Baseball fans are in for a treat later tonight as we’ve lined up a pair of mouth-watering games that will definitely whet your sporting appetite. Kicking things off tonight is the much-anticipated interleague showdown between the San Francisco Giants and the New York Yankees. Then, the Los Angeles Dodgers square off with the St. Louis Cardinals in a marquee National League matchup.
Read on below for a quick breakdown of these two MLB games and while you’re at it, you can check out our preview for the Battle at Bristol.
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San Francisco Giants vs. New York Yankees (7:05 PM ET)
Line: San Francisco Giants (-110) at New York Yankees (EVEN); total: 7.0 – view all MLB lines
Pitching for San Francisco this evening is Madison Bumgarner (10-5, 2.12 ERA). The right-hander took the loss Friday at San Diego, surrendering four runs on seven hits and a walk across six innings. He struck out nine in that 4-1 loss to the Padres. Bumgarner will be making his first career appearance at Yankee Stadium tonight. The 2014 World Series MVP is 8-7 with a 3.75 ERA in 19 regular-season Interleague starts.
The Bronx Bombers, on the other hand, will have Masahiro Tanaka (7-2, 3.15 ERA) as their starting pitcher tonight. The Japanese star limited the Red Sox to three hits over six innings in New York’s 3-1 win on Sunday. The Yankees have won each of their last six games with Tanaka as their starter.
The Yankees are 4-2 in their last six home games against the Giants.
Writer’s Prediction
The Giants (-110) finally snap their five-game losing streak with a resounding 7-1 victory.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals (8:15 PM ET)
Line: Los Angeles Dodgers (-113) at St. Louis Cardinals (+103); total: 8.0 – view all MLB lines
The Los Angeles Dodgers returned to winning ways Thursday with an impressive 6-3 victory over the Washington Nationals. It was a terrific result for the injury-plagued Dodgers who handed Stephen Strasburg his first loss of the season. The Dodgers have now beaten the Nats in five of their six meetings this campaign.
They will look to sustain the momentum of that huge win when they take on the red-hot St. Louis Cardinals tonight. Pitching for the Dodgers in series opener is Brandon McCarthy (2-0, 1.69 ERA). He has been solid since returning from Tommy John surgery, allowing only three runs in 16 innings while striking out 22 in his last three outings. The Cardinals, on the other hand, will counter with Michael Wacha (5-7, 4.45 ERA). He struggled mightily in his last start against the Dodgers this season, allowing six runs on eight hits in just four innings of action.
The Cardinals are 8-2 in their last 10 home games against the Dodgers.
Writer’s Prediction
St. Louis (+103) wins, 6-3.
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