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By signing Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers wanted to continue staking their claim as kings of the NL West. For Ohtani and company to achieve that goal, they must take down the San Francisco Giants and any NL West competitor in their way. On Tuesday, the Dodgers achieved that goal by defeating the Giants […]

While the New York Yankees lead the AL East, the team is only poised to get stronger. Both DJ LeMahieu and Gerrit Cole are getting closer to making their eventual returns to the Yankees. LeMahieu is set to begin a rehab assignment at the Double-A level on either Thursday or Friday, via Greg Joyce of […]

One of the greatest rivalries in all of baseball will take place on the West Coast when the Los Angeles Dodgers battle it out with the San Francisco Giants. It is about that time to check out our MLB odds series where our Dodgers-Giants prediction and pick will be revealed. Given one of the highest […]

The New York Mets just finished a quick two-game set against the Philadelphia Phillies, and they didn’t look good in the brief sweep. Mets star Francisco Lindor spoke about the team’s struggles after their 4-0 loss on Tuesday. “It’s part of the daily grind,” Lindor said. “It seems like we are in a month that […]

Another edition of an epic American League clash is in store as the Cleveland Guardians battle it out with the Texas Rangers. Join us for our MLB odds series where our Guardians-Rangers prediction and pick will be unveiled for all to see. After a dominant 7-0 beat down over the Rangers, the Guardians are back […]

San Francisco Giants slugger was placed on the 10-day IL last week with a shoulder injury, and Tuesday marked the first day that he was set to rejoin batting practice with the team. Unfortunately, the Giants star ended up suffering a freak injury during BP when a ball that Soler hit ended up striking him […]

Every baseball fan, at some point during the Major League Baseball season, wishes they could be the general manager of one of the 30 clubs. But if given the choice of which franchise they could take over, there may not be a solitary person who wishes they could grab the reins to the Colorado Rockies. […]

The Angels make the trip to Los Angeles to face the Angels! These two teams have been struggling this season with the Angels being one of the worst teams in MLB. Our MLB odds series has our Cardinals-Angels prediction, odds, and pick for Wednesday. The Cardinals have struggled of late with a 17-24 record. However, they have won two […]

It is an NL East affair as the Philadelphia Phillies face the New York Mets. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Phillies prediction and pick. In game one of the series, it was a ten-inning affair. The Phillies took the 1-0 lead, but the Mets would score two in the […]

The Yankees make the trip to Minnesota to face the Twins! These two teams have been playing well with each being the second and fourth best teams in the AL. These two teams are having a great year, especially with the Twins getting red-hot. Our MLB odds series has our Yankees-Twins prediction, odds, and pick for Wednesday. The Yankees have […]

Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley exited Sunday’s game after an injury scare. He felt tightness in his left side and was removed from the contest as a result. Braves manager Brian Snitker shared a positive update on Riley Tuesday, via David O’Brien of The Athletic. “Austin Riley felt ‘much better’ today and was even […]

An important AL West showdown will be in the works when the Oakland Athletics battle it out with the resurgent Houston Astros. Join us for our MLB odds series where our Athletics-Astros prediction and pick will be revealed. Entering play with a 19-24 record, the Athletics have hit a slight bump in the road with […]

It’s been well-documented by now that the Houston Astros have had a miserable start to their 2024 season. Since the rest of Major League Baseball has been praying on Houston’s downfall for nearly a decade, it’s tempting for many to use this slip out of the gates as cause to write the Astros off completely […]

New York Yankees phenom Jasson Dominguez appears to be inching closer and closer to a big-league return. Dominguez, who is on the mend from Tommy John surgery, will begin a rehab assignment in Single-A Tampa on Monday, the Yankees announced. Manager Aaron Boone previously provided a positive update on Dominguez last week. The 21-year-old outfielder […]

The Cubs make the trip to Atlanta to face the Braves! Both of these teams have been very good with the Braves being the better team overall, but the Cubs are just behind them in the NL rankings. These are two of the best teams not just in the NL, but in the entire MLB and this will be a good series too with the Braves […]

Philadelphia Phillies star slugger Bryce Harper has been scratched from Tuesday afternoon’s lineup against the New York Mets as the team announced that he is dealing with a “migraine.” This was said on the Phillies’ X (formerly known as Twitter) page where they announced the updated lineup in his absence. This news comes after Harper […]

The Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox played their first of a four-game set on Monday, with the Rays grabbing a 5-3 victory. It was their seventh win in ten games, as they are attempting to climb back up the American League East standings. The teams entered this series with not much separating them […]

The Rockies make the trip to San Diego to face the Padres! The Rockies are in the running for one of the worst teams in the league, while the Padres have talent, but have been inconsistent and have consistently sat at .500 most of the year. Our MLB odds series has our Rockies-Padres prediction, odds, and pick for Wednesday. The […]

The Kansas City Royals finish their three-game trip to play the Seattle Mariners. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Royals-Mariners prediction and pick. The Mariners took game one for the series on Monday, Luke Raley hit a two-run home run in the second, to give the Mariners the lead. Cal […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks have dominated the Cincinnati Reds over the last ten games, and that continued on Monday night when they won 6-5 to open the series. It was the seventh win in eight meetings between the teams for Arizona. Both teams are under .500 for the season, but the Diamondbacks have been playing okay […]

After fading down the stretch in 2023, the Chicago Cubs look to establish themselves as a true National League contender in 2024. The core of the 2023 squad is still together, with the additions of manager Craig Counsell and Japanese pitcher Shota Imanaga to offset the loss of right-hander Marcus Stroman. The club is off […]

It is the finale of an interleague series as the Washington Nationals face the Chicago White Sox. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Nationals-White Sox prediction and pick. This will be game three of the series between the two teams. The first game of the series was postponed on Monday […]

Highly touted Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes made his Major League debut over the weekend, baseball fans everywhere took notice. Now, the Pirates’ youngster, appearing on The Pat McAfee Show, explained what he ate before Saturday’s start – as well as every start before that. "I eat Chicken Alfredo before every start.. I got some […]

It is the end of an interleague series as the Detroit Tigers host the Miami Marlins. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Marlins-Tigers prediction and pick. The Marlins and the Tigers played the first game of a three-game series on Monday. The Tigers scored the first three runs of the […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Milwaukee Brewers finish their three-game series with a Wednesday afternoon matchup. The Pirates took the first game 8-6. The teams already played a four-game series in Pittsburgh at the end of April, with the Pirates winning the first two games but the Brewers bouncing back with two more to even the […]

It is the final game of a three-game AL East series as the Toronto Blue Jays face the Baltimore Orioles. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Blue Jays-Orioles prediction and pick. The Blue Jays took game one of the series. The Orioles scored first on an Adley Rutschman home run […]

Pittsburgh Pirates top prospect Paul Skenes made his MLB debut against the Chicago Cubs on May 11, going four innings while allowing three runs on six hits. He struck out seven batters while walking a pair. The Pirates won 10-9. Statistically, it wasn’t the best debut for the right-handed pitcher, but it was the beginning […]

Texas Rangers pitcher Max Scherzer is throwing out some ideas, instead of balls and strikes. The hurler is giving his input on how to reform starting pitching in Major League Baseball. Scherzer is advocating a range of ideas that would allow pitchers to start throwing more innings, which he says isn’t happening now. “I want […]

Superstar pitcher Justin Verlander has seen plenty of changes throughout his 21 years in the MLB. The 41-year-old has never been too shy to speak his mind, and he’s now denouncing the usage of analytics in baseball shortly after tossing yet another excellent outing for the Houston Astros. With starting pitchers throwing less and less […]

The Cincinnati Reds aren’t making many storylines with the way they’re playing this season but the franchise was part of history on Monday. Unfortunately, it comes at the expense of Reds outfielder TJ Friedl who was placed on the injured list for the second time in 2024. Friedl returned on May 7 from a wrist […]

A pair of American League contenders in the early part of the season will go head-to-head on the diamond as the Kansas City Royals take on the Seattle Mariners. It is time to take a look at our MLB odds series where our Royals-Mariners prediction and pick will be unveiled.  Entering play with a 25-17 record […]

The signing of Shota Imanaga has been a home run for the Chicago Cubs this season, and despite being defeated by the Atlanta Braves by the score of 2-0, Imanaga continued to impress with five shutout innings against one of the best lineups in the game. Imanaga’s start to the season with the Cubs has […]

Kodai Senga was selected to the 2023 National League All-Star team and finished second in NL Rookie of the Year voting last season. The New York Mets were hopeful that Senga would lead the rotation once again in 2024. However, Senga has not pitched yet in 2024 due to an injury. He has been battling […]

Anytime there is a “first” of something in baseball it’s worth a headline. Monday’s regular season contest between the Houston Astros and Oakland Athletics gave baseball fans a first as both franchises had a female voice doing play-by-play on their television broadcasts. Julia Morales and Jenny Cavnar led the calls for the Astros and Athletics […]

The San Francisco Giants might have greater difficulty in getting their 2024 season back on track in the aftermath of what transpired on Monday. Not only did the Giants lose the battle to the Los Angeles Dodgers by taking a painful 6-4 defeat in 10 innings, they also lost the war. On Monday, the Giants […]

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins left his team’s loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night due to a hamstring injury, but there is some good news here. Hoskins was “encouraged” that the injury was to his right leg rather than his left leg, via The Associated Press. Hoskins missed the entire 2023 campaign […]

The New York Yankees are off to a hot start in 2024, seemingly putting their 2023 struggles behind them while sitting at 27-15, and one of the biggest parts of the success is the team’s bullpen, which has been one of the best in baseball. That group is headlined by closer Clay Holmes, who has […]

The Chicago Cubs have had a great start to the 2024 campaign, and it looks like they could be in a summer-long battle with the Milwaukee Brewers for the top spot in the National League Central division. You can never have enough depth when it comes to making it through the grind of a full […]

The 2024 season hasn’t yet been very kind to the Arizona Diamondbacks, who had high hopes of defending their shocking National League pennant from a year ago. But the season is still young, which means there’s plenty of time for these D-Backs to improve and make the necessary roster adjustments to get back into the […]