MLB Picks

The Philadelphia Phillies, battling for 1st place with the Mets, visit the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta is trying to crawl back into contention. Jesus Luzardo starts for Philly against Atlanta's Spencer Schwellenbach.

The Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros are both in 1st place in their respective divisions and they have identical 48-33 records. In addition, the clubs made a blockbuster trade over the winter sending Kyle Tucker to Chicago.

The Los Angeles Dodgers complete their 3-game series in Colorado against the Rockies. Two teams couldn't be further apart in the standings, with their expectations, and their reputation around the league. Clayton Kershaw starts for LA against Colorado's Austin Gomber.

The Toronto Blue Jays visit the Cleveland Guardians in the second game of their 3-game set. Both clubs are in the middle of the AL playoff race. Cleveland starts Gavin Williams. Toronto welcomes back future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer, injured since late-March.

The Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies meet in Houston. It is a battle between 1st place clubs and likely playoff participants. The Phillies start Ranger Suarez, while the Astros send Framber Valdez to the hill.

The Chicago Cubs visit their bitterest rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, for the 1st time in 2025. Chicago leads St. Louis by 4.5 games in the NL Central. The Cubs send Ben Brown to the mound against the Cardinals' Matthew Liberatore.

The Minnesota Twins (37-39, 4th place in the AL Central) try to salvage the final game of their series against the Milwaukee Brewers (42-35, 2nd place in the NL Central). The Brewers have outscored the Twins 25-6 in the first two games of the series.

The Seattle Mariners (38-36, 2nd in the AL West) play the second game of their series at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs (45-30, 1st place, NL Central). Seattle is trying to build on a recent warm streak.

The Boston Red Sox visit the San Francisco Giants less than a week after they traded their star 3rd baseman Rafael Devers to the City by the Bay. Hunter Dobbins starts for Boston. Hayden Birdsong takes the hill for San Francisco.

The resurgent Baltimore Orioles complete their 3-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays. The O's are suddenly closing in on playoff contention. Baltimore sends Charlie Morton to the hill against Tampa's Drew Rasmussen.

The Cleveland Guardians visit the San Francisco Giants. Cleveland is fading in the AL Central while San Francisco is going for it after their blockbuster trade for Rafael Devers. Justin Verlander returns for the Giants.

The New York Mets take on their arch-rivals, the Atlanta Braves. Atlanta's Truist Park has taken the handoff from Turner Field as the Mets' house of horrors. New York's David Peterson starts against Atlanta's Spencer Schwellenbach.