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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 […]

An intriguing matchup between a pair of American League foes will square off on the diamond as the Cleveland Guardians take on the Texas Rangers in the Lone Star State. Join us for our MLB odds series where our Guardians-Rangers prediction and pick will be revealed. For the Guardians, it has been Cleveland that boasts one […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers continue their road trip in San Francisco for game two of the series looking to continue their momentum and dominance atop the AL West when they take divisional foes the San Francisco Giants in this Tuesday night matchup at Oracle Park So let’s check out our MLB odds series, which includes […]

The Cincinnati Reds continue their road trip in Arizona for game two of the series looking to turn their season and get back into the thick of things in the NL Central when they take on the Diamondbacks as they attempt to gain some ground on the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in this Tuesday night matchup. […]

The St. Louis Cardinals continue their road trip in Los Angeles for game two of the series looking to turn their season around in an interleague with the Los Angeles Angels to gain some ground on the first-place Milwaukee Brewers in this Tuesday night matchup. So let’s check out our MLB odds series, which includes […]

The Oakland Athletics continue their road trip in Houston for game two of the series looking to turn their season around against AL West foe the Astros to gain some ground on the first-place Seattle Mariners in this Tuesday night matchup. So let’s check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Athletics-Astros prediction and […]

The Nationals make the trip to Chicago to face the White Sox! These two teams are both inconsistent, but the Nationals still have some potential, while the White Sox might be one of the worst teams in the entire MLB. Our MLB odds series has our Nationals-White Sox prediction, odds, and pick for Tuesday. The Nationals have been one […]

Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander bounced back from a nightmarish outing with a phenomenal showing against the Detroit Tigers in a 9-3 win on Sunday and Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson was wowed by just how dominant Verlander was against Detroit, where he began his big-league career nearly two decades ago (maybe he’ll return […]

The Pirates make the trip to Milwaukee to face the Brewers! These two teams have been trending in different directions with the Brewers playing well, while the Pirates have struggled to find any sort of consistency. Our MLB odds series has our Pirates-Brewers prediction, odds, and pick for Tuesday. The Pirates have started the season being inconsistent at 18-23, and they have lost four […]

The era of Pittsburgh Pirates’ top prospect pitcher Paul Skenes officially set sail on Saturday. Skenes was the first overall selection in the 2023 MLB Draft — and his hype has been of epic proportions. Pitchers and catchers had barely reported to the Pirates’ spring training facilities in Bradenton, Florida, before everyone was asking, “When […]

The red-hot Colorado Rockies will look to put their winning streak on the line when they square off with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Join us for our MLB odds series where our Rockies-Padres prediction and pick will be revealed. What happened to the Colorado Rockies as we knew them? Despite still owning a […]

There likely is not a single Miami Marlins fan on the face of this planet that’s excited about the prospect of another rebuild. It seems like this team has pretty much been in constant rebuild mode since 2003, save for the one offseason where Jeffrey Loria decided to change the team name and colors and […]

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. Our MLB odds series has our Yankees-Twins prediction, odds, and pick for Tuesday. The Yankees have come out of the gate extremely hot with a 27-15 record. They are the second-best team in the […]

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. Our MLB odds series has our Cubs-Braves prediction, […]

The Rays make the trip to Boston to face the Red Sox! Both teams have been inconsistent in one of the toughest divisions in baseball, the AL East. The Rays are just under .500, while the Red Sox are just above .500, and both are still trying to catch both the Orioles and the Yankees. Our MLB […]

It is interleague baseball on Tuesday as the Miami Marlins face the Detroit Tigers. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Marlins-Tigers prediction and pick. The Marlins end the series sitting at 11-31 on the year. They are in last place in the NL East this year, and 17.5 games back […]