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The San Diego Padres (19-21) are trying to avoid being swept Sunday afternoon as they take on the Los Angeles Dodgers (25-15). This game will continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Dodgers prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well. Both games this series have been close and low scoring. […]

The Philadelphia Philles (20-19) look to extend their win streak to six as they take on the Colorado Rockies (16-24) in the final game of a three game set Sunday afternoon. This game will continue our MLB odds series with a Phillies-Rockies prediction and pick while we let you know how to watch, as well. […]

The Houston Astros (20-19) finish up a three game series at Gauranteed Rate Field as they face off with the Chicago White Sox (14-27) Sunday afternoon! This game will continue our MLB odds series with an Astros-White Sox prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch, as well. The White Sox struck first […]

An abysmal start has a way of putting a damper on any subsequent success. A sprinter who clips the first hurdle will struggle to make up time. A student who rallies late in the semester after skipping class all year may still not graduate. And a baseball team who sleepwalks through the first month-plus of […]

The Washington Nationals wanted to finish their game versus the New York Mets on Saturday. As a result, they waited four hours before officially postponing the affair. The game will be completed on Sunday as part of a split double-header. Fans, however, weren’t happy about the four hour long wait before the official announcement, leading […]

The Fantasy Baseball season marches on as we enter Week 7 of the 2023 season. Whether you’re in a daily transaction league that puts a cap on starts/acquisitions or a weekly league that locks on Monday, the importance of streaming starting pitchers cannot be overstated. Considering how unpredictable starting pitching has become, nailing a pitcher […]

Aaron Judge crushed two home runs on Saturday, including a clutch blast to help the New York Yankees erase a 6-0 deficit against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees ultimately won the high-scoring affair 9-8. Judge commented on the excitement of the contest following New York’s victory, per MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch. “We’ve got a lot […]

As the game of baseball changes with the pitch clock, bigger bases and more batters putting the ball in play, athleticism, speed and stolen bases have suddenly become very important to teams that want to play winning baseball. The Boston Red Sox have rarely been known for their skill in the speed game, but they […]

Anthony Volpe has continued to make quite an impact for the New York Yankees on the base paths. Volpe played an instrumental role in the Yankees’ five-run sixth inning in their 9-8 comeback win against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday. The rookie shortstop reached base on a bunt single to open up the inning […]

Bobby Dalbec was once regarded as a potential star with his elite power hitting ability. Boston Red Sox fans were excited to see if Dalbec could emerge as a key player for the team at some point. Following a difficult start to his 2023 season though, Boston optioned Dalbec to Triple-A Worcester, per MLB.com. Although […]

Is it time for the Los Angeles Dodgers to make Mookie Betts their everyday shortstop? With Betts returning to the position once again on Saturday versus the San Diego Padres, it is a subject worth discussing. Before people shoot down the question, a statistic provided by Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times may cause those […]

It’s been a long road back from Tommy John surgery for Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale, but the lanky left-hander can officially say he’s all the way back after Saturday’s masterpiece of a start against the St. Louis Cardinals. Even though it came in a losing effort against a bad Cardinals team, Sale accomplished […]

Los Angeles Dodgers’ stars Mookie Betts and Max Muncy are both in Saturday’s lineup versus the San Diego Padres. However, Betts is returning to shortstop for the game, a position he’s beginning to see more playing time at. Meanwhile, Muncy is still dealing with an illness and Dave Roberts shared an update on Muncy’s health, […]

As the current MLB season moves forward, talks of a potential contract extension between the Chicago Cubs and right-hander Marcus Stroman have been heating up. Earlier this year, both parties actively discussed an extension, as Maddie Lee of the Chicago Sun Times reported, and while no agreement was reached, the potential for a future deal […]

The New York Yankees had multiple standout performers in their 9-8 comeback win against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday, including Aaron Judge. Judge slugged a pair of home runs in the divisional matchup, including a two-run home run in the sixth inning that provided the reigning AL East champions with a 7-6 lead. He […]

The Philadelphia Phillies take on the Colorado Rockies. Our MLB odds series has our Phillies Rockies prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Phillies Rockies. The Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies were locked in a pitching duel Friday night in Denver in the first game of this weekend series. Coors Field usually doesn’t produce […]

The New York Mets’ 2023 season is not going the way that the team had envisioned. With just about 25% of the Mets’ season completed, New York doesn’t have a winning record. For a team that has MLB’s highest payroll and championship aspirations, the Mets are off to an underwhelming start, to say the least. […]

Miami Marlins CF Jazz Chisholm left Saturday’s game versus the Cincinnati Reds with an apparent injury after crashing into the outfield wall, video per Bally Sports Florida: Marlins on Twitter Jazz Chisholm Jr. in significant discomfort after he collides with the wall… pic.twitter.com/i6TAj301ub — Bally Sports Florida: Marlins (@BallyMarlins) May 13, 2023 Chisholm was able […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Diego Padres for Game 2 of a 3-game series in LA! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Dodgers prediction and pick. The Padres are struggling right now. Just last week, the stars were bright as they had won three in a row and defeated […]

Aaron Judge did something that New York Yankees fans aren’t accustomed to seeing during Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Judge, who belted the second of two home runs to give the Yankees a 7-6 lead after they were trailing 6-0, stopped to admire his two-run, go-ahead blast in the sixth inning as it […]

Seattle Mariners rookie SP Bryce Miller has impressed to begin his big league career. Miller, making just his third career start, electrified once again on Saturday versus the Detroit Tigers. He ultimately completed seven innings of shutout baseball while allowing only three hits. Miller now has the lowest WHIP (0.421) through a pitcher’s first three […]

The San Francisco Giants take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. Our MLB odds series has our Giants Diamondbacks prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Giants Diamondbacks. The Arizona Diamondbacks badly needed their win on Friday against the San Francisco Giants. They had lost to San Francisco on Thursday in the first game of the […]

The St. Louis Cardinals’ uncertain Willson Contreras-catching situation took another turn on Saturday, with St. Louis announcing that Contreras will return to the catcher position on Monday. SP Jack Flaherty will draw the start on Monday for the Cardinals, and he discussed the Contreras-Cardinals catching uncertainty on Saturday, per John Denton. “What was said a […]

The Kansas City Royals take on the Milwaukee Brewers. Our MLB odds series has our Royals Brewers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Royals Brewers. The Kansas City Royals have had a brutal year, but they just won a series from the Chicago White Sox and are on the verge of overtaking the […]

Some high-flying interleave action will be in store on this Saturday as the Pittsburgh Pirates travel to Baltimore to take on the red-hot Orioles. Let’s check out our MLB odds series where our Pirates-Orioles prediction and pick will be revealed. After dropping the opening game of this series on Friday by a score of 6-3, the […]

The weekend is finally here! On this Saturday, the Los Angeles Angels will travel east to square off with the Cleveland Guardians in “Believeland”. Join us for our MLB odds series where our Angels-Guardians prediction and pick will be revealed. Fresh off of a 5-4 victory in game one of this series against the Guardians, Los […]

The Houston Astros take on the Chicago White Sox. Our MLB odds series has our Astros White Sox prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Astros White Sox. The Chicago White Sox have had six disastrous weeks to start the 2023 MLB season. They won the American League Central Division championship in 2021. Right […]

The Chicago White Sox placed infielder Elvis Andrus on the 10-day injured list due to an oblique injury, per the White Sox Twitter. Chicago also reinstated utility man Romy Gonzalez from the 10-day IL. Chicago has dealt with a number of injury concerns throughout the 2023 season. They had been getting healthier in recent action, […]

The St. Louis Cardinals seem to not be sure what to do with Willson Contreras. They signed him to be their catcher for the next five years during this past offseason. However, St. Louis then made the decision to have Contreras start playing the role of DH on a consistent basis, with the possibility of […]

The Minnesota Twins placed OF Max Kepler on the 10-day injured list with a hamstring injury after he was recently removed from a game, per Dan Hayes of The Athletic. Kepler is dealing with a hamstring strain and his official timetable is uncertain. The Twins are hopeful he won’t be forced to miss a significant […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres once again on Friday night at Dodger Stadium by a final score of 4-2. Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman clubbed back-to-back clutch home runs in the seventh inning to propel LA to the victory. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts dropped superstar-caliber praise on both players after the […]

Baseball is a team sport and blaming specific players for a team’s struggles isn’t always the best course of action. For the San Diego Padres though, the fact is that they would hold a better record than 19-20 if these players were performing up to their usual standards. Think of this article as more of […]

New York Yankees first baseman Anthony Rizzo was at the center of the team’s 6-5 win over the Tampa Bay Rays Friday night. The game started with Yankees fans in attendance receiving an Anthony Rizzo Mandalorian bobblehead. It ended with Rizzo launching a pair of home runs, including a game-winning two-run homer in the eighth […]

Gerrit Cole is unbothered. The New York Yankees ace, who surrendered one of his two home runs allowed on Friday to Tampa Bay Rays star Randy Arozarena in a five inning-no-decision, was asked if the Rays outfielder’s home run celebration, in which he poses at third base before making his way home, bothered him. Cole […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers, as everyone expected entering the 2023 season, are sitting comfortably atop the NL West. At the time of writing, the Dodgers have a 23-15 record heading into their Friday night tilt against division rival San Diego Padres. And now, as if the Dodgers didn’t already boast an embarrassment of riches, they […]

We’re still fresh and early into the 2023 MLB season. With a new season means another year of baseball video games. If you’re looking to play something other than the latest MLB The Show game, here are five baseball video games we consider the best. 5. Backyard Baseball 2001 Although a backyard baseball game hasn’t […]

Houston Astros slugger Jose Abreu has returned home for the first time this weekend as the defending champions take on his former team, the Chicago White Sox, in the Windy City. Although the South Siders are having a brutal campaign, Abreu expressed his love for the organization where he made a name for himself and […]

The Atlanta Braves have been one of the best teams in the MLB this season. Still, Atlanta is always looking for ways to improve. In doing so, the Braves have decided to take a chance on a former New York Yankees top prospect. Atlanta has signed pitcher Justus Sheffield to a minor league contract, via […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are playing well. They lead the National League West and are currently preparing for a big three-game series against the San Diego Padres. Chris Taylor, on the other hand, isn’t exactly setting the league on fire. That said, the Dodgers still believe in Taylor and there is reason for fans to […]