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RHP Jhony Brito continues his rehab assignment with Double-A San Antonio after getting started with the ACL team. He is working as a starter and threw 3.1 innings on May 23, throwing 68 pitches, giving up three runs and six hits in his second start.

RHP Ryan Och, catcher Brendan Durfee, catcher Blake Hunt, LHP Adler Cecil, and lefty reliever Zack Qin are all on rehab assignments with the ACL Padres to start their return to the season. Och, Durfee and Hunt should end up with El Paso. Qin and Adler will probably go to Single-A Lake Elsinore.

Veteran infielder José Miranda, who had an opt-out in his contract in June, was released by the Padres on May 18. Playing with El Paso since the end of Spring Training, Miranda, 27, was hitting .268/.308/.482 with five home runs and 26 RBI. Two younger players, Samad Taylor and Jase Bowen, have been more productive and there didn’t appear to be a future for Miranda with the Padres.

El Paso Chihuahuas (23-28 record, 3rd in Pacific Coast League East)

Infielder Mason McCoy has found power in the 2026 season and leads the Triple-A Chihuahuas with 34 RBI. He has seven doubles, a triple, and six home runs with a .458 slug. Outfielder Jase Bowen continues to lead with 12 homers and has 33 RBI and a .600 slug. IF/OF Samad Taylor leads with a .329 average, and infielder Pablo Reyes has a .422 OBP and .966 OPS.

Bowen and Taylor would be the front-runners to come to the Padres in the event of an injury, although only McCoy and infielder Will Wagner are the ones who remain on the 40-man roster.

Righty starter Evan Fitterer has surprised this season, showing outstanding command with his 93-95 mph fastball and plus-curve to earn a 2.09 ERA in 38.2 innings pitched and nine starts. No other pitcher on the staff has an ERA less than 3.30, even the relievers.

Righty David Morgan is still struggling with his command, despite having quality stuff, and has a 7.56 ERA in 8.1 innings with El Paso.

Righty Garrett Hawkins, on the 40-man roster and the Padres No. 12 prospect, has lost some velocity and command this season. He is carrying a 5.49 ERA in 19.2 relief innings with 15 strikeouts and 19 walks.

San Antonio Missions (17-28 record, last in Texas League South)

Righty starter Miguel Mendez, on the 40-man roster, has struggled since returning from the neck sprain that took him out soon after the start of the season. He has a 5.40 ERA in 19.2 innings with 24 strikeouts and 10 walks. His command/control has not returned to their previous levels, although his stuff remains good.

LHP Omar Cruz has been working out of the bullpen and has a 5.14 ERA in 14 innings with 21 strikeouts to six walks. In his last two appearances, he has piggybacked with Mendez and gone long relief in both his starts.

Righty starter Ian Koenig has an overall ERA of 4.31 in 39.2 innings over eight starts. The 25-year-old has been better over his last two starts with 11.1 innings pitched and a 3.86 ERA.

RHP Francis Peña has 13 relief appearances for 18.1 innings with a 1.47 ERA. His walks are still high with 20 to his 27 strikeouts, but his struggles of last season seem to be behind him.

Righty starter Victor Lizarraga had a difficult start to the season and carries a 5.55 ERA in his 35.2 innings but has been better in May. Over his past two starts, he has a 1.50 ERA in 12.1 innings pitched.

Leandro Cedeño, the 27-year-old free agent sign from the offseason, continues to lead in all hitting averages for San Antonio. Catcher Ethan Salas, who turns 20 on June 1, has the lead in homers with six and RBI with 24. He has cooled slightly from his torrid April but is still hitting .289 in May with an .810 OPS. He also has nine stolen bases in 10 attempts.

Outfielder Kai Roberts has 14 stolen bases without being caught and boasts plus-speed and plus-defense. His hitting has not caught up for the 25-year-old.

First baseman Romeo Sanabria, who impressed during major league spring camp, started slow with the Missions but is heating up in May. He is currently sitting with four home runs, 20 RBI, and a .368 OBP.

Infielder Carson Tucker has also slowed a bit in May but is still hitting .309/.361/.409 with nine doubles, a triple, and 10 RBI.

Fort Wayne TinCaps (22-23 record, 4th in Midwest League East)

Left-handed starter Kash Mayfield started 2025 strong, then had a shoulder injury. When he returned, the organization limited his innings, and he was inconsistent. Starting 2026, Mayfield has been dominant and is easily the best pitcher on the TinCaps. He has a 1.30 ERA in 34.2 innings pitched across eight games. He has 43 strikeouts to 14 walks, which gives him a 34.7% K rate. Hitters are batting .099 against him.

Mayfield had a significant drop in velocity to his fastball last season, even before his shoulder injury. Getting that velocity back this season has been an ongoing goal.

This season, he has topped out at 95.7 mph while hitting 95 mph in his most recent start. The 21-year-old should still have more to come and should be back to the 92-97 mph range he had as an amateur. In a recent interview with Clark Fahrenthold of MadFriars.com, Mayfield speaks to working on his delivery to increase velocity and is seeing the results.

“In my motion, I’m putting in a little more effort instead of just cruising through the motion – kind of going max effort at the finish and driving with my back leg – and since doing that, the velo has slowly started to tick up again.”

His throwing motion features deception, and he hides the ball well. He features his fastball, a killer change-up, and a slider that he is still working on.

Reliever Clay Edmondson, drafted in the 14th round of the 2025 draft, is a sidewinder who doesn’t throw hard but has a 51.4% ground ball rate and a 0.47 ERA in 19 innings over 16 games. He has become the closer for the team and recently earned his 10th save for the season.

Right-handed starter Carson Montgomery, in his first full season after returning from Tommy John surgery, has a 1.41 ERA in 32 innings pitched over seven starts. Currently ranked the No. 30 prospect on MLB Pipeline, Montgomery features a mid-90’s fastball with a slider/sweeper and a change-up. He has excellent command so far this year, with 29 strikeouts to 13 walks.

Outfielder Alex McCoy continues to show that he has made an adjustment with his swing, giving him better contact than he has shown previously. McCoy leads the team in average (.303), slug (.599), and OPS (.967). His nine home runs and 28 RBI are also tops with the TinCaps. He leads the team in doubles with 16 and has eight stolen bases in 11 attempts.

Outfielder Kasen Wells leads the team in OBP with a .394 average and has 26 walks. He also leads in stolen bases with 11 in 17 tries. Outfielder Jake Cunningham is pushing McCoy with his .303/.379/.560 batting line. He has seven home runs and 20 RBI.

After starting his rehab in Arizona, righty reliever Ty Adcock has joined Fort Wayne.

Lake Elsinore Storm (25-20 record, tied for 1st in California League South)

Catcher Ty Harvey is back with the Storm after his injury rehab. He and catcher Truitt Madonna split time between C/DH/1B and are showing why they are both in the top prospect list. Harvey has played in less games due to his injury but is hitting .340 with a .912 OPS. Madonna started slower but has an .844 OPS in May. He has 11 stolen bases in 15 tries, Harvey has five stolen bases in six tries.

Infielder Kerrington Cross, drafted in the seventh round of the 2025 draft, is not in the top 30 of the prospect list but is pushing for a promotion before mid-summer. The corner infielder is hitting .307/.496/.568 with seven doubles, two triples, four home runs and 20 RBI. He has also stolen six bases in seven tries over his 35 games and 88 at-bats.

Outfielder Ryan Wideman has cooled off a bit in May but is still hitting .295 with an .840 OPS. He has 12 doubles, five triples, three home runs, and 30 RBI with 33 stolen bases in 40 attempts. The centerfielder also plays excellent defense to go with an average arm. His biggest weakness at draft time was his chase tendencies and his strikeout rate. He currently has 37 strikeouts in his 176 at-bats and a 21% K rate.

ACL Padres (8-9 record, 3rd in ACL West)

Infielder Dawson Willis is an undrafted free agent signed in 2025. At 6-feet-4 and 22-years-old, Willis is a defense-first 3B/SS who has just begun his professional career with the Padres. In four games and 14 at-bats he has two doubles, a triple and is hitting .429/.500/.714.

C/1B Jholan Downer and SS Yimy Tovar lead the team with averages of .348 and .345, respectively. Tovar is repeating in the ACL and could be pushing for a promotion to Lake Elsinore soon.

Taiwanese righty Lan-Hong Su has started two games and has four innings pitched. He has eight strikeouts in those four innings pitched and four walks, allowing no runs.

After another highly impressive performance, the Nats are now two games over .500. They will finish off their road trip this afternoon in Cleveland, and finally get an off day afterwards. While the Nats have been outstanding this season, they only have one sweep. The boys will look to change that today.

With a righty back on the mound for the Guardians, the Nats are making a few changes. Luis Garcia Jr. will be back in the lineup at first base. Curtis Mead looks to be a full time player now, getting another start at third. Jorbit Vivas will start at second over Nasim Nunez. Jose Tena will be back at DH, which slides Daylen Lile to left and James Wood to right. Dylan Crews will get the day off today. Drew Millas will be doing the catching in this one. PJ Poulin will open again, and Miles Mikolas will follow. It should be all hands on deck with a fresh bullpen and an off day.

The Guardians are changing some things up too. Jose Ramirez will be at DH. That will move Daniel Schneemann from center field to third base. Steven Kwan will go back to center field. Back up catcher Austin Hedges will get his first start of the series. Gavin Williams has been outstanding for the Guardians this year and will hope to give Cleveland length after their first two starters got lit up.

Game Info:

Stadium: Progressive Field

Time: 1:10 PM EST

TV: Nationals.TV

Radio: 106.7 The Fan

This road trip against two first place teams has already been outstanding. Getting the sweep today would be the cherry on top. The bullpen should be involved heavily today given their lack of usage lately and the off day tomorrow. Blake Butera should go all in for the sweep. Follow along in the comments down below and let’s go Nats!

The Pittsburgh Pirates offense caught fire Tuesday night after a 12-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs. One of the bigger storylines from that game is rookie Esmerlyn Valdez hitting his second home run of the season in just his fourth game played.

Valdez hit his first home run of his Major League career against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday night. The 22-year-old has now hit home runs in back to back games played since he did not play on Monday. He also has 5 RBIs so far on the season.  

Valdez has 12 at bats so far in his Major League career with two hits, both of those hits are home runs. The rookie has found his power which is a great sign for the Bucs especially with the injury of Ryan O’’hearn. 

The power has been great for Valdez but he has struggled with strike outs so far. In four games played he has struck out seven times including twice in Tuesday night’s games. There is also a concern about having no hits outside of those home runs. Consistency is important and although the power is great you want to see him get on base some more and get some more hits. 

This is a very promising start for Valdez and for the players on the Buccos. With Konnor Griffin playing well too the future is very bright in Pittsburgh. Although he played really well in the Minors, Valdez was only called up because of the Ryan O’hearn injury but if he continues to play and hit well then there might be a spot on this team. 

The Pirates have now won three games in a row including winning the first two games of a four-game series against the Cubs. That is massive news because the Bucs were just 3-10 vs Chicago last year, and they already have four wins this year. Pittsburgh has two more games in this series against the Cubs with Bubba Chandler and Paul Skenes set to pitch. 

It’s been a rough couple of weeks for Cubs baseball. Those two 10-game winning streaks feel like they were a long time ago as the Cubs dropped their 10th game in a row Tuesday night, falling 12-1 against the Pirates in Pittsburgh. It’s honestly an impressive amount of variance in their streakiness. The Cubs are in uncharted territory:

There’s a lot of offensive blame to go around, but today I wanted to focus on the hitting fortunes of one player in particular: Moisés Ballesteros. Ballesteros started off the season red hot with a .338/.392/.620 slashline, including five home runs en route to a 183 wRC+ through his first 79 plate appearances in March and April. That’s cooled off considerably with the rookie hitting just .100/.200/.160 with just one home run and a wRC+ of 18 through 59 May plate appearances. Today, let’s take a closer look at Ballesteros’ struggles at the plate, because the real hitter is probably somewhere between these two extremes.

The good news is this snapshot of Ballesteros’ skills and expected results is pretty positive for the young hitter. It would be nice if the Chase % and Whiff % were a little lower (more on that in a second) but the underlying metrics, including a 90th percentile Hard Hit %, an 11.7% Barrel %, an above league average K% of 18.7% and a similarly above average BB% of 11.2% are all pieces to build and hope on for Cubs fans, so what changed in May?

The below charts make a pretty compelling case that at least in the last 15 games or so, it’s just bad BABIP luck, first up Ballesteros’ 15-game rolling wOBA, BABIP and Hard Hit %:

This is far and away the closest correlation of three stats, but the Hard Hit rate has recovered in the last 15 games or so and nothing tracks closer to Ballesteros’ actual wOBA than his BABIP. That’s going to be a running trend in these charts. As a reminder, wOBA is a fancy on-base percentage that gives you more credit for extra base hits and BABIP measures your batting average on balls in play, literally, was it a hit or not. BABIPs tend to coalesce around a mean, but that mean is different for different players. Ballesteros currently has a pretty limited sample for his MLB BABIP, last season he ran a hot .349 through 66 plate appearances. He’s currently sitting at a .256 through 138 plate appearances. For reference, during his last two full seasons in MiLB he ran BABIPs of .323 and .315 through full season samples.

So that .256 is quite unlucky relative to Ballesteros’ previous results and it’s not being driven by hard hit rate, at least not recently. What about ground ball rate?

Adding ground ball rate to the equation helps us understand a bit of the problem, it’s inversely correlated to Ballesteros’ recent results, although it’s a little all over the place early in the season. A number worth keeping an eye on for sure, although maybe not as closely tied to Ballesteros’ overall results as his hard hit rate is.

Last, but certainly not least,

Last, but certainly not least, we can look at that wOBA and BABIP result correlated with Ballesteros’ strikeout rate. Again, like with his ground ball rate, we can see that when Ballesteros is striking out more, he’s getting worse results.

In the last month, Ballesteros’ BABIP luck has been pretty bad. That appears to be correlated with both an increased strikeout rate and an increased ground ball rate. So I wanted to see if there were possible explanations for either, and as you can see below Ballesteros is seeing a few more breaking pitches as the season progresses. It looks like an adjustment the league is making to him, he’ll need to adjust back:

The silver lining is that we may already be seeing Ballesteros adjust, just without the results yet. Check out his last 10-games of work (minus yesterday, which did have some weak contact and two strikeouts):

That’s a lot of hard contact along with more walks that strikeouts. Critically, it’s also a lot of hard contact in the air (admittedly sometimes too high in the air, but in the air).

It’s going to be a season of adjustments for Ballesteros, but I’m cautiously optimistic the young hitter is in the process of figuring out this most recent adjustment. His BABIP in May has been .114, that screams positive regression on the horizon.

After a blowout on Tuesday, the Royals announced that starting pitcher Bailey Falter has been designated for assignment. Falter gave up seven runs to the Yankees, recording just seven outs. Mason Black was recalled from Triple-A Omaha. Falter appeared in five games this year, giving up 15 runs in 9.2 innings for a 13.97 ERA.

The Royals acquired Falter last summer from the Pirates for first baseman Callan Moss and pitcher Evan Sisk. Falter had been a useful pitcher for Pittsburgh in 2025, with a 3.73 ERA in 22 starts, but a low strikeout rate and a 4.91 FIP suggested perhaps he had been a bit lucky. He gave up 15 runs in 12 innings with the Royals before they shut him down in August with a bicep contusion.

The Royals decided to bring Falter back on a one-year, $3.6 million deal, hoping he could help provide some rotation depth. He gave up five runs in 3.1 innings over his first two starts before the team put him on the Injured List with elbow inflammation. He returned in mid-May, and was used for a spot start last week against Boston as the Royals suffered injuries to their starting rotation. He was called on to start again for the Royals on Tuesday, but immediately ran into trouble, giving up three home runs.

After the game, Falter seemed displeased with being asked to start on short notice.

“I’ve been in the bullpen the past few days, been trying to do my bullpen routine,” Falter said. “Trying to stay ready, just in case I do get in the game. And then just another last-minute start. Kind of just throws a whole wrench in the plan.”

Falter ends his Royals career with the third-highest ERA in club history for anyone with at least ten innings. His contract is guaranteed, meaning the Royals are on the hook for the rest of his salary, unless he is claimed off waivers (minus the league minimum if he clears waivers and pitches for another MLB team).

Black was up earlier this year for the Royals and pitched 4.2 shutout innings over four games. The 26-year-old right-hander had a 6.53 ERA in 13 relief outings for Triple-A Omaha with 14 striekouts and 10 walks in 20.2 innings.

After dropping two of three to the Dodgers, the Brewers enter today’s finale against the Cardinals with a chance to complete a sweep and end their six-game homestand on a high note. Chad Patrick will go for Milwaukee opposite Dustin May.

This is Patrick’s first start since May 4, although it’s probably more of a multiple-inning opener situation than a true start for the right-hander, who hasn’t thrown more than four innings since April. Here’s what Brewers’ manager Pat Murphy said about his role a couple weeks ago:

“We know he’s a multiple-inning guy, but this role that he’s in right now could be used at the front end for four innings, or in the middle of the game for three or four innings, or in that one-inning role,” Murphy said.

Patrick has been excellent since moving to the bullpen, allowing just three total hits over 9 2/3 shutout innings while striking out nine.

Dustin May is the opposite of Patrick in that he’s made it through six innings in six of his last eight appearances. May’s season-long numbers (5.00 ERA, 1.426 WHIP) don’t look great, but that’s largely because he got shelled in his first two outings of the season. Since then, he’s been remarkably consistent, limiting opponents to three runs or fewer in seven of his last eight starts.

Christian Yelich is back in the leadoff spot after going 3-for-5 last night. In fact, today’s lineup is… exactly the same as yesterday’s, which is kind of funny for a team that started the season with 47 straight unique lineups. Joey Ortiz and Andrew Vaughn will both come off the bench for the second straight game.

Today’s first pitch is set for 12:40 p.m. As usual, you can catch the game on Brewers.TV, WTMJ 620, and the Brewers Radio Network.

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We've got another beautiful slate filled with plenty of great matchups for us to sink our teeth into with our MLB player props.

This afternoon, I will be diving into a few total bases props, while also sprinkling on home runs from guys like Aaron Judge, Brandon Lowe, and Julio Rodriguez.

Let's dig in with my full MLB picks for Wednesday, May 27.

Best MLB player props today

Player	Pick	Odds
Brandon Lowe	Over 1.5 total bases	-101
Julio Rodriguez	Over 1.5 total bases	-114
Aaron Judge	Over 1.5 total bases	-112

Brandon Lowe Over 1.5 total bases (-101)

Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Brandon Lowe is one of baseball's most reliable bats when carrying an elite rating on Batters-Box. 

Through 80 elite ratings, his trends have been outstanding:

• 1+ hit: 80%
• 2+ bases: 47.5%
• Home run: 28.75%

Lowe has also surpassed 2+ bases in seven of his last elite ratings.

Tonight, he draws Chicago Cubs right-hander Jameson Taillon, who brings poorly rated matchup numbers in ISO and strikeout percentage to the table. All season long, the veteran starter has allowed left-handed hitters to elevate the baseball, owning just a 25.6% ground ball rate, and over his last 60 left-handed hitters faced, that number still sits at just 28.6%.

Not to mention, those lefties are making 47.6% hard contact with a 19.1% barrel rate, while Taillon owns a 4.05 HR/9 during that span.

With Lowe seeing the ball extremely well lately, sporting a .310 ISO and 18.1% barrel rate, getting this prop near plus money is mouthwatering.

• Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
• Where to watch: Marquee, SportsNet Pittsburgh

Julio Rodriguez Over 1.5 total bases (-114)

It may have been two years since the last time I placed a wager on Seattle Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez, but today is a new day, and he finds himself in an all-time spot this evening against Athletics southpaw Jeffrey Springs.

The young star has been destroying lefties this season. Over his last 30 plate appearances against them, Rodriguez sports a .893 SLG, 1.326 OPS, and .560 wOBA, while making 54.5% hard contact with an 18.2% barrel rate.

On the other side, Springs has been getting torched by right-handed bats, carrying a 6.19 xERA and 4.98 xFIP over his last 60 batters faced, while allowing just a 32.6% ground ball rate and 2.92 HR/9. During that span, right-handed hitters own a .379 xBA, .692 xSLG, and .396 xwOBA against him.

Rodriguez also owns near 90% arsenal coverage against all of Springs’ offerings, so from top to bottom, this is a great spot for the young fella to have success at the dish.

I always mention that I am not a fan of paying juice for most props if I don't have to, but I think this spot is well worth it. At -114, this is a solid price for the matchup.

• Time: 3:05 p.m. ET
• Where to watch: Mariners.TV, NBC Sports California

Aaron Judge Over 1.5 total bases (-112)

Well, you can call me a liar, because I am piling on props that require laying some juice.

However, when it comes to New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge, this is the norm. The reigning AL MVP enters with the third-highest matchup rating on the day over on Batters-Box. When elite, Judge holds some of the most appealing and trustworthy trends in baseball, especially because of the sample sizes.

In 160 elite ratings away from home, Judge records:

• 1+ hit: 71.88%
• 2+ hits: 33.31%
• 2+ total bases: 49.38%
• Home run: 30%

He has also surpassed 2+ bases in six of his last 10 elite ratings on the road.

This evening, he draws Kansas City Royals left-hander Noah Cameron, who brings poorly rated matchup numbers in strikeout percentage and ISO. Early this season, the southpaw has struggled against right-handed hitters, allowing 45.9% hard contact with a 10.1% barrel rate, while opposing hitters are elevating the baseball 67.9% of the time.

Despite the sluggish start against left-handed pitching this season, Judge is still making 57.6% hard contact with a 21.2% barrel rate against southpaws. This matchup is simply too juicy to pass up.

Be sure to sprinkle his home run prop as well for a little added fun.

• Time: 7:40 p.m. ET
• Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Royals.TV

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We've got MLB picks for nearly every time slot on today's schedule, with a play at 4:10 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and late night at 10:10 p.m.

Read on to see why you should tail our baseball experts in backing the Phillies, Rays, and Shohei Ohtani. 

MLB expert picks for today

Pick	Odds
Josh Inglis: PHI -1.5	+122
Jon Metler: TB ML	-108
Joe Osborne: COL/LAD u8.5	-122
Neil Parker: CHW ML	-104

Prices courtesy of Polymarket.

Josh Inglis' expert pick: Phillies -1.5

Price: 45¢ (+122) at Polymarket

If I'm laying a run line, I want it with the road team... and one of the hottest pitchers in baseball, in Cristopher Sánchez. The left-hander hasn’t allowed a run in an absurd 37+ innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies have outscored opponents 21-2 over that stretch while going 3-1 ATS.

Another strong angle fading the Padres today, outside of facing Walker Buehler, is the schedule: The Friars are the only team making a cross-country trip for their next series, heading from San Diego to Washington to open a Friday set.

That 2,300-mile flight is one of the longest travel spots on the MLB board. It’s a strong getaway angle while also backing arguably the most in-form pitcher in baseball right now.

• Time: 4:10 p.m. ET
• How to watch: SDPA, NBCSP

Jon Metler's expert pick: Rays moneyline

Price: 52¢ (-108) at Polymarket

There haven’t been many bad spots to back the Tampa Bay Rays this season, but Wednesday sets up especially well. I price the Rays closer to 59-cent (-144) favorites against the Orioles.

At first glance, Baltimore’s lineup appears to have a platoon edge against left-hander Steven Matz, with right-handed power bats like Taylor Ward, Pete Alonso, and Tyler O'Neill near the top of the order. But Matz’s profile is built to counter that type of lineup; his sinking fastball and changeup work at the bottom of the zone, taking away the pull-side power those hitters rely on.

Meanwhile, Tampa Bay can stack seven left-handed bats against right-hander Trey Gibson, and those hitters benefit from the more favorable dimensions at Oriole Park at Camden Yards following the left-field wall changes.

• Time: 6:35 p.m. ET
• How to watch: FS1

Joe Osborne's expert pick: Rockies/Dodgers Under 8.5

Price: 55¢ (-122) at Polymarket

Shohei Ohtani has been nearly untouchable at Dodger Stadium, allowing one earned run or fewer in all 11 of his regular-season home starts since joining the team.

Overall, he owns a ridiculous 0.73 ERA across his eight starts this season, with seven of those games staying Under the total. He's also backed by a Los Angeles Dodgers bullpen carrying a 1.29 ERA over the last two weeks, while the Colorado Rockies rank dead last in wRC+ during that stretch.

Tomoyuki Sugano may look like an amateur compared to Ohtani, but his numbers are far more respectable away from Coors Field, and eight of his 10 starts have gone Under.

• Time: 10:10 p.m. ET
• How to watch: SNLA, COLR

Neil Parker's expert pick: White Sox moneyline

Price: 51¢ (-104) at Polymarket

The Chicago White Sox rank fifth in wOBA against left-handed starters this season and second in overall xwOBA while averaging 4.9 runs per game in May. Chicago righty Davis Martin is also dealing and sports an elite 2.04 ERA and 1.02 WHIP backed by a high-end 2.85 xFIP and 22.4 K-BB%. 

As a result, I give the edge to the White Sox on the mound and at the dish. The Minnesota Twins are countering with lefty Connor Prielipp, and in addition to him coming off his worst start of the season, the rookie’s 4.03 ERA and 4.34 xFIP are run-of-the-mill marks.

• Time: 7:40 p.m. ET
• How to watch: Twins.TV, CHSN

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