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The San Francisco Giants (16-20) take on the Arizona Diamondbacks (20-17) Thursday night at Chase Field. This game will continue our MLB odds series with a Giants-Diamondbacks prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch the game. The Giants are fourth in the NL West division and .500 in their last 10 games. […]

The Milwaukee Brewers have one of the best one-two punches of any starting rotation with Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff. They could decide to move on from one or both of them this season. Some rival executives across the MLB think the Brewers could deal their aces this summer, regardless if they are in playoff […]

The Tampa Bay Rays (29-9) take on the New York Yankees (21-17) as they begin a four game series Thursday night at Yankee Stadium. This game will continue our MLB odds series as we hand out a Rays-Yankees prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch. The Rays still have the best record […]

The San Diego Padres visit the Minnesota Twins for the third game of this interleague series. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Twins prediction, pick, and how to watch. The Padres lost in extra innings yesterday in Minnesota, and now sit just one game over .500 and in third place […]

The injuries are starting to pile up for the NL East leading Atlanta Braves, especially on the pitching staff with Max Fried and Kyle Wright hitting the injured list and expected to miss at least two months — manager Brian Snitker addressed the ailments on Wednesday. “We’re in a difficult situation here that we have […]

The New York Mets finish their three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds in an afternoon affair. It is time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Reds prediction, pick, and how-to watch. Last night it was Brandon Nimmo with three hits, Pete Alonso hitting his major league-leading 13th home run, and Justin Verlander pitching […]

Tyler Glasnow of the Tampa Bay Rays has unfortunately faced a setback in his recovery journey. Glasnow was removed prematurely from his second rehab start due to mild tightness in his left side, per Rays sideline reporter Tricia Whitaker. Tyler Glasnow update after he was removed after the first inning of his second rehab start […]

When Fernando Tatis Jr. returned to the San Diego Padres from his 80-game suspension, he revived something that had been lost in his absence: claiming the NL West crown. Besides the 2021 season, where the San Francisco Giants surprised everyone and took the NL West from the Dodgers, the kings of the west have been […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are looking up at the Atlanta Braves in the National League West standings, hoping to forge a new path behind the arms of starting pitchers Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola and others. With reliever Jose Alvarado sidelined due to injury, the team’s rotation has stepped up, leading the Phillies to three straight wins […]

The Philadelphia Phillies‘ hitter power hitter Kyle Schwarber is on the mend, recently opening up about the foot injury that’s been causing him trouble. Schwarber plans to test his foot with some pregame running, as reported by Mark Feinsand of MLB.com The injury is as a bone bruise on his left foot as a result […]

Remember when the New York Mets were supposed to be the crown jewel of the National League this year? Or, at the very least, the NL East. Now they’re not even a .500 ballclub (.472), setting eight games back of the first-place Atlanta Braves and third in the division with the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington […]

It’s Eury Perez time in South Beach. The Miami Marlins have decided to call up their top prospect to make his MLB debut on Friday against the Cincinnati Reds after just 44 starts in the minor leagues. Via Craig Mish: “The Miami Marlins are calling up 20 year old top pitching prospect Eury Perez. This […]

The New York Mets are placing catcher Tomas Nido on the injured list with dry eye syndrome, according to Mike Puma of the New York Post. The Mets called up catcher Michael Perez to the major league roster. They also transferred Elieser Hernandez to the 60-day IL to create space on the roster for Michael […]

Clayton Kershaw is a future Hall of Famer. He continues to strengthen that narrative as each season goes by. On Wednesday, Kershaw turned in another dominant effort, allowing just one earned run over seven innings while striking out eight in a Los Angeles Dodgers win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Kershaw now has 49 career games […]

Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Pablo Lopez has established himself as one of the most consistent pitchers in baseball over the last four seasons. Incredibly, he almost didn’t play baseball. Lopez graduated high school at the age of 16 and was accepted to medical school shortly after. With both of his parents in the medical field, […]

For years, the Toronto Blue Jays were MLB’s sleeping giant. Outside of wonky Canadian taxes, they have always had the ingredients of a should-be contender—a vibrant and attractive city; a massive, rabid fanbase; an ownership group with potentially the deepest pockets in sports (the Blue Jays are owned by Rogers Communications, the biggest media and […]

The Atlanta Braves are one of many MLB teams to deal with some key injuries. However, they are still in first place in the National League East. Two injuries they are dealing with are to a pair of starting pitchers, Kyle Wright and Max Fried. Wright is dealing with a shoulder strain, and Fried landed […]

Following a bullpen game on Tuesday versus the Milwaukee Brewers, the Los Angeles Dodgers needed Clayton Kershaw to give them a strong performance on Wednesday. Kershaw answered the call and turned in a dominant 7-inning effort. He continues to pitch well in 2023 and Freddie Freeman dropped a truth bomb on his Wednesday outing in […]

When the news of Max Fried’s move to the injured list with a left forearm strain hit, it would have been easy for anyone to ask “Who’s next?” in the Atlanta Braves’ litany of early-season health setbacks. But on Tuesday night, the Braves didn’t waver, beating a red-hot Boston Red Sox team 9-3 to continue […]

After six years in New York Yankees pinstripes, hard-throwing reliever Aroldis Chapman found himself on the move this off-season. The 35-year-old lefty joined the Kansas City Royals on a one-year, $8.75 million deal — with $3.75 million in guaranteed money. Throwing alongside another nasty left-hander in Amir Garrett, Chapman has rediscovered the stuff that once made […]

The Chicago White Sox made a slew of roster moves on Wednesday, most notably designating reliever Alex Colome for assignment. Colome, who was an all-star in 2016, tossed three innings for the White Sox this season, allowing four runs, two of them earned. He walked more batters than he struck out. Colome was one of […]

With Anthony Volpe becoming the New York Yankees starting shortstop as a rookie, many compared him to the legendary Derek Jeter. However, Volpe has accomplished something Jeter nor any Yankees player ever has. In New York’s Wednesday contest against the Oakland Athletics, Volpe hit a grand slam to put the Yankees up 11-2 in the […]

The Chicago White Sox are a mess. After winning 93 games and winning the AL Central in 2021, they entered last season as a trendy pick to win the World Series. Instead, they went 81-81, their preseason expectations torpedoed by injuries, bad chemistry and even worse managing. But now, even with Tony La Russa banished […]

The Boston Red Sox (21-16) look to bounce back Wednesday night as they take on the Atlanta Braves (25-11). This game will continue our MLB odds series with a Red Sox-Braves prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch. The Braves scored four runs in the first inning Tuesday night and that is […]

The St. Louis Cardinals (13-24) visit the Chicago Cubs (17-19) for the third of their three-game series! First pitch commences Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. ET. St. Louis secured a series win with their 6-4 win last night! Below we continue our MLB odds series with a Cardinals-Cubs prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are […]

The New York Mets (17-19) visit the Cincinnati Reds (15-20) in game two of a three game set Wednesday night. Take a look a our MLB odds series as we hand out a Mets-Reds prediction and pick while letting you know how to watch. Game one of this series ended up being very close. The […]

The Philadelphia Phillies placed RP Jose Alvarado on the 15-day IL (retroactive to 5/8), per the Phillies Twitter. Alvarado, a talented left-handed reliever, is dealing with elbow inflammation. Phillies manager Rob Thomson admitted that he’s “a little concerned, for sure,” per Matt Gelb. RHP Andrew Bellatti was reinstated from the 15-day IL in a corresponding […]

Boston Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo is having a great start to the 2023 season, and manager Alex Cora reportedly challenged him to take a step in his career at the end of the 2022 season, which lit a fire again for Verdugo, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. “I should have just stayed […]

Cleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan is not your typical modern-day hitter. His unconventional approach to the plate has helped him become one of the best leadoff hitters in baseball. He has the lowest swing rate on first pitches of any qualified hitter in the MLB as he’s swung at just nine first pitches in 165 […]

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten out to a historic start to their season. Image if they had Sean Murphy behind the plate? While the Rays were interested, new reports detail exactly why Tampa Bay didn’t trade for Murphy. To trade for Murphy, the Oakland Athletics would’ve likely required prospects Taj Bradley and Kyle Manzardo […]

The Chicago White Sox (13-24) visit the Kansas City Royals (10-27) for Game 3 of their four-game series. First pitch commences at 7:40 p.m. ET. Chicago evened the series 1-1 thanks to their 4-2 win yesterday. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a White Sox-Royals prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are […]

The St. Louis Cardinals have begun the season in a disappointing fashion. They have the worst record in the National League and are 11 games below .500 entering Wednesday. Things have been terrible for them, and starting pitcher Jack Flaherty is one player who has endured massive struggles. So far, Flaherty is 2-4 with a […]

When the Minnesota Twins re-signed Carlos Correa to a six-years $200 million contract, it was viewed as a win, but while there is still a lot of time left in the season, Correa has struggled to this point in 2024, and he was brutally honest on his performance and fans booing him as a result. […]

The Kansas City Royals are off to a brutal start as expected, but there is one notable bright spot in their bullpen: Aroldis Chapman. The veteran lefty is dealing early on and that’s already garnering the interest of numerous teams on the trade market. Via Ken Rosenthal: “The more intriguing development is that the Royals […]

The New York Yankees saved themselves from total catastrophe by bringing back Aaron Judge this past offseason. Following that and their promotion of top prospect Anthony Volpe, not much has gone right for the Bronx Bombers. It’s a week into May and they are still last in the AL East. The Yankees are in a […]

Third time has been the charm for Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran this season. Duran credits his turnaround to a fiery NSFW message from Red Sox legend Dustin Pedroia. Pedroia worked with Duran on his swing over spring training. As he watched him in the cage, Pedroia wanted Duran to get mad, via Ken […]

Oakland Athletics announcer Glen Kuiper was the source of a controversial moment on the team’s broadcast ahead of a game against the Kansas City Royals, appearing to utter a racial slur prior to the first pitch. Glen Kuiper has since apologized, and now Dallas Braden, who was in the booth for the game as well, […]

The San Diego Padres (19-17) visit the Minnesota Twins (19-17) for Game 2 of their three-game series. First pitch commences Wednesday at 7:40 p.m. ET. San Diego took a 1-0 series lead thanks to their 6-1 win in yesterday’s opener. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Twins prediction, pick, and how to […]

Los Angeles Dodgers SP Noah Syndergaard exited Tuesday’s road game after just one inning versus the Milwaukee Brewers after suffering a cut on his finger. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts later said an IL move is “a possibility,” per Bill Plunkett. “But we want to give Noah and the training staff some time before we make […]