Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Read more Boston has won 5 straight and enters Tuesday at 80-65 after beating Los Angeles 5-2 in the opener. Reid Detmers deserves respect, but the Angels remain 54-90, and Boston owns the superior roster, home-field advantage, and late-game infrastructure. Lay the run again.

Read more Cleveland turns to RHP Tanner Bibee (5-15, 4.06 ERA, 1.18 WHIP) to get back into the win column, but it's a tall order with Baltimore going with RHP Brandon Young (9-3, 3.42 ERA, 1.31 WHIP). Bibee has had some difficulty with run support, so the record doesn't really jive with his ERA and WHIP on the season. Still, Young has a 2-2 mark and 3.43 ERA with a 1.29 WHIP at home in 13 starts, and he has been arguably Baltimore's best pitcher. Take the O's to win a second straight after they

Read more Michael Wacha has been very good this season with a 3.36 ERA in 176.2 innings. He has only given up four earned runs in his last three starts, which totalled 21.0 innings. The Diamondbacks average 4.4 runs per game, which is 17th in the MLB, while the Royals average 4.3 runs per game.

Read more Cleveland turns to RHP Tanner Bibee (5-15, 4.06 ERA, 1.18 WHIP) to get back into the win column, but it's a tall order with Baltimore going with RHP Brandon Young (9-3, 3.42 ERA, 1.31 WHIP). Bibee has had some difficulty with run support, so the record doesn't really jive with his ERA and WHIP on the season. Still, Young has a 2-2 mark and 3.43 ERA with a 1.29 WHIP at home in 13 starts, and he has been arguably Baltimore's best pitcher. Take the O's to win a second straight after they

This is a pitching rematch from a game last week. Drew Anderson was the better pitcher that day, and he has been better overall in the past few weeks compared to Dean Kremer. Detroit should get out to a lead, if their bullpen will hold things together down the stretch.

The Mariners dropped 3 of 4 to the A's over the weekend, and they seem demoralized and done. They send Bryce Miller to the mound, and he hasn't logged a quality start since July 2. The Rangers have lost 5 straight games started by Cody Bradford, and that luck has got to change at some point.

Jose Soriano has a 3.52 ERA in 156.0 innings on the season. Jack Perkins has an inflated 6.50 ERA in 98.1 innings and struggles with command issues.

Read more The Dodgers have won six in a row in this series, including a two-game sweep in the NL Wild Card series last season. Los Angeles rolls with LHP Tarik Skubal, who has acquired from the Detroit Tigers to win games down the stretch, and help them go deep into the playoffs. He has had a little difficulty acclimating. Cincinnati has LHP Nick Lodolo on the hill, though, and he has been very giving lately, posting a 5.13 ERA in the past seven starts, and a 6.00 ERA in seven road starts this s

Over Read more The Nationals pitching has been a nightmare all season long, and I expect them to struggle on the road tonight against the Padres. Casey Mize hasn't been able to go the distance, and he holds a 6.23 ERA at Petco Park this season. Look for both offenses to come out swinging as this will likely be a high-scoring matchup.

Game Totals Pick Read more Sean Burke has struggled with command of late but draws a Pirates lineup that is more than willing to expand the strike zone. Bubba Chandler has pitched better lately, and I favor the under in this game with a rested bullpen behind him.

Money Line Pick Read more Freddy Peralta has rounded into form during his last 2 starts and now draws a slumping Braves lineup. Tampa Bay is in better form against right-handed pitching of late and AJ Smith Shawver is having glaring command concerns.

The Yankees are excited to have three-time MVP Aaron Judge back in the lineup after missing 84 games. Judge likely won't be limited in this game and he'll come out swinging, adding a significant boost to the middle of this Yankees lineup. With Cam Schlittler on the mound and Judge back in the lineup, this Yankees team is going to be very tough to beat tonight.

The Dodgers have won six in a row in this series, including a two-game sweep in the NL Wild Card series last season. Los Angeles rolls with LHP Tarik Skubal, who has acquired from the Detroit Tigers to win games down the stretch, and help them go deep into the playoffs. He has had a little difficulty acclimating. Cincinnati has LHP Nick Lodolo on the hill, though, and he has been very giving lately, posting a 5.13 ERA in the past seven starts, and a 6.00 ERA in seven road starts this season. Go

For the Giants, RHP Landen Roupp (8-13, 4.17 ERA, 1.29 WHIP) takes the ball looking to build on his past two starts. Like Mathews, he has allowed just one run in each of his past two starts. He has chopped down his ERA a little from 4.34 to 4.17 since Aug. 20. This looked like a certain Over play, if you look at both starting pitcher's overall body of work. However, the way Mathews and Roupp have pitched lately, let's lean low.

Andrew Painter's 3-8 record, 5.55 ERA and 1.37 WHIP make Philadelphia difficult to justify as a substantial favourite. Houston counters with Hayden Wesneski, who owns a 4-1 record, 3.18 ERA and 1.06 WHIP. With the Astros possessing the stronger starting-pitching profile, taking +133 is considerably more attractive than laying juice with Philadelphia.

Cleveland turns to RHP Tanner Bibee (5-15, 4.06 ERA, 1.18 WHIP) to get back into the win column, but it's a tall order with Baltimore going with RHP Brandon Young (9-3, 3.42 ERA, 1.31 WHIP). Bibee has had some difficulty with run support, so the record doesn't really jive with his ERA and WHIP on the season. Still, Young has a 2-2 mark and 3.43 ERA with a 1.29 WHIP at home in 13 starts, and he has been arguably Baltimore's best pitcher. Take the O's to win a second straight after they snapped a

The A's counter Dylan Cease with LHP Jacob Lopez (6-4, 4.71 ERA, 1.46 WHIP). On the surface, he doesn't look like a worthy counterpart, but he has been every bit as good as Cease lately, going 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 1.12 WHIP in the past seven starts over 40.1 IP, while striking out 50 batters. Sutter Health Park doesn't see a lot of pitcher's duels, but Monday's game might be the exception.

This is a pitching rematch from a game last week. Drew Anderson was the better pitcher that day, and he has been better overall in the past few weeks compared to Dean Kremer. Detroit should get out to a lead, if their bullpen will hold things together down the stretch.

The A's counter Dylan Cease with LHP Jacob Lopez (6-4, 4.71 ERA, 1.46 WHIP). On the surface, he doesn't look like a worthy counterpart, but he has been every bit as good as Cease lately, going 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 1.12 WHIP in the past seven starts over 40.1 IP, while striking out 50 batters. Sutter Health Park doesn't see a lot of pitcher's duels, but Monday's game might be the exception.

Jacob Misiorowski has faced the Cubs three times this season, and he has allowed just 10 hits over 16.1 innings of work while racking up 21 strikeouts. He's also been lights out at home, as he owns a stellar 1.62 ERA and .158 BAA through 14 starts at American Family Field. The Cubs have a tough assignment on their hands in this one.

The A's counter Dylan Cease with LHP Jacob Lopez (6-4, 4.71 ERA, 1.46 WHIP). On the surface, he doesn't look like a worthy counterpart, but he has been every bit as good as Cease lately, going 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 1.12 WHIP in the past seven starts over 40.1 IP, while striking out 50 batters. Sutter Health Park doesn't see a lot of pitcher's duels, but Monday's game might be the exception.

The A's counter Dylan Cease with LHP Jacob Lopez (6-4, 4.71 ERA, 1.46 WHIP). On the surface, he doesn't look like a worthy counterpart, but he has been every bit as good as Cease lately, going 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA and 1.12 WHIP in the past seven starts over 40.1 IP, while striking out 50 batters. Sutter Health Park doesn't see a lot of pitcher's duels, but Monday's game might be the exception.