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Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers have looked invincible of late. After taking down the Milwaukee Brewers Wednesday night at home, 7-1, they moved just a win on Thursday away from a sweep of the National League Central leaders, while also extending their undefeated streak to 10 games. Betts is relishing the success the […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have been one of the best teams in baseball all season, and they seem poised for a deep postseason run. It seems like the Dodgers have been scorching hot all season, but in the month of August, they have taken things up a notch. Not too long ago, the San Francisco […]

The New York Yankees have reached a new low point in their current losing skid. They failed anew to get out of their slump as the Bronx Bombers got blanked by the Atlanta Braves Wednesday night, 2-0, to finish the series on the road against the No. 1 National League team without a win. With […]

In the immortal words of Ron Washington, the Atlanta Braves’ current third base coach, playing first base is “incredibly hard”. Nevertheless, for Bryce Harper, it seems like a future at that position is in the cards, as he started at first base for the 12th time this season in a 9-4 victory for the Philadelphia […]

The Philadelphia Phillies took on the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Wednesday night and the Phillies left with a 9-4 victory. The game took place on the first day of the Little League World Series from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Little League teams from all over the world come to compete for the ultimate championship in […]

On Tuesday, the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox renewed their long-standing rivalry. With the Cubs right in the thick of the playoff race, there’s greater incentive for them to win than their Windy City rivals, a team that’s currently languishing at fourth place in the weak AL Central. However, it was the White […]

The St. Louis Cardinals recently made a small move of selecting the contract of pitcher Casey Lawrence. That transaction doesn’t move the needle much for the Cards, who have fallen way behind in the playoff race. However, there’s one move that Lawrence did that could turn the heads of St. Louis and baseball fans in […]

The St. Louis Cardinals lost outfielder Lars Nootbaar went down with an unfortunate injury after fouling a ball off of his groin area and rolling around in pain. “Lars Nootbaar was removed from the game with a ‘lower abdomen’ contusion… which sure, I guess is one way to explain it,” tweeted Cardinals reporter Katie Woo. […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are currently 2.5 games out of first place in the American League East after a 6-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday evening. The team’s night was noteworthy not just for the final score but also the way in which they accomplished the victory. The Rays are currently dealing […]

There is not a bigger name out there expected to hit the free-agent market in the coming offseason than Los Angeles Angels do-it-all unicorn Shohei Ohtani. Every team in the big leagues would love to have Ohtani, but not everyone has the financial legroom to acquire the Japanese superstar, whose next contract could set a […]

The regular season is beginning to wind down in the MLB. The playoffs will be here soon, and there are a lot of teams that are poised for a postseason run that are currently missing players due to injury. One of those teams is the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Dodgers are one of the best […]

San Diego Padres catcher Gary Sanchez is having some sort of career resurgence in the 2023 MLB season. Not since his days with the New York Yankees has he performed as well as he’s been this year at the plate for the Padres. In fact, within just his first 57 games in a San Diego […]

The news of Wander Franco’s relationship with a minor took the MLB by storm. Tampa Bay Rays fans had wondered where he was and why he was not traveling with the team. This was all amid their push for a World Series run. All of those questions are starting to get their respective answers as […]

Aaron Judge slapped the New York Yankees with a brutal truth following the team’s 5-0 loss to the Atlanta Braves Tuesday night, saying that they’re “not showing up.” It’s a clear sign of frustration for Judge, understandably because New York is on a free fall that has resulted in it sliding all the way down […]

The Milwaukee Brewers take on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Our MLB odds series has our Brewers Dodgers prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Brewers Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers have won nine games in a row. Los Angeles is 33-13 in its last 46 games. The Dodgers seem like a lock for a […]

The Baltimore Orioles take on the San Diego Padres. Our MLB odds series has our Orioles Padres prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Orioles Padres. The San Diego Padres put together a complete ballgame on Tuesday, beating the Baltimore Orioles 10-3. It was the kind of game San Diego fans had expected to […]

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Marcus Stroman reportedly has a right rib cartilage fracture, according to Patrick Mooney of The Athletic. The Cubs have no timeline for Marcus Stroman’s return to the rotation, according to Mooney. This is a brutal blow for the Cubs, who ended up being buyers at the deadline and are hopeful to […]

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 […]