The Baltimore Orioles have sprung to the pinnacle of the AL East by compiling baseball’s best road record. But to keep that pace, they’ll have to beat the New York Yankees at home this week, something they’ve had trouble doing lately.
The Orioles and Yankees begin a two-game series Monday at Camden Yards, where the Yankees are actually favored by 1 1/2 runs, according to Bovada Continue reading
Things seem to be cooling off for the Los Angeles Angels. Before the impending Code Red could be issued, the Angels are snapping out of its month long slump just in time for a crucial series against the Texas Rangers this weekend. Albert Pujols isn’t going the whole season homerless after all and Los Angeles has won seven of its last 10 to get back to a respectable 14-18.
But to gain any traction in the division, beating the Rangers heads up is an absolute necessity, and the Angels get their first crack tonight. Continue reading
The American League has simply turned into a Nerf league with titanic home runs hit nearly every night and teams like the New York Yankees nearly averaging nine runs a game.
Its the opposite in the National League where teams like the Washington Nationals rarely give up a hit. The Nationals have a 1.71 ERA from their starters and just snapped a 26-straight scoreless inning streak last night.
There’s a reason why over 65-percent of bettors are going with the Nationals, according to Covers. Continue reading
The Los Angeles Angels made a big splash this off-season, acquiring top free agents C.J. Wilson and Albert Pujols.
Only one of them is playing like an All-Star right now.
Wilson looks to continue his impressive run to start the season, taking the mound against the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday night.
Wilson has won two of his first three starts with an ERA below 2.40. He’s had trouble against Tampa Bay, most recently in Game 1 of the ALDS last year. But his track record at Tropicana Field is good, going 2-0 with a 1.23 ERA in 22 innings, while holding the Rays to a .141 batting average. Continue reading
Yu Darvish hasn’t been worth $107 million so far this year, but his experience in the majors so far may come in handy Tuesday night as the Texas Rangers face the New York Yankees. It will be a showdown between two of the highest-scoring offenses in baseball.
Darvish has been touched up this year, surrendering 17 hits over 11 1/3 innings. But what he’s done well has been limiting the damage. Despite walking 13 hitters so far this year, Darvish has cut down on his runs allowed and seems to be steadily improving in the box score. He only allowed one run in his previous start against the Detroit Tigers last week. In that start, he went a season-high 6 1/3 innings in a 10-3 win. Continue reading
The Minnesota Twins can be very therapeutic at times.
The Boston Red Sox finally snapped their five-game losing streak last night in a 6-5 win over the Twins, quelling the riots for now.
Boston tries to start a positive win streak Tuesday night, going for two-in-a-row against Minnesota at Target Field.
Cody Ross had two homers last night, giving the Twins their third loss in a row. They’ve also lost eight of their last 10 against Boston overall. Continue reading