, 3.16). It wasn't long ago that the former third-round pick was one of the brightest prospects in the Oakland organization before Athletics' management decided to use him to acquire Starling Marte, who was seen as the type of offensive force who could deliver the A's a playoff berth in 2021. Oakland failed in that quest, and in the meantime lost Luzardo, who credits the A's and especially three former teammates for the pitcher he's become. One of the hits was a single by catcher Patrick Bailey, who was making his first major-league start after having made his debut -- three innings, no at-bats -- the night before. He singled in his third plate appearance Saturday. If Bailey gets another go on Sunday, it would come as batterymate for another lefty, Alex Wood (0-0, 2.87). The 32-year-old will be continuing to stretch out after missing almost a month bridging April and May with a hamstring injury. After a relief appearance in his return to action, Wood started a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies last Monday, allowing two runs in 4 2/3 innings. He will be making his 17th career start against the Marlins. In 19 career meetings overall, he's gone 8-5 with a 2.58 ERA. The eight wins are his most against any opponent, and the 2.58 ERA is his best against anyone he's faced eight or more times. | |||||||
05-21-23 | Orioles v. Blue Jays -185 | Top | 8-3 | Loss | -185 | 2 h 10 m | Show |
Right-hander Dean Kremer (5-1, 4.94 ERA) is scheduled to start for Baltimore on Sunday. He is 1-3 with a 5.77 ERA in seven career outings (six starts) against the Blue Jays. Right-hander Kevin Gausman (2-3, 3.27) is slated to start for Toronto. He is 1-1 with a 7.00 ERA in two career starts against his former team. The victory on Saturday could be the highlight of a strong Orioles start to the season. They are 30-16 overall and have won seven of their past 10 games. | |||||||
05-21-23 | Diamondbacks -120 v. Pirates | Top | 8-3 | Win | 100 | 2 h 18 m | Show |
In the series finale, Arizona right-hander Merrill Kelly (4-3, 2.92 ERA) is scheduled to oppose Pittsburgh right-hander Roansy Contreras (3-4, 4.40). Kelly is 3-0 with a 2.42 ERA in his past four starts. In last Monday's outing against Oakland, Kelly did something he had never done before -- got ejected. Kelly got tossed shortly after being lifted in the eighth inning following an ejection of Arizona manager Torey Lovullo. Both were arguing about a check swing that was called a strike. | |||||||
05-20-23 | Mariners +135 v. Braves | 7-3 | Win | 135 | 8 h 20 m | Show | |
Marcell Ozuna will try to continue his offensive resurgence on Saturday when the Atlanta Braves host the visiting Seattle Mariners in the second contest of their three-game series. Ozuna caught the ire of the Atlanta fans with his slow start; he was hitting .073 on April 24. But he's back in their good graces after going 2-for-4 with three RBIs to help the Braves record a 6-2 win in the series opener on Friday. Ozuna has lifted his average to .189 with eight homers and 17 RBIs. He is batting .333 during his six-game hitting streak and .319 this month. "He's had some good at-bats and he's making good decisions," Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. "You have to weather those storms. I like him up there right now." Ozuna will look to stay hot on Saturday against Mariners right-hander Logan Gilbert (1-2, 3.91 ERA). Atlanta, in turn, will use a bullpen game with right-hander Jesse Chavez (0-0, 2.50) acting as the opener. Gilbert will be making his ninth start of the season and is seeking his first win since April 12. In his most recent start on Sunday at Detroit, he pitched 5 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on six hits, one walk and four strikeouts. He has not allowed a homer in his past three starts. He took a no-decision in the 5-3 loss to the Tigers. | |||||||
05-19-23 | Cubs v. Phillies -117 | Top | 10-1 | Loss | -117 | 10 h 39 m | Show |
Scheduled Cubs starter Marcus Stroman (2-4, 3.24 ERA) was 2-1 with an 0.75 ERA in his first four starts, but 0-3 with a 5.54 ERA in the last five. The right-hander yielded season-highs of six runs and seven hits in just 2 2/3 innings of Sunday's 16-3 loss to the Twins. Philadelphia's Ranger Suarez (0-0, 6.75 ERA) is slated to make his second 2023 start after returning from a strained left elbow to allow three runs, seven hits, and strike out four in four innings of Saturday's 7-4 win at Colorado. The left-hander is 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA in two starts against the Cubs. | |||||||
05-18-23 | Dodgers v. Cardinals +145 | 8-16 | Win | 145 | 10 h 53 m | Show | |
Los Angeles will start Julio Urias (5-3, 3.61 ERA) in the series opener. He is 2-0 with 17 strikeouts, just two walks and a 2.29 ERA in three May starts. Urias earned a 4-2 victory over San Diego on Saturday in his latest start, holding the Padres to three hits and two runs in seven innings. Of the 22 runs he has allowed this season, opponents scored nine in the first inning (9.72 ERA). Against the Padres, he allowed Juan Soto's opening-inning solo homer, then settled in. Wainwright (0-0, 7.20) will face the Dodgers on Thursday in his third start of the season after recovering from a groin muscle strain sustained while training with Team USA at the World Baseball Classic. He has allowed four runs while lasting five innings in each of his starts after coming off of the injured list. The Cardinals won his last outing 8-6 in Boston on Friday. Wainwright is 7-6 with a 2.79 ERA in 19 career appearances against the Dodgers, including 16 starts. | |||||||
05-18-23 | Guardians v. White Sox -135 | Top | 3-1 | Loss | -135 | 4 h 21 m | Show |
Cleveland will turn to rookie left-hander Logan Allen (1-1, 3.43 ERA) as it tries to salvage the finale. Thursday marks Allen's fifth start since making his major league debut April 23. The 24-year-old has 24 strikeouts in 21 innings. In his most recent start Friday, Allen fanned Los Angeles Angels stars Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout in the same inning. Chicago starter Dylan Cease (2-2, 4.86) tries for his first victory since April 10, a span of six starts. Cease rebounded from a rough outing at Kansas City on May 8 with Saturday's no-decision against Houston, when he scattered four hits, two walks and five strikeouts in six shutout innings. Cease is 4-3 with a 3.74 ERA in nine career starts against Cleveland, with 46 strikeouts in 45 2/3 innings. | |||||||
05-18-23 | Nationals +140 v. Marlins | Top | 3-5 | Loss | -100 | 3 h 13 m | Show |
Right-hander Trevor Williams, who is on his fourth team in four years, is set to start for the Washington Nationals against the host Miami Marlins in the series finale on Thursday afternoon. Washington will be looking to avoid a three-game sweep. Williams, a 31-year-old native of San Diego, was Miami's second-round pick in 2013 out of Arizona State. However, the Marlins traded him to the Pirates in 2015. He made his MLB debut with the Pirates one year later. In nine career appearances against the Marlins, including four starts, Williams is 1-1 with a 3.60 ERA. Last year, lefty batters hit .319 against Williams. Righty hitters hit just .209 against him. This year, his splits have narrowed -- .242 by right-handed batters and .296 by lefty hitters. Perez (0-0, 3.86 ERA) made his MLB debut last Friday night against the Cincinnati Reds, striking out seven in 4 2/3 innings. A consensus top-10 MLB prospect, Perez left with a no-decision after allowing four hits, two walks and two runs. | |||||||
05-17-23 | Yankees -108 v. Blue Jays | 0-3 | Loss | -108 | 9 h 28 m | Show | |
Thanks to three homers from Aaron Judge, the visiting New York Yankees have won the first two games of a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. The set will resume Wednesday night with Yankees right-hander Gerrit Cole (5-0, 2.22 ERA) due to oppose Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt (5-2, 3.49). Cole is 6-2 with a 3.48 ERA in 13 career starts against Toronto. He faced the Blue Jays on April 22 in New York and fired 5 2/3 scoreless innings. Bassitt has opposed the Yankees just once, getting a no-decision for the Oakland A's on June 19, 2021, after allowing two runs in six innings. | |||||||
05-17-23 | Twins v. Dodgers -134 | Top | 3-7 | Win | 100 | 6 h 35 m | Show |
After he tore through the American League over his first seven starts, Minnesota right-hander Sonny Gray, MLB's ERA leader, will face a National League team for his second consecutive outing as the Twins square off against the host Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday afternoon. Gray had a 1.35 ERA through seven starts then gave up one run over 5 1/3 innings with nine strikeouts Friday against the Chicago Cubs. Despite holding his opponent in check, Gray finished with a no-decision and his ERA even went up a tick, to 1.39. He has a 4-0 record. After the Twins lost that game 6-2, the concern was all about a sluggish offense. But the bats immediately came alive with 17 runs in the next two games against the Cubs and 13 in the first two games of the current series against the Dodgers. The output was just as Gray predicted. The Dodgers will send right-hander Dustin May to the mound in the finale of a six-game homestand. May (4-1, 2.68) is coming off his second-longest outing of the season when he went 6 2/3 innings against the San Diego Padres on Friday. | |||||||
05-15-23 | Phillies -102 v. Giants | Top | 3-6 | Loss | -102 | 12 h 59 m | Show |
Philadelphia will hand the ball to left-hander Bailey Falter (0-6, 5.75 ERA) in the series opener. In Falter's last start -- against the Boston Red Sox -- he gave up six hits and five runs in 3 2/3 innings. Falter was perfect through three innings and then faced nine batters in the fourth. Alex Wood (0-0, 2.45) is scheduled to start for the Giants on Monday. Wood is 3-3 with a 3.79 ERA in 15 career appearances (10 starts) against Philadelphia. | |||||||
05-14-23 | Rays -115 v. Yankees | Top | 8-7 | Win | 100 | 10 h 45 m | Show |
Clarke Schmidt (1-3, 5.35 ERA), who is coming off his first career win as a starting pitcher, goes for the Yankees. Schmidt is 1-6 with a 5.20 ERA in 13 career starts and allowed two runs on five hits in a career-high six innings in Tuesday's 10-5 win over Oakland. Schmidt has lasted at least five innings in three of his last four starts after not doing so in his first four outings. Schmidt is 1-1 with a 2.25 ERA in six career games (two starts) against the Rays and took the loss in his last start against them by allowing two runs on four hits in 4 1/3 innings of a 2-1 setback on Sept. 3, 2022. Zach Elfin (4-1, 2.91), who is coming off his first loss as a Ray, will oppose Schmidt on Sunday. Elfin won his first four decisions before allowing a season-high four runs on seven hits in six innings during a 4-2 loss at Baltimore on Tuesday. Elfin is facing the Yankees for the third time in his career and has yet to allow an earned run in 11 innings. He last faced the Yankees on Aug. 6, 2020, as a member of the Phillies. He allowed two unearned runs on four hits in four innings while taking a no-decision. | |||||||
05-14-23 | Pirates +117 v. Orioles | Top | 4-0 | Win | 117 | 10 h 39 m | Show |
The Orioles will look to complete the sweep behind right-hander Kyle Gibson (4-2, 4.40 ERA). Gibson was solid in his last outing, allowing just two runs on six hits with four strikeouts and two walks over six innings in a 3-0 loss to the Rays on Monday. Gibson went 2-0 with a 2.75 ERA in three starts over the previous two seasons against the Pirates as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies. The Pirates will counter with right-hander Mitch Keller (4-1, 2.72), who pitched a four-hit shutout against the Colorado Rockies in Pittsburgh's 2-0 win Monday. He had eight strikeouts against just one walk. Keller's first complete game shutout was the first by a Pirate since Jameson Taillon's in April 2018. But the Pirates haven't won since Keller's masterpiece. Keller has faced the Orioles just once, allowing a run on eight hits in six innings in a 1-0 loss last August. | |||||||
05-13-23 | Royals v. Brewers -151 | Top | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 9 h 43 m | Show |
The visiting Kansas City Royals hope veteran Zack Greinke can trade his recent road struggles for some old Milwaukee magic when they face the Brewers on Saturday night. Greinke (1-4, 5.18 ERA) will be opposed by fellow right-hander Adrian Houser (0-0, 3.86), who will make his second major-league start of the season after four minor-league rehab starts. Milwaukee took the series opener 5-1 on Friday behind Corbin Burnes, who allowed just two singles over six scoreless innings. He walked four, but the Royals couldn't capitalize. | |||||||
05-13-23 | Rangers v. A's +126 | 5-0 | Loss | -100 | 6 h 45 m | Show | |
With one swing of the bat, the A's will look to build on a rare air of momentum while trying to duplicate one of their few positives from earlier in the season. That was when Saturday's scheduled starters -- A's left-hander JP Sears (0-3, 5.54 ERA) and Rangers right-hander Jon Gray (2-1, 3.82) -- matched up in the opener of a three-game set in Texas on April 21. Oakland also won that game in dramatic fashion, getting a tie-breaking home run from Jordan Diaz, the first long ball of his major league career, in the ninth inning for a 5-4 win. Sears struck out a career-high 11 that day -- including Marcus Semien, Robbie Grossman and Josh Jung twice apiece -- but only after allowing a four-run first inning that featured a three-run homer by Jonah Heim. Sears threw five shutout innings after the first and did not get a decision. In fact, he remains winless in his past nine outings (eight starts) dating to last season. The 27-year-old has made three starts against the Rangers in his two-year career, going 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA. Gray allowed the first four of Oakland's five runs, one unearned, in 5 1/3 innings. Tony Kemp homered off Gray, but it was Rangers closer Will Smith who served up the difference-making blast to Diaz, who was pinch-hitting for Ryan Noda. Gray, 31, is 1-1 with a 5.66 ERA in four lifetime starts vs. Oakland. | |||||||
05-12-23 | Rangers -159 v. A's | Top | 7-9 | Loss | -159 | 10 h 45 m | Show |
Texas left-hander Martin Perez (4-1, 3.86 ERA) will try to keep the good times rolling even though he is coming off his worst performance of the season -- seven runs in 3 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday. However, only his stats were negatively affected as the Rangers powered to a 16-8 win. Perez pitched much better -- one run in six innings -- but likewise got more than ample offensive support in a 15-2 win over the New York Yankees in his previous start. The 32-year-old veteran owns a 9-7 record with a 4.46 ERA in 22 games (21 starts) vs. Oakland. The A's have lost five in a row, but they turn to a good-luck charm of sorts when left-hander Ken Waldichuk (1-2, 7.25 ERA) gets the start in the rematch. The 25-year-old has started four wins in his last five outings even though he allowed 15 runs over 27 1/3 innings in those games (4.94 ERA). Oakland has won his past three starts 11-10 and 5-4 twice. The second-year major-leaguer faced the Rangers in his third big-league start last September, and he allowed five runs in five innings during a no-decision. |
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