BPort Sports' Summer Baseball Weekend Picks (August 15-17)
- bryanportney01
- Aug 14
- 3 min read
It's that time of the week! BPort Sports has got you covered with a wide variety of showcased series and games. Below, you can find a list of our picks for August 15-17. Scroll to the bottom for scoreboard links.
This Week: 0-0-0
Last Week: 8-1-2
Overall: 69-61-13
All Games are in Eastern Standard Time.
IMPORTANT Check all game times on game day. Times are subject to change.
Teams in bold denote my pick to win the listed game/series. (Parentheses) denote the team's 2025 record before Friday’s games. For Atlantic League/Minor League/MLB Draft League/Pioneer League games, (Parentheses) denote the team’s Second Half record before Friday’s games.
LS = Live Stats (also pregame lineups)
No. denotes league rank (exception example: 1W = No. 1 West).
If multiple series in a league, games/series are sorted by Game 1 start time.
(ABOVE) All series Friday-Saturday-Sunday unless otherwise noted.
Away at Home- Series of the Week
American Association
3E Cleburne (39-44, 11 GB) at 3E Fargo-Moorhead (48-36, 6 GB) [8pm|7pm|2pm on AABaseball TV]
Atlantic League
Frontier League
Minor League – AAA Series of the Week (International)
No. 3 Indianapolis (26-16, 4 GB) at No. 1 Scranton/WB (30-12) [6:35pm|6pm|1pm on Bally Sports]
Minor League – AA Series of the Week (Eastern)
2SW Harrisburg (21-20, 2.5 GB) at 3SW Hartford (21-20, 7 GB) [7:10pm|6:10pm|1:10pm on Bally Sports]
Minor League – High-A Series of the Week (South Atlantic)
1S Greenville (24-21) at 1N Greensboro (32-13) [6:30pm|6:30pm|2pm on Bally Sports]
Head-to-Head (2025):
Greensboro is 6-3 against Greenville this season.
Greenville most recently took two-of-three in the midweek series on the road (August 12-14).
Greenville has won the last one series dating back to August 12-14.
Greensboro’s last series win over Greenville was when they took two-of-three in a weekend series on the road (June 20-22).
1S Greenville
Projected Starting Pitchers:
Friday: LHP Brandon Clarke (0-3, 5.08 ERA)
Saturday: LHP Shea Sprague (2-3, 3.03 ERA)
Sunday: LHP Michael Sansone (2-3, 2.53 ERA)
Top Bullpen Pitchers:
The Closer: RHP Isaac Stebens (32 app, 2.14 ERA, 8 saves)
Mr. Reliable: RHP Adam Smith (26 app, 3.75 ERA, 59 strikeouts)
Unhittable: RHP Jonathan Brand (8 app, 0.61 ERA, .145 opponent avg)
Top Hitters/Runners:
Speed Demon: CF Nelly Taylor (.229|.369|.376, 27 stolen bases)
Heavy Hitter: C Johanfran Garcia (.242|.331|.406, 6 home runs)
On-Base Wiz: SS Franklin Arias (.267|.315|.392, .707 on-base + slugging)
1N Greensboro
Projected Starting Pitchers:
Friday: RHP Carlson Reed (1-2, 4.64 ERA)
Saturday: RHP Khristian Curtis (6-4, 4.15 ERA)
Sunday: TBD
Top Bullpen Pitchers:
The Closer: RHP Jarod Bayless (17 app, 2.52 ERA, 2 saves)
Mr. Reliable: RHP Carlos Jimenez (34 app, 3.98 ERA, 57 strikeouts)
Unhittable: RHP Jake Shirk (13 app, 2.30 ERA, .176 opponent avg)
Top Hitters/Runners:
Speed Demon: SS Konnor Griffin (.319|.427|.511, 30 stolen bases)
Heavy Hitter: LF Shalin Polanco (.222|.300|.422, 13 home runs)
On-Base Wiz: 2B Keiner Delgado (.242|.365|.401, .766 on-base + slugging)
Minor League – Single-A Series of the Week (Florida State)
1W Lakeland (28-16) at 2W Clearwater (25-18, 2.5 GB) [6:30pm|6:30pm|12pm on Bally Sports]
MLB Draft League
No. 2 Williamsport (14-13, 6.5 GB) at No. 3 Frederick (14-14, 7 GB) [7pm|6pm|3pm on AWRE TV]
Pioneer League
No. 5 Glacier (13-14, 8 GB) at No. 5 Billings (13-14, 8 GB) [8:35pm|8:35pm|3pm on ESPN Billings/LS]
Scoreboard Links
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