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After a prolonged absence, Stephen Strasburg finally returned to the Washington Nationals lineup. The former Cy Young winner pitched his first game in 11 months against the Miami Marlins. It wasn’t the prettiest of games, but it’s still a success according to manager Davey Martinez. After a 7 – 4 loss to the Marlins, Martinez […]

Gerrit Cole has arguably been one of the best pitchers in MLB this season. The New York Yankees ace sports a 2.78 ERA, which is in the top 20 of the league today. Cole can usually be relied on to provide a solid performance on the mound, at the very least. The Yankees got the […]

Thursday’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago White Sox had a rather bizarre interaction this season. Trae Turner had a 1-2 count during his at-bat in the sixth inning. Suddenly, White Sox manager Tony La Russa elected to walk the shortstop, instead opting to face the returning Max Muncy instead. It was supposed […]

The Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa was facing some tough questions following Thursday’s 11-9 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. During the 6th inning trailing 7-5, La Russa chose to intentionally walk Trea Turner with first base open and Freddie Freeman on second base. Normally, that sounds like a wise decision with a […]

The Chicago White Sox lost a game they probably shouldn’t have on Thursday afternoon. They dropped a game to the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-9 in a crazy ball game. However, it was one particular moment that has the whole baseball world talking. Let’s set the scene. It was the top of the 6th inning with […]

The New York Yankees’ bullpen has stepped up despite a flurry of injuries early on in the year. Despite not having Chad Green, Luis Gil, and Aroldis Chapman due to injury, the Yankees’ relievers stepped up and have helped to keep the good times rolling while their teammates are on the mend. Manager Aaron Boone […]

Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa made arguably the most boneheaded decision of this MLB season on Thursday when he mind-bogglingly decided to intentionally walk Trea Turner in a 1-2 count with two outs in the inning. After perplexingly putting Turner on base, Max Muncy came to the plate and served up a sweet […]

The New York Mets have been riddled with injuries to key players this season. Both of their aces are currently on the injured list. Jacob DeGrom has not pitched this year due to a lingering shoulder issue. Meanwhile, Max Scherzer was placed on the 15-day IL a few weeks ago with a left oblique strain. […]

The Baltimore Orioles take on the Kansas City Royals. Check out our MLB odds series for our Orioles Royals prediction and pick. Jordan Lyles gets the ball for the Orioles, while Kris Bubic takes the bump for the Royals. Jordan Lyles has a 4.50 ERA. He has given up at least three runs in each […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates take on the Atlanta Braves. Check out our MLB odds series for our Pirates Braves prediction and pick. J.T. Brubaker goes to the hill for the Pirates, while Max Fried takes the bump for the Braves. J.T. Brubaker has a 4.70 ERA. He has had four segments in his season thus far […]

The Los Angeles Angels desperately need a win to avoid losing 15 in a row. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Red Sox-Angels prediction and pick.   These two teams are heading in completely opposite directions.  The Red Sox (30-27) are looking for the 4-game sweep over the Angels (27-31) while […]

The Washington Nationals take on the Miami Marlins. Check out our MLB odds series for our Nationals Marlins prediction and pick. Stephen Strasburg gets the start for the Nationals, while Trevor Rogers gets the call for the Marlins. Stephen Strasburg was the 2019 World Series Most Valuable Player, leading the Nationals to their first world […]

The Minnesota Twins host the New York Yankees for the rubber match of the series! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Yankees-Twins prediction and pick.   After the Yankees dominated Game 1, the Twins dominated Game 2 and forced a rubber match against the top team in the MLB. Chris Archer […]

The Chicago White Sox entered the 2022 baseball season with extremely high expectations. Not only were they favored to win the American League Central division, but also were among the most likely to win the World Series. Unfortunately for Chicago, the season has not gone as planned so far. Much of that has had to […]

The Cleveland Guardians host the Oakland Athletics for the first of a four-game series! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Athletics-Guardians prediction and pick.   The Oakland Athletics own the second-worst record in baseball at (20-38) and have played six more games than the Cleveland Guardians have. Cleveland is (26-26) on […]

The Washington Nationals are set to receive a massive boost on Thursday when ace Stephen Strasburg will make his 2022 MLB debut. After missing the first two months of the season while recovering from thoracic outlet syndrome, for which he underwent surgery in July of 2021. After 11 months away from an MLB mound, Strasburg […]

Chicago Cubs star catcher Willson Contreras is off to a red-hot start at the plate in the 2022 MLB season. An unrestricted free agent in 2023, Contreras was arbitration-eligible this season, though he and the Cubs avoided that occurrence with Thursday’s agreement. ESPN’s Jesse Rogers has the details. The Chicago Cubs and catcher Willson Contreras […]

The St. Louis Cardinals picked up a loss Wednesday night, as they fell prey to the Tampa Bay Rays on the road to the tune of an 11-3 score, but they at least provided a light moment for their fans when veteran pair catcher Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols had fun late in the contest. […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers will try and win the rubber match as they face the Chicago White Sox in the finale on the South Side. It’s time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a Dodgers-White Sox prediction and pick.   The Dodgers defeated the White Sox 4-1 on Wednesday to take the second game of the three-game series. First, Will […]

It’s desperate times for the Los Angeles Angels as they continue their historic skid. The Angels even tried using Nickelback walkup songs for Wednesday night’s game against the Boston Red Sox. The attempt backfired, with the club losing a franchise-record 14th straight game in brutal fashion, 1-0. The turn to Nickelback drew an absolutely savage […]

The Boston Red Sox have had quite the interesting season thus far. At one point, they looked lost. Boston couldn’t hit, couldn’t pitch and was behind the lowly Baltimore Orioles in last place of the American League East. Things have certainly turned around for the Red Sox over the last few weeks. However, Boston might […]

On Tuesday night, the New York Mets lost both slugger Pele Alonso and outfielder Starling Marte to injuries. The Mets first baseman was hit in the hand by a Yu Darvish fastball. Meanwhile, Marte injured his quad attempting to steal a base. He was sent for an MRI and imaging on Wednesday. Well, Mets fans […]

Joe Girardi became the first manager fired in the 2022 MLB season following his ousting from the Philadelphia Phillies. Shortly after, the Los Angeles Angels pulled the plug on Joe Maddon, ending his tenure with the team in his third season as manager. With the two skippers already out of a job just two months […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to wrap up an inter-league series against the Chicago White Sox on Thursday and could be set for a significant boost to the lineup. Dave Roberts revealed that Max Muncy is wrapping up his rehab stint at Triple-A Oklahoma City and will most likely be back in the lineup […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers take on the Chicago White Sox. Check out our MLB odds series for our Dodgers White Sox prediction and pick. Tony Gonsolin gets the start for the Dodgers, while Johnny Cueto gets the call for the White Sox. Tony Gonsolin is the Dodgers’ most consistent and reliable starting pitcher. That’s no […]

The Philadelphia Phillies take on the Milwaukee Brewers. Check out our MLB odds series for our Phillies Brewers prediction and pick. Aaron Nola goes to the mound for the Phillies, while Adrian Houser gets the call for the Brewers. Aaron Nola is the definition of an inconsistent pitcher. Not a bad one, but an inconsistent […]

The St. Louis Cardinals take on the Tampa Bay Rays. Check out our MLB odds series for our Cardinals Rays prediction and pick. Packy Naughton will open this game for the Cardinals, while Corey Kluber takes the bump for the Rays. Packy Naughton has pitched fewer than 12 innings this season, sometimes opening for the […]

The New York Mets and San Diego Padres are tied at 1-1 as the series finale is here. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Padres prediction and pick.   After a dominant win in Game 1, the Mets ended the second game with just two hits. The Padres shut out the […]

Game 2 between the Yankees and Twins is tonight! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Yankees-Twins prediction and pick.   The Yanks took the first game rather easily in the 10-4 win. NY scored three runs right off the bat as Aaron Judge hit his MLB leading 22nd home run of […]

Mookie Betts is enjoying a stellar season in Los Angeles with the Dodgers. Now in his third season with LA, the former Red Sox star opened up on the trade from Boston via an interview with WEEI.com. In the interview, Betts wanted to make clear that the trade was not a result of him not […]

The San Francisco Giants were obviously not thrilled about Buster Posey’s retirement, but they felt the catching position was in good hands. Top prospect Joey Bart was an exciting young player with a high ceiling. However, Bart struggled to the tune of a .156/.296/.300 slash line with a .596 OPS and four home runs. His […]

The Los Angeles Angels are struggling to say the very least, and it doesn’t look like firing Joe Maddon gave the team any immediate relief. He was fired following the team’s series opener against the Boston Red Sox on Monday. Now, after losing Game 2 of the series Tuesday night, the Angels are on a […]

Jazz Chisholm Jr. is an All-Star in the making for the Miami Marlins. The 24-year-old second baseman is a hitting machine who is always having fun and making highlights regularly. He showed some flashes of brilliance in his 2021 season and is now emerging as a legitimate star with a grand slam to his name. […]

The New York Yankees have raced out of the gate in the 2022 MLB season, as they currently own the best record in the league. Winners of seven straight, the Yankees look like a legitimate World Series contender. Their impressive start hasn’t just made them that, though. It’s also made them a challenger to one […]

When the Texas Rangers signed Marcus Semien over the offseason, they were expecting big things from the slugger. He was an MVP finalist in 2021 after producing a monster season. However, the second baseman struggled mightily out of the gates in 2022 and the label of “bust” was being linked to his name. But Semien […]

The New York Mets’ clubhouse is starting to look like an infirmary with all the injured bodies they are nursing. Add to that the pair of Pete Alonso and Starling Marte, who suffered injuries in the second leg of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres Tuesday night. Mets manager Buck Showalter did not […]

The Los Angeles Angels are losers of their last 13 games. The damage goes well beyond their record. After having to fire manager Joe Maddon, Mike Trout injured his groin and left the Angels’ latest game against the Boston Red Sox early. Trout said after the game, in which the Angels lost 6-5 in 10 innings, […]

Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander enjoyed quite the game in Tuesday’s 4-1 win vs. the Seattle Mariners. The star right-hander threw 7 innings of 1-run ball while striking out 12. He also passed Hall of Famer John Smoltz and future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer on MLB’s all-time strikeout list. Verlander became the active MLB […]

The Washington Nationals were soundly defeated by the division-rival Miami Marlins on Tuesday night. Despite the loss, the Nationals did receive some good news. Starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg, who hasn’t pitched in over a year, is set to return to the mound, per CBS Sports. Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg will return to the mound on Thursday and […]