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A year after running away with the American League Central, the Cleveland Guardians are struggling to stay afloat in Major League Baseball’s worst division. Cleveland is five games below .500 but is fortunate to only be 3.5 games out of first place. The middle infield duo of Andres Jimenez and Amed Rosario both regressed after […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have done the unthinkable with Alek Manoah, as the club has optioned the struggling starting pitcher to the Florida Complex League, according to the team’s Twitter account. The move comes just a day after Manoah hit rock bottom in a start against the Houston Astros, as he failed to make it […]

The St. Louis Cardinals (25-36) visit the Texas Rangers (39-20) for the second of their three-game series. First pitch commences Tuesday at 8:05 p.m. ET. Texas kicked off the series with a bang yesterday – winning 4-3 thanks to a walk-off single from Nathaniel Lowe. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a Cardinals-Rangers […]

Even with the best record in the National League, the Atlanta Braves are still looking for ways to maximize their pitching rotation. In doing so, the Braves have made a major decision on one of their best young pitchers. Rookie AJ Smith-Shawver will make his first MLB start on Friday or Saturday against the Washington […]

An NL West showdown in the heart of the Mile High City will be underway only hours from now as the San Francisco Giants battle it out with the Colorado Rockies for bragging rights. It is time to check out our MLB odds series where our Giants-Rockies prediction and pick will be revealed. Without a doubt, […]

Who’s ready for some Tuesday inter-league action? The Baltimore Orioles will head up north to take on the Milwaukee Brewers in what should be an entertaining battle! Join us for our MLB odds series where our Orioles-Brewers prediction and pick will be revealed. After taking two of three against the San Francisco Giants, the Orioles head […]

Elly De La Cruz, one of the most highly anticipated baseball prospects in recent years, is finally getting his chance in the big leagues. The Cincinnati Reds are calling up their top prospect to much fanfare after his dominant display in the minor leagues this season. De La Cruz easily vaulted into the top 5 […]

San Diego Padres catcher Gary Sanchez has not been with the team very long, but Manny Machado and starting pitcher Blake Snell are already fans of him. Sanchez has made an impact in his short time with the Padres. “He’s a good fit,” Manny Machado said, via Dennis Lin of The Athletic. “You know, it’s […]

On Tuesday, June 6th, we have a full slate of baseball and Fanduel is running a same-game parlay that’s paying out over 4-1 odds. We take a look at this same-game parlay on our MLB prop odds series this Tuesday, June 6th. With a ton of options on the board, it is always good when […]

The New York Mets (30-30) visit the Atlanta Braves (35-24) for the first of a three-game series between the NL East rivals. First pitch commences Tuesday at 7:20 p.m. ET. Atlanta leads the season series 2-1 thanks to their series win last month. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Braves prediction, pick, […]

The Boston Red Sox (30-30) take on the Cleveland Guardians (27-32) In the first game of a three game set Tuesday night. This series will be their second and final time these two teams meet in the regular season. This game will continue our MLB odds series with a Red Sox-Guardians prediction and pick while […]

It has been a month of treading water for the Pittsburgh Pirates. After a blistering April in which the club won twice as many games as it lost, the Pirates lost 11 of their next 12 games, which was more expected for baseball fans in the Steel City. Since that nasty losing streak, Pittsburgh has […]

It’s Tuesday 6/6 and we have a full slate of baseball starting at 6:40 P.M. ET in Philadelphia as the Philadelphia Phillies play host to the visiting Detroit Tigers for game two of their four-game series. There is a chock-full of great value on today’s prop bets so let’s take a look at our MLB […]

The Cincinnati Reds announced that they are calling up shortstop/third base prospect Elly De La Cruz to the major league roster on Tuesday. 🚨 ANNOUNCING ELLY DE LA CRUZ 🚨 Welcome to The Show, @ellylacocoa18‼️ pic.twitter.com/LcXKZcOLtk — Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) June 6, 2023 The Reds are placing Nick Senzel on the 10-day injured list, which […]

The San Diego Padres entered the 2023 season as one of the favorites to win the World Series. With a roster dripping with talent, expectations are very high for a team that was three wins away from playing in the Fall Classic last year. As fate would have it though, this season hasn’t gone as […]

The Houston Astros may not be leading the AL West at the moment; for five of the past six seasons, the Astros have been the best team in their division. (Now that the Oakland Athletics are the undisputed worst team in baseball, it’s a sight to see them being the team that broke the Astros’ […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers (35-25) visit the Cincinnati Reds (27-33) for the first of a three-game series. First pitch commences Tuesday at 7:10 p.m. ET. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a Dodgers-Reds prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the Dodgers-Reds MLB odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  MLB Odds: Dodgers-Reds Odds Los […]

The Houston Astros (36-24) take on the Toronto Blue Jays (33-28) in the second game of a four game set Tuesday night. This game will continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Blue Jays prediction and pick while we let you know how to watch, as well. Game one of this series was controlled by […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates took game one of the series with the Oakland Athletics and will be looking to bring their winning streak to seven games today. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Athletics-Pirates prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Athletics come into this game after their 15th straight loss on […]

The Chicago White Sox travel to the Bronx to take on the New York Yankees. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a White Sox-Yankees prediction and pick while also letting you know how to watch. The White Sox are coming off a weekend series sweep against the Detroit Tigers. […]

THIS is what the Philadelphia Phillies were hoping for when they signed Trea Turner. Against the Detroit Tigers, the star shortstop finally broke out, netting himself a four-hit night with two home runs that flew way out of the stadium. This was a great night for Turner, who has been struggling all season long. Turner […]

The clock is ticking on the Los Angeles Angels. Dual threat extraordinaire Shohei Ohtani is in the last year of team control, which means that the Angels will have greater urgency to bolster the roster ahead of the August 1 trade deadline so they could make Ohtani’s potential last season in Orange County as fruitful […]

It is the start of a three-game series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Washington Nationals. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Nationals prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Diamondbacks enter the series after losing the last two against the Braves. Still, they are 6-4 in their last ten games and […]

The Minnesota Twins (31-29) are on the road to take on the Tampa Bay Rays (43-19) for the first game of a three game set! This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out  Twins-Rays prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well. The Twins are coming off […]

After losing game one, the Kansas City Royals look to bounce back against the Miami Marlins. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Royals-Marlins prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Royals held a four-run lead after three innings of play after Nick Pratto hit his fourth home run of the season […]

Alek Manoah’s struggles for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2023 continued with his outing against the Houston Astros on Monday, and Blue Jays manager John Schneider said that he believes Manoah will make his next scheduled start on Saturday against the Minnesota Twins. “I think so. The game just ended,” John Schneider said, via Scott […]

As the rest of the AL East begins to blossom, the Boston Red Sox have been floundering at the bottom of the standings. While Boston knows it’ll take more than one player to turn their season around, the Red Sox are giving one of their top prospects an opportunity to make a difference. The Red […]

The Philadelphia Phillies took game one of this interleague series against the Detroit Tigers. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Phillies prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Tigers spent nearly seven innings trying to figure out how to just get a hit against Aaron Nola last night. They finally broke […]

A once promising start for the New York Mets has fallen on tough times through the first third of the season. With 60 games in the books, the preseason World Series contenders have managed just a .500 record, and the fans are furious. The notoriously outspoken Mets faithful are less than pleased with the recent […]

If the Oakland Athletics didn’t exist, the St. Louis Cardinals would be in the running for worst team in the MLB this season. Adam Wainwright is very aware of the Cardinals problems and is hoping St. Louis can respond. Heading into Tuesday’s contest against the Texas Rangers, the Cardinals were sporting a National League worst […]

It’s not a good time for Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah to check out Twitter. It’s probably best for him to give it a day or two before he takes a stroll down the Twitter timeline that is currently being flooded with reactions to his atrocious performance Monday night against the Houston Astros. In […]

The struggle continues for Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Alek Manoah, who got punished on the mound by the hot bats of the Houston Astros Monday night. Manoah was not even able to last an inning in his scheduled start versus the Astros, as he was yanked from the mound after just 1/3 through the first […]

The Toronto Blue Jays are a team to watch ahead of the 2023 MLB trade deadline. Through 60 games, the Blue Jays sit in fourth place in the AL East. If Toronto plans on making the playoffs and contending for the 2023 World Series, a Blue Jays’ trade or two might be needed in order […]

Alek Manoah’s struggles for the Toronto Blue Jays continued on Monday against the Houston Astros, leaving the game after 0.1 innings and giving up six runs, and before the game, Blue Jays manager John Schneider discussed the possibility of optioning Manoah to AAA. “We’ll see,” John Schneider said, via Ethan Diamandas of Yahoo Sports Canada. […]

Zach Plesac is no longer a member of the Cleveland Guardians. Plesac entered this year with a respectable 4.04 ERA across four MLB seasons but simply could not find his stuff in 2023. The righty allowed 18 earned runs in 21.1 innings (7.59 ERA) across five starts in April, with a worryingly-high WHIP of 1.969. […]

The Atlanta Braves have gotten out to a hot start this season and have the makings of a true playoff contender. However, in their never ending quest to improve, the Braves have turned to their farm system for some extra bullpen help. Atlanta is calling up reliever Roddery Munoz, via Moises Fabian of Mega 97.9. […]

If there was any faint hope that Texas Rangers ace Jacob deGrom’s return from injury might not be far away, that optimism has been dashed. The Rangers have placed Jacob deGrom on the 60-day injured list. DeGrom was moved to the 60-day IL in order to make room on the Rangers’ roster for pitcher Spencer […]

It’s only the first part of June but make no mistake, teams are eagerly awaiting the MLB trade deadline, including the Atlanta Braves. The Braves just recently concluded their first test of what is still a young 2023 season. They’re coming off a month of May where they finished just one game above .500, losing […]

St. Louis Cardinals minor-league pitcher Leonardo Taveras has been hit with an 80-game suspension following a positive test for the performance-enhancing substance Clomiphene. Cardinals minor league pitcher Leonardo Taveras (Peoria) has been suspended 80 games after a positive test for Clomiphene. — Jeff Jones (@jmjones) June 5, 2023 That substance is seen as a masking […]