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The Toronto Blue Jays got back in the win column on Monday night with a big victory over the lowly Washington Nationals and in the process, Kevin Gausman reached an impressive feat. The Jays ace racked up his 200th strikeout of the season, sitting down seven via the K in five innings of work while […]

Two teams fighting for playoff spots collide as the Houston Astros face the Boston Red Sox. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Red Sox prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Yesterday was pure domination for the Astros. They won 13-5 over the Red Sox. The Red Sox did take an early lead […]

The 2023 Tampa Bay Rays are among the top contenders to win the World Series. A glance at the Rays’ record and team stats suggests that it would be no surprise if Tampa Bay finally gets over the hump and seizes its first title in franchise history. But a closer look tells a different story […]

The baseball world was shook when it was announced that Los Angeles Angels superstar Shohei Ohtani suffered an elbow injury and might need Tommy John surgery, but his former manager Joe Maddon was on the Starkville podcast with Jayson Stark and Ken Rosenthal and explained why he expects Ohtani’s rehab to go smoothly. “What I […]

The Minnesota Twins are sitting pretty atop the AL Central, as they now have a seven-game cushion over the Cleveland Guardians. One such reason behind the Twins’ solid play as of late has been third baseman Royce Lewis’ performances. Since returning from injury on August 15, Lewis has hit four home runs and driven in […]

The Texas Rangers are in Queens, New York to square off with the New York Mets Tuesday night. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Rangers-Mets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Rangers picked up a much needed win in […]

The Atlanta Braves feature arguably the most balanced roster in baseball. They are near the top of the league in many offensive and pitching categories. With Ronald Acuna Jr leading the charge, this Atlanta ball club is built for the playoffs. Today, we are taking on a challenge and trying to find one fatal flaw […]

No player in the history of Major League Baseball has ever swiped 60 bases and hit 30 home runs in a single season. Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr. is just a homer away from reaching that plateau that nobody has ever been to after yet another scorching performance Monday night against the Colorado Rockies […]

The Chicago Cubs have been one of the hotter teams in the MLB ever since the All-Star break and has firmly put themselves in position to make the MLB playoffs. They currently occupy the second wild card sport in the NL, and still have a pretty solid fighter’s chance at claiming the NL Central division. […]

The Washington Nationals are north of the border to take on the Toronto Blue Jays. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Nationals-Blue Jays prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Nationals are in a rebuild year, but they have been […]

The San Francisco Giants may have found a budding pitching star in the form of Kyle Harrison. The 22-year-old lefty impressed fans on Monday in just his second career start, as he tossed 6.1 scoreless innings and allowed just three hits while fanning 11 hitters in a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. It was […]

After a convincing win last night, the Baltimore Orioles look to make it two in a row over the Chicago White Sox. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a White Sox-Orioles prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Last night was a great performance by the Orioles. They got solid starting pitching from Grayson […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are one of the hottest teams in Major League Baseball. They’ve sat in the top spot of the National League wild card standings for ahwile and are poised to host a wild card series at Citizens Bank Park in early October. The Phillies continued their winning ways on Monday, defeating the Los […]

The New York Yankees look to make it two wins in a row as they face the Detroit Tigers. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Yankees-Tigers prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Yesterday it was a 4-1 victory for the Yankees. Aaron Judge has been struggling at the plate, but he scored […]

Seattle Mariners All-Star outfielder Julio Rodriguez continues to sizzle at the plate. Against the Oakland Athletics on Monday, Rodriguez went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs to help the Mariners open a three-game series at home with a 7-0 victory. Rodriguez’s incredible stretch has earned praise from Seattle manager Scott Servais following the […]

The Colorado Rockies got destroyed by the Atlanta Braves on Monday night, losing by a score of 14-4. Ronald Acuna Jr. led the way for Atlanta with a monster outing (4-5, 4 R, 5 RBI, 1 HR, 1 BB, 2 SB), but it was a strange incident that took place on the field between Acuna […]

In the seventh inning of the Atlanta Braves’ 14-4 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night, two fans went onto the field and approached star outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr., and he was eventually knocked to the ground as security handled the situation. Acuna was not injured and smiled after the incident. He described what […]

Jose Altuve hit his way into the Houston Astros history books with the team’s first cycle in a decade. He drove in four runs and scored four of his own as Houston demolished the Boston Red Sox by a score of 13-5. Altuve capped off his historic performance with a towering home run over the […]

The Philadelphia Phillies look to extend their winning streak to five games today as they face the Los Angeles Angels. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with an Angels-Phillies prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. Last night the Angels struck first, scoring in the first inning on a Luis Rengifo single that scored Shohei […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are traveling down the state of Florida to take on the Miami Marlins for the start of a quick two game series. Below we will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Rays-Marlins prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The […]

The New York Mets, not too long after splurging on free agents in an attempt to build off of their 101-win 2022 season, decided to sell at the trade deadline after falling off the pace in the playoff race. As a result, the Mets dealt away ace Max Scherzer to the Texas Rangers. But clearly […]

Former Atlanta Braves bench coach and Bobby Cox assistant Pat Corrales passed away on Sunday. He was 82 years old. The Los Angeles Dodgers said Corrales passed away to natural causes in his Georgia residence, per The Associated Press‘ Paul Newberry. Corrales was Dodgers GM Brandon Gomes’ special assistant. The former had served in that […]

As the Houston Astros look to clinch a postseason berth, Jose Altuve has been at the front and center of the team’s success. In the midst of their playoff push, Altuve accomplished a feat against the Red Sox that hasn’t been done by an Astros player in a decade. With his eighth inning home run, […]

Ronald Acuna Jr. is not just making history in the big leagues in the 2023 MLB season; he is also making fans go wild. Just take for example the situation he found himself in the middle of in the outfield during Monday night’s game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Ronald Acuna Jr. was […]

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. is inching closer toward baseball immortality. Acuna is closing in on becoming the first player in MLB history to record 30 home runs and 60 stolen bases in a season. Acuna clobbered his 29th home run of the season in the top of the fifth inning against the Colorado […]

The Toronto Blue Jays got a decent performance Monday night from pitcher Kevin Gausman against the Washington Nationals at home. But it’s more than just about that for the team and for Gausman, who became the newest member of an exclusive statistical franchise club, according to ESPN Stats & Info. “Kevin Gausman is the 3rd […]

It’s no secret that the New York Mets season didn’t go to plan, but an earlier report detailed a much more fractured clubhouse than seen by the public eye. Former Mets star pitcher Max Scherzer is speaking out in his first return back to Citi Field since being traded to the Texas Rangers, and strongly […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have had a great month of August in terms of success on the field, but a lot of injuries have been stacking up, which is not what you want at this time of the year. The Dodgers are currently 80-49 and have the third best record in the MLB. Even with […]

It has been over two weeks since Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez knocked down Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson, but until now Anderson is still taking hits. The latest one came from the Minnesota Twins, whose scoreboard operator decided to mock Anderson and poke fun at the whole situation. During the Twins-Guardians game, […]

After a long absence due to an injury, Minnesota Twins infielder Royce Lewis is back helping his team’s offense. He has been especially fantastic of late, even completing a feat no player in the history of the franchise history, including the years it was called the Washington Senators, had pulled off before, per ESPN Stats […]

Louis Lappe gave a lot of hope to St. Louis Cardinals’ Lars Nootbar when he hit the walk-off home run for El Segundo. This would give the small California town team the victory against Curacao. The shortstop hit the only home run for his team and it was a historic feat to accomplish. He gave […]

The Cincinnati Reds have been ready to turn their franchise around into MLB playoff contention. But, the Elly De La Cruz-led squad may have just faced a huge loss before their matchup against the San Francisco Giants. They gave huge injury updates regarding both Stuart Fairchild and Matt McClain. One of them is more unfortunate […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced SP Tony Gonsolin will undergo Tommy John surgery, per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times. It was already known that Gonsolin could miss the remainder of the 2023 season after being placed on the IL. However, this update puts him in jeopardy of missing all of 2024 as well. […]

The New York Yankees are on track for their first under .500 season since 1992, and while many are calling for the dismissal of manager Aaron Boone at the end of the massively disappointing 2023 season, it would reportedly take an unprecedented move from managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner, according to Andy Martino of SNY. […]

Before the season even began, the Atlanta Braves outfielder, Ronald Acuña Jr., was a heavy favorite to win the National League MVP. By the All-Star break, Acuña had solidified himself as the odds-on favorite to win the award with -330 odds (per FanDuel). But as of Monday, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts has become […]

Amid all of the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks hoopla, the Milwaukee Brewers have quietly won eight games in a row to maintain control in the National League Central. They are gearing up for a pivotal three-game series with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Before that begins, though, the organization had to make an […]

The San Diego Padres continue to spiral out of control and their woes got worse with the news that Yu Darvish is heading to the injured list with right elbow inflammation, according to AJ Cassavell. Darvish struggled this season but was still an effective pitcher for the Padres, recording 10 quality starts. Overall in 24 […]

Chicago police have provided an update on a stunning shooting inside the Chicago White Sox’s Guaranteed Rate Field that left two women with bullet wounds. The incident occurred during the fourth inning of Chicago’s 12-4 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Friday night. Two women sitting in bleachers of Sections 161 and 162 of the […]

The Boston Red Sox are expected to execute a number of roster moves on Monday, with calling up their No. 3 prospect Ceddanne Rafaela being included in the series of moves, according to Ian Browne of MLB.com. Along with Ceddanne Rafaela being called up, David Hamilton is being recalled as well, according to Browne. As […]