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The Miami Marlins host the San Diego Padres for a National League showdown on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Marlins prediction and pick. Padres-Marlins Projected Starters  Martin Perez vs. Edward Cabrera Martin Perez (2-5) with a 4.96 ERA, 70 strikeouts, 1.57 WHIP in 89.0 innings. This will be […]

Tropical Storm Debby is starting to make a serious impact on the sports world. One such impact involves the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers, whose series opener is being postponed. As New York tries to keep winning after the trade deadline and Texas tries to salvage its quest to repeat as champions, the teams […]

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick for Friday’s MLB slate of action as we head to the American League for a showdown between struggling teams this season. The Oakland Athletics will visit the Toronto Blue Jays for the beginning of a three-game series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an […]

It is interleague baseball in the Nation’s Capital as the Los Angeles Angels visit the Washington Nationals. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Angels-Nationals prediction and pick. Angels-Nationals Projected Starters  Jose Soirano vs. Mitchell Parker Jose Soirano (6-7) with a 3.47 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. Last Start: Soriano went six […]

The Cleveland Guardians made a plethora of roster moves on Friday. Cleveland placed right-handed pitcher Carlos Carrasco on the 15-day injured list with a hip strain. They also optioned outfielder Angel Martinez to Triple-A. Additionally, the Guardians recalled outfielder Will Brennan, right-handed pitcher Peter Strzelecki and left-handed pitcher Joey Cantillo, per GuardsInsider. However, Cantillo will […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have spent every day this season in first place in the National League West. The addition of Shohei Ohtani has proven to be the perfect fit, as he is marching towards a third career Most Valuable Player award. They opened up a nine-game lead in the National League West in mid-June, […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have the face of their franchise in first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. He is a four-time All-Star and has a top-two MVP finish already at just 25 years old. The Blue Jays could have traded Guerrero at this year’s MLB trade deadline, but they kept him because of his star talent […]

At the conclusion of 2023, the Chicago Cubs had center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong as the top prospect in their system. With this status comes lofty expectations, and the Cubs decided that it was time to turn over the toughest outfield position over to the 22-year-old. However, Crow-Armstrong has gone through his fair share of growing […]

Bailey Ober heads to the mound for the Minnesota Twins as they face the Cleveland Guardians in game one of a doubleheader. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Guardians-Twins prediction and pick. Guardians-Twins Projected Starters  Undecided vs. Bailey Ober Undecided (0-0) with a 0.00 ERA … Last Start: 2024 Road Splits: […]

The Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays will have an intriguing pitching matchup on Friday night, as Orioles starter Zach Eflin will take on his former team after they traded him at the deadline. The Orioles are in a battle with the New York Yankees for first in the American League East, and the Rays […]

The two teams might be sliding down the standings in their respective leagues, but that doesn’t diminish the importance of the Crosstown series. The Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox will go to battle for their fellow North and Southsiders, and the fans will duke it out to see who has the better team in […]

The St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks and New York Mets bounced back from brutal beginnings to their 2024 MLB season, but only two of those teams are currently in a playoff position. The Cards (59-57) have yet to ascend to the next level. And who knows if they even will. St. Louis is starting to […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Pirates-Dodgers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Pirates-Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers just lost their big showdown series with the Philadelphia Phillies. They have watched their lead in the National League West dwindle to 2.5 games over the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers […]

Boston Red Sox fans were beginning to get an uncomfortable feeling of deja vu following the All-Star break. They failed to close out games against the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, but far worse than that is the debacle against the lowly Colorado Rockies (lost one game in extra innings and another by […]

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. belted his 10th home run in 20 games and tallied four RBIs, helping the Toronto Blue Jays fend off a late surge to edge out the Baltimore Orioles 7-6 on Thursday night. Guerrero was just a single away from hitting for the cycle. He began the scoring with an RBI double off […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Giants prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Tigers-Giants. The San Francisco Giants needed to get on a roll to give themselves a realistic chance of getting a National League wild card spot. They were several games under .500 not that long ago, and […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Mariners prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Mets-Mariners. The New York Mets briefly passed the Atlanta Braves in the standings after the All-Star break. Then they dropped a few games while the Braves briefly regained their footing. The National League wild card race […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Phillies-Diamondbacks prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Phillies-Diamondbacks. The Philadelphia Phillies lost six games in a row last week. They went through a very rough patch. Every team goes through at least one of them in a season. It seems that the Phillies […]

The Milwaukee Brewers continue to perform like one of the best teams in baseball, as they have for most of this season. After sweeping a three-game series against their fellow playoff contender, the Atlanta Braves, the Brewers are leading the NL Central with a 65-49 record. Their offense was absolutely electric according to X (formerly […]

The New York Yankees looked to finish their series off against the Los Angeles Angels off on a good note, and after rookie Will Warren’s disastrous start on the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader, they were turning the ball over to the more experienced hand of southpaw Nestor Cortes. But few things seem to go […]

The New York Yankees added Jazz Chisholm Jr. ahead of the MLB trade deadline because of his defensive versatility. The former Marlins star played second base and center field when he was in Miami. He has come to the Yankees and played third base for the first time in his career.  After Thursday’s loss, he […]

It seemed like a guarantee that Chicago White Sox ace Garrett Crochet would be dealt at this season’s trade deadline. However, when Crochet said that he would not pitch in the postseason unless he was able to sign an extension with whichever team traded for him, his value tanked and the White Sox were unable […]

The Milwaukee Brewers offense was unstoppable during their three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves. Rookie outfielder Jackson Chourio stole the show during Thursday’s 16-7 rout with a historic performance that put him ahead of one of the greatest players in baseball history. Chourio, at 20 years, 150 days old became the youngest player in Milwaukee’s […]

After a sluggish start, the season seemed to be slipping away from the New York Mets. The team even contemplated moving slugger Pete Alonso at the MLB trade deadline. However, the Mets started to turn things around in the middle of June. The team is 12-8 since the All-Star break and in the thick of […]

Blake Snell was not moved ahead of the 2024 MLB trade deadline. Teams such as the New York Yankees were hesitant to acquire Snell given his looming contract option after the season. Jon Heyman noted this in a recent article for the New York Post. Additionally, Heyman revealed what he has heard about Snell’s potential […]

New York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe was removed from Thursday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels after fouling a ball off his foot. The Yankees announced that Volpe is currently being examined by the head team physician. Volpe exited the game after hitting a Tyler Anderson pitch off his leg in the second inning. The […]

The St. Louis Cardinals were buyers at the MLB trade deadline. The team addressed several areas of need including starting pitching, bullpen help and offensive production. Despite doing well at the deadline, the Cardinals must make three additional roster moves to finish strong and reach the playoffs. St. Louis is 6.5 games behind the first-place […]

The Boston Red Sox are trying to keep their slim postseason hopes alive, as the team is currently third in the AL East. Six games behind the division co-leaders, the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees, the Red Sox could use a bit more help in their bid to return to the playoffs. Yet, the […]

The Texas Rangers are having a difficult 2024 season, but the 2023 World Series champions were recognized at the White House Thursday by President Joe Biden for their accomplishment last fall. More than just hosting the Rangers, Biden noted Corey Seager’s memorable moment during the Rangers’ victory parade that came after they defeated the Arizona […]

With the Los Angeles Dodgers’ regular season efforts looking like they will lead to yet another postseason spot, manager Dave Roberts is looking to get the squad ready for another march to the World Series. The team is starting to round into better health, and one player that is close to returning is starting pitcher […]

The Baltimore Orioles are 21 games over .500 entering play on Thursday. While a lot of national attention has, deservedly, been paid to star shortstop Gunnar Henderson and top prospect Jackson Holliday who made history homering in three-consecutive games, right fielder Anthony Santander has been key to the Orioles success. He even, very quietly, leads […]

The Colorado Rockies have the second worst record in baseball entering play on Thursday. The team has long been out of contention in the NL West and the National League Wild Card race. Nonetheless, the Rockies were fairly quiet at the MLB trade deadline, opting to hold onto third baseman Ryan McMahon and eschewing the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani knowing he wouldn’t pitch in his first year the team. He’s proven he can do plenty of damage with just his bat. But as Ohtani continues out his 10-year pact with Los Angeles, the Dodgers are hopeful he returns to the mound sooner rather than later. The two-way […]

The Seattle Mariners are on the outside of the American League Wild Card race. Entering Thursday, they were 4.5 games back of the final spot, so they have an uphill climb if they want to get into the postseason. Moreover, they have been playing without superstar outfielder Julio Rodriguez, who was placed on the injured […]

The Chicago White Sox – amid the worst season in franchise history – dismissed manager Pedro Grifol on Thursday. The 28-89 White Sox snapped a 21-game losing streak on Tuesday and will begin the search for their third permanent manager since the 2022 season only days later. Grifol was fired less than two years after […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have assembled a solid collection of talent over the past half-decade, and with a more talented roster comes bigger and bigger expectations. After a few disappointing years of flaming out in the playoffs, the Blue Jays looked at 2024 as a fresh start as they sought to make it back to […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone spoke on the impact and his feelings on the death of Billy Bean, the former MLB ambassador for inclusion and senior vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Bean, one of the first openly gay former MLB players, died after a battle with cancer on Tuesday. Bean was drafted […]

Following the dismissal of manager Pedro Grifol, as well as multiple coaches, the Chicago White Sox have chosen former Cleveland Guardians player Grady Sizemore as the club’s interim manager. Sizemore, who played for the then-Indians from 2004 to 2011 and then with the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, and Tampa Bay Rays during the 2014 […]

Bryan Woo and the Seattle Mariners take on an AL foe as they host the Detroit Tigers for the series finale. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Mariners prediction and pick. Tigers-Mariners Projected Starters  Undecided vs. Bryan Woo Bryan Woo (5-1) with a 2.08 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP Last Start: […]