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Two teams with extended postseason droughts, the Baltimore Orioles and Texas Rangers, have now both made it to the second round of the MLB Playoffs. Neither have experienced playoff action since 2016, but now, the two teams will face off in the American League Division Series. The Rangers started off the season hot, but injuries […]

The odds of making the playoffs were always low for the Boston Red Sox entering the 2023 MLB season. The team lost Xander Bogaerts in free agency, Trevor Story started on the 60-day injured list, and the starting pitching was always going to be a question mark. Plus, a stacked AL East further put Boston […]

The Miami Marlins were ecstatic to have found their way into the 2023 MLB Playoffs as the fifth seed in the National League bracket. Unfortunately for them, they didn’t last long in the playoffs, as they were quickly swept out of the action by the Philadelphia Phillies in just two games, sending them onto vacation […]

The Toronto Blue Jays were swept in the AL Wild Card Series for the second straight season, failing to win a playoff game despite a combined 181 regular season wins across both seasons. Last year’s Game 2 collapse – which saw the Blue Jays blow a seven-run lead in the final four innings and get […]

The MLB regular season is over, and postseason action is right around the corner. The playoffs start on Oct. 3, and 12 teams will be fighting to win the Commissioner’s Trophy. While all 12 teams who made the playoffs were known before game 162, seeding was still up for grabs. After the Texas Rangers, Houston […]

The Milwaukee Brewers had a disappointing end to their season, losing in two games in the Wild Card series to the Arizona Diamondbacks after winning the National League Central, and there were many reasons for the losses. There are some obvious players to point to when discussing the Brewers’ losses to the Diamondbacks. We will […]

Just like many Toronto Blue Jays fans, Jose Berrios has not moved on completely from the season-ending loss of his team to the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday at the hands of the Minnesota Twins in Game 2 of their American League Wild Card series. It is still too early for the pain to go away. […]

The City of Brotherly Love has long yearned for another taste of baseball glory, and the Philadelphia Phillies are on the cusp of delivering just that with the return to the MLB Playoffs. After a remarkable surge to get to the World Series in 2022, the Phillies, with their heavy-hitting lineup and newfound determination, have […]

In the heart of the Land of 10,000 Lakes, a team with a storied past but full with a history of postseason heartbreak is ready to make a statement. The Minnesota Twins, after clinching their AL Central division this season with a mere 87 wins, have surged into the ALDS to face the reigning World […]

For all the success they had and the hype they received in the 2023 MLB regular season, the Tampa Bay Rays’ dream of winning the World Series has come to a screeching halt. They are no longer in contention for the grandest prize in the big leagues, as Tampa Bay got eliminated by the Texas […]

The San Diego Padres fell well short of their expectations in 2023. San Diego made a late-season push but ultimately missed the playoffs. Now the attention turns to the future. Padres fans, and everyone around the MLB world for that matter, are wondering whether or not San Diego will sign Juan Soto to a long-term […]

The Toronto Blue Jays dropped Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series versus the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. The Blue Jays are in danger of falling short in the postseason once again, currently just one defeat away from elimination. Of course, the saying “there’s always next year” will be applied by many around the […]

Alas, the MLB playoffs have officially arrived! Ladies and gentlemen, get ready for some premier action on the diamond as the Miami Marlins take on the Philadelphia Phillies in the City of Brotherly Love in a pivotal Game 2! Join us for our MLB odds Series where our Marlins-Phillies prediction and pick will be revealed. After […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks are on the road to take on the Milwaukee Brewers for the second game of the NL Wild Card series. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Diamondbacks-Brewers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Diamondbacks came from […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are on the road for the second game of the three game Wild Card series against the Minnesota Twins. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Blue Jays-Twins prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Twins were […]

On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the Minnesota Twins ended The Streak. By defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 in the first game of their 2023 American League Wild Card series, the Twins ended an ignominious playoff drought. It took an epic playoff debut by rookie Royce Lewis and strong pitching from Pablo Lopez and the bullpen […]

The San Francisco Giants are in a weird spot. Their recent dismissal of Gabe Kapler suggests they have big ambitions, but the current roster does not really support that notion. Furthermore, retaining president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi after he failed to make the necessary moves to build a postseason-caliber roster just adds more confusion […]

The Los Angeles Angels have decided to move in a different direction with regard to the manager position. Phil Nevin is not coming back to reprise his role as the team’s skipper, with Los Angeles deciding not to pick up their option on him for the 2023 MLB campaign. A day after the announcement was […]

For the Los Angeles Dodgers and their fans, winning is not just a desire; it’s an expectation. Over the last decade, they have consistently been one of the most dominant teams in not just the National League but in all of baseball. Since 2013, they have been a fixture in the MLB Playoffs, making the […]

The Texas Rangers can eliminate the Tampa Bay Rays in game two of the American League Wild Card series. It is time to continue our MLB odds Series with an AL Wild Card Game Two Rangers-Rays prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. It was a dominating performance from Jordan Montgomery in game one of the series that […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are now on the brink of elimination from World Series contention in the 2023 MLB playoffs. That’s after losing to the Minnesota Twins in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card series to the tune of a 3-1 score Tuesday night. After the game, Toronto manager John Schneider lamented his […]

The Baltimore Orioles have endured a prolonged drought from the MLB Playoffs that has tested the patience of their devoted fan base. With their last playoff appearance in 2016, when they reached the Wild Card round only to be defeated by the Blue Jays, the Orioles haven’t tasted the nectars of October baseball since. Long […]

The Texas Rangers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 in Game 1 of the AL Wild Card Series. Jordan Montgomery led the charge for Texas, spinning seven tremendous innings of shutout baseball against a talented Rays offense. However, the real story of the game for the Rangers was the performance of their bullpen. Aroldis Chapman […]

Minnesota Twins infielder Royce Lewis had quite a night in Game 1 of the American League Wild Card game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Lewis kicked things off with a two-run home run in the first inning that drove Edouard Julien to home plate as well. Lewis then launched yet another homer in his next […]

The New York Mets came into the season with extremely high expectations. They were fresh off a 101 win season in 2022 that ended prematurely in the Wild Card round. The Mets scored the fifth most runs in the big leagues that season. They did lose Jacob deGrom in the offseason, but he only started […]

The Texas Rangers have been one of the surprise stories of the 2023 MLB season from the very beginning. This was a team that had not seen much success over the past half-decade, but this year they burst onto the scene, leading the AL West division for an impressive 159 days of the regular season. […]

The Cleveland Guardians entered the 2023 MLB season as one of the favorites in the American League Central. The team was expected to lean on a strong starting rotation that included Cy Young candidates Shane Bieber and Triston McKenzie before turning over narrow leads for closer Emmanuel Clase to protect. Offensively, the team looked to […]

Year after year, they lurk in the shadowy corners of the National League, almost like a whispered secret in the world of baseball. The Milwaukee Brewers, a small-market team built on the supremacy of their bullpen, often seem like the forgotten team in the NL, even though they’ve consistently demonstrated their prowess and have won […]

The San Francisco Giants are always one of the more competitive teams in MLB. If they fail to qualify for the postseason, they at least are typically in the hunt for the playoffs at the end of the regular season. They hardly ever bottom out and when the expectation is for them to be among […]

While the MLB doesn’t exactly have its own version of the NFL’s “Black Monday” – where a siege of coaches get the boot immediately after the regular season ends – there are typically plenty of managerial openings that pop up throughout the month of October. The San Francisco Giants got the ball rolling this year, […]

The San Diego Padres finished the season with an 82-80 record and outside of the playoff picture. Before the season, the Padres were commonly picked to make a return to the NLCS and were even picked by some to make the World Series. So, it was a very disappointing season in San Diego, and the […]

The MLB playoffs are set to begin on Tuesday with the Tampa Bay Rays hosting the Texas Rangers to kick things off. There are a number of surprise teams in the 2023 postseason, while some usual contenders missed out in 2023. All season long we’ve been sharing full 30 team MLB Power Rankings. Today, however, […]

The Los Angeles Angels employ two of the best players in all of baseball in Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. And, as a result, it looked like the Angels were going to get rewarded for having those two players playing well at the same time. They were 54-49 as recently as July 27th and firmly […]

The MLB postseason is finally here! This post will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a 2023 World Series prediction and pick. The MLB season started back on the first of April, and every team embarked on their own journey. Some teams knew they would most likely not make the playoffs, but […]

The Milwaukee Brewers will be looking to ride the strength of their elite pitching staff in a matchup against the young Arizona Diamondbacks roster. The Diamondbacks have young stars Corbin Carroll and Gabriel Moreno leading their offense. However, Corbin Burnes and Freddy Peralta are well-equipped to shut them down. Who will come out on top […]

The Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays had somewhat similar seasons. The Rays came out of the gates hot, setting a Modern Era record with a 13-0 start. The hot stretch continued for most of the first half of the season. They were the first team to 50 wins, but the team didn’t continue its […]

The 2023 season for the Atlanta Braves has been one that will not soon be forgotten. They’re one of the few teams that has lived up to pre-season hype and brought it through the regular season. In fact, they outdid themselves. What the Braves did this season is, well, historical. You’ve probably heard the numbers […]

The New York Yankees’ 2023 season was one they wish to never experience again. Their 82-80 record is not terrible, but it is also largely cosmetic; the Yankees were six games below .500 as late as August 27th this season. Being merely above .500 isn’t anywhere close to the standard the Yankees set for themselves […]

The Atlanta Braves stand alone as the best team in baseball, and they were rewarded with a first-round bye. They await the winner between the Miami Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies in the NL Wild Card Series. While the shadow of taking on the record-setting Braves looms large, both teams will have to battle against each […]