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07-01-23 | Nationals +1.5 v. Phillies | Top | 4-19 | Loss | -109 | 11 h 18 m | Show |
The Nationals will hand the ball to MacKenzie Gore (4-6, 3.89 ERA) on Saturday. In Gore's latest start, on Sunday against the Padres, the left-hander allowed five hits and one run while striking out nine in an 8-3 win. The Phillies will attempt to even the series as ace right-hander Zack Wheeler (6-4, 3.86 ERA) takes the mound. Wheeler struggled mightily in his latest start as he gave up nine hits and five runs in 5 1/3 innings during a no-decision against the New York Mets on Sunday. In his career against the Nationals, Wheeler is 10-14 with a 4.59 ERA in 29 starts. He escaped with a no-decision at Washington on June 2 after yielding seven runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. In their one-run loss on Friday, the Phillies went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position and left seven on base, an ongoing struggle for the offense this season. | |||||||
07-01-23 | Yankees v. Cardinals UNDER 9 | Top | 4-11 | Loss | -110 | 10 h 39 m | Show |
The Yankees will start Luis Severino (1-2, 5.25 ERA) in the opener of a day-night doubleheader at Busch Stadium. Yankees manager Aaron Boone said the nightcap would be a bullpen game, featuring a 27th man to be added to the roster, and Gerrit Cole's start would be moved from Saturday to Sunday. The Cardinals will stick with Jack Flaherty (4-5, 4.95 ERA) in Game 1 and start Matthew Liberatore (1-2, 5.60) in Game 2. Severino is coming off his best performance of the season. He threw six strong innings to earn the victory as the Yankees edged the Texas Rangers 1-0 on June 24. | |||||||
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 | Guardians -1.5 v. Royals | Top | 3-4 | Loss | -100 | 4 h 35 m | Show |
Former American League Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber has just two victories over his past eight starts, including losses in his past two outings. The right-hander will look to start a turnaround as he and the Cleveland Guardians attempt to complete a three-game sweep of the host Kansas City Royals on Thursday. Bieber, 28, has never lost to the Royals. He is 6-0 with a 3.03 ERA in 13 career starts vs. Kansas City. Cleveland won 2-1 on Tuesday and 14-1 on Wednesday and has taken seven of its past nine to move into first place in the American League Central. Greinke, 39, is 12-9 with a 3.41 ERA in 35 games (30 starts) against Cleveland. Myles Straw is 5-for-9 off Greinke, while Ramirez (3-for-16) and Steven Kwan (1-for-10) have struggled. | |||||||
06-29-23 | Tigers v. Rangers UNDER 9.5 | Top | 8-5 | Loss | -125 | 4 h 39 m | Show |
The Rangers announced late Wednesday that left-hander Cody Bradford (0-1, 5.40 ERA) is the team's probable pitcher. The Tigers are expected to send right-hander Reese Olson (1-2, 4.74 ERA) to the mound. Olson has never faced the Rangers, while Bradford retired the only two batters he faced when Detroit beat Texas 7-2 on Monday. Bradford's first three major league appearances came as a spot starter. In his latest start, vs. the Los Angeles Angels on June 13, Bradford allowed one run on two hits with one walk and three strikeouts over 4 1/3 innings. He went five innings in each of his first two starts. That's probably all the Rangers are hoping to get out of Bradford. After all, the bullpen is in good shape after Dane Dunning tossed 8 2/3 innings in a 10-strikeout performance on Wednesday. Dunning's showing generated plenty of buzz after the Rangers' 10-2 win. | |||||||
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 | Twins +1.5 v. Braves | Top | 0-3 | Loss | -135 | 1 h 59 m | Show |
The Atlanta Braves will recall left-hander Kolby Allard from Triple-A Gwinnett and send him to the mound on Wednesday in an effort to sweep the visiting Minnesota Twins. The Braves took the first two games of the series, and they have won four straight and 12 of their last 13. The Twins have dropped three of their past four and are 2-3 on their current nine-game road trip. Allard will be opposed by Minnesota's Kenta Maeda (1-4, 6.86 ERA) as the Braves go for their eighth sweep of the season. Allard has missed the entire season with a right oblique strain sustained in spring training. The Braves' 2015 first-round pick was traded to Texas in July 2019, then reacquired from the Rangers in November. Over the past two weeks, Allard has made two rehab starts for Gwinnett, posting a 2.70 ERA in 6 2/3 combined innings. | |||||||
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. | |||||||
06-26-23 | Tigers v. Rangers -1.5 | Top | 7-2 | Loss | -106 | 8 h 7 m | Show |
Monday's series opener will feature a pair of left-handed starters: the Rangers' Andrew Heaney vs. the Tigers' Matthew Boyd. Heaney (5-4, 3.98 ERA) earned a win in his most recent start, last Monday against the Chicago White Sox. He and went 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits with no walks and six strikeouts. It was his first win in June. Monday will mark Heaney's first start vs. the Tigers since the 2018 season when he was with the Angels. In two career starts vs. Detroit, Heaney is 1-1 with a 9.00 ERA in 10 innings. Due to the Rangers' inability to get timely hits, they left 10 runners on base Sunday. Marcus Semien, Nathaniel Lowe and Jonah Heim all had two-hit days. Boyd (5-5, 5.37 ERA) is riding a two-game winning streak for the first time this season, and the victories came in consecutive starts. In his last outing, against the visiting Kansas City Royals on Wednesday, Boyd allowed two runs on six hits with no walks and seven strikeouts over six innings. Boyd has faced the Rangers once this season, allowing five runs on five hits with four walks and five strikeouts over six innings as he took the loss on May 29 in Detroit. In his career vs. the Rangers, Boyd is 1-7 with a 6.39 ERA in 10 appearances, including nine starts. | |||||||
06-26-23 | Twins v. Braves -1.5 | Top | 1-4 | Win | 100 | 8 h 42 m | Show |
The Braves will send Spencer Strider (8-2, 3.93 ERA) against Minnesota's Sonny Gray (4-1, 2.56) in a duel of right-handers. The Braves are coming off a 4-1 road trip, have won 10 of their last 11, and took the final two games of a three-game series against NL Central-leading Cincinnati. The Twins just won two of three from the host Detroit Tigers over the weekend, including 6-3 in 10 innings on Sunday. Minnesota has won four of its last five games. The teams have not met since 2019, when the Braves took two of three in Minneapolis. Strider leads the major leagues with 136 strikeouts and is coming off a bounce-back effort at Philadelphia on Tuesday. He limited the Phillies to one run over six innings after having allowed 13 runs over nine combined innings in his two previous starts. Strider fanned nine on Tuesday to become the second pitcher since 1901 to have 300 strikeouts in his first 35 starts, joining Dwight Gooden. | |||||||
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. | |||||||
06-25-23 | Twins v. Tigers +1.5 | Top | 6-3 | Loss | -137 | 12 h 51 m | Show |
Bailey Ober fell to 4-4, allowing three runs on eight hits in 6.0 innings, as the Minnesota Twins lost to the Boston Red Sox 10-4 on Tuesday. Ober struck out four, ending the game with a 2.83 ERA and 1.02 WHIP on the season. | |||||||
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. | |||||||
06-24-23 | Mariners v. Orioles OVER 8.5 | Top | 4-6 | Win | 100 | 7 h 39 m | Show |
Kremer (8-3, 4.56 ERA), who would even his career record at 18-18 with a victory, has won his past two starts, including a 6-3 decision against the host Chicago Cubs on Sunday that snapped Baltimore's two-game losing streak. Over those past two outings, Kremer allowed a total of three earned runs on 11 hits in 11 innings, with two walks and 13 strikeouts. Kremer has made three starts in his career against the Mariners, going 0-0 with a 2.81 ERA in 16 innings. Rookie right-hander Bryce Miller (5-3, 3.68 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Mariners on Saturday. Miller has won his past two starts, including a 5-1 decision against the visiting Chicago White Sox on Sunday. He allowed just one run in each of those starts and a combined five hits over 13 innings. He walked three and fanned 12 in that stretch. He has never faced the Orioles. | |||||||
06-23-23 | Royals v. Rays -1.5 | Top | 3-11 | Win | 100 | 8 h 22 m | Show |
Like many players on the Kansas City Royals, pitcher Zack Greinke has had a troublesome June as play heats up and the bad teams get even more separated from the good. However, Greinke's job this weekend is straightforward: return home to Florida and beat the club that has dominated the season's first half. The right-hander will start the second game of the four-game series between the Royals and the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla. Greinke (1-7, 4.81 ERA) is 0-2 with a 7.53 ERA over his June starts against the Miami Marlins, Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Angels. Across his 15 starts, the 39-year-old veteran has pitched a season-high six innings just twice -- in his second and fourth outings of the year in April. In 14 1/3 innings in June, he has surrendered 12 runs and 18 hits, including four homers. The opposition is hitting an even .300 against him. Greinke is 4-6 with a 3.41 ERA in 18 career appearances (15 starts) vs. the Rays. He got a no-decision in his latest start against Tampa Bay, a 3-2 road defeat last Aug. 21, when he was taken deep by Christian Bethancourt. | |||||||
06-23-23 | Twins -1.5 v. Tigers | Top | 4-1 | Win | 127 | 8 h 15 m | Show |
Left-hander Joey Wentz, who will start for Detroit in the series opener, is coming off his best outing of the season despite taking a loss. Wentz (1-7, 6.82 ERA) held the Twins to two runs on two hits and one walk in six innings in a 2-0 defeat on Saturday. He also recorded a career-best nine strikeouts, but he didn't get any run support. Kenta Maeda was reinstated from the 15-day injured list on Friday to start for the Twins. Maeda (0-4, 9.00 ERA) hasn't appeared in a major league game since April 26, when he surrendered 10 runs in three-plus innings against the New York Yankees. Sidelined by a triceps injury, Maeda made four minor league rehab appearances, most recently on June 16. He pitched 4 1/3 innings for Triple-A Saint Paul and gave up just one run and two hits, though he also issued four walks during the 81-pitch stint. Maeda missed last season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. His last victory came Aug. 14, 2021, against the Tampa Bay Rays. | |||||||
06-22-23 | Royals v. Rays OVER 7.5 | Top | 6-5 | Win | 100 | 8 h 14 m | Show |
Rays manager Kevin Cash will start the series by rolling out ace Shane McClanahan, who will try to become the majors' first 12-game winner. McClanahan (11-1, 2.12 ERA) is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA in two career starts against Kansas City and has won all three of his June starts thus far. In an opener role during what could be a bullpen game for Kansas City, right-hander Jose Cuas (3-0, 4.15 ERA) will make his first career start on Thursday after 79 relief outings. Over two appearances against the Rays, both last year, he went 0-1 with a 6.75 ERA. In 1 1/3 innings, he yielded a run on two hits and a walk while striking out one. Cuas likely will be followed on the mound by either Austin Cox (0-0, 0.00 ERA) or Brooks Kriske (0-0, 9.00). | |||||||
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. | |||||||
06-21-23 | Padres v. Giants +1.5 | Top | 2-4 | Win | 100 | 11 h 40 m | Show |
The San Francisco Giants will measure just how much juice they have left in their busy bullpen when they go the opener route in search of a third straight win over the visiting San Diego Padres on Wednesday night. The Giants have won nine in a row overall, including the first two contests of the four-game series in walk-off fashion. They received a three-run homer from Mike Yastrzemski in the 10th inning for a 7-4 victory Monday before watching Padres closer Josh Hader walk home the winning run in the ninth for a 4-3 win on Tuesday. Late rallies and game-ending heroics grabbed the headlines, but perhaps the biggest difference in the tightly contested matchups has been the work of San Francisco's bullpen. The Giants have received 12 1/3 innings of three-run ball from six different relievers. The Padres, meanwhile, have tried five different relievers -- including Tim Hill twice -- out of the bullpen for a total of seven innings, during which the Giants have turned seven hits and nine walks into eight runs. The six Giants relievers who have contributed to the wins do not include Ryan Walker (2-0, 1.65 ERA), who was pressed into opener duties on Monday. He will start Wednesday's game as well. Walker allowed one run on three hits in 1 2/3 innings on Monday, his lone career encounter vs. San Diego. | |||||||
06-21-23 | Orioles v. Rays -1.5 | Top | 2-7 | Win | 150 | 1 h 11 m | Show |
On Wednesday, Rays rookie Taj Bradley (4-3, 4.19 ERA) will make his 10th career start and first against Baltimore. The right-hander has lost three of his past four decisions after starting his career with three consecutive April wins. Bradley has yet to complete six innings in a start, though he hasn't given up more than four earned runs in an outing. | |||||||
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. | |||||||
06-20-23 | Royals v. Tigers -1.5 | Top | 1-0 | Loss | -100 | 17 h 53 m | Show |
The Tigers' scheduled Tuesday starter, right-hander Michael Lorenzen (2-4, 4.23 ERA), has gone at least six innings in seven of his past eight starts. He gave up one or no runs in five of those outings, but his past two outings were rough. The Royals' scheduled Tuesday starter, Daniel Lynch (0-3, 5.79 ERA), also had trouble with the long ball in his most recent outing. The left-hander surrendered four homers while giving up seven runs in seven innings against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. Lynch is 1-3 with a 5.22 ERA in six career starts against the Tigers. | |||||||
06-19-23 | Padres v. Giants +1.5 | Top | 4-7 | Win | 100 | 20 h 54 m | Show |
Looks like this is going to be a bullpen day with Cobb going on the IL, but we're going to take the RL with the red-hot Giants. | |||||||
06-19-23 | Cubs v. Pirates UNDER 9 | Top | 8-0 | Win | 100 | 17 h 27 m | Show |
Drew Smyly improved to 6-4, allowing five runs on nine hits and one walk in 6.0 innings, as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-6 on Wednesday. Smyly struck out four, ending the game with a 3.59 ERA and 1.20 WHIP on the season. | |||||||
06-18-23 | Yankees v. Red Sox -1.5 | Top | 1-4 | Win | 140 | 18 h 40 m | Show |
James Paxton allowed one run - zero earned - on four hits and one walk in 6.0 innings as the Boston Red Sox lost to the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Monday. Paxton struck out eight, ending the game with a 3.09 ERA and 1.16 WHIP on the season. | |||||||
06-18-23 | Rockies v. Braves -1.5 | Top | 6-14 | Win | 100 | 12 h 11 m | Show |
Charlie Morton allowed four hits and three walks without giving up a run in 5.2 innings as the Atlanta Braves lost to the Detroit Tigers 6-5 on Monday. Morton struck out eight, ending the game with a 3.60 ERA and 1.44 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. | |||||||
06-15-23 | Nationals +1.5 v. Astros | Top | 4-1 | Win | 100 | 17 h 22 m | Show |
Cristian Javier allowed four runs on seven hits and three walks in 5.0 innings as the Houston Astros lost to the Cleveland Guardians 10-9 on Friday. Javier struck out two, ending the game with a 3.13 ERA and 1.06 WHIP on the season. This number feels like a trap | |||||||
06-15-23 | Rays v. A's UNDER 9 | Top | 4-3 | Win | 100 | 13 h 57 m | Show |
Paul Blackburn allowed four hits and one walk without giving up a run in 6.0 innings as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Saturday. Blackburn struck out five, ending the game with a 3.60 ERA and 1.33 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. | |||||||
06-14-23 | Brewers +1.5 v. Twins | Top | 2-4 | Loss | -135 | 9 h 23 m | Show |
Milwaukee will send Colin Rea (3-3, 4.47 ERA) to the mound on Wednesday for his 11th start and 12th appearance of the season. It will be the first time Rea, a five-year veteran, has faced Minnesota. Rea was solid his last time out, throwing five shutout innings at home against the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday. He struck out eight while allowing three hits and one walk. The right-hander has a 3-0 record and a 2.95 ERA in his last four starts. Minnesota will hand the ball to Bailey Ober (3-3, 2.61), who will look to continue his strong first half of the season in his 10th start. It will be Ober's first matchup against Milwaukee. Ober's last start came on the road against the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday, when he got tagged with the loss after allowing four runs (three earned) on three hits in 5 1/3 innings. He fanned seven and walked two. It was just the third time this season that Ober allowed more than two earned runs. The Wednesday contest will be unfamiliar territory for both pitchers and both lineups, as only one hitter on either side, Taylor for Minnesota and Owen Miller for Milwaukee, has faced the opposing starter. Miller is 1-for-2 vs. Ober; Taylor is 0-for-2 vs. Rea. | |||||||
06-13-23 | Marlins +1.5 v. Mariners | Top | 3-9 | Loss | -110 | 21 h 36 m | Show |
Edward Cabrera improved to 5-4, allowing one run on two hits and two walks in 5.0 innings, as the Miami Marlins defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-1 on Wednesday. Cabrera struck out four, ending the game with a 4.29 ERA and 1.38 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 | Rays -1.5 v. A's | Top | 3-4 | Loss | -160 | 8 h 57 m | Show |
Looking to extend the team's winning streak to six games before Tuesday's scheduled event will be right-hander James Kaprielian (1-6, 7.21 ERA), who got the run going with his most impressive start of the season his last time out in Pittsburgh. With the A's having lost their previous five games, he limited the Pirates to one earned run in six innings in an 11-2 road win. Kaprielian was bombed for seven runs in 4 2/3 innings in an 11-0 loss at Tampa Bay in the earlier series, a game in which he served up home runs to Wander Franco, Brandon Lowe and Harold Ramirez. It was his first and only career matchup with the Rays. Right-hander Zach Eflin (8-1, 2.97) will attempt to extend his personal winning streak to five games when he is scheduled to get the ball for the Rays in the series opener. He is coming off 6 2/3 shutout innings in a 7-0 home win over the Minnesota Twins last Tuesday. Eflin will be making his second start of the season against the A's, having beaten them 9-5 at home on April 7. It will be his third career start against the A's. He has gone 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA in his first two head-to-heads, neither of which were in Oakland. | |||||||
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. | |||||||
06-11-23 | Mets v. Pirates UNDER 9 | Top | 1-2 | Win | 100 | 10 h 40 m | Show |
In the series finale, New York right-hander Carlos Carrasco (2-2, 5.94 ERA) is scheduled to oppose Pittsburgh right-hander Mitch Keller (7-2, 3.60 ERA). Carrasco looked as if he might help the Mets end their losing streak at three in New York's game Tuesday at Atlanta when his teammates staked him to a 4-1 lead. But things blew up for him in the sixth, and he ended up giving up three runs without getting an out. | |||||||
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. | |||||||
06-10-23 | Marlins v. White Sox UNDER 8.5 | Top | 5-1 | Win | 100 | 3 h 4 m | Show |
Michael Kopech (3-5, 4.33 ERA) is scheduled to start for the White Sox against Sandy Alcantara (2-5, 5.07) in a battle of right-hander Miami will try to start another streak behind Alcantara, the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner who is enduring a rough season. Alcantara allowed five runs -- all in the third inning -- over seven innings and didn't factor into the decision as the Marlins beat the Oakland Athletics 7-5 on Sunday. Outside of the third inning, Alcantara faced the minimum. He retired the first six batters he faced on 13 pitches and erased his only subsequent baserunner -- Ramon Laureano, who singled leading off the sixth -- by inducing a double-play grounder. Alcantara struck out seven and walked none. It was just the third time this season he didn't walk a batter. | |||||||
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. | |||||||
06-09-23 | Dodgers v. Phillies +1.5 | Top | 4-5 | Win | 100 | 5 h 51 m | Show |
The Dodgers will send rookie right-hander Michael Grove (0-2, 8.14 ERA) to the mound Friday. Grove returned to the rotation Saturday against the New York Yankees, after not pitching since April because of a groin strain. He gave up four runs over five innings while taking the loss. Grove faced the Phillies in his major league debut May 15 of last season and surrendered four runs on four hits and three walks over 3 2/3 innings of a no-decision. The Phillies will send left-hander Ranger Suarez (1-2, 5.47) to the mound Friday. Phillies starters have set a high standard of late, with Aaron Nola taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning Monday against the Detroit Tigers and Zack Wheeler taking one into the eighth on Thursday. | |||||||
06-08-23 | Mets +1.5 v. Braves | Top | 10-13 | Loss | -135 | 17 h 1 m | Show |
Justin Verlander fell to 2-3, allowing one run on five hits and three walks in 6.0 innings, as the New York Mets lost to the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Friday. Verlander struck out eight, ending the game with a 4.25 ERA and 1.14 WHIP on the season. He needs to step up and earn his $34 million. | |||||||
06-07-23 | Cubs v. Angels OVER 9 | Top | 2-6 | Loss | -110 | 17 h 40 m | Show |
Jameson Taillon improved to 1-3, allowing one run on three hits in 5.2 innings, as the Chicago Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Friday. Taillon struck out three, ending the game with a 7.05 ERA and 1.51 WHIP on the season. | |||||||
06-06-23 | Diamondbacks -1.5 v. Nationals | Top | 10-5 | Win | 117 | 7 h 40 m | Show |
Arizona left-hander Tommy Henry (3-1, 3.73 ERA) will oppose Nationals right-hander Jake Irvin (1-3, 5.67) in the series opener. Henry, 25, has allowed just two earned runs in 12 2/3 innings over his last two starts with a scoreless 1 1/3 innings of relief thrown in between. He pitched seven scoreless innings in a win against the Colorado Rockies on Wednesday, allowing two hits, two walks and seven strikeouts. He gave up two runs over six innings of a no-decision in his only prior start versus Washington on May 6 at home. Irvin, 26, has struggled at home during his rookie season. He is 0-2 with a 7.47 ERA in four starts at Nationals Park. In his last outing, last Tuesday at Los Angeles, he allowed four runs on eight hits over five innings and took the loss. On the plus side, after walking four batters in each of his past two starts, he walked just one against the Dodgers. | |||||||
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 | Royals v. Marlins -1.5 | Top | 6-9 | Win | 122 | 19 h 23 m | Show |
Braxton Garrett allowed one run on two hits and one walk in 5.1 innings as the Miami Marlins defeated the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Wednesday. Garrett struck out seven, ending the game with a 4.22 ERA and 1.31 WHIP on the season. | |||||||
06-05-23 | Tigers v. Phillies -1.5 | Top | 3-8 | Win | 100 | 19 h 17 m | Show |
Joey Wentz allowed one run on seven hits and one walk in 4.1 innings as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Texas Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday. Wentz struck out five, ending the game with a 7.28 ERA and 1.68 WHIP on the season. We're betting that Wentz reverts back to old form in this one. | |||||||
06-04-23 | Brewers v. Reds UNDER 10 | Top | 5-1 | Win | 100 | 2 h 2 m | Show |
Adrian Houser (1-1, 4.07 ERA) will take the mound for the Brewers on Sunday and will look to bounce back from his first rough outing of the season. The right-hander had not allowed more than three earned runs in his first four starts this season but got tagged for six earned runs in 4 1/3 innings vs. Toronto on Tuesday, picking up the loss. For Cincinnati, right-hander Ben Lively (3-2, 1.99) will take the hill. He has struck out 24 in 22 2/3 innings this season. | |||||||
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 | Cardinals v. Pirates +1.5 | Top | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 5 h 1 m | Show |
On Saturday, St. Louis left-hander Jordan Montgomery (2-6, 4.48 ERA) and Pittsburgh right-hander Luis L. Ortiz (1-2, 4.35) are expected to start. Montgomery is tied for the team lead with five quality starts but is 0-6 with a 5.03 ERA over his past nine starts. Most recently, Montgomery allowed two runs in five-plus innings against the Cleveland Guardians in a no-decision on Sunday. Ortiz, who lost his first two starts of the season, picked up his first major league win on May 22 against the Texas Rangers, then followed with a no-decision his last time out, on Sunday at Seattle. Against the Mariners, Ortiz gave up three runs on five hits in five innings. He walked four and struck out six. Ortiz has faced the Cardinals once, when he gave up six runs in two-thirds of an inning and took a loss on Oct. 1, 2022. Saturday will be a rematch, as Montgomery started got the win in that contest after allowing two runs in six innings. | |||||||
06-02-23 | Phillies v. Nationals UNDER 9 | Top | 7-8 | Loss | -113 | 8 h 40 m | Show |
The Phillies will give the ball to right-hander Zack Wheeler (4-4, 3.60 ERA) hoping that he can have a repeat of his last start. In that game, he shut out the Atlanta Braves for eight innings while striking out 12. That turned out to be Wheeler's only victory in May. He has three of his pitching triumphs this year in road games. Right-hander Josiah Gray (4-5, 2.77) will be the starter for the Nationals. His shortest outing of the season came in his most recent start: He lasted four innings, giving up two runs in a no-decision at Kansas City. Gray threw 91 pitches in that start. Control has been a snag for him; he walked 18 in 28 innings in May. | |||||||
06-02-23 | A's v. Marlins OVER 8.5 | Top | 0-4 | Loss | -115 | 7 h 23 m | Show |
On Friday, Oakland is scheduled to start rookie left-hander Hogan Harris (0-0, 10.13 ERA). Harris, 26, was a third-round pick by Oakland in 2018. He made his major league debut on April 14, recording one out and yielding six runs against the New York Mets. He returned to the majors on Saturday, when he tossed five scoreless relief innings against the Houston Astros. He is set to make the first start of his career on Friday. To try and keep the Athletics' lackluster offense in check, the Marlins will start right-hander Edward Cabrera (3-4, 5.02 ERA) on Friday. Cabrera has faced the A's just once in his career, and it was the best performance of his 32 major league starts. Last Aug. 22, Cabrera pitched eight scoreless innings as Miami beat Oakland 3-0. He struck out seven and allowed just two hits and three walks. Overall for his career, Cabrera, 25, is 9-11 with a 4.20 ERA. | |||||||
06-01-23 | Padres v. Marlins +1.5 | Top | 10-1 | Loss | -161 | 3 h 1 m | Show |
On Thursday, Marlins left-hander Jesus Luzardo (4-3, 3.67 ERA) will go up against San Diego right-hander Joe Musgrove (2-2, 5.64). Luzardo has yet to beat the Padres, going 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA in two starts. In 23 career starts at Miami, Luzardo is 7-8 with a 4.29 ERA. Musgrove, meanwhile, has had good success against the Marlins, going 3-1 with a 2.64 ERA in five career starts, including a 2-1 record with a 3.06 ERA in three starts at Miami. | |||||||
06-01-23 | Brewers v. Blue Jays UNDER 8.5 | Top | 1-3 | Win | 100 | 3 h 5 m | Show |
The Blue Jays are scheduled to start right-hander Kevin Gausman (3-3, 3.03 ERA) on Thursday. In five career games (three starts) against the Brewers, he is 1-0 with a 2.05 ERA. Right-hander Freddy Peralta (5-4, 4.64 ERA) is slated to start for the Brewers. He has never faced the Blue Jays. The loss on Wednesday was a return to reality for the Blue Jays hitters, who have been scuffling as a group recently. They had 14 hits in a 7-2 win on Tuesday, but 13 were singles and not all were hit hard. The Blue Jays had seven hits on Wednesday, including two doubles from Matt Chapman. Kevin Kiermaier, who left the Saturday game after two innings due to a sore back, returned to the lineup on Wednesday and contributed an RBI triple. Toronto, however, went 1-for-13 with runners in scoring position, extending a recurring problem. | |||||||
05-31-23 | Yankees v. Mariners -1.5 | Top | 0-1 | Loss | -100 | 11 h 43 m | Show |
The Yankees will try to sweep the three-game series Wednesday night when they send Clarke Schmidt (2-5, 5.58 ERA) to the mound against Seattle's George Kirby (5-4, 3.43) in a matchup of young right-handers. | |||||||
05-31-23 | Rays v. Cubs OVER 8.5 | Top | 4-3 | Loss | -110 | 4 h 31 m | Show |
To get the sweep, the Cubs will hope Justin Steele can rebound from his worst start of the season in the finale of the three-game set Wednesday. Chicago had allowed 35 runs during a four-game losing streak entering this series. Its starters posted an 8.83 ERA during that skid, and a maligned bullpen had an 8.05 ERA over its previous 50 1/3 innings before Monday. Steele (6-2, 2.77 ERA) went 5-0 with a 1.45 ERA in his first seven starts but is 1-2 with a 5.40 ERA in four since. The left-hander allowed season highs for runs (six) and hits (10) over 3 2/3 innings of a 9-0 loss to Cincinnati on Friday. Tampa Bay starter Zach Eflin (7-1, 3.17) is 1-1 with a 5.29 ERA in three road starts but will eye a fourth straight winning decision in this finale. The right-hander allowed six hits and two walks, but only a run, while completing seven innings for a third time in 2023 in a 6-3 home win Thursday against Toronto. | |||||||
05-30-23 | Brewers +1.5 v. Blue Jays | Top | 2-7 | Loss | -149 | 8 h 35 m | Show |
The Toronto Blue Jays hope left-hander Yusei Kikuchi can regain his early-season form Tuesday night against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of a three-game series. After going 5-0 with a 3.35 ERA in his first seven starts this season, Kikuchi is 0-2 with a 7.90 ERA in his past three starts. The Blue Jays have won only four of their past 14 games after finishing a three-game series against the host Minnesota Twins with a 3-0 victory on Sunday to complete a 3-4 road trip. Kikuchi (5-2, 4.56) has faced the Brewers once in his career, allowing five runs (two earned) and six hits in two innings during a June outing last season at Milwaukee. The Brewers, first in the National League Central, completed a 3-4 homestand Sunday with a 7-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants. The Brewers are scheduled to start right-hander Adrian Houser (1-0, 2.25) on Tuesday. In his only career start against the Blue Jays, he allowed five earned runs and nine hits in six innings June 24 at Milwaukee, one day before Kikuchi pitched against the Brewers. The Blue Jays, last in the AL East, were encouraged by taking the three-game series at Minneapolis after losing their three previous series, all against division rivals. | |||||||
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 | Twins +1.5 v. Astros | Top | 7-5 | Win | 100 | 3 h 21 m | Show |
Rookie right-hander J.P. France (1-1, 3.43 ERA) is the scheduled starter for the Astros on Monday. He took a loss against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday despite notching a career-high eight strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings while allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits and one walk. France will make his first career appearance against the Twins. He has held the opposition to one earned run or none in three of his four starts. Right-hander Sonny Gray (4-0, 1.82 ERA) has the starting assignment for the Twins. He leads the majors in ERA, adjusted ERA-plus (236) and fielding independent pitching (2.02), and has yet to surrender a home run over 54 1/3 innings this season. Gray has recorded four consecutive no-decisions while producing 25 strikeouts in 19 1/3 innings with a 3.72 ERA during that span. Minnesota dropped all four of the games, including a 4-3 setback to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday during which Gray allowed two runs on six hits and two walks with six strikeouts over five-plus innings. Gray is 4-4 with a 2.90 ERA over 11 career starts against the Astros. On April 7, he allowed one run on four hits and one walk vs. Houston while recording a season-high 13 strikeouts over seven innings but did not factor into the decision during the Twins' 3-2, 10-inning home victory. | |||||||
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 | 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. | |||||||
05-28-23 | Dodgers v. Rays UNDER 8.5 | Top | 10-11 | Loss | -110 | 9 h 16 m | Show |
Gavin Stone allowed five runs on five hits and five walks in 4.0 innings as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves 8-6 on Monday. Stone struck out one, ending the game with a 10.13 ERA and 2.50 WHIP on the season. We're betting Stone bounces back and the Rays bullpen game is affective. | |||||||
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 | 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 | Astros -1.5 v. Brewers | Top | 0-4 | Loss | -100 | 13 h 8 m | Show |
-Brandon Bielak improved to 1-1, allowing one run on five hits and three walks in 5.0 innings, as the Houston Astros defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-1 on Friday. Bielak struck out nine, ending the game with a 2.89 ERA and 1.77 WHIP on the season. We;ll continue to ride him and the Astros in what should be an easy winner. | |||||||
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. | |||||||
05-23-23 | Cardinals v. Reds UNDER 10.5 | Top | 8-5 | Loss | -120 | 9 h 54 m | Show |
Adam Wainwright, who is closing in on 200 career victories, faces arguably his least favorite opponent on Tuesday. The 41-year-old veteran will try to reverse his career-long issues vs. the Reds when his St. Louis Cardinals visit Cincinnati in the second contest of a four-game series between the National League Central rivals. Wainwright has 196 career wins but owns a substandard 10-17 record with a 5.46 ERA in 39 appearances (34 starts) against Cincinnati. The ERA is his worst against any NL opponent. In 22 appearances (20 starts) at Great American Ball Park, Wainwright is 7-8 with a 5.73 ERA. He has served up 17 homers there in 114 2/3 innings. Wainwright went 0-2 with a 7.27 ERA in three starts against the Reds last season, including losses in both his starts in Cincinnati. He was highly frustrated after the second one -- a 9-5 setback on July 22 in which he allowed seven runs and five hits over 5 1/3 innings. | |||||||
05-22-23 | Cardinals v. Reds OVER 10 | Top | 5-6 | Win | 100 | 10 h 43 m | Show |
Jordan Montgomery (2-6, 4.21 ERA), who has lost his past six decisions, takes the mound for the Cardinals Monday. Since winning his first two starts, Montgomery is 0-6 with a 4.36 ERA over his past seven starts. The Cardinals have scored three runs or fewer in four of Montgomery's starts during his skid, including Tuesday when he allowed three runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings of a 3-2 loss to Milwaukee. The left-hander is 1-1 with a 3.00 ERA in two career starts against the Reds. He last faced them Sept. 18 in St. Louis when he allowed three runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings of a 3-0 loss. Cincinnati will counter with Brandon Williamson (0-0, 1.59), who is making his second career start. Williamson, wo was acquired from Seattle March 14, 2022, for Jesse Winker and Eugenio Suarez, allowed one run on two hits in 5 2/3 innings while throwing 72 pitches in a no-decision Tuesday at Colorado. | |||||||
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 | 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 | Red Sox +1.5 v. Padres | Top | 4-2 | Win | 100 | 11 h 13 m | Show |
Chris Sale is back. And the Boston Red Sox hope it stays that way. In his most recent start, the oft-injured left-hander held the St. Louis Cardinals to one run on three hits and a walk with nine strikeouts over eight innings at Fenway Park last Saturday. It marked the third time in his past five starts that Sale allowed only one run in an outing, although he walked away with a no-decision. Over those five starts, Sale has given up 11 runs on 25 hits and five walks with 35 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings for a 3.16 ERA. Sale is 2-1 in those starts, and the Red Sox are 3-2. Overall, Boston is 5-3 in Sale's eight starts this season -- which is only three starts less than his total over the past three seasons. Now, Sale (3-2, 5.40 ERA) will make his ninth start of 2023 on Saturday night in San Diego against Padres right-hander Joe Musgrove (1-1, 6.63). | |||||||
05-20-23 | Cubs +1.5 v. Phillies | Top | 3-12 | Loss | -140 | 5 h 15 m | Show |
Chicago Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon expects to be around for the long haul when he takes the mound against the host Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of a three-game series on Saturday. Pitching deep into games has eluded the right-hander through six starts this season, however. Taillon (0-2, 6.66 ERA) went deep into starts fairly regularly for the New York Yankees last season, pitching at least six innings in 13 of 32 starts, helping him finish 14-5 with a 3.91 ERA. The 31-year-old veteran threw five shutout innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers on April 15, matching his longest outing of the year, and appeared to be ramping up for an even longer outing. However, he went on the injured list with a groin injury shortly afterward. After missing nearly three weeks, Taillon has thrown a combined 10 1/3 innings over his past three starts, posting a 9.58 ERA in that span. Aaron Nola (3-3, 4.53 ERA) is scheduled to take the mound for Philadelphia. The 29-year-old right-hander allowed four runs and six hits over seven innings in his latest outing but did not receive any run support in a 4-0 loss the Colorado Rockies on Sunday in Denver. The defeat prevented Philadelphia from recording its first sweep of a series longer than two games this season. | |||||||
05-19-23 | Orioles v. Blue Jays OVER 9 | Top | 6-2 | Loss | -120 | 10 h 34 m | Show |
Toronto is scheduled to start left-hander Yusei Kikuchi (5-0, 3.89 ERA) in the series opener. He faced the Orioles six times last season (three starts), going 2-3 with an 8.10 ERA. In 8 career games (five starts), he is 3-4 with a 6.37 ERA. Right-hander Kyle Gibson (4-3, 4.67) is slated to start for Baltimore on Friday. He is 5-2 with a 4.81 ERA in 11 career starts against Toronto. | |||||||
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 | 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 | Diamondbacks -1.5 v. A's | Top | 5-3 | Win | 100 | 6 h 55 m | Show |
Having won 5-2 on Monday night and seeking a second consecutive series win, Arizona will send right-hander Ryne Nelson (1-2, 6.20 ERA) to the hill to oppose Oakland righty Luis Medina (0-2, 8.18). Neither has ever faced his Wednesday opponent. Nelson pitched a team win -- he didn't get a decision -- for just the second time this season when he went 4 2/3 innings, allowing four runs, as Arizona beat the San Francisco Giants 7-5 on Friday. Medina will be making his third major league start in hopes he can improve as much between his second and third as he did between his first and second. After serving up eight runs (seven earned) in five innings during an 11-3 loss to the Los Angeles Angels in his debut, the 24-year-old limited the Rangers to three runs over six innings in a 4-0 home loss on Thursday. He walked three and gave up two homers against the Angels, then walked nobody and got bashed for just one homer against the Rangers. | |||||||
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. | |||||||
05-16-23 | Yankees +1.5 v. Blue Jays | Top | 6-3 | Win | 100 | 9 h 27 m | Show |
Right-hander Kevin Gausman (2-3, 3.38 ERA) will start for the Blue Jays on Tuesday. Gausman is 9-7 with a 3.32 ERA in 28 career appearances (22 starts) against the Yankees. Gausman will be opposed by fellow right-hander Domingo German (2-3, 4.00), who is 2-5 with a 4.11 ERA in eight career appearances (six starts) against the Blue Jays. | |||||||
05-16-23 | Pirates v. Tigers -1.5 | Top | 0-4 | Win | 165 | 9 h 7 m | Show |
Michael Lorenzen will start the first game of the series before ace Eduardo Rodriguez takes the mound on Wednesday afternoon. Rodriguez has allowed just two runs in his last six outings. Lorenzen (1-2, 4.18 ERA), signed to a one-year contract as a free agent during the offseason, has delivered two stellar performances this month after an uneven start. He limited both the New York Mets and Cleveland Guardians to one run in seven innings, although he was a hard-luck loser against the Guardians on Tuesday in a 2-0 defeat. Lorenzen relied on a changeup to set up his other pitches, throwing 25 of them among his 98 pitches. Pirates right-hander Luis Ortiz (0-1, 3.60 ERA) will make his second start of the season. He gave up five runs and seven hits in five innings against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday, but only two of the runs were earned. The Rockies benefitted from a throwing error as well as a fielder's choice that could have resulted in an inning-ending double play. | |||||||
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. | |||||||
05-15-23 | Yankees v. Blue Jays UNDER 9.5 | Top | 7-4 | Loss | -120 | 9 h 27 m | Show |
The Toronto Blue Jays hope right-hander Alek Manoah will continue to have success against the visiting New York Yankees when the American League East rivals open a four-game series on Monday night. Manoah (1-3, 4.83 ERA) is 2-1 with a 1.93 ERA in seven career starts against the Yankees. In his most recent outing against New York, Manoah took a no-decision after allowing just two hits in seven scoreless innings on April 22. He walked one and struck out five. The Yankees have not yet announced who will oppose Manoah. | |||||||
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 | Reds v. Marlins -1.5 | Top | 6-5 | Loss | -100 | 3 h 51 m | Show |
Miami Marlins ace right-hander Sandy Alcantara will be operating on five days of rest when he faces the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Saturday. That's important because in 48 career starts with five days of rest, Alcantara has a 3.41 ERA. But in 51 career starts on four days of rest, Alcantara's ERA is significantly better at 3.00. This year, the difference is much greater, even though it's a small sample size. In two starts with four days of rest, Alcantara is 1-0 with a sterling 1.04 ERA, pitching similarly to how he did last year when he was named the National League's Cy Young Award winner. However, in three starts with five days of rest, Alcantara is 0-3 with a 9.00 ERA. Against the Reds, Alcantara is 2-2 with a 2.03 ERA in six appearances, including four starts. In seven starts this season, he is 1-3 with a 4.53 ERA, with the lone win coming April 4. He is winless in his past five starts, but in his most recent outing, he allowed just two runs in 8 1/3 innings against the Cubs. Alcantara got a no-decision, but the Marlins went on to win 5-4 in 14 innings. | |||||||
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. | |||||||
05-12-23 | Mets v. Nationals OVER 8.5 | Top | 3-2 | Loss | -120 | 7 h 13 m | Show |
Left-hander MacKenzie Gore (3-2, 3.65 ERA) will start for the Nationals on Friday night. He has gone six innings in three of his last four starts, averaging 7.5 strikeouts in those four outings. Gore got the win against the Mets on April 26, going six innings and allowing one run. Washington won 4-1 with Gore striking out 10 and relievers upping the staff's strikeout total to 15. Combined with Gray logging seven innings Wednesday and Thursday's day off, Washington's pitching should be in good shape for this series. Nationals starters have lasted at least six innings in the past three games. "It's about pounding the strike zone and not giving any free passes," Martinez said. The Mets have right-hander Tylor Megill (3-2, 4.33) slated as their starter. He has failed to complete five innings in two of his last three starts. Those have been hindered by control issues as he has yielded seven walks with 10 strikeouts across those stints. Megill has faced the Nationals five times across the previous two seasons, notching a 2-2 record with 6.52 ERA. | |||||||
05-11-23 | Rangers v. A's OVER 8.5 | Top | 4-0 | Loss | -115 | 9 h 15 m | Show |
Texas will open the Oakland portion of its trip with its hottest pitcher, right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (4-2, 3.22 ERA) on the mound. The 33-year-old has been on top of his game his last two times out, throwing a complete-game shutout in a 2-0 win over the New York Yankees on April 29 before blanking the Los Angeles Angels over eight innings in a 10-1 win on Saturday. Eovaldi will be making his 10th career start against the A's, having gone 2-2 with a 3.46 ERA in the first nine. | |||||||
05-11-23 | White Sox v. Royals +1.5 | Top | 3-4 | Win | 100 | 3 h 4 m | Show |
Mike Clevinger (2-3, 4.84 ERA) takes the mound, undefeated in 14 career appearances against the Royals with 13 starts, posting a 9-0 record and 1.98 ERA. He last faced Kansas City in a no-decision on July 25, 2020, when he struck out six and surrendered two earned runs over seven innings. After beginning the season with wins in each of his first two starts, Clevinger has lost three and pitched a pair of no-decisions. In his last appearance Saturday at Cincinnati, Clevinger struck out seven and gave up four earned runs over six innings in his third loss of the season. Brady Singer (2-4, 8.82) makes the start for the Royals in Thursday's matchup, looking to bounce back after losses in each of his last two starts, and four of five overall. Singer last appeared Saturday, giving up five earned runs in four innings in a loss to Oakland. The four innings were the second-fewest Singer worked in his seven starts of the season, save only his prior appearance April 30 at Minnesota. Thursday marks Singer's 10th appearance against the White Sox and ninth start, the last coming Aug. 30, 2022, when he struck out four and gave up four earned runs in a no-decision. He recorded a win over Chicago the same month, allowing just one earned run over 7 1/3 innings. Singer is 3-2 all-time against the White Sox with a 3.35 ERA and 46 strikeou | |||||||
05-10-23 | Mets v. Reds UNDER 9 | Top | 2-1 | Win | 100 | 9 h 28 m | Show |
In two career starts against the Reds, Verlander is 0-1 with a 4.15 ERA. Verlander would become the 21st pitcher ever to record a win against all 30 teams with a win against Cincinnati. In Verlander's last start against the Reds, he allowed four runs and six hits over seven innings and took the loss as Cincinnati beat the Houston Astros 4-3 on June 18, 2019. Last Thursday in Detroit, Verlander made his Mets (and 2023) debut, allowing two runs and five hits over five innings. He walked one, struck out five and took the loss as New York fell 2-0 to the Tigers. The Reds will counter on Wednesday with another hard-throwing right-hander, Hunter Greene (0-2, 3.74 ERA), who, like Verlander, also is searching for his first win of the season. In his latest outing, Greene was staked to leads of 3-0 and 4-3 but allowed two runs in the sixth and was charged with the loss in a 5-4 setback to the Chicago White Sox on Friday. Greene is set to make his second career appearance against the Mets. Last July 4 in Cincinnati, Greene allowed six runs and seven hits over 5 1/3 innings as New York beat the Reds 7-4. The Mets had to scratch their other veteran ace on Tuesday when 38-year-old Max Scherzer experienced neck spasms. | |||||||
05-10-23 | A's v. Yankees -1.5 | Top | 3-11 | Win | 100 | 3 h 29 m | Show |
Jhony Brito (2-3, 6.08 ERA) will make his eighth career start on Wednesday. Brito has allowed three runs or fewer in five of his starts but is coming off his second-worst outing, when he allowed four runs on six hits in four innings during a no-decision at Tampa Bay on Friday. Kyle Muller (1-2, 6.62 ERA) goes for the A's on Wednesday, hoping to turn in a solid outing for an Oakland rotation that is 2-19 with a major league-worst 7.76 ERA. Muller allowed five runs on eight hits in 5 1/3 innings and got a win over the host Kansas City Royals on Friday. It was the first victory by an Oakland starter through 33 games, the longest drought to open a season in baseball history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Neither Brito nor Muller has previously faced his Wednesday opponent. |
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