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The San Diego Padres host the Los Angeles Dodgers for Game 1 of a 4-game set that will extend until Monday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Dodgers-Padres prediction and pick. The Dodgers enter San Diego fresh off a 3-game sweep over the Oakland Athletics. That was a much-needed sweep as […]

For 10 years, Cole Hamels was a star for the Philadelphia Phillies and helped the team reach new heights. But after an attempted comeback with the San Diego Padres, Hamels has decided to hang up his cleats. Hamels officially retired on Friday, via Bob Nightengale of USA Today. His Padres’ teammate Craig Stammen retired alongside […]

We’re back with another prediction and pick for Friday’s MLB slate of games as we look towards this matchup between rivals in the American League East. The Toronto Blue Jays (60-50) will take on the Boston Red Sox (57-51) as both teams look to get back to their winning ways. Check out our MLB odds […]

The New York Yankees haven’t been having the season they were hoping for, and that continued when the Yankees placed Anthony Rizzo on the injured list with concussion symptoms on Thursday. Interestingly enough, former Yankee Luke Voit opted out of his minor league contract with the New York Mets just hours before this move was […]

It is an AL Central battle as the Chicago White Sox face off with the Cleveland Guardians. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a White Sox-Guardians prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The White Sox enter the game on a four-game skid after being swept by the Rangers this week. The White Sox […]

Talks of a Los Angeles Dodgers-San Diego Padres rivalry have quieted in 2023 as San Diego stumbled out of the gate. With the Dodgers currently leading the NL West and holding a nine game lead over the fourth place Padres, LA has once again asserted their dominance. That said, the Padres knocked the Dodgers out […]

Coming out of the trade deadline, the Tampa Bay Rays are now focused on securing their spot in the postseason and making a run at the AL East crown. While the Rays recently lost Shane McClanahan, Tampa Bay has added some reinforcements in one of their best prospects. The Rays are calling up Curtis Mead, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers missed out on acquiring some key superstars ahead of the trade deadline. Still, LA was able to make a few important acquisitions as they prepared for the final two months of the 2023 campaign. With the trade deadline in the rearview mirror, the Dodgers are fairy limited in what they can […]

It is the start of a weekend interleague series as the Kansas City Royals visit the Philadelphia Phillies. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Royals-Phillies prediction, pick, and how-to watch. The Royals enter the series off a sweep of the New York Mets and are winners of six straight games. […]

New York Yankees pitcher Domingo German is currently taking a leave of absence from the team to receive treatment for alcohol abuse. The news of this was announced earlier this week by the Yankees, but the details of the situation and what sparked the leave weren’t revealed until Friday morning. There was a specific incident […]

The Washington Nationals travel to the Cincinnati Reds to begin a weekend series. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Nationals-Reds prediction, pick, and how-to watch. The Nationals come into the game after taking two of three from the Milwaukee Brewers. The Nationals have won five of their last ten games, […]

Ronald Acuna Jr. has been tearing it up for the Atlanta Braves. But Freddie Freeman is making a case for why he should win the NL MVP over Acuna, and there is plenty of evidence to the contrary. Acuna has had an exceptional year, hitting .335 with 25 home runs, 64 RBIs, and 97 runs. […]

The Houston Astros will continue their four-game series with the New York Yankees. We are in the Bronx, sharing our MLB odds series, making an Astros-Yankees prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Yankees defeated the Astros 4-3 on Thursday. Now, they look to take a second straight game against the Astros. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers pursued a ton of upgrades on the starting pitching front prior to the MLB trade deadline for a reason. Walker Buehler hasn’t pitched at all this season after undergoing Tommy John Surgery last year, Clayton Kershaw is currently on the mend due to a shoulder inflammation, and Julio Urias, in addition […]

It is the start of a weekend series as the Tampa Bay Rays take on the Detroit Tigers. It is now time to continue our MLB odds series with a Rays-Tigers prediction, pick, and how-to-watch. The Rays come into the game after taking two of three from the Yankees this week. The Rays have won […]

The New York Mets will begin a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles. We are at Camden Yards, sharing our MLB odds series, making a Mets-Orioles prediction and pick while showing you how to watch. The Mets just endured a three-game sweep at the hands of the Kansas City Royals. Also, they are 4-6 over […]

The Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs start their weekend series with some afternoon baseball. It is now time to continue our MLB odds series with a Braves-Cubs prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Braves enter the series after taking two of three from the Angels. They have now won six of their last ten, […]

The 2023 MLB trade deadline is in the rearview mirror, and while there were a handful of teams across the league making big moves, the Boston Red Sox were not one of them. Boston made a few smaller moves, such as trading Enrique Hernandez to the Los Angeles Dodgers and picking up Luis Urias in […]

Despite holding a slim lead in the chaotic National League Central, the Milwaukee Brewers are in a somewhat precarious position going into the last two months of the season. A feeble lineup, inconsistent starting pitching and stiff competition in the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs means that Craig Counsel’s club will need to dig down […]

The Los Angeles Angels, despite not exactly being in a favorable position to make the playoffs, decided to hold on to Shohei Ohtani and make some huge additions leading up to the trade deadline. But the last thing the Angels will need in their bid to make the postseason is any sort of injury to […]

There is maybe nothing more impressive in sports than making the incredible feel ordinary. Shohei Ohtani again put together a masterful performance that should not be possible in the modern era, and yet who can really feign surprise anymore? Ohtani, in what could best be described as his audition for an old “Bo Knows” commercial, […]

The New York Yankees have one of the highest payrolls in the MLB this season, but they are far from contending for the World Series plum. Even if they are in the best division in baseball, the Yankees are still several games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for the third wildcard spot in the American […]

Los Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman is putting together yet another strong season. He is playing at an elite level, to say the least, and that’s often magnified when the Dodgers are playing teams like the Oakland Athletics, who are virtually out of contention for the MLB playoffs. During Thursday’s series finale against the Athletics, […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are getting their slugger back sooner than expected, after JD Martinez was dealing with a mysterious hamstring injury over the last week. The DH took some batting practice and ran on the field ahead of the Dodgers’ game against the Oakland Athletics. Martinez previously said that he had trouble walking due […]

The MLB trade deadline seemed like rock bottom for the New York Mets. They defied the odds yet again. The Mets lost to the Kansas City Royals via a walk-off balk in Tuesday night’s game. The next night, the Royals cruised to a 4-0 victory before completing the three-game series sweep with Thursday’s 9-2 win. […]

Shohei Ohtani is one of the best and most unique baseball players that the sport has ever seen. It’s extremely rare for a player to be able to record double-digit strikeouts and hit a home run in the same game, but Ohtani can do it on any given night. Because of that, the Los Angeles […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers currently reside in first place in the National League West. The team has noticed the San Francisco Giants in the rearview mirror recently, adding to the importance of playing their best baseball in the second half of the season. Now that the MLB trade deadline has come and gone, the Dodgers […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers expect ace righty Walker Buehler to make a major step towards his return to the mound on Friday. Dave Roberts said Buehler will throw a bullpen session in San Diego. He could be headed towards a rehab assignment very soon, according to Rowan Kavner of Fox Sports. If Buehler’s bullpen sessions […]

Cincinnati Reds infielder Elly De La Cruz has already rewritten the franchise record books this early in his young MLB career. The 21-year-old Dominican and Jay Bruce are the only two Reds players who have pulled off a similar leadoff home run feat in the last 50 seasons, per ESPN Stats & Info. Elly De […]

Mitch Keller started off the season hot for the Pittsburgh Pirates and was definitely among the better pitchers in baseball. However, he’s dropped off a bit since the beginning of the season, and so have the Pirates. If you take a look at the first 10 starts for Keller vs. the last 13, the results […]

Philadelphia Phillies star shortstop Trea Turner is enduring a massive slump in the first year of his decade-long extension, but his manager Rob Thomson and teammate Nick Castellanos still believe in him and are providing support. The 2-time All-Star is in his 10th MLB season, and his first with the Phillies. Turner came to Philadelphia […]

The Tampa Bay Rays have been one of the top two teams AL East for quite some time now, and Shane McClanahan has been a big reason why. The Rays’ starter has an ERA of just over three and an 11-2 record. On Wednesday night, his good luck took a turn for the worse. McClanahan […]

The Texas Rangers are shifting veteran lefty Martin Perez to the bullpen in the wake of their two big trade deadline acquisitions. General manager Chris Young got aggressive in the midst of the Rangers’ strong season, pulling the trigger on trades for future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer and LHP Jordan Montgomery. With about seven […]

The Los Angeles Angels’ centerfield looks dull without the presence of Mike Trout. He has been out due to a wrist injury but a timetable has yet to be released for his return. Phil Nevin and Shohei Ohtani will surely need him back. This is if they want to have a chance in vying for […]

Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander had a very short-lived tenure with the New York Mets before being dealt at the MLB trade deadline. Speaking on his time with the Mets, Verlander gets brutally honest on how the trade unfolded, reports MLB on Fox’s Ken Rosenthal. Justin Verlander talks with @Ken_Rosenthal about rejoining the Astros locker […]

The Houston Astros have been climbing in the American League West standings and they are just 1 game behind the Texas Rangers as they are set to begin a weekend series in New York against the Yankees. In addition to their impressive recent play — seven wins in Houston’s last 10 games — the Astros […]

The Oakland Athletics take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Our MLB odds series has our Athletics Dodgers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Athletics Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers have pounded the Oakland Athletics in the first two games of this series. They have scored a combined total of 17 runs, putting up […]

Pitcher Rich Hill is no longer with the Pittsburgh Pirates as he was recently acquired by the San Diego Padres before the trade deadline. We now know that Hill will make his debut on the hill for the Padres this Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to a tweet from Marty Caswell. Rich Hill […]

Last year around this time, many Milwaukee Brewers fans were beside themselves after the organization traded top closer Josh Hader to the San Diego Padres. This year, instead of losing a pivotal pitcher during the postseason they are gaining one. The long-awaited return of right-handed starter Brandon Woodruff is expected to take place this Sunday […]