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Taj Bradley continued his dominant run for the Tampa Bay Rays in the team’s 9-1 win over the New York Yankees on Saturday. Bradley pitched one-hit ball over seven innings to remain unbeaten in seven straight starts. Not only that, but the Rays managed to accomplish something only done once since 1901, per OptaSTATS: .@RaysBaseball […]

It’s been a disappointing season so far for the defending champion Texas Rangers. At five games below .500 entering play on Saturday, the team is five games out of first place in the AL West and 7.5 games back in the Wild Card hunt. Despite their struggles, the Rangers don’t appear ready to concede the […]

In the Pittsburgh Pirates’ win over the Philadelphia Phillies, veteran Andrew McCutchen got things off to a rocking start with a massive sixth inning home run in front of the PNC Park faithful. Andrew McCutchen’s 431-foot blast has PNC Park buzzing 💥 pic.twitter.com/hI0lMu9GKC — MLB (@MLB) July 21, 2024 Pirates fans were going crazy. @darkjangbbi […]

The San Francisco Giants will conclude a three-game series with the Colorado Rockies on Sunday at Coors Field. The air is thin as we share our MLB odds series and make a Giants-Rockies prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. Giants-Rockies Projected Starters  Hayden Birdsong vs. Austin Gomber Hayden Birdsong (1-0) with a […]

When the MLB All-Star break arrived this week, the Los Angeles Dodgers had 15 players on their injured list, more than any other team in baseball. Because of this, Los Angeles is expected to actively look to plug some holes on the trade market. One name that the Dodgers continue to be linked to is […]

The Los Angeles Angels are suffering through the doldrums of a losing season and near-last place standing in the American League West. As such they have the opportunity to try something new and they did just that on Saturday as they decided to take a flier on former MLB strikeout king Johnny Cueto. The news […]

Aaron Judge’s 2022 MVP season stands among the greatest individual offensive seasons in baseball history. Judge set the single-season American League home run record with 62 long balls, eclipsing the 61 former Yankees star Roger Maris hit in 1961 to stand alone as the AL home run King. While Judge started his big league career […]

The San Diego Padres will finish their three-game series with the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday at Progressive Field. It’s time for some interleague fun as we share our MLB odds series and make a Padres-Guardians prediction and pick. Padres-Guardians Projected Starters  Michael King vs. Ben Lively Michael King (7-6) with a 3.41 ERA Last Start: […]

It will be a quick end to the Border Battle as the Milwaukee Brewers conclude their two-game set with the Minnesota Twins on Sunday at Target Field. It’s a friendly midwestern showdown as we share our MLB odds series, make a Brewers-Twins prediction, and pick for this showdown. Brewers-Twins Projected Starters  Aaron Civale vs. Joe […]

The St. Louis Cardinals will conclude their three-game series with the Atlanta Braves on Sunday at Truist Park. It’s time to sizzle in Atlanta as we share our MLB odds series and make a Cardinals-Braves prediction and pick. Cardinals-Braves Projected Starters  Miles Mikolas vs. Max Fried Miles Mikolas (7-8) with a 5.13 ERA Last Start: […]

The Boston Red Sox have a lot of work to do after getting hit with the injury bug. They are slipping in the AL East standings with the Baltimore Orioles and New York Yankees usurping them. Moreover, the Tampa Bay Rays are also catching up which means moves are in order during the MLB Trade […]

Maybe Eddie Rosario just needed to be back with the Atlanta Braves. After being released by the Washington Nationals earlier this month, Rosario is thriving with the Braves – including hitting the game-tying two run homer on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals. Atlanta fans are letting him know how much they appreciate it, per […]

The Philadelphia Phillies posted the best record in the first half. They sent a remarkable eight players to the All-Star game. And now, they’re getting reinforcements. Phillies’ catcher JT Realmuto has been activated off the injured list. He went on the injured list in June with knee discomfort and opted for right knee meniscectomy surgery. […]

Former Oakland Athletics star Jose Canseco was on-hand at Oakland Coliseum on Saturday to throw out the first pitch of the A’s game against the Los Angeles Angels. Canseco shared the moment on social media, and had a sad realization about his relationship with the Athletics: Just threw out the first pitch at the A’s […]

“Nasty Nestor” Cortes hasn’t been very nasty recently. The 29-year-old has allowed 11 runs in his last two starts for the New York Yankees, including Saturday’s 9-1 home loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Cortes admitted that the outing was unacceptable, via YES Network. "Just gotta be better when I'm out there" Nestor Cortes reflects […]

The struggling Chicago Cubs are hoping to turn their season around in the final 2-plus months of the season, but they have gotten some disappointing injury news that will impact manager Craig Counsell’s pitching staff. The Cubs placed Hayden Wesneski on the 15-day injured list with a strained right forearm and called up Hunter Bigge […]

The Minnesota Twins went on a strong showing before the MLB All-Star break. The Twins went 6-4 in the last 10 games; however, the team has given a notable injury update on shortstop Carlos Correa. Minnesota placed Correa on the injured list with right plantar fasciitis, per The Athletic’s Dan Hayes. In addition, Chris Paddock […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been searching for production at third base since slugger Max Muncy went down with an oblique injury in the middle of May. Now they may be considering shifting Miguel Vargas to the position, per Mike DiGiovanna of The Los Angeles Times: “Miguel Vargas taking ground balls at 3B again … […]

With the MLB trade deadline fast approaching, every transaction is magnified as every move could have an impact on the outcome of the season. While teams attempt to build the best possible roster for a playoff push and postseason run, potentially impactful players can find themselves casualties of the inevitable churn. Pitcher Nick Anderson is […]

For the Los Angeles Angels, the 2024 MLB campaign is about evaluating the current roster and determining who can be part of the franchise’s future plans. They are expected to be active sellers at the July 30 trade deadline, but a full rebuild is not really possible with Mike Trout still on the roster. Some […]

Giancarlo Stanton has been out since June 22 with a hamstring injury. Since then, the New York Yankees have struggled, going 7-14. That is the second-worst record in baseball during that stretch. With the All-Star Break in the rearview, Aaron Boone provided an update on the slugger’s rehab. This was his response to Stanton’s statement […]

The New York Yankees jumped out to a blazing start to the 2023-2024 season, blitzing past the rest of the American League East and looking like they might wrap up the division by the All-Star Break. However, that did not happen. The team fell back down to earth over the past month, and several glaring […]

The Atlanta Braves needed Chris Sale to turn back the clock this season. They invested in him this offseason, trading infielder Vaughn Grissom for Sale and signing him to an extension. Then they lost ace Spencer Strider for the year to Tommy John surgery. Now, young lefty Max Fried has expressed what he’s learned from […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have been without Tommy Edman all season, and just got another concerning injury update regarding his rehab and potential return to the big league club. Edman, who underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right wrist in October, still has yet to debut for the Cardinals this season. There was some hope that […]

Chris Sale endured some up-and-down years with the Boston Red Sox but he is back to pitching at an All-Star level in 2024 with the Atlanta Braves. Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees star outfielder who has faced Sale plenty of times over the years, shared his thoughts on the Braves starting pitcher’s bounce-back 2024 […]

Many fans spent a good chunk of the MLB season waiting for the Toronto Blue Jays (44-53) to fulfill their potential and turn things around. While the Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets all started climbing out of the hole they dug themselves in, the Jays continued to languish near the bottom […]

Marcus Stroman has been outspoken on social media during his MLB career. His most recent post came after his New York Yankees won their first game of the second half 6-1 over the Tampa Bay Rays. He expressed his gratitude for playing with “generational talents” like Aaron Judge and Juan Soto. “Will look back one […]

All rise for the king of New York! Towering at 6’7″ and weighing more than 280 pounds, there are very few players around the game of baseball that are as immune to hitting tape-measure home runs than slugger Aaron Judge. As the second half of the regular season is officially in full swing, it is […]

The Los Angeles Angels lost 13-3 to the last-place Oakland Athletics on Friday, but the score may not have been the worst part of the game for the struggling Halos. Angels starting pitcher Griffin Canning, who was knocked around early, left with what he later described as elbow discomfort. He elaborated on how his elbow […]

The Oakland Athletics celebrated the beginning of the second half by calling up their top prospect, shortstop Jacob Wilson. Unfortunately for Wilson and the A’s, his MLB debut was cut short by a hamstring injury. Wilson was hurt running the bases just after he notched his first career hit. He slapped a double into left […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Astros Mariners prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Astros Mariners. Normalcy has returned to the American League West, at least to a degree. The Houston Astros have certainly not had the season they wanted or hoped for. Yet, here they are on July […]

The Colorado Rockies are in the middle of another forgettable season. They hold one of MLB’s worst records and are in last place in the National League West. Stars Kris Bryant and Nolan Jones are currently out with injuries as well. So when will the Rockies stars return? Bryant has been battling rib and oblique […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Giants Rockies prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Giants Rockies. The San Francisco Giants endured a brutal loss on Friday against the Colorado Rockies. It wasn’t just the fact that the Giants blew a 3-0 lead after four and a half innings. It […]

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick for the weekend’s MLB action as we head to the National League for our next matchup. The Arizona Diamondbacks will continue their three-game series against the Chicago Cubs. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Cubs prediction and pick. Diamondbacks-Cubs Projected Starters  Zac Gallen (RHP) vs. Kyle […]

We’re back and ready to bring you another betting prediction and pick for Saturday’s MLB slate as we turn toward this interleague matchup between winning teams. The Milwaukee Brewers will visit the Minnesota Twins for the beginning of a two-game series following the All-Star break. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Brewers-Twins prediction and pick. Brewers-Twins […]

The Padres make the trip to Cleveland to face the Guardians! These two teams have been playing differently. The Guardians are playing great baseball and then the Padres have been inconsistent. However, neither team is playing well entering this matchup. Our MLB odds series has our Padres-Guardians prediction, odds, and pick for Saturday. Padres-Guardians Projected […]

It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Cardinals Braves prediction and pick for Game 2 of Saturday’s day-night doubleheader. Find out how to watch Cardinals Braves. The St. Louis Cardinals are not having a great season, but after the disastrous 2023 campaign, 2024 feels like a romp. The Cardinals are more than […]

The Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers began the second half of their seasons when they faced off on Friday night. The Red Sox held a 1-0 lead after a Jarren Duran home run in the top of the fifth, but the Dodgers rallied with four runs in the bottom of the eighth to […]

The Reds make the trip to Washington D.C. to face the Nationals! These two teams have struggled with inconsistency. The Reds are the better team, but the difference between the two is very close. Our MLB odds series has our Reds-Nationals prediction, odds, and pick for Saturday. Reds-Nationals Projected Starters  Nick Lodolo vs. MacKenzie Gore Nick Lodolo (8-3) with […]