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The Baltimore Orioles have had one of the most successful starts to the 2023 MLB season in the entire league. Their 34-19 record sees them sitting in second place in the American League East, which is a bit unfortunate because the only team with a better record than them is the Tampa Bay Rays. If […]

After nearly three years away from a major league mound, Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Michael Soroka returns to the Braves rotation Monday night, according to Jim Bowden. Soroka last pitched in a regular season game on Aug. 3, 2020, when he suffered a torn right Achilles tendon. While working his way back he again tore […]

It is afternoon baseball on Memorial Day as the Texas Rangers and Detroit Tigers face off. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rangers-Tigers prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Rangers are sitting in first place in the AL West with a 33-19 record on the season. They come into this game after […]

It’s Monday 5/29 Memorial Day and we have a full slate of baseball starting at 1:05 P.M. ET in Baltimore as the Baltimore Orioles host the Cleveland Guardians to start their series. There is a chock-full of great value on today’s prop bets so let’s take a look at our MLB prop bets odds series […]

The Houston Astros have started looking like one of the best teams in baseball again, winning eight of their last 10 games and creeping up behind the Texas Rangers in the AL West standings. Meanwhile, the division-rival Oakland Athletics remain the very worst team in MLB. The Astros smacked the Athletics around on their home […]

It is afternoon baseball on Memorial Day as the Cleveland Guardians face the Baltimore Orioles. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Guardians-Orioles prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Guardians took two of three from the Cardinals over the weekend, with a two-run walk-off double by Jose Ramirez to win the game on […]

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten off to a great start in the 2023 MLB season, currently sitting at the top of the American League East division with the best record in the league. The success for the Rays in 2023 should not come as a surprise. The Rays roster was ravaged with injuries in […]

When it comes to former New York Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez, it’s either you love him or hate him. As for former Boston Red Sox first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz, he made it very clear which side of the fence he is on. During a recent appearance on the Foul Territory podcast did not hold back […]

The Houston Astros came into the 2023 season with great expectations once again, and understandably so, they are the defensing World Series champions, and have much of the same core of players returning on this year’s roster. It seems like it has been a yearly tradition that the Astros disappoint in April and the early […]

Eugenio Suarez played the role of a hero for the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, as he smacked a walk-off home run to deliver a 6-3 victory for his team over the Pittsburgh Pirates at home. Suarez’s home run sent him to home plate along with Jarred Kalenic and JP Crawford. EUGENIO SUAREZ WALK-OFF TOWERING HOMER […]

Getting on base by being more patient at the plate. That’s a mission Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Brandon Marsh is showing success in fulfilling so far in the 2023 MLB regular season. Marsh is making a concerted effort to read pitches and choose when to swing, and it’s showing in his stats. “I love walks. I […]

As expected, Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros dominated the Oakland Athletics in a recent three-game series in Oakland that ended Sunday. In the series finale, Alvarez made sure the A’s felt his power, as he smashed two home runs in a 10-1 Houston victory. Yordan Alvarez also barged into Aaron Judge territory with yet […]

The Chicago White Sox announced that relief pitcher Liam Hendriks will be activated on Monday after a battle with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and the White Sox announced it with a great video. Your journey is an inspiration. We couldn’t be more proud. Welcome back, Liam Hendriks! pic.twitter.com/fbQ6jwJsks — Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) May 28, 2023 Liam […]

When the Houston Astros signed Jose Abreu during the offseason, the belief was that the team was getting one of the most consistent sluggers in Major League Baseball. However, the 36-year-old first baseman, had not blasted a ball over the fence for his new team in his first 51 games this season. José Abreu was […]

Despite facing numerous injuries, the Minnesota Twins currently lead the AL Central with their 27-26 record. As the Twins look to gain a larger lead in their division, Minnesota will be welcoming back two familiar faces. Minnesota will be activating Royce Lewis and Max Kepler off of the injured list on Monday, via Aaron Gleeman […]

Gavin Stone has struggled to find success with the Los Angeles Dodgers after his call up to the big leagues. Those struggles have led to Dave Roberts and the Dodgers reconsidering Stone‘s spot in the rotation. Los Angeles is “reassessing” Stone’s next turn in the rotation, via Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. If the Dodgers […]

Tampa Bay Rays reliever Pete Fairbanks sustained a hip injury during their win against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday, putting his availability for the team in question. Fairbanks appeared set to make an appearance in the game as the Rays looked to protect their lead and close out the Dodgers. As he was warming […]

Injuries have been a significant factor for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season, particularly among the pitching staff. They may have suffered another key injury Sunday when slugger Max Muncy had to come out of the game against the Tampa Bay Rays due to a potential hamstring problem. Max Muncy will undergo an MRI on […]

It is still up in the air as to just what the Chicago White Sox will do ahead of this year’s MLB trade deadline. At the least, they currently do not have plans to part ways with Tim Anderson. USA Today Sports’ Bob Nightengale shared updates on multiple “top trade candidates” in his weekly “Nightengale’s […]

New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo left the team’s game against the San Diego Padres for precautionary reasons after injuring his neck in a collision with Fernando Tatis Jr. at first base on a pick-off attempt, the team announced on Twitter. After Anthony Rizzo left the game, he was replaced by DJ LeMahieu at […]

Whether a prospect or veteran, any player with an opportunity could be a strong fantasy baseball waiver wire pickup. In week 10 of the fantasy baseball season, some players from unlikely teams make up the best waiver wire pick ups. Of course, if a player is on a team in the playoff hunt, they’ll likely […]

Not much has gone the Chicago White Sox’s way over the first half of the 2023 season, which has prompted many to predict that they will be sellers ahead of this year’s MLB trade deadline. In his weekly “Nightengale’s notebook” column, USA Today Sports’ Bob Nightengale shared updates on multiple “top trade candidates,” including White […]

While the Los Angeles Angels hold a positive 28-25 record, they’re still six games back in the AL West. To gain some extra firepower, the Angels have turned to one of the better prospects in their farm system. Los Angeles has called up Ben Joyce, via MLB Pipeline. The right-hander is currently ranked as the […]

By just about any standard, the Philadelphia Phillies have a better roster this year than they did last year when they made the World Series. After coming up just short against the Houston Astros, the Phillies returned just about every key contributor and then added superstar shortstop Trea Turner on a record setting 11 year, […]

The Philadelphia Phillies (25-27) are trying to win a series against the Atlanta Braves (31-21) as they play their fourth game on Sunday Night Baseball! Below we will continue with our MLB odds series as we give you a Phillies-Braves prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well. Philadelphia has been […]

We have a full slate of baseball today this Sunday 5/28/23 starting this afternoon at 1:35 P.M ET. We take a look at the top home run prop bets that will be having you cash out on this Sunday afternoon. This will continue our MLB home run prop odds series this Sunday, May 28th.  MLB […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates (26-25) take on the Seattle Mariners (27-25) in a rubber match Sunday afternoon. Check out our MLB odds series as we give you a Pirates-Mariners prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well. The Pirates are hitting .243 in this series, but they showcased a lot of power […]

The Miami Marlins will attempt to complete a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels at the Big A on Sunday. We are in Anaheim, sharing our MLB odds series, making a Marlins-Angels prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Marlins defeated the Angels 8-5 in 10 innings. Amazingly, it was a […]

The Boston Red Sox (28-24) are looking to complete the sweep as they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (29-23). This game will continue our MLB odds series with a Red Sox-Diamondbacks prediction and pick while we let you know how to watch, as well. Boston is hitting well in this series as they have an […]

The San Francisco Giants will finish their series with the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday at Miller Park. We are in Milwaukee, sharing our MLB odds series, making a Giants-Brewers prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Giants defeated the Brewers 3-1 on Saturday. Now, the Giants will attempt to complete a four-game […]

The Houston Astros (30-21) look to complete the sweep as they take on the Oakland Athletics (10-44) Sunday afternoon. This game will continue our MLB odds series with a Astros-Athletics prediction and pick while we let you know how to watch, as well. Game one of this series was won by the Astros after a […]

The New York Mets (27-26) take on the Colorado Rockies (23-30) in a rubber match Sunday afternoon. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Mets-Rockies prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well. The Mets and Rockies have played five games this season already. New […]

It’s Sunday 5/28 and we have a full slate of baseball starting at 11:35 A.M. ET in Tampa Bay as the Rays host the Los Angeles Dodgers to end their series. There is a chalk full of great value on today’s prop bets so let’s take a look at our MLB prop bets odds series […]

The Toronto Blue Jays (27-26) take on the Minnesota Twins (27-25) in a rubber match Sunday afternoon. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we give you a Blue Jays-Twins prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well. Bo Bichette leads the Blue Jays in just about every category […]

On the night cap for this Saturday night, we have a showdown between the Los Angeles Angels and the Miami Marlins. The Angels are coming off losing game 1 of this interleague series and is hoping they can avoid losing the series at 10:07 P.M. EST. So let’s take a look at our MLB prop bets […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the surprise teams of the early part of the baseball season. While there have been significant struggles over the last month, they are still in second place in the National League Central and just 0.5 games behind the first place Milwaukee Brewers. While most observers don’t expect the Pirates […]

With Clayton Kershaw taking on Tyler Glasnow in Saturday’s Los Angeles Dodgers-Tampa Bay Rays game, a pitching duel seemed likely to happen. Instead, LA won 6-5. Glasnow was making his first start of the year after previously battling an injury, and surrendered three earned runs over 4.1 innings pitched. Kershaw was making his first start […]

In many ways, the first third of the baseball season has gone quite well for the Boston Red Sox. They were a last-place team in 2022, and expectations for a similar result this season were quite similar. However, the acquisition of Justin Turner has been quite helpful and the return to form of starting pitcher […]

The Cleveland Guardians are one of the MLB’s most endearing baseball teams. They resembled the old game before the league even implemented the new rules, manufacturing runs by hitting for average and stealing bases instead of the modern home-run route. A scrappy, low-cost team managed by one of the most likable guys in baseball in […]