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Although neither team finished with the best record in the American League, or second best for that matter, the pennant felt destined to run through the Lone Star State when the 2023 MLB playoffs began. From a roster standpoint, they both packed the right amount of punch in their lineups and on the mound to […]

This week, Atlanta Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia has found himself in some controversy during his team’s NLDS series against the Philadelphia Phillies. Arcia reportedly mocked Phillies star Bryce Harper after the Braves’ Game 2 win, which opened the door for Harper to stare down Arcia after hitting two home runs in Game 3. During Game […]

The Texas Rangers ended the regular season with a 90-72 record, tied atop the AL West division standings with the Houston Astros. Houston ended up getting the tiebreaker to earn a bye in the first round of the playoffs, but the Rangers still got into the postseason via the Wild Card. However, the road that […]

For the first time in history, the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers find themselves locked in a postseason battle, marking what looks to be an epic, Texas-sized showdown in the American League Championship Series (ALCS). Reflecting on their regular-season encounters, the Astros and the Rangers engaged in a fierce struggle for AL West supremacy […]

Managers Bruce Bochy and Dusty Baker have a lot in common. They both won the World Series, surpassed 2,000 career wins and are surely headed to Cooperstown. The former has helped the reloaded Texas Rangers immediately fulfill their potential, while the latter stabilized a Houston Astros team mired in negativity and scandal. When the American […]

The Houston Astros have leapt over the Atlanta Braves as favorites to win the World Series after they beat the Minnesota Twins in the American League Divisional Series, per FanDuel Sportsbook. Led by hitters Yordan Alvarez, Jose Altuve and pitcher Justin Verlander, the Astros are predicted to run it back after winning it all last […]

The Houston Astros and Texas Rangers were about as neck and neck as it gets through the entire MLB season. Both teams ended up finishing the year 90-72 and tied atop the AL West standings, but the Astros got the nod as division champs to get a bye in the first round of the playoffs. […]

Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno should be available for the rest of the playoffs after suffering a hand injury, the team announced on Thursday. The Diamondbacks’ social media post included a quote from Moreno himself indicating his hand is fine and that he’ll be ready to face off against the Philadelphia Phillies or Atlanta Braves in […]

Old friendships die hard in baseball, especially when the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers made the pivotal play in Boston Red Sox history. .@DavidOrtiz says the Dodgers moving on from Dave Roberts would not be the right move. pic.twitter.com/wUmlogl7Dw — Jim Rome (@jimrome) October 12, 2023 Legendary slugger David Ortiz has thrown his support […]

For the second straight year, the Toronto Blue Jays were swept out of the postseason in the Wild Card round. Toronto president Mark Shapiro understands why Blue Jays fans are disappointed and is devising a plan to help the team endure a longer playoff run. The Blue Jays snuck into the postseason as the No. […]

The MLB postseason is certainly drawing a ton of headlines with too many storylines to count. The Philadelphia Phillies Game 3 NLDS victory over the Atlanta Braves put them one win away from heading to the NLCS and facing the Arizona Diamondbacks. Bryce Harper’s two-homer heroics, and his viral stare after the comments made by […]

On Wednesday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers and manager Dave Roberts were once again sent home with an early exit from the MLB Playoffs after failing to secure a single victory in the NLDS against the Arizona Diamondbacks. That’s right; not a single postseason win for the Dodgers, despite an impressive 100 regular season victories. […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks hit four home runs in the third inning off of Lance Lynn in their win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLDS, and Tommy Pham had a hilarious description of his reaction to each of the blasts. “Domo got one and I was like, ‘Hell yeah,’” Tommy Pham […]

Earvin “Magic” Johnson has received sarcastic replies under his post on X (formerly known as Twitter) about how the Los Angeles Dodgers got swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the postseason yesterday. What exactly did Johnson say? Well, he said that the Dodgers didn’t hit or pitch well, which is why they lost. “We’re all […]

The time has come once again for Clayton Kershaw to make choices about his MLB future. Will he return for a 17th season with the Los Angeles Dodgers? Will he head back home and play for the Texas Rangers? Or will the future first-ballot Hall of Famer decide to hang up the spikes? For the […]

With the Houston Astros advancing past the Minnesota Twins with a win in Game 4 of the ALDS, it sets up an epic clash with the rival Texas Rangers in the ALCS, and Dusty Baker’s comments should get baseball fans excited for the series. “They know us, and we know them,” Dusty Baker said, via […]

Though the Minnesota Twins created some memorable moments for their fans this October, their postseason run came to an end at the hands of the Houston Astros in the ALDS. The Astros clinched their seventh consecutive trip to the ALCS with a 3-2 win in Minnesota on Wednesday, ending the best-of-five series in four games. […]

The Minnesota Twins saw their season come to an end on Wednesday with a 3-2 loss to the Houston Astors, ending the ALDS in four games. The Astros will now move on to face the Texas Rangers in a Texas ALCS showdown, and the Twins’ promising season ends earlier than they had hoped for. Still, […]

Like usual, Citizens Bank Park was rocking for postseason baseball on Wednesday night — and Aaron Nola and the Philadelphia Phillies gave the home crowd a whole lot to cheer about. The Phillies manhandled the Atlanta Braves in Game 3, winning 10-2 and setting up a chance to advance to their second straight National League […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers were swept out of the NLDS by the Arizona Diamondbacks after entering the playoffs as one of the favorites to win the World Series, and there were a number of disappointing performances from players who were expected to contribute heavily. This is the second year in a row that the Dodgers […]

The Atlanta Braves are one game away from elimination as they take on the Philadelphia Phillies in game four of the NLDS. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Braves-Phillies prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Braves have gone silent […]

There are no easy answers for how the Los Angeles Dodgers must proceed in the aftermath of the demoralizing sweep they suffered at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks during the 2023 NLDS. For now, it’s a matter of addressing who’s responsible for this embarrassing playoff exit, with Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman both owning […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers did not fluke their way into 100 regular season wins in 2023. They had one of the best top-to-bottom 26-man rosters in the league, with prospect depth to boot in the event of injury. But even then, that talent seemed to be concentrated more on the hitting department, as their pitching […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers can be penciled in for at least 95-100 wins and the NL West crown every single season, but that tends to have no bearing on their performance come postseason time. And in 2023, the Dodgers came up against the demons that have haunted them in the past once more. Despite winning […]

The Milwaukee Brewers did not end their season the way they wanted to. They were the only team with home-field advantage to lose in the Wild Card round. They got swept in a best-of-three series by the Arizona Diamondbacks and were outscored by a score of 11-5 in those two games. What made the losses […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers were swept by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the NLDS, with disappointing performances from the lineup and starting pitching, and some have said that the playoff format favors Wild Card teams, and that has hurt the Dodgers over the last two years as they have been upset by the San Diego Padres […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers, for the fourth time in the past five years, have exited the playoffs in the NLDS, this time being on the receiving end of an embarrassing sweep at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks, a team that finished with 16 fewer wins than the NL West division champion. The series proved […]

Some athletes are simply built for the moment. Bryce Harper may be the epitome of those athletes when it comes to baseball players. The Philadelphia Phillies superstar put together a jaw-dropping performance in Game 3 of the NLDS against the Atlanta Braves, willing the Phillies to the brink of their second consecutive trip to the NLCS […]

Orlando Arcia and Bryce Harper were at the center of the Philadelphia Phillies’ 10-2 Game 3 rout of the Atlanta Braves after the former’s wisecrack following the latter’s critical baserunning error that led to the Phillies’ Game 2 defeat. Braves: Orlando Arcia’s Bryce Harper comment Arcia, perhaps unaware of the ears that were listening in […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks are bound for the National League Championship Series after stunning the Los Angeles Dodgers by completing a three-game sweep on Wednesday night — and the team celebrated in style. Multiple D-Backs players could be seen taking a dip in the outfield pool after the squad advanced to the NLCS for the first […]

Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker believes Bryce Harper is playing on a different level in the ongoing NDLS. Harper hit two home runs and had four RBIs in the Phillies’ 10-2 rout of the Braves in Game 3 on Wednesday. Harper’s performance eventually earned praise from Snitker. The latter feels the Phillies first baseman will […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers finished the regular season with the second best record in the National League, and because of that, they earned a bye in the first round of the playoffs and were automatically into the NLDS. The Arizona Diamondbacks, however, narrowly made the postseason via the Wild Card, but they surprisingly swept the […]

There’s a certain responsibility for star players to fulfill for their teams whenever it’s time to buckle down and brace for the postseason run that lies ahead. Even in a sport such as baseball where an individual’s influence on the game isn’t as great as it is in basketball, superstars must make their limited opportunities […]

As the old adage goes, “it ain’t over until the fat lady sings.” And on Wednesday night, she has indeed sung her last goodbyes to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 2023 season. Facing a 2-0 deficit in the NLDS, the Dodgers proceeded to muster a whole bunch of nothing on offense against an Arizona Diamondbacks team […]

The Miami Marlins have not been the most prestigious MLB franchise over their 31-year lifespan. Though they do have two World Series trophies, winning has not been able to be sustained in South Florida. The Marlins have made the postseason only four times in their existence. Two of those were the World Series they won […]

The best team in the MLB this year has been the Atlanta Braves as they finished the regular season with 104 wins, and they are now on the ropes in their first series of the postseason. The Philadelphia Phillies won their Wild Card series against the Miami Marlins, and that series win earned them a […]

The red-hot Arizona Diamondbacks made MLB postseason history against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS on Wednesday. The Diamondbacks became the first team ever to hit four home runs in an inning, per ESPN Stats & Info. The Diamondbacks are the 1st team in MLB postseason history with 4 HR in an inning. Prior […]

The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the NLDS. After giving up a 4-0 lead in Game 2, the Phillies are motivated to execute games with dominance. That is precisely what Bryce Harper did in the latest matchup. Harper hit two home runs, but his most notable one came when the […]

Philadelphia Phillies fans sent a loud and clear message to Atlanta Braves starter Spencer Strider in Game 3 of the NLDS. A rowdy Phillies fan base chanted Strider’s name with the game well out of reach in the bottom of the eighth inning on Wednesday, per Talkin’ Baseball. Philly fans are chanting "WE WANT STRIDER" […]