Here are my Major League Baseball Picks for Tuesday, May 19: (run lines from SportsPlays.com)
Washington Nationals (-1.5) vs. New York Yankees
Gio Gonzalez is 1-5 versus the Yankees all-time in his career, but even if he doesn't pitch well tomorrow, the Nationals' bats will be able to bail him out. Nathan Eovaldi takes the hill for New York, and he throws extremely hard. The trouble is that he throws his pitches with virtually no movement, and that's allowed hitters to make a lot of contact. If I had to bet on somebody to hit a homer tomorrow, that person would be Bryce Harper.
Cincinnati Reds (+1.5) vs. Kansas City Royals
Johnny Cueto goes against Yordano Ventura in this interleague matchup. This game will be low-scoring, and I have to pick the more steady option in Cueto to out duel Ventura.
Boston Red Sox (-1.5) vs. Texas Rangers
American League hitters have shelled Rangers' righty Yovani Gallardo since he made the move from Milwaukee to Texas in the offseason. Boston's lineup should be able to find success against Gallardo, and Wade Miley is starting to pitch better than he was at the beginning of the year.
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Monday, May 18, 2015
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Griff's MLB Bets: April 23
Here are my picks for Thursday, April 23: (run lines based off of SportsPlays.com)
Atlanta Braves (+1.5) vs. New York Mets
Oddly enough, the Mets are the hottest team in the Majors right now. Bartolo Colon has had an amazing three first starts, but it's about time for his numbers to start looking a bit a normal. I like Atlanta to cover here with Julio Teheran on the mound.
Oakland A's (+1.5) vs. Los Angeles Angels
Kind of an odd pitching matchup between Jesse Chavez of the A's and Nick Tropeano, who was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake to make this start against the Angels. Even though Chavez has been somewhat dicey as a starting pitcher, I'll take the A's in this one.
Chicago White Sox (-1.5) vs. Kansas City Royals
Chris Sale has looked just awesome in both of his starts this season. U.S. Cellular Field is a favorable ball park for offense, and the White Sox have historically hit the ball well against Yordano Ventura. Ventura has a 4.67 ERA when facing the White Sox, and this could be a tough outing for him.
As always, thanks for reading! Be sure to follow me on Twitter @griffaldo.
Atlanta Braves (+1.5) vs. New York Mets
Oddly enough, the Mets are the hottest team in the Majors right now. Bartolo Colon has had an amazing three first starts, but it's about time for his numbers to start looking a bit a normal. I like Atlanta to cover here with Julio Teheran on the mound.
Oakland A's (+1.5) vs. Los Angeles Angels
Kind of an odd pitching matchup between Jesse Chavez of the A's and Nick Tropeano, who was called up from Triple-A Salt Lake to make this start against the Angels. Even though Chavez has been somewhat dicey as a starting pitcher, I'll take the A's in this one.
Chicago White Sox (-1.5) vs. Kansas City Royals
Chris Sale has looked just awesome in both of his starts this season. U.S. Cellular Field is a favorable ball park for offense, and the White Sox have historically hit the ball well against Yordano Ventura. Ventura has a 4.67 ERA when facing the White Sox, and this could be a tough outing for him.
As always, thanks for reading! Be sure to follow me on Twitter @griffaldo.
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