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MLB Hall-of-Famer Wade Boggs was healthy enough to complete an 18-year career in the big leagues. However, the Boston Red Sox legend has an unfortunate update. Boggs announced on Saturday that he has prostate cancer, via his social media. “I’ve never been a goal oriented person but with the strength and support of my family […]

Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani is giving back some of the money this franchise has given him. Ohtani’s presence on the team has helped bring $6.5 million to the Los Angeles franchise, per USA Today Sports. The money is coming from the world of advertising. Advertising on the Dodgers’ outfield wall is generating $6.5 […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Astros prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Diamondbacks Astros. The Arizona Diamondbacks are still in good position for a playoff berth, but they now have a much slimmer margin and are beginning to feel some heat. They are currently in the No. 2 […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Guardians-Dodgers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Guardians-Dodgers. The playoffs are just over three weeks away, and the Cleveland Guardians and Los Angeles Dodgers know they will be playing baseball in October. The question is what seed each team will get. It is […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mariners-Cardinals prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Mariners-Cardinals. The Seattle Mariners and St. Louis Cardinals are both hovering near the .500 mark one week into September. They both know that’s not nearly good enough to make the playoffs. They know that at least […]

Tristan Beck will take the mound for the Giants in their series finale with the Padres on Sunday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Giants-Padres prediction and pick. Giants-Padres Projected Starters  Tristan Beck vs. Joe Musgrove Tristan Beck (0-0) with a 2.70 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP Last Start: Tristan Beck will […]

Simeon Woods Richardson will take the mound for the Twins in their series finale with the Royals on Sunday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Twins-Royals prediction and pick. Twins-Royals Projected Starters  Simeon Woods Richardson vs. Michael Wacha Simeon Woods Richardson (5-3) with a 3.95 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP Last Start: […]

The New York Mets picked up a 4-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday to move to 78-64 overall, and Jose Quintana’s 6.2 shutout innings got him his 100th win of his career, which drew compliments from his manager Carlos Mendoza, along with a shout out to the infield defense behind him from Francisco […]

Before the San Diego Padres took on the San Francisco Giants at Petco Park on Saturday, Padres manager Mike Shildt provided critical injury updates on star players Fernando Tatis Jr. and Jackson Merrill, shedding light on their current health statuses and immediate futures with the team. As the Padres continue their season, the health of […]

Zack Littell will take the mound for the Rays in their series finale with the Orioles on Sunday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rays-Orioles prediction and pick. Rays-Orioles Projected Starters  Zack Littell vs. Corbin Burnes Zack Littell (5-9) with a 4.04 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP Last Start: Zack Littell took […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have navigated a host of injuries to key players while somehow maintaining a lead in the National League West. Most recently, All-Star left fielder Teoscar Hernandez exited Friday’s game early after being hit by a pitch on the left ankle/foot. Immediately following his departure it seemed inevitable that Hernandez would land […]

New York Yankees left fielder Alex Verdugo has not had the ideal 2024 season, and he is on the verge of making some unfortunate history with 20 games left in the season. Verdugo is two away from tying the Statcast Era (since 2015) record for the most groundouts to the right side in a single […]

As usual, the Los Angeles Dodgers (84-57) are fighting for one of the top records in the National League and are all but guaranteed a postseason slot. But they are also beset with pitching injuries, also per usual. LA is in danger of entering October with a scarce starting rotation yet again. Ergo, it is […]

The Atlanta Braves have a great deal of confidence in their rotation. The team believes they have the starting pitching necessary to make a deep postseason run this year. And while Atlanta views its starters as the key to playoff success, Braves manager Brian Snitker knows the team has something truly special in closer Raisel […]

Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy kept it real about minor league pitcher Kumar Rocker amid the team’s hunt for a Wild Card spot. “I’m a little shocked at how well he’s come back from this surgery,” Bochy said via Abby Jones of DLLS Sports. “Looking back at spring training, he’s a completely different person so […]

The New York Yankees are in a fight with the Baltimore Orioles for the American League East division title, and they picked up their second consecutive shutout Saturday over the Chicago Cubs when Clarke Schmidt and Nestor Cortes combined on a four-hitter in a 2-0 triumph. Schmidt got the start in the game and went […]

The Atlanta Braves (77-64) have been battling injuries throughout the 2024 MLB campaign but have mostly managed to stay afloat to this point. They cannot tread water for much longer, though, as the scorching-hot New York Mets (77-64) pull even with them in the National League Wild Card standings. Manager Brian Snitker needs warm bodies. […]

After a brutal start to the season, the Houston Astros have asserted themselves and are in a familiar position. They are in first place in the American League West and they have a 4.5-game lead with three weeks to go in the regular season. The Astros are clearly a balanced team with excellent starting pitching, […]

The Los Angeles Angels are playing out another disappointing season. The Angels lost three-time MVP Mike Trout for the year with a meniscus tear. The team is 23 games below .500 entering play on Saturday and they’d easily be the worst team in the American League were it not for the historically terrible Chicago White […]

The Tampa Bay Rays haven’t had the best season, as they currently sit in fourth place in the AL East. The team is 12.5 games behind the division leader Baltimore Orioles and is already prepping for 2025 and beyond. President of baseball operations Erik Neander and the front office traded away multiple big leaguers at […]

The St. Louis Cardinals received some much needed positive news with the impending return of veteran starter Lance Lynn. Lynn had been on the 15-day injured list with right knee inflammation. The ailment kept him out of action for over a month, but Lynn will start for the team on Wednesday. With the rotation starting […]

The New York Mets have been red hot as they make a playoff push, but the ball club will have to get by without a key player for the rest of the season. Jeff McNeil took a pitch off the wrist in Friday’s win over the Cincinnati Reds and he’s been ruled out for the […]

Help is on the way. The New York Yankees made a flurry of roster moves ahead of their game against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday that will provide some much-needed depth to their pitching staff. The Yankees announced that starter Clarke Schmidt and reliever Ian Hamilton have both been been activated off of the 60-day […]

The Cleveland Guardians are on their way to the postseason, as the team currently leads the AL Central by four and a half games. The team beat the NL West leading Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday evening and plays the second game in their three-game set Saturday evening. On Friday, manager Stephen Vogt discussed the […]

We’re back with yet another MLB betting prediction and pick as we turn our attention towards this next interleague series happening for the first and only time this season. The Seattle Mariners will visit the St. Louis Cardinal for the second game of their only three-game clash of the season. It’s time to continue our […]

We’re set to continue our coverage of Saturday’s MLB slate as we bring a betting prediction and pick for this upcoming series between divisional rivals. The San Francisco Giants will take on the San Diego Padres for the second game of their current three-game series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Giants-Padres […]

The hits keep coming for the Toronto Blue Jays. In what has been an incredibly disappointing season from start to finish, the Blue Jays just got some concerning injury news about one of their franchise cornerstones. Blue Jays manager John Schneider confirmed that closer Jordan Romano has been shut down for the season after making […]

Jose Berrios leads the Toronto Blue Jays into Atlanta to face the Braves. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Blue Jays-Braves prediction and pick. Blue Jays-Braves Projected Starters  Jose Berrios vs. Spencer Schwellenbach Jose Berrios (14-9) with a 3.59 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP Last Start:  Berrios went six innings, giving […]

It is a battle of the Sox, as the Chicago White Sox face the Boston Red Sox. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a White Sox-Red Sox prediction and pick. White Sox-Red Sox Projected Starters  Garrett Crochet vs. Cooper Criswell Garrett Crochet (6-10) with a 3.61 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP Last Start: […]

The Milwaukee Brewers continue their march to the playoffs, as they face the Colorado Rockies. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rockies-Brewers prediction and pick. Rockies-Brewers Projected Starters  Ty Blach vs. Tobias Myers Ty Blach (3-7) with a 6.65 ERA and a 1.70 WHIP Last Start: Blach went four innings, giving […]

Two teams fighting for AL Wild Card spots face as the Minnesota Twins face the Kansas City Royals. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Twins-Royals prediction and pick. Twins-Royals Projected Starters  Bailey Ober vs. Alec Marsh Bailey Ober (12-6) with a 3.95 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP Last Start: Ober went […]

The Cleveland Guardians will continue their three-game series with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday at Chavez Ravine. It’s a potential World Series preview as we share our MLB odds series and make a Guardians-Dodgers prediction and pick. Guardians-Dodgers Projected Starters  TBD vs. TBD Neither team has a starting pitcher locked in as of Saturday […]

Even though the Los Angeles Dodgers are just one game back of the Philadelphia Phillies for the best record in all of baseball, they have had to endure some of the most brutal injury luck throughout the entire season. On Friday, the Dodgers were given even more bad news when starting pitching Gavin Stone was […]

The New York Mets are one of the hottest teams in baseball, and the club is getting offense from every last member of the team. Mark Vientos is the latest player to get in on the action, as he hit two home runs including a walkoff Friday to help defeat the Cincinnati Reds. New York […]

The Los Angeles Angels and Texas Rangers began their four-game series with a 3-1 victory for Texas on Thursday night. Neither of these American League West teams looks like they’ll make a playoff push, as the Rangers are 7.5 games out of the wild-card race. The Angels have been out of the race for most […]

It’s a battle of the Mitchs when the Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates square off in Game 2 of a doubleheader on Saturday. Neither of these teams is in the heat of the playoff race, with the Nationals sitting 22 games out of the National League East and 14 games out of the wild card. […]

In the midst of trying to clinch yet another NL West title, the Los Angeles Dodgers could be dealing with another potential serious injury. In the first inning of Friday’s 3-1 loss to the visiting Cleveland Guardians, Hernandez was struck in the left ankle/foot by a pitch. Hernandez left the game and was replaced by […]

The St. Louis Cardinals lost veteran starter Lance Lynn to the injured list at the end of July. The 37-year-old righty had strung together three solid starts for the Cardinals before landing on the 15-day IL on July 31. Now St. Louis will welcome Lynn back to the rotation. The Cardinals announced that Lynn will […]

The New York Yankees decided to get creative with the closer role after Clay Holmes blew another save earlier this week. Reliever Luke Weaver got the first opportunity in this new ninth inning era and he made the most of his moment. Yankees manager Aaron Boone turned to Weaver in the final frame on Friday […]