22-year-old Chase Burns – the second overall pick in last July’s First-Year Player Draft – makes his MLB debut as the Reds host the Yankees. The #11-ranked prospect in the sport according to MLB Pipeline had a 1.77 ERA in 13 minor-league starts so far in 2025.
Cal Raleigh looks to homer in a fifth straight game. He has five homers in 17 at-bats vs. the Twins this season, including a homer off Tuesday’s starter Chris Paddack on June 1.
Two first-place clubs square off in Houston as Ranger Suárez and Framber Valdez match up in a rematch of the 2022 World Series. Each pitcher is having a strong platform season ahead of free agency this winter.
Since rejoining the starting rotation in late May, Morton is 4-0 with a 2.42 ERA (7 ER/26 IP) and 34 K/8 BB in five starts. The Orioles have won each of those five starts. o The O’s lost each of the first 12 games Morton had pitched in (0-7, 7.68 ERA).
Jordan Westburg remains day-to-day with a sprained finger and is likely out again Tuesday.
Detroit has won seven of the eight games that Skubal has started at Comerica Park in 2025. He is 6-0 with a 1.88 ERA (11 ER / 52.2 IP) in those eight home outings, allowing 1 HR. Dating to the start of last season, Skubal is 16-1, 1.95 ERA in 24 home starts.
The A’s are beginning a nine-game road trip against solid teams—the Tigers, Yankees, and Rays. They’re just 12-32 when facing teams at .500 or better (2nd worst: COL, 8-45)
Ernie Clement – a fourth-round pick of Cleveland in 2017 – is red-hot entering this series vs. his former team (2021-22). He’s batting .416 (37-89 AB) with 16 runs in his last 22 games. o Waived in September 2022, Clement signed with the Jays in March 2023.
The Mets have just 10 hits in their last 71 at-bats with RISP (.141). Only the White Sox (.211) have a worse average with RISP than the Mets (.214) in 2025.
The Yanks went 0-12 AB with RISP on Monday. They’re hitting just .167 (16-96 AB) with RISP in the last 11-game stretch, 4th -worst in MLB dating back to June 13 (NYM, SF, TEX).
Rays have 35 of next 47 games on the road.
The Twins have an MLB-worst 6.81 ERA in June. Would be their worst in any single month during 65 years in Minnesota!
Yelich is 9-19 AB (.474) with three homers and seven runs in five games vs. PIT this year.
The Brewers have lost four of Peralta’s last five starts against the Pirates dating back to late June 2023. He is 0-1, 5.04 ERA (14 ER / 25 IP) over that span. The Pirates have lost 8 of Heaney's last 10 starts. So something has to give!
Nolan Arenado is 11-25 AB (.440 AVG) with a double against Taillon in his career. Burleson is 6-15 AB (.400 AVG), w/ 2 HR, 2 2B, .933 SLG lifetime vs. Taillon.
Valdez won Game Two and the Game Six clincher in the 2022 Fall Classic, allowing two earned runs in 12.1 combined innings (1.46 ERA).
Suárez faces the Astros for the first time since defeating the Astros in Game Three of the 2022 Fall Classic, tossing five scoreless in a 7-0 Phillies’ win at Citizens Bank Park.
The Rockies have won five of their last eight games, averaging 5.9 runs/game with a .509 SLG.
The Red Sox are batting .207/.270/.366 while averaging just 3.4 runs per game in seven games since the Devers trade. Boston was 5 th in MLB (4.8) in runs per game with Devers. Crochet leads MLB in strikeouts (125). He now faces the Angels who have the second highest strikeout rate (26.5 K%) in MLB, better than only the Rockies (26.7).
The Padres have won three of Ryan Bergert’s four starts since he joined the rotation June 3 (2.25 ERA, 5 ER / 20 IP). He tossed 4.2 scoreless vs. the Dodgers Thursday (5-3 SD win).
Verlander is winless in his first 11 starts this season.
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