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Christian Scott takes the mound for the New York Mets as they visit the Washington Nationals. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Nationals prediction and pick. Mets-Nationals Projected Starters  Christian Scott vs. Mitchell Parker Christian Scott (0-2) with a 3.90 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. Last Start: In his last start, […]

Jared Jones heads to the mound for the Pittsburgh Pirates as they host the St. Louis Cardinals. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Cardinals-Pirates prediction and pick. Cardinals-Pirates Projected Starters  Miles Mikolas vs. Jared Jones Miles Mikolas (6-7) with a 5.32 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP Last Start: Mikolas is coming off […]

The Houston Astros are starting to make headway in their playoff chase, having won eight of their last 10 games. The fact that they are even in a position to fight for a playoff berth despite such a rough start to their 2024 season has a lot to do with Ronel Blanco. In the 15 […]

JD Martinez has been having a solid debut season for the New York Mets (.278 BA, 10 HR, 37 RBI, .853 OPS), but he was forced to miss their extra-innings win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night due to a sore ankle. The reason for his sore ankle, though, was something that quickly caught […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks were in a fierce battle, tied at five with two outs in the bottom of the ninth on Tuesday. But when Teoscar Hernandez stepped to plate, he managed to send all the Dodgers faithful in attendance home happy. Hernandez hit a single through the left side of the […]

The Milwaukee Brewers have added a new name to their starting pitching rotation by landing Aaron Civale in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays. With the July 30 trade deadline approaching, Milwaukee is one of the first teams to acquire a player in the hopes of improving for its postseason push. Jon Heyman of […]

The Detroit Tigers are on the road to take on the Minnesota Twins in an AL Central rivalry matchup. Below we will continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Twins prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Tigers-Twins Projected Starters  Jack Flaherty vs. David Festa Jack Flaherty (5-5) […]

The New York Yankees may have suffered a 5-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night, but that didn’t stop Aaron Judge from continuing to hit the cover off the baseball. Judge went 3-4 on the night, scoring two runs and hitting his league-leading 32nd home run of the season along the way. With […]

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani participating in the 2024 Home Run Derby would certainly attract more eyes to the event. However, with the Dodgers holding sky-high aspirations, fans will need to wait at least another year before they can watch Ohtani send baseballs to the moon; at least in the Derby. Ohtani is not […]

Dean Kremer will take the mound for the Orioles in game two of this series with the Mariners on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Orioles-Mariners prediction and pick. Orioles-Mariners Projected Starters  Dean Kremer vs. Logan Gilbert Dean Kremer (3-4) with a 4.32 ERA with a 1.03 WHIP Last […]

Colin Rea will take the mound for the Brewers in game three of this series with the Rockies on Wednesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Brewers-Rockies prediction and pick. Brewers-Rockies Projected Starters  Colin Rea vs. Dakota Hudson Colin Rea (7-2) with a 3.61 ERA with 1.23 WHIP Last Start: […]

The major league-leading Philadelphia Phillies hung on and beat the struggling Chicago Cubs 6-4 on Tuesday night. The Phillies played without injured sluggers Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber, but Schwarber still did his part, making sure that rookie pitcher Michael Mercado – who earned his first big league win – moved to the front of […]

New York Yankees rookie Luis Gil lost his third straight start, allowing four runs and two hits in four-plus innings with three walks and two hit batters in New York’s 5-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday. After going 9-1 with 2.03 ERA in his first 14 outings, Gil is 0-3 with a 14.90 […]

The Detroit Tigers approach the MLB trade deadline as obvious sellers. Having last made the postseason in 2014, the Tigers are in a familiar position this July. Selling certain players, particularly ones on expiring contracts, is the clear and easy option. Yet the organization’s future success will hinge as much on what they get in […]

Before Tuesday’s game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Arizona Diamondbacks announced that starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery would be placed on the 15-day injured list with right knee inflammation, retroactive to June 29. The Diamondbacks also announced that they were reinstating catcher Gabriel Moreno and outfielder Alek Thomas from the 10-day injured list and recalling pitcher […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are very familiar with the MLB Trade Deadline. The good news is, they’re usually on the favorable side of it, looking to buy instead of sell. They’ve been one of the more active teams during the last several deadlines, and they look to be that way again this season. Apparently, the […]

After making a surprise run all the way to the World Series last year, the Arizona Diamondbacks haven’t quite resembled the same sort of team in 2024. Up until June, the Diamondbacks had failed to be on the positive side of the win column, which is why they’re currently 41-43 and in third place in […]

As the MLB trade deadline nears, the Seattle Mariners appear to be buyers interested in improving their stagnant offense as they cling to a division lead. One potential fix for the team come July 30 is adding Paul Goldschmidt in a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Mariners are now the betting favorites to […]

When the Houston Astros were swept at home by the New York Yankees and started the 2024 MLB season in rough shape, many people believed that their championship pedigree would eventually activate. A true resurgence became far tougher to fathom, however, after the club lost several important players to injuries. The avalanche of misfortune that […]

A pair of teams looking to desperately start winning consistently will clash on the baseball diamond as the Los Angeles Angels battle things out with the Oakland Athletics. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Angels-Athletics prediction and pick. Angels-Athletics Projected Starters  Jose Soriano vs. Mitch Spence Soriano (4-5-) with a 3.48 […]

2024 is the Los Angeles Angels’ first season with Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani. Expectations were low entering the year, and the club, as predicted, is among the worst in the American League. The team is 36-47 — 9.5 games back in the AL West and equally as far from the last Wild Card spot. LA […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks travel to Chavez Ravine to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in an NL West thriller. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Dodgers prediction and pick. Diamondbacks-Dodgers Projected Starters  Ryne Nelson vs. Bobby Miller Ryne Nelson (5-6) with a 5.69 ERA … Last Start: 3.2 IP, 10 H, […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are getting some rough news. The team’s utility infielder Isiah Kiner-Falefa is on the injured list with a left knee sprain, per Sportsnet. The team is bringing in Leo Jimenez from Triple-A Buffalo to fill the infielder’s spot. The injury is just the latest in a devastating series of medical issues […]

The Texas Rangers got a big decision from Johnny Cueto on Tuesday which could change plans for their pitching staff going forward. Cueto, the former Cincinnati Reds and Miami Marlins pitcher, signed a minor league deal with the Rangers this April but has yet to pitch in a game at the Major League level. His […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks signed pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez to a multi-year deal after the 2023 season. However, the team has yet to see him take the mound. Rodriguez hurt his shoulder in a spring training game with the Diamondbacks and started the 2024 season on the injured list. He was moved to the 60-day injured list […]

Twenty-time Grammy Award-winning gospel music legend Kirk Franklin will headline the HBCU Swingman Classic presented by T-Mobile to jumpstart All-Star Weekend announced yesterday by Major League Baseball. All-Star Weekend will take place in Arlington, Texas, not far from Fort Worth, where Franklin grew up. Franklin and his gospel choir will perform the U.S. National Anthem […]

The Miami Marlins are parting ways with a slumping player. The team is designating shortstop Tim Anderson for assignment, per the Miami Herald. The shortstop was having a rough season in Miami. He had only two hits in his last seven games for the team. On the year, Anderson is batting .214 for the club. […]

When the Chicago Cubs hired Craig Counsell as their manager last November, the expectation was winning right away. Three months into his first season in charge, the Cubs have the third-worst record in the National League and are 11 games out of first place in the NL Central on July 2. A fantastic start to […]

The New York Mets are surging, and that is altering their trade deadline plans. It is looking all the more likely that Pete Alonso will stay with the team as the franchise fights for a National League Wild Card spot. The team now seems to want to bolster their bullpen and attract solid pitchers at […]

Brandon Nimmo did not appear in a game for the New York Mets for only the fourth time this season on Monday as he was unavailable following a freak incident earlier that morning. Nimmo woke up in his hotel room just outside of Washington D.C. early Monday morning and fainted in the bathroom shortly after […]

The Cincinnati Reds are in the Bronx to take on the New York Yankees Tuesday night. Check out our MLB odds series as we hand out a Reds-Yankees prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Reds-Yankees Projected Starters  Graham Ashcraft vs. Luis Gil Graham Ashcraft (4-4) with a […]

The New York Mets are on the road to take on the Washington Nationals Tuesday night. Below we will continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Nationals prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Mets-Nationals Projected Starters  Sean Manaea vs. DJ Herz Sean Manaea (5-3) with a 3.89 ERA, […]

Back in 2022, the Washington Nationals made the incredibly difficult decision to trade Juan Soto to the San Diego Padres. However, they recouped a massive haul of prospects, and they have already begun to reap the rewards of that deal. CJ Abrams and MacKenzie Gore are both key pieces of the team currently, and the […]

As is the case with many teams in this wacky 2024 Major League Baseball season, it’s very difficult to say what the San Francisco Giants should do at the trade deadline. By any objective measure, it’s been a disappointing season in the City by the Bay. The Giants are 41-44, even after a 5-2 week, […]

Detroit Tigers broadcaster Craig Monroe, who has been off the air since June 9, was recently accused of sexually assaulting a woman when she was a minor, per Brandon Contes of Awful Announcing. Writes Contes, “On June 11, the Instagram account @carbarbie941 accused Monroe of sex crimes, which allegedly began when he was a minor league […]

As Major League Baseball approaches the All-Star break, the Houston Astros are surging. Yordan Alvarez is among the candidates to start at DH for the American League. But will he participate in the Home Run Derby? Despite the high-profile nature of the Derby, it sounds like Alvarez will skip the event, per Chandler Rome of […]

The Miami Marlins are slogging through a brutal summer. With a 30-54 record, the team is currently 25 games out of first place in the NL East and 13.5 back in a National League Wild Card race that just about every team seems to be in the thick of aside from Miami and the Colorado […]

Brady Singer takes the mound for the Kansas City Royals as they host the Tampa Bay Rays. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rays-Royals prediction and pick. Rays-Royals Projected Starters  Zack Littell vs. Brady Singers Zack Littell (2-5) with a 4.17 ERA and 1.36 WHIP. Last Start: Littell went five innings […]

Tarik Skubal takes the mound for the Detroit Tigers as they visit the Minnesota Twins. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Twins prediction and pick. Tigers-Twins Projected Starters  Tarik Skubal vs. Simeon Woods Richardson Tarik Skubal (9-3) with a 2.32 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP. Last Start: Skubal is coming off […]