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The Milwaukee Brewers are rolling along this season, comfortably sitting in first place in the National League Central. A crucial part of their success is shortstop Willy Adames, who is a key piece both offensively and defensively. The Brewers had talks with Adames this past offseason about a contract extension, but nothing materialized. And according […]

Two of the bigger free agents this past offseason were Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery, and both of them signed very late in spring training with the San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks, limiting the time they had to get ready for the season, and both of them are citing that as why they have […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have perhaps the most pressure on them of all the teams in Major League Baseball. The Dodgers doled out hundreds of millions of dollars to nab players this past offseason, and now the team is rumored to be looking for more. The Dodgers are rumored to be seeking additional offense before […]

Once again, the Toronto Blue Jays are failing to live up to expectations in 2024. Yes, it’s still early, but the American League East is strong and it feels highly unlikely they can win this division. It’s been several years of this Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr-led core now without any postseason success. The Blue […]

Manager Alex Cora and the Boston Red Sox have now won two straight games vs the Detroit Tigers following their blowout 5-0 loss to Detroit in the first game of their weekend series on Thursday. On Sunday, the Red Sox will once again take the field to look for a 3-1 series win over the […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone knows his team this season is special, and not just because of the wins and losses. Boone says this club may be the best among teams he has managed in the past. “Look we’ve had some special, talented teams since I’ve been here,” Boone said, per USA Today. “But […]

The New York Mets are in the midst of another horrible season, sitting at 24-34 and 16.5 games out of first place in the National League East. The playoffs already feel like a serious longshot and we’re not even at the All-Star break. There have already been trade rumors surrounding this ball club due to […]

The Chicago White Sox have seen better days. The team is losing so many games, that they are now seeing new lows. The team has failed to have a batter intentionally walked this season. That is the longest span to open the year since the stat was first recorded in 1955, per USA Today. The […]

The Los Angeles Angels may not be having the type of season they wanted, but at least they have some clarity. With Mike Trout injured once again, the pitching staff in shambles and the young lineup taking its lumps, this is a team in the early stages of a painful rebuild. Unfortunately, the window of […]

The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Philadelphia Phillies. Our MLB odds series has our Cardinals Phillies prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Cardinals Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies have seemingly found the secret sauce this year. They have arrived at the magic formula where a team simply fits brilliantly together. Everyone not only […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have been without starter Steven Matz since the beginning of May, but it appears he’s not far off a return. Skipper Oli Marmol provided a huge injury update on the lefty Saturday. Via John Denton: “#STLCards manager Oli Marmol said that LHP Steven Matz, who has been out since May 3, […]

Every month matters in a Major League Baseball season, but for some teams, certain months take on an even greater significance. In 2024, June is one of those months for the Toronto Blue Jays — a potentially pivotal moment in the club’s history. Toronto sits at 27-30 after their 8-1 shellacking at the hands of […]

Pittsburgh Pirates hurler Mitch Keller is joining elite company. The Buccos’ starter is one of only five MLB pitchers since 2013 to have 7+ wins before June in back-to-back seasons, according to OPTAStats. Keller joined Justin Verlander, Clayton Kershaw, Felix Hernandez and Adam Wainwright on that list. Keller achieved the feat by leading the charge […]

Former Atlanta Braves All-Star Julio Teheran signed with the Chicago Cubs in April on a minor league deal but after an ugly stint in the Triple-A, he’s opting out of his contract. Via Jon Heyman: “Julio Teheran is opting out of his minor league deal with the Cubs.” Before landing with the Cubbies, Teheran was […]

The Los Angeles Angels take on the Seattle Mariners. Our MLB odds series has our Angels Mariners prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Angels Mariners. The Seattle Mariners have not been great through the first two months of the 2024 MLB season, but this might nevertheless be their big chance to win the […]

The Colorado Rockies take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Our MLB odds series has our Rockies Dodgers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Rockies Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers are 37-23 through 60 games. That’s not bad at all. If they go 37-23 in their next 60 games, they will be 74-46 through […]

The Washington Nationals take on the Cleveland Guardians. Our MLB odds series has our Nationals Guardians prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Nationals Guardians. The Cleveland Guardians are not the favorite to win the 2024 World Series, but in many ways, they are the biggest story of the season. In terms of generating […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks continue their road trip in New York for the finale of their four-game series with the New York Mets looking to take two of four and avoid losing a third consecutive series in this Sunday afternoon matchup at Citi Field. So let’s check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Diamondbacks-Mets […]

The slumping Atlanta Braves offense finally got rolling on Saturday, but the starting pitching let them down in Atlanta’s 11-9 loss to the Oakland Athletics. Braves starter Chris Sale was looking to win his eighth consecutive start, which would have tied the team’s all-time high set by Russ Ortiz in 2003, but he instead was […]

After a miserable month of May that saw them go just 9-19, the New York Mets fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-5 on Saturday. The Mets did their best to rally, scoring four runs in the ninth inning. That included a Pete Alonso home run, which was his 13th of the season. Alonso was sarcastic […]

The Minnesota Twins continue their road trip in Houston for the finale of their three-game series with the Houston Astros looking to take two of three and the series victory before they head out East for a road trip to start next week in this Sunday afternoon matchup at Minute Maid Park So let’s check […]

Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has not pitched since his stellar 2023 season during which he had a sub-2.50 ERA and 137 strikeouts for Manager Dave Roberts’ team. The Kershaw situation got a key update on Saturday as the lefty fireballer’s latest throwing status was revealed. Recently another Dodgers pitcher, Walker Buehler, dropped an honest admission […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have had a challenging start to the 2024 MLB season. Toronto possess a 27-30 record, which places them last in the AL East standings. To make matters worse, the Blue Jays received a tough injury update on prized relief pitcher Jordan Romano. Romano is reportedly headed back to the 15-day injured […]

The New York Yankees (40-19) have played sensational baseball through the first two-plus months of the season, and they find themselves in first place in the American League East by 2.0 games over the defending champion Baltimore Orioles. One of the primary reasons has been their success with the bats, and nobody has been hotter […]

Colorado Rockies left fielder Nolan Jones has had a tough time with injuries as of late. Things started for Jones when he injured his back, and he went down to Albuquerque to play for the Albuquerque Isotopes on rehab. While he was on rehab for the back injury, Jones sustained another injury, this one being […]

With the New York Yankees visiting the San Francisco Giants this weekend, Aaron Judge has been even more of a talking point than usual. The five-time all-star isn’t the most popular figure in San Francisco after he turned down the Giants to remain with the Yankees two years ago. San Francisco radio host Matthew Steinmetz […]

New York Mets fans of a certain age remember that there was a time when they had a team that was capable of inspiring fear in their opponents. In particular, the 1986 Mets were a dominating organization that combined pitching, defense, power hitting and situational hitting. The Mets would win the World Series that year […]

The Kansas City Royals host the San Diego Padres for the series finale on Sunday. Join us for our MLB odds series with a Padres-Royals prediction and pick. The Padres found a way to win Game 1 of the series thanks to an 11-hit inning, breaking the franchise record for most hits in a single […]

Earlier this week, oft-criticized MLB umpire Angel Hernandez retired after three decades in Major League Baseball. The 62-year-old Hernandez umpired what was to be his last game on May 9 as the home-plate umpire in the Chicago White Sox’s 3-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians at Guaranteed Rate Field. Now, former MLB manager Bobby Valentine […]

The Boston Red Sox have been without their DH, Masataka Yoshida, since the beginning of May due to a thumb injury. However, it appears he’s not far off a return. Before Saturday’s game against the Detroit Tigers, Yoshida took batting practice without any pain and spoke about how he felt afterward. Via Mass Live: “I […]

The Cincinnati Reds will finish their three-game series with the Chicago Cubs on Sunday at Wrigley Field. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a Reds-Cubs prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Reds took the first game of this series 5-4. After Chicago took the lead early, they once […]

The New York Yankees took the first game of this series on Friday night 6-2, while the San Francisco Giants look to get back in the win column on Saturday after dropping three of their last five games. We will predict the series’ final game as the Yankees finish their West Coast road trip. The […]

The Chicago White Sox will finish a three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday at American Family Field. We’re here to share our MLB odds series, make a White Sox-Brewers prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Brewers took the first game of this series 12-5 on Friday at American Family […]

The Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox opened a four-game series on Thursday night with the Tigers taking the 5-0 victory. The Red Sox evened the series in Game 2, which isn’t surprising as both teams are hovering around .500. They’re also both ten games back in their respective divisions. As if the splits can’t […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are always a contender in the American League East, but a 3-7 record over their last ten games has sent them spiraling down the standings. They now sit in fourth place in the division, 11.5 games back of the Yankees. The Rays will need to start picking off the teams ahead […]

The meetings between these teams were few and far between before the MLB changed the schedule for more inter-league play and fewer divisional matchups. However, there’s an intriguing trend, with the Blue Jays winning nine consecutive meetings since August 2017. The Jays swept the series in 2022 and 2023 in Pittsburgh and started this series […]

The San Diego Padres are losing two key arms to the injured list. Joe Musgrove was scratched from his start against the Kansas City Royals as the team placed him on the 15-day IL due to triceps tendinitis, via Kevin Acee. It’s the same injury that put Musgrove on the shelf at the beginning of […]

New York Yankees superstar Aaron Judge is known for having an unflappable mindset. With the Yankees playing in San Francisco this weekend, the fans at Oracle Park haven’t let him forget his history with them, and he’s taking it in stride. Judge said he didn’t mind getting booed by Giants fans in his first-ever game […]

Just as smiles begin to form on the faces of Toronto Blue Jays fans, the club absorbs another crushing blow. Alek Manoah is being placed on the 15-day injured list with a right elbow sprain, according to MLB.com. The 2022 All-Star and second runner-up for American League Cy Young is trying to put together a […]