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The Seattle Mariners are again one of the most exciting teams in baseball in 2023. Led by a stellar pitching staff, the Mariners are right in the heart of the American League wild card race and have an outside chance at claiming the AL West crown if they get hot. Additionally, their final 10 games […]

The Seattle Mariners take on the Kansas City Royals. Our MLB odds series has our Mariners Royals prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Mariners Royals. The Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals have played two crazy games so far this week in Kansas City. On Monday in the first game of the four-game […]

Much of the San Diego Padres’ disastrous 2023 season can be traced to the team’s poor performance in close games. The Padres are winless in 10 extra-inning games. San Diego owns an MLB-worst 6-19 record in one-run games. It’s an area in which Padres manager Bob Melvin believes he’s failed his team. In Bob Melvin’s […]

The Chicago White Sox are looking to even the season series with the Chicago Cubs as they face-off for the final time this season. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a White Sox-Cubs prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The White […]

The NL Central is looking like it is going to come down to the wire, and the Cincinnati Reds are in the thick of the race. As they look to bolster their playoff push, they have made a critical Hunter Greene decision for Sunday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays, reports the Reds official Twitter […]

The Baltimore Orioles have been the class of the American League during the 2023 season. Their steady foundation of young players and light mix of veterans has them sitting in first place in the American League East. Kyle Gibson, one of Baltimore’s few veterans, pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies in 2022. Philadelphia ended up reaching […]

The San Diego Padres are still on an uphill climb as they try to make the MLB playoffs. After buying (somewhat) at the MLB trade deadline despite a ton of rumors, there was hope once again in San Diego. However, things haven’t gone as expected, and as of Wednesday, they sit a few games back […]

The Los Angeles Angels are trying to avoid being swept on the road as they take on the Texas Rangers. This game will continue our MLB odds series with an Angels-Rangers prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Angels have lost the first two games of the […]

The New York Yankees dropped to .500 after a loss to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night, and they are now 6.5 games out of a wild card spot in the American League. Brian Cashman and the organization have caught a lot of criticism, and former prospect Ben Ruta gave some insight into what the […]

The New York Yankees are trying to avoid being swept by the Atlanta Braves Wednesday night at Truist Field. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Yankees-Braves prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Yankees have scored just three runs in […]

The Cleveland Guardians approached the 2023 MLB trade deadline like sellers despite being in a playoff chase. One trade that signaled this was the deal they made with the Los Angeles Dodgers, swapping shortstop Amed Rosario for starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard. The Guardians adding Syndergaard seemed to be a move that gave them a replacement […]

When Edwin Diaz underwent patellar tendon surgery to repair a torn patellar tendon in March of 2023, it seemed almost impossible that the star closer would pitch again this season. Although that’s still nowhere near confirmed, Diaz threw off a mound in the bullpen on Wednesday, manager Buck Showalter told reporters. “[Edwin] threw down in […]

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City Royals infielder Bobby Witt Jr are probably the two most beloved professional athletes in Kansas City right now. In order to show love to his hometown friend, Mahomes took some time out of his day to shout out Witt Jr, joking that he can beat out […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have been without shortstop Bo Bichette since July 31st when the All-Star suffered a knee injury while rounding first base against the Baltimore Orioles. But, it appears he’s nearly ready to return. Bichette, easily the Jays’ best player, is starting a rehab assignment with Triple-A Buffalo on Wednesday. Per Mitch Bannon, […]

Paul Skenes is evidently winning on and off the diamond. Aside from fetching a record-breaking $9.2 million signing bonus after the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted him first overall last month out of LSU, he’s also dating Tigers gymnast and social media superstar Olivia Dunne. The rumors have been heating up for a while and they gained […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been one of, if not the hottest team in baseball as of late, but the team still laments the way it went out in 2022 by losing to the San Diego Padres in four games in the NLDS. Manager Dave Roberts confirmed that, and spoke about the possibility of complacency […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are north of the border taking on the Toronto Blue Jays to finish up the season series with the Toronto Blue Jays. Below we will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Phillies-Blue Jays prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The […]

After taking game one of the series, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two in a row over the Washington Nationals. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Red Sox-Nationals prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Red Sox continued their push for the playoffs with their fifth win […]

We are in the middle of August and are getting an unexpected home run chase. Today we are here to explain why Matt Olson can hit 63 home runs and potentially chase some records no one thought was possible. Olson comes into today’s action with 43 home runs. Now, he hopes to continue the torrid […]

The Texas Rangers have been without starter Nathan Eovaldi since late July, but it appears a return could be just around the corner. The right-hander took a vital step in the right direction Tuesday, throwing his second bullpen in four days, as reported by Evan Grant of Dallas News. This time, however, Eovaldi threw an […]

Bryce Elder was dominant in the Atlanta Braves 5-0 win over the New York Yankees Tuesday night. It was the kind of performance that Braves’ manager Brian Snitker was accustomed to seeing in the first half of the 2023 season. Such outings for Bryce Elder haven’t been as commonplace since the All-Star break, making Tuesday’s […]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Bobby Miller had an impressive start against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, throwing six innings and giving up one run, and his teammate Kike Hernandez made an interesting comparison to Walker Buehler. “He reminds me a lot of Walker,” Kike Hernandez said, via Matthew Moreno of Dodger Blue. “He’s got a […]

Former Boston Red Sox superstar pitcher Pedro Martinez used to get tormented by the New York Yankees. Now, it’s the boys in pinstripes getting tormented by their underperforming season, as they have not had a record of .500 or worse this late in a season since before Martinez even won a Cy Young Award. The […]

The Oakland Athletics are trying to avoid being swept as they take on the St. Louis Cardinals in the final game of a three game set. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out an Athletics-Cardinals prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The […]

The Houston Astros face the Miami Marlins in the rubber match of a three-game series. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-Marlins prediction, pick, and how to watch. In game one of the series, it was a Marlins 5-1 win. The game was broken open in the bottom of the […]

The Chicag0 White Sox and their fans haven’t had much to celebrate this season, but there was plenty to cheer about on Tuesday during a 5-3 win over their crosstown rival Chicago Cubs. White Sox slugger Luis Robert Jr. ripped a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning that turned out to […]

The Cleveland Guardians will finish their two-game series with the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday. We are at the Great American Ballpark, sharing our MLB odds series while making a Guardians-Reds prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Guardians shut out the Reds 3-0 on Tuesday. Now, they will go for the sweep […]

It is the rubber match of a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays and San Francisco Giants. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rays-Giants prediction, pick, and how to watch. In game one, the Rays took a 10-2 victory as Tyler Glasnow was solid in six innings of work, […]

For a stretch during the 2023 season, veteran starter Justin Verlander began to show his age. Fresh off signing a huge contract with the New York Mets this past offseason, Verlander didn’t exactly pitch to his usual elite standards. Even then, the Houston Astros, Verlander’s home from 2017 to 2022, knows what the 40-year old […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks look to take the rubber match of this three games series with the Colorado Rockies. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Diamondbacks-Rockies prediction, pick, and how to watch. After losing game one of the series the Diamondbacks struck back in game two. After taking an early 2-0 […]

The Atlanta Braves are easily the best team in the MLB today. They own the best record in the entire league, and their performances back up the winning season. They’ve routinely beaten opponents below them to a pulp, and they find way to win in the most unlikely places. A big reason for their success […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are thrilled to have their veteran slugger back, as JD Martinez got back on the diamond for the first time in over a week since his strange hamstring and lower back injury. He was relieved after successfully playing through the game with no issue, and detailed his performance in the postgame […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are feeling unstoppable. With JD Martinez back in the fold, the team just got scarier amid a lengthy win streak, and it’s got manager Dave Roberts hyped. “He’s a professional hitter… having him in there just changes the dynamic of our lineup,” Roberts told reporters following the Dodgers’ 6-2 victory in […]

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Bryce Elder employed an old-school approach to his pitching mechanics against Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees. It worked like a charm. Although Elder earned his first MLB All-Star Game selection in his second season, he has struggled with a 7.94 ERA in his last six starts. Nevertheless, he has […]

Longtime New York Mets outfielder Daniel Murphy has finally hung up the spikes after making one last run at baseball with the Los Angeles Angels on a minor league contract, per SI.com. Murphy retired from baseball back in 2021, but he came out of retirement in March to sign with the Long Island Ducks. The […]

With almost no margin of error in the race for the wild card spots in the American League playoff race, the Toronto Blue Jays need to continue their solid play as of late. On Tuesday, they took on the Philadelphia Phillies, another aspiring playoff contender, with Yusei Kikuchi taking the hill against Zack Wheeler. In […]

Paul Skenes got a warm reception during his Single-A debut Tuesday night in Bradenton, Florida for the Bradenton Marauders against the Lakeland Flying Tigers. He’s hoping to see more of it once he eventually makes his way to the big leagues. “That’s definitely something that I really loved about LSU. It’s cool to feel that […]

Michael Brantley is looking great. The Houston Astros outfielder appears to be getting closer and closer to a return to the big leagues, as he resumes his rehab in the minors. In fact, in just his first game back, Brantley launched a monster two-run home run for the Sugar Land Space Cowboys on Tuesday. It […]

Things are not going well for the New York Yankees right now. The team recently dropped its fifth game in six tries as part of a 5-0 road loss to the Atlanta Braves, which came on the heels of an 11-3 loss to the Braves the night before. Although this game was technically closer, the […]