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The Chicago White Sox claimed former New York Yankees pitcher Deivi Garcia off waivers on Thursday, adding pitching depth to one of the worst staffs in the American League. Garcia was designated for assignment by the Yankees on Monday and found himself a new home four days later. Garcia was once one of the Yankees’ […]

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson recently appeared on the Pardon My Take podcast, and was asked about what it was like replacing fan favorite Freddie Freeman at first base. “Yeah I think there was a tad of it,” Matt Olson said, when asked if he was worried about the fan reaction to him replacing […]

The Colorado Rockies take on the Los Angeles Dodgers for the beginning of a four game series Thursday night. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Rockies-Dodgers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Rockies have faced the Dodgers five times […]

It’s no secret that Atlanta Braves superstar Ronald Acuna Jr is one of the best players in the game. He’s running away with the NL MVP and continues to wow everyone with each passing day. Example: His teammate Matt Olson. Amid Acuna Jr’s ridiculous campaign where he’s slugged 26 home runs and swiped 53 bags, […]

The Chicago White Sox continue to deal with organizational dysfunction, with the latest saga involving their recently traded relief pitcher Keynan Middleton who revisited his old team as a member of the New York Yankees. Middleton took the mound at Guaranteed Rate field for the first time since being traded to the Yankees last week […]

Atlanta Braves first baseman Matt Olson is having a great year, and so is his team, as they are the best team in MLB by record. Matt Olson was a key member of the Oakland Athletics in the past, before the team had a fire sale, which included him getting traded to the Braves. Olson […]

The Kansas City Royals are wrapping up a four game series with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park Thursday night. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Royals-Red Sox prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Royals are down 2-1 […]

The Minnesota Twins look like they are on their way to winning the American League Central, but shortstop Carlos Correa is in the midst of the worst season in his career. Correa said he is working to fix his struggles now, rather than having the mindset of bouncing back next season. “I’ve been struggling all […]

Michael Lorenzen threw a no-hitter on Wednesday versus the Cincinnati Reds. It was certainly an impressive debut for Lorenzen in his new home park after being traded from the Detroit Tigers to the Philadelphia Phillies prior to the 2023 deadline. It’s been quite the journey for the 31-year old California native. In fact, there was […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates sure do miss Oneil Cruz. The winning vibes from earlier in the season are gone as the team resumes its rebuilding ways and looks to finish out this season with improvements from their key young player. Cruz hasn’t taken the field since April due to an ankle injury on a slide into […]

The Houston Astros are in the thick of the American League wild-card picture and may be without two of their better players for a portion of the regular season. Jose Abreu and Chas McCormick are both dealing with injuries as Houston sits two games back in the AL West. Abreu is dealing with lower back […]

The San Francisco Giants are expected to be real players in the Shohei Ohtani Sweepstakes. It isn’t just that the Giants might be one of the few teams that can afford to pay Shohei Ohtani a historic contract. There are indications that the Los Angeles Angels star would have real interest in going to the […]

The Boston Red Sox are in a brutal slump right now, winning just three of their last seven games. A big reason for that is their offense, which isn’t swinging it well by any means. Justin Turner, one of their most consistent hitters, is one who is immensely struggling but that’s due to a brutal […]

With one of the more eye-popping starting lineups in baseball, the San Diego Padres have fallen very short of expectations so far this year. Padres star Juan Soto is now calling out the reason why, claiming that his squad opts to ‘give up’ when the going gets tough, reports The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Kevin Acee. […]

The Washington Nationals look to split a series with the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. Below we will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Nationals-Phillies prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Nationals are down in this series 2-1. However, a win in this […]

James Outman is becoming the next great outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 26-year-old has been great in his rookie season, especially as of late for the National League West leaders. He is fifth on the team in hits, sixth in RBI and has played very strong defense in one of the toughest positions. […]

There was magic in the air at Citizens Bank Park Wednesday night during the Philadelphia Phillies’ 7-0 win over the Washington Nationals. In a game where a 28-year-old rookie hit a home run in his first major league at-bat and Nick Castellanos hit his 199th and 200th career home runs, the biggest story was the […]

The San Francisco Giants are still right in the thick of the wildcard race in the National League. With a 62-53 record at the time of writing, they’re in a good position to make the playoffs, so it wasn’t too big of a surprise when the Giants made a trade prior to the deadline to […]

The New York Yankees utilized Luis Severino differently on Wednesday night against the Chicago White Sox in the hopes that a change might coax a better performance out of the right-hander. Severino, in the midst of a miserable season, pitched just as poorly as the second pitcher out of the bullpen in the Yankees’ opener […]

The Minnesota Twins are on the road to take on the Detroit Tigers for the final game of a four game set. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Twins-Tigers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Minnesota is in first place […]

The NL wildcard race is heating up, and there are many teams battling for the last few spots. Today, we will discuss why you must bet on the San Diego Padres and why they will make a run to the postseason. The Padres are currently 55-60, and things are looking bleak as they trail the […]

Michael Lorenzen pitched his way into the history books by throwing a no-hitter in his first home start with the Philadelphia Phillies. Lorenzen took 124 pitches, the highest he has ever thrown in his career, to no-hit the Washington Nationals in his first-ever complete game in the majors. He walked four batters and notched just […]

The St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay Rays finish their three-game series today. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Cardinals-Rays prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Rays and the Cardinals have split the first two games of the series so far. In game one it was Zach Eflin going […]

We are in August, and the MLB Playoffs are right around the corner. Today, we will talk about why you must bet on the Seattle Mariners to make the playoffs and why it will happen. The Mariners come into today with a record of 62-52 and are trailing the Texas Rangers by 5.5 games for […]

The Toronto Blue Jays will aim to take game four of the series today against the Cleveland Guardians. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Blue Jays-Guardians prediction, pick, and how to watch. It has been a low-scoring series in the first three games so far. On Monday in Cleveland Hyun […]

Shohei Ohtani is a baseball history waiting to happen. He made one again Wednesday night to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-1 win over the San Francisco Giants in Anaheim. But despite his brilliance on the mound and at the plate, those were not enough to satisfy the Japanese superstar’s craving for perfection. […]

The Los Angeles Angels decided not to trade Shohei Ohtani at the deadline, believing they still had a shot at making the playoffs. But a recent seven-game losing skid further hurt the team’s chances of defying the odds of ending its postseason drought this year. Even a mini-win streak during back-to-back wins against the San […]

Michael Lorenzen is having a career resurgence in 2023, and has joined elite company after his recent trade deadline move to the Philadelphia Phillies. He became the fifth player ever to throw a no-hitter in his home debut with a team, as he held the Washington Nationals to a goose egg in his outing on […]

Throwing a no-hitter is the stuff MLB pitchers’ dreams are made of. And on Wednesday, it was Michael Lorenzen’s turn to join that exclusive club, turning in the best performance of his life in a 7-0 Philadelphia Phillies victory over the Washington Nationals. Lorenzen not only pitched the first no-no of his career, he also […]

It seems like every time Shohei Ohtani steps foot on the diamond he breaks another record or has a history-making achievement. He is one of the best and most unique baseball players the game has ever seen. In the Los Angeles Angels win on Wednesday night against the San Francisco Giants, Ohtani added another impressive […]

Luis Robert Jr.’s all-out approach to the game of baseball is what endears him to fans of the Chicago White Sox. Even with the White Sox not having anything to play for in 2023 apart from player development and pride, Robert is still hustling around the bases, giving it his all whenever he’s on the […]

What was shaping up to be a promising season for the Arizona Diamondbacks is quickly turning into a nightmare. They have gone 9-26 since June 28, and their free-fall doesn’t appear to be approaching its end anytime soon — similar to when Doctor Strange put Loki in that endless pit — as their luck continues […]

Wednesday night’s Philadelphia Phillies vs. Washington Nationals game was a special one for Phillies P Michael Lorenzen. He was traded to Philadelphia from the Detroit Tigers at the trade deadline and made his home debut on Wednesday with his family in attendance. So what did he do? He threw the 14th no-hitter in the organization’s […]

With the Philadelphia Phillies in a good position to make the 2023 postseason, they made acquiring starting pitching reinforcements a priority prior to the trade deadline. To that end, the Phillies acquired Michael Lorenzen, the 31-year old starter turned reliever turned starter, to gear up for the stretch run. And Lorenzen is certainly proving that […]

That was fast. In just his second game in Philadelphia Phillies threads, starting pitcher Michael Lorenzen was able to make history on the mound. The 31-year-old righty tossed just the 14th no-hitter in franchise history in a blazing performance Wednesday night against the Washington Nationals at home. Lorenzen’s no-hitter came on the heels of his […]

Fenway Park opened and hosted its first game over 100 years ago on April 20th, 1912. You would think that the stadium has seen it all, but something new happened during the Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals game on Wednesday night. Royals center fielder Kyle Isbel came up to the plate with a […]

The Los Angeles Angels have suffered through a frustrating season with supposed star third basemen Anthony Rendon, and they are continuing to get mysterious responses on his current injury that are frustrating fans. On Monday afternoon, Rendon told Angels reporters that he would be back to update reporters on his health and injury status. He […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have two World Series titles in their storied history. On Wednesday, a new addition to the Phillies’ pitching staff from the Detroit Tigers made history at Citizens Bank Park, turning in the finest performance of his career in a 7-0 win and no-hit performance against the Washington Nationals. Lorenzen was acquired for […]

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Walker Buehler could take the mound sooner than expected. Nobody is happier than his manager Dave Roberts. Roberts told reporters on Wednesday he loves the zip on Buehler’s fastball when he has been facing live batters, per Dodgers Nation’s Vincent Samperio. Dave Roberts on Walker Buehler pitching to hitters: "It […]