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Chicago Cubs lefty Justin Steele found a groove in Monday’s start against the San Francisco Giants. He threw eight scoreless innings, allowed only two hits, and struck out 12. Steele is only the second pitcher this season to record such a start, according ESPN Stats & Info. The other was Atlanta Braves strikeout machine Spencer […]

Lucas Giolito was officially added to the Cleveland Guardians’ roster on Saturday after he was claimed from the Los Angeles Angels, and after spending many years on the division rival Chicago White Sox, the Guardians are turning to Giolito in the first game of a pivotal three-game series against the Minnesota Twins. Giolito spoke about […]

The Cleveland Guardians’ 2023 MLB season is on the verge of flat-lining and should be completely out of grasp if they don’t prevail in their upcoming three-game series against the Minnesota Twins. In the midst of these dire times, fans received injury updates on their two most coveted starting pitchers. “Shane Bieber and Triston McKenzie […]

As the Baltimore Ravens prepare for Week 1 of the upcoming season, they’ve been without star tight end Mark Andrews on the practice field. However, John Harbaugh has yet to panic and it appears as if his patience with Andrews has paid of. Harbaugh said that he expects Andrews to be back at practice on […]

The St. Louis Cardinals are out of contention, and for the month of September they will be evaluating their internal options for the 2024 season, especially in the starting rotation, and Zack Thompson is someone who could be pitching his way into the 2024 starting rotation with his performance as of late. Zack Thompson performed […]

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson reached a career milestone on Sunday, reaching 1,000 career hits with a leadoff double off of Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers in a 3-2 loss. Despite having many accomplishments so far in his career, Tim Anderson was humble after reaching the 1,000 career hit milestone. “If it’s brought […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers issued a statement after news broke of Julio Urías’ arrest, via Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. “We are aware of an incident involving Julio Urías. While we attempt to learn all the facts, he will not be traveling with the team. The organization has no further comment at this time,” the […]

The Baltimore Orioles are on the road to take on the Los Angeles Angels for the start of a three game series. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out an Orioles-Angels prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Orioles lead the Tampa […]

Most MLB teams like having a leadoff batter with sky-high on-base percentages, the speed to swipe bags or a combination of both. The Philadelphia Phillies reject this line of thinking with Kyle Schwarber. He’s not a speed threat, and he doesn’t get a ton of hits. But he makes every plate appearance count, and that’s […]

Deion Sanders and the Colorado football program made a statement with their road win over TCU on Saturday, and in an appearance on Undisputed with Skip Bayless and Michael Irvin, Sanders spoke about Travis Hunter and why he is allowed to play on both sides of the ball. “He’s both, Travis gets bored if you […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are on the road to take on the San Diego Padres for the start of a three game series. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Phillies-Padres prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. As it stands right now, […]

Los Angeles Dodgers star pitcher Julio Urías was reportedly arrested Sunday night following L.A.’s series against the Atlanta Braves, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. “Los Angeles Dodgers starter Julio Urías was arrested and charged with felony domestic violence charges late last night, an officer with the LAPD tells ESPN. Urias, 27, was booked late Sunday and […]

It is interleague baseball on Labor Day as the Seattle Mariners face the Cincinnati Reds. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mariners-Reds prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Mariners enter the game after losing two of three to the Mets over the weekend. They had some struggled pitching over the weekend, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost Walker Buehler to Tommy John surgery but just over seven months since his operation, the righty appears to be heading in the right direction. Buehler made his very first appearance Sunday since going down with the elbow injury last June. He tossed two perfect innings for Triple-A Oklahoma City, striking […]

The Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates square off in a three game series for the final meeting betweent these two teams. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Brewers-Pirates prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Brewers bounced back nicely after […]

The New York Yankees are winning. It might prove to be too little and too late for the Bronx Bombers, but at least they are not losing in bunches these days. In fact, they just swept the defending and reigning World Series champions in a three-game set at Minute Maid Park, with the Yankees taking […]

It’s early into his career, but we can safely say that Bobby Miller is going to be one hell of a player. The young Los Angeles Dodgers sling was tapped to start against the white-hot Atlanta Braves. It was a tall task, especially for a rookie. Miller was up for the challenge, though. The righty […]

The Minnesota Twins are on the road to take on the Cleveland Guardians in an American League Central matchup! This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Twins-Guardians prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Twins are in first place in the […]

It is an AL East showdown as the Boston Red Sox face the Tampa Bay Rays. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Red Sox-Rays prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Red Sox enter the game after winning two of three over the Royals. Still, the Red Sox were on a long […]

There’s no guarantee that Pete Alonso stays with the New York Mets beyond the 2023 season. The Mets reportedly held trade talks involving the 28-year old first baseman prior to the deadline, and with the team undergoing a soft reset, Alonso could be end up being an established veteran who gives way. But Alonso is […]

The New York Yankees calling up their top prospects led to immediate success. They swept the Houston Astros in a road series as Jasson “the Martian” Dominguez dominated in Space City. But catcher Austin Wells also impressed with his veteran-like ability to work with pitchers. Wells recorded two hits, two RBI and a run in […]

It is an AL West battle as the Houston Astros face the Texas Rangers. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Rangers prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Astros come into the game after being swept over the weekend by the Yankees. The Yankees dominated Astros pitching at the plate, and the […]

The Colorado Rockies visit the Arizona Diamondbacks for the start of a three game series. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Rockies Diamondbacks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Rockies and Diamondbacks have played each other 10 times this […]

Coming into their three-game series against the New York Yankees, the Houston Astros had to be feeling good. They were coming off of a successful five-game road winning streak. The Yankees, meanwhile have been on the downturn as of late, falling below .500. Plus, Houston has almost always played well against New York throughout the […]

It seems Atlanta Braves closer Raisel Iglesias is peaking at just the right time. Iglesias won the NL Reliever of the Month Award for August on Sunday. He did not allow a solitary run and was a perfect seven-of-seven in his save opportunities the entire month. Other teams also batted just .156 against the flame-throwing […]

The New York Yankees are feeling it. After losing a bunch of games that left their fanbase demoralized, the Yankees are seemingly already out of their slump, also in part because of the play of Jasson Dominguez. The rookie wowed New York fans again on Sunday when he launched a two-run home run to help […]

For the longest time, the Houston Astros were the New York Yankees’ kryptonite. It seemed like the Texas-based team always had a way of dealing with the pinstripes, whether it was the playoffs or the regular season. This year, though, thanks to an infusion of youth to the lineup, the Yankees have done something they […]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller still has the number of the Atlanta Braves. Months after he made his debut in the big leagues by notching a win at the expense of the Braves, Miller dominated Atlanta again on Sunday. Miller was understandably hyped up over having another success over Ronald Acuna Jr. and company, […]

New York Yankees outfielder Jasson Dominguez went deep again on Sunday Night Baseball, hitting a go-ahead, two-run home run off of Houston Astros pitcher Christian Javier in the sixth inning. In the process, Dominguez joined some exclusive company alongside Aaron Judge and others by hitting two home runs in his first three games in MLB. […]

The New York Yankees calling up hyped prospect Jasson Dominguez for this weekend’s series against the Houston Astros got a lot of attention, and it got even more buzz when he hit a home run off of Justin Verlander in his first MLB at-bat. Jasson Dominguez sat down for an interview with ESPN that was […]

Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres are mathematically still not eliminated from playoff contention in the National League. But it’s going to take something short of divine intervention for them to make it beyond the regular season. Nevertheless, Machado is keeping the hope alive, voicing out his optimism that San Diego can still turn […]

Sunday might have been the perfect encapsulation of Shohei Ohtani’s career to date with the Los Angeles Angels. Ohtani once again entered his name into MLB’s record books. And once again, his team as a whole failed to impress. After stealing second base on Sunday, Ohtani became just the 8th player in MLB history to […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are paying tribute to late LA icon Kobe Bryant. During Friday’s game against the Atlanta Braves, the Dodgers hosted a “Lakers Night,” with a specific emphasis on Bryant which included many touching tributes and ceremony throughout the evening. One such tribute was an epic drone show that featured some of Bryant’s […]

The Texas Rangers are gearing up for a playoff push, and on Sunday, they got a boost on the injury front regarding pitchers Max Scherzer and Nathan Eovaldi as things kick into high gear. Both Scherzer and Eovaldi had been dealing with various ailments as of late, but it seems their return to the Rangers’ […]

The Houston Astros have a bit of a rotation going on in center field between Chas McCormick, Jake Meyers and Mauricio Dubon, and manager Dusty Baker explained how he is deciding who takes the field in center each night. “Depends on what I need,” Dusty Baker said, via Adam Spolane of SportsRadio610. “If you need […]

With the New York Mets failing to live up to expectations, rumors have started to swirl surrounding Pete Alonso’s trade possibilities. But as long as Alonso is playing for the Mets, he has used his power stroke to continually write his name in the history books. On Sunday, Alonso hit two home runs in a […]

The St. Louis Cardinals were expected by many to win the NL Central in 2023, but they have sputtered throughout the season and are heading for a shocking last-place finish. The front office decided to sell some of their players ahead of the trade deadline, such as Jack Flaherty, Paul DeJong, Jordan Montgomery and Jordan […]

The Toronto Blue Jays know that Matt Chapman is recovering from the hand injury he suffered in early August. As for when he’ll be back in the team’s lineup? That is less clear. The middle finger on Chapman’s right hand has improved, with the swelling down considerably. But the third baseman is having a tough […]

The New York Yankees are on the road trying to complete the sweep against the Houston Astros. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Yankees-Astros prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Yankees have won the first two games of this […]