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The Los Angeles Dodgers punched their ticket to the NLCS with a 2-0 win over the San Diego Padres on Friday. After the game, Dodgers star first baseman Freddie Freeman was happily marveling over the team’s effort this series, per MLB Network. “Kiké was huge, Yamamoto, Teoscar adding on,” Freeman said. “Our pitching staff has […]

The New York Mets cruised into the NLCS after upsetting the Philadelphia Phillies in their NLDS series in four games, and they learned that their opponent would be the Los Angeles Dodgers after they won in five games over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. Game 1 will take place on Sunday, and New […]

Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy has a message to people who doubt his team. Muncy fired off that message following the club’s NLDS series victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday. It includes some words that may be unsuitable for younger ears. Max Muncy kept the receipts 🧾 pic.twitter.com/UBTAhAlOdl — Blake Harris […]

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is fired up after his team defeated the San Diego Padres in the NLDS. Los Angeles is headed to play the New York Mets in the National League Championship Series, following the team’s win against San Diego Friday. Roberts delivered a locker room speech for the ages after the […]

The Texas Rangers shared information on the injury statuses of key players Josh Jung and Adolis Garcia as they prepare for the offseason. These updates come at a crucial time as the Rangers look to ensure both players are at full strength for the upcoming Spring Training. Josh Jung, the Rangers’ standout third baseman, underwent […]

The Cleveland Guardians saved their season on Thursday with a clutch 5-4 victory on the road against the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 of the American League Division Series. With the win, the Guardians earned themselves another chance to stay alive. The two teams will settle things for good on Saturday in Cleveland with a […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers knocked off the San Diego Padres with a pitching masterclass in the do-or-die Game 5 at Dodger Stadium on Friday night, holding the Padres to just two hits in a 2-0 win. There were plenty of celebrities in attendance for one of the most highly-anticipated baseball games on the 2024 calendar, […]

After watching Blake Treinen record the final out of the ninth inning, it seemed like the entirety of Los Angeles was celebrating at least a few more games of Los Angeles Dodgers baseball in Blue Heaven. Fans danced in their seats, the players celebrated on the field, and LA legends like Magic Johnson – who […]

In an NLDS clash where both teams have given it their all, it was the Los Angeles Dodgers that came out on top against the San Diego Padres, advancing to the NLCS with a 2-0 victory in the decisive Game 5. In a game where runs were scarce, it was utilityman Kike Hernandez who broke […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers rescued their season from the brink of elimination over the past few days. On Wednesday, they blew out the San Diego Padres to even their National League Division Series at two games apiece and send the series back to Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. On Friday in Game 5, the Dodgers […]

Tarik Skubal is scheduled to start Game 5 of the American League Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians Saturday. While the Detroit Tigers star pitcher has clearly shown the ability to focus on shutting down opponents throughout the season, doing it in a win or go home game is something that the ace left-handed pitcher […]

The San Diego Padres are locked in an intense battle with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS, but they’re doing it without two of their top contributors. Musgrove injured his elbow in the Padres’ Wild Card series against the Atlanta Braves, and Kim has been out since the middle of August with a shoulder […]

With the New York Yankees’ win on Thursday night to reach the American League Championship Series, it became the first instance in 24 years where both New York teams made it to baseball’s final four. The New York Mets, under Carlos Mendoza’s leadership, had locked in their spot in the NLCS the day before by […]

It is win or go home in the ALDS as the Detroit Tigers face the Cleveland Guardians. It’s time to continue our ALDS odds series with a Tigers-Guardians prediction and pick. Tigers-Guardians Game 5 Projected Starters  Tarik Skubal vs. Matthew Boyd Tarik Skubal (18-4) with a 2.39 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP Last Start: Skubal […]

The best rivalry in baseball today reaches a boiling point in Game 5 of the National League Division Series, as the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres collide in Chavez Ravine on Friday night. Before this epic California clash got underway, though, New York Yankees icon and Fox Sports analyst Derek Jeter brought back […]

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt and teammates Jake Cronenworth & Xander Bogaerts paid big compliments to third baseman Manny Machado ahead of their team’s big Game 5 NLDS matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the FOX pregame show. “I couldn’t ask for a better teammate, better leader – he works harder than anybody […]

New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil is making a rehab start for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League tonight, per Foul Territory. On Wednesday, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said McNeil would play in the AFL Friday and Saturday to test his readiness by playing full games on back-to-back days, per Tim Healey […]

It is a massive game in the MLB tonight with two division rivals, the Padres and Dodgers, meeting in a winner-take-all Game 5 in the NLDS. Playoff baseball is incredible and this series has proven to be amazing. We’re here to share our MLB odds series and make some props predictions for the massive Padres-Dodgers Game […]

Little was expected from the Boston Red Sox at the start of the 2024 season. They finished in last place in the American League East in 2022 and ’23, and there was little reason to think much had changed for Alex Cora’s team. The biggest issue for the Red Sox is the downturn in expectations […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres will play a do-or-die Game 5 of the NLDS on Friday. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts picked Yoshinobu Yamamoto to start the game despite his poor first playoff start. He spoke on Friday afternoon about his decision to start Yamamoto and why the Dodgers trust the pitcher, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers will have Freddie Freeman back in the starting lineup in Game 5 of their National League Divisional Series against the San Diego Padres, per ESPN’s Blake Harris. Freeman did not play in Game 4. He initially sustained an ankle sprain when trying to run out an infield single against the Padres […]

The Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers will play Game 5 of the ALDS on Saturday. The teams split the first two games in Cleveland and the second two in Detroit to force the winner-take-all affair in Ohio. Before Tarik Skubal and Matthew Boyd take the mound, Carlos Carrasco will throw out the ceremonial first pitch. […]

The Detroit Tigers are nervously awaiting the health verdict on Kerry Carpenter, their playoff hero, whose participation in the winner-take-all Game 5 of the AL Division Series against the Cleveland Guardians hangs in the balance. Carpenter, instrumental in the Tigers’ current postseason run, is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury that he sustained in a […]

The New York Mets were the first team to clinch a spot in the MLB Championship Series this postseason after defeating the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS in four games. With their sights set on the next series, the Mets are nearing a decision on who will start for them on the mound in Game […]

Those who were hoping to see a winner-take-all MLB playoff matchup under the lights in the Cleveland Guardians-Detroit Tigers American League Division Series have been foiled by Mother Nature. Game 5 of the series, originally slated for 8:08 p.m. ET, has been moved up to 1:08 p.m. ET due to impending weather in the Cleveland […]

It is all hands on deck for the San Diego Padres in a win-or-go-home NLDS Game 5 matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday. Ahead of the game, one Padres pitcher has made it clear to manager Mike Shildt that he is ready to go. Starting pitcher Michael King, who threw 77 pitches in […]

As the ALCS and NLCS draw closer, teams around MLB have begun firing numerous members of their coaching staff. With the Philadelphia Phillies now ousted from the postseason, manager Rob Thompson could be the next to go. The Phillies have not yet determined the fate of Thompson or his staff, via Bob Nightengale of USA […]

For the second time in the last three seasons and the fourth time in the past eight, the New York Yankees are heading to the American League Championship Series. New York is trying to do what it hasn’t for 15 years: win the AL pennant and claim the World Series title. An ALDS win over […]

Facing another early postseason exit, the Baltimore Orioles have decided to make significant changes to their coaching staff. In a move signaling a new direction for the team, the Orioles have dismissed bench coach Fredi Gonzalez, co-hitting coach Ryan Fuller, and coach Jose Hernandez. This decision follows a season that saw the team falter again […]

The New York Yankees punched their ticket to the ALCS after beating the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Thursday. The Yankees are now one step closer to the World Series, where they could have the opportunity to face off against their crosstown rivals, the New York Mets, who clinched a spot in the NLCS on […]

The Kansas City Royals were one of the biggest surprises in baseball this season. After losing 106 games in 2023, they had an incredibly productive offseason and completely turned things around, earning a Wild Card spot, advancing past the Baltimore Orioles in the Wild Card round before being knocked out of the ALDS by the […]

It wasn’t easy, but the New York Yankees are moving on in the 2024 MLB Playoffs, taking down the Kansas City Royals in four games in the ALDS. Every single contest was decided by one run except for the series clincher on Thursday, where the Bronx Bombers won 3-1. Now, NY heads to the ALCS […]

The Kansas City Royals lost the ALDS to the New York Yankees in four games. While the Royals were the comeback team of the season, improving by 30 wins, it was a disappointing finish. They got poor performances from Bobby Witt Jr., Michael Wacha, and Michael Lorenzen throughout the series. Those players are the most […]

Some MLB managers are very secretive, withholding information like starting pitchers until the very last moment to, they hope, gain a competitive advantage over their opponent. San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt has decided to take the opposite approach entering an NLDS win-or-go-home Game 5 vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers. Instead of keeping his starting […]

As the smell of champagne and beer filled the visitor’s clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium Thursday night, the New York Yankees celebrated accomplishing their next step toward a 28th World Series title. New York is still eight wins away from lifting the trophy, but getting past a scrappy Kansas City Royals team might be its biggest […]

The New York Yankees officially sent the Kansas City Royals home for the offseason on Thursday night, as they picked up a 3-1 victory in Game 4 to win the series 3-1. The final contest was a heated affair, though, and there was a benches clearing incident after a hard slide from Maikel Garcia into […]

The New York Yankees won the ALDS over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night. New York won both games in Kansas City despite Jazz Chisholm Jr. becoming a big-time villain. The third baseman said that the Royals got lucky to win Game 2, which the fans did not appreciate. After ending their season in […]

The New York Yankees have advanced to the ALCS after taking down the Kansas City Royals in Game 4 of the ALDS. Despite lackluster production from Aaron Judge and Juan Soto, other Yankees stepped up, like Giancarlo Stanton homering in Game 3, and in Game 4, Gerrit Cole pitched like their season depended on it. […]

The Kansas City Royals’ implausible season is officially over. Following a franchise-worst 106 losses in 2023 and a number of obstacles this year, the Crowns clinched their first playoff berth since 2015 and swept the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Wild Card Series. They did not have enough firepower versus the New York Yankees, […]