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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 […]

This is getting way out of hand. Injuries are a part of all sports, but the Los Angeles Dodgers may have to seriously reconsider how they manage their pitchers after seeing another one land on the shelf. Rookie right-hander Gavin Stone is being placed on the 15-day injured list with shoulder inflammation, per the team. […]

Seth Johnson makes his major league debut as the Philadelphia Phillies face the Miami Marlins. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Phillies-Marlins prediction and pick. Phillies-Marlins Projected Starters  Seth Johnson vs. Max Meyer Seth Johnson (0-0) with a 0.00 ERA. Last Start:  Johnson is making his first start in the majors. […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks will continue their three-game series with the Houston Astros on Saturday at Minute Maid Park. It’s a potential World Series preview as we share our MLB odds series and make a Diamondbacks-Astros prediction and pick. Diamondbacks-Astros Projected Starters  Eduardo Rodriguez vs. Yusei Kikuchi Eduardo Rodriguez (2-1) with a 5.33 ERA Last Start: […]

Luis Severino heads to the mound for the New York Mets as they host the Cincinnati Reds.  It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Reds-Mets prediction and pick. Reds-Mets Projected Starters  Julian Aguiar vs. Luis Severino Julian Aguiar (1-0) with a 6.48 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP Last Start: Aguiar went 2.2 innings […]

The Detroit Tigers attempt to stay in the AL Wild Card race as they face the Oakland Athletics. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Athletics prediction and pick. Tigers-Athletics Projected Starters  Brant Hurter vs. Undecided Brant Hurter (3-1) with a 3.25 ERA and a .94 WHIP Last Start: In his last […]

The Tampa Bay Rays will continue their three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. It’s an American League East showdown as we share our MLB odds series and make a Rays-Orioles prediction and pick. Rays-Orioles Projected Starters  Ryan Pepiot vs. Zach Eflin Ryan Pepiot (7-6) with a 3.76 […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks lost two-time All-Star Ketel Marte to an ankle injury on August 10. Marte attempted to play through the pain but re-aggravated the sprain and landed on the 10-day IL on August 18. After nearly three weeks on the shelf, the Diamondbacks are welcoming back their star infielder. Arizona activated Marte from the […]

Boston Red Sox pitcher Rich Hill was designated for assignment on Friday, and manager Alex Cora called out the Red Sox after their fifth consecutive loss. After an 8-3 loss to the New York Mets on Wednesday, Boston will turn to right-handed pitcher Luis Guerrero from Triple-A Worcester, according to Boston Herald’s Mac Cerullo. “The […]

Trevor Story is expected to return to the lineup for the Boston Red Sox Saturday when they host the stumbling Chicago White Sox, but it may be too little and too late for Boston’s Wild Card chances. The Red Sox have lost 11 of their last 14 games and are in need of the kind […]

The New York Yankees will continue their three-game series with the Chicago Cubs on Saturday at Wrigley Field. It’s a battle of two of the most popular teams in baseball as we share our MLB odds series and make a Yankees-Cubs prediction and pick. Yankees-Cubs Projected Starters  Clarke Schmidt vs. Javier Assad Clarke Schmidt (5-3) […]

Philadelphia Phillies infielder Alec Bohm was placed on the 10-day injured list on Friday, the team announced. Philadelphia was hoping Bohm could avoid an IL stint, but his injury has held him out in recent action. Infielder Buddy Kennedy was recalled to the big league club in a corresponding move. The Phillies have been dealing […]

The New York Yankees are playing at Wrigley Field for the first time since 2017 this weekend. That means that first baseman Anthony Rizzo is playing his former team, the Cubs, for the first time since he was traded in 2021. The 2016 legend got a huge ovation on Friday afternoon ahead of the first […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers for the best record in baseball entering play on Friday. The team is number two in the most recent MLB Power Rankings. The Phillies have dominated in large part due to their pitching. They sent five pitchers to the All-Star Game this season, including three […]

It has been an interesting season to say the least for the Boston Red Sox. Despite playing in one of the largest markets in baseball, the Red Sox were no shoo-in to reach the postseason in 2024. After all, they didn’t make it the previous two years with back-to-back last-place finishes in the AL East […]