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After throwing three innings to live hitters last week, Hyun-jin Ryu made a rehab start for the Toronto Blue Jays’ Buffalo Bisons Triple-A team on Saturday against the Durham Bulls. Ryu logged 4.0 innings pitched and threw 74 total pitches. The veteran pitcher did have some slight struggles over his four innings of work, which […]

The Dodgers are arguably the most balanced team in MLB and are catching the attention of many. LA features one of the deepest lineups the game has ever seen, a stacked starting rotation, and a sneaky-talented bullpen. But that bullpen is currently without reliever Blake Treinen and the most recent update from manager Dave Robert’s […]

The Toronto Blue Jays take on the Cleveland Guardians in Game 2 of a Saturday doubleheader. Check out our MLB odds series for our Blue Jays Guardians prediction and pick.   Ross Stripling goes to the hill for the Blue Jays in Game 2 of this Saturday doubleheader. Triston McKenzie takes the bump for the […]

Week 5 of the fantasy baseball season is set to get underway! The season keeps rolling along and I hope you are dominating your fantasy baseball league. Today, we are going to be discussing the best Week 5 starting pitching options. This list will include the best two-start pitching options as well as some good […]

The 2022 MLB season has not been kind to the Boston Red Sox. They are last in the AL East after making the ALCS last season and have only gotten good production from a handful of players, which does not include Trevor Story. The flashy offseason addition has been brutal so far this season. Chris […]

Heading into the 2022 MLB season, the Boston Red Sox were projected to bolster one of the more dynamic offenses in all of baseball today. Through 27 games in the campaign, this has been far from the case for the AL East powerhouse. The Red Sox dropped their series opener against the Chicago White Sox […]

The Seattle Mariners got off to a hot start to the 2022 MLB season, as they won 10 of their first 16 games and were sitting in first place in the American League West, led by a red-hot lineup and some underrated pitching. Since that point, the Mariners’ bats have quieted and the pitching has […]

The Atlanta Braves are off to a difficult 2022 campaign following their World Series victory over the Astros from a season ago. Atlanta will likely be fine down the stretch, but it is clear they are in the midst of a World Series hangover in the post-Freddie Freeman era. Teams often struggle out of the […]

The Toronto Blue Jays have compiled the third-best record in the American League East this season, led by stars such as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kevin Gausman. However, the Blue Jays have been without the services of one of their better sluggers, Teoscar Hernandez, who was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left […]

The Minnesota Twins losing Carlos Correa to a finger injury stings but there are several reasons not to panic. The star shortstop’s injury is not severe and the team has tons of quality players to pick up the slack. In addition to having a former top overall pick to replace Correa, Sonny Gray is making […]

The New York Mets will play the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday, hoping to replicate the magic from their last battle. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mets-Phillies prediction and pick.   The Mets defeated the Phillies 8-7 on Thursday in one of the wildest comebacks in 2022. Bryce Harper got the Phillies off on the right foot in the […]

The Detroit Tigers will face the Houston Astros in the third of a four-game series at Minute Maid Park on Saturday. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Tigers-Astros prediction and pick.   The Astros defeated the Tigers 3-2 on Friday. Houston entered the bottom of the second down 1-0 when Chas McCormick came to the plate with a runner […]

The Oakland Athletics will try to bounce back as they face the Minnesota Twins in the second of a three-game series. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with an Athletics-Twins prediction and pick.   The Twins edged out the Athletics 2-1 on Friday. Minnesota started things early when Jose Miranda blasted a shot into deep-left for a solo home […]

MLB’s baseballs are dead. What exactly does that entail? The home run rate is universally down across the league in 2022 compared to 2021 and year’s past. The dead ball expression references the “Dead Ball Era” of the early 1900’s. While 2022’s situation isn’t quite that bad, MLB players and media are taking notice of […]

One of the most bizarre ejections of the MLB season happened a few days ago. After just the first inning, Arizona Diamondbacks LHP Madison Bumgarner was pulled aside by the umpires. One of the umps, Dan Bellino, seemingly tried to provoke Bumgarner by staring at him. The pitcher retaliated, and he was subsequently ejected from […]

Houston Astros’ up-and-coming rookie shortstop Jeremy Peña has been met with a lot of praise to this point in his young career. No praise may be higher than the praise he received from teammate and future Hall of Fame pitcher Justin Verlander on Friday. Verlander, while speaking with reporters in the Houston locker room, supported […]

For the first time since his departure in 2019, Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon is set to meet his former team in the Washington Nationals. The Angels and Nationals are set to open up a three-game series beginning on Friday. When asked ahead of Friday’s matchup on whether this encounter with Washington will […]

The Boston Red Sox are currently in the midst of an abysmal season, sitting at the bottom of the American League East with a 10-16 record. As they hope to turn around their campaign, the Red Sox have called up former top prospect Jarren Duran, who will bat leadoff on Friday night and start in […]

The St. Louis Cardinals take on the San Francisco Giants. Check out our MLB odds series for our Cardinals Giants prediction and pick.   Jordan Hicks will start for the Cardinals. Alex Cobb takes the ball for the Giants. This will be a bullpen game for the Cardinals, a plot twist for anyone considering the […]

St. Louis Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright has been placed on the 10-day IL after testing positive for Covid-19, per MLB.com beat reporter John Denton. #STLCards staff ace Adam Wainwright was placed on the IL after he tested positive for COVID, according to a source familiar with the situation. LHP Steven Matz, who left the team […]

The Houston Astros might not have all the same group from their World Series-winning days, but they possess one hell of a rookie in Jeremy Pena. He is filling the void left by Carlos Correa quite nicely at shortstop, offering solid defense and an impact bat. That’s catching the eye of Jose Altuve, who is […]

The Miami Marlins take on the San Diego Padres. Check out our MLB odds series for our Marlins Padres prediction and pick.   Sandy Alcantara takes the bump for the Marlins, while Yu Darvish will start for the Padres. Let’s look at the pitching matchup, which might make the Marlins Padres odds a little easier […]

The Washington Nationals take on the Los Angeles Angels. Check out our MLB odds series for our Nationals Angels prediction and pick.   Joan Adon will start for the Nationals. As of early Friday afternoon, the Angels had not announced their starter, which is why the prices for this game were not immediately available. The Angels […]

Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi is very much feeling the hot seat following his team’s complete meltdown in the 9th inning during Thursday’s 8-7 loss to the New York Mets. Coming into 2022 with high expectations after bolstering their offense with the additions of Nicholas Castellanos and Kyle Schwarber, the Phillies are limping out of […]

The Tampa Bay Rays will take on the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Rays-Mariners prediction and pick.   Tampa Bay managed to steal the first game of this series on Thursday night, improving their record to 16-10. Every single win is huge for the […]

Boston Red Sox second baseman Trevor Story had quite a performance to forget in the 8-0 defeat to the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. Story struck out four times in the contest and also failed to record a hit for the fifth time in the last seven games. Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani simply had […]

The Phillies wasted a brilliant start from Aaron Nola who went 7 innings of 1-run ball with 7 strikeouts on Thursday against the Mets. Even reliever Jeurys Familia pitched a clean eighth inning. Philadelphia entered the 9th with a safe 7-1 lead… that turned out to not be as safe as originally thought. James Norwood […]

Carlos Correa’s start with the Minnesota Twins has taken an unfortunate turn. The former first overall pick and All-Star will miss time due to a finger fracture. The Twins had outmaneuvered every other team to land the superstar shortstop but his injury will sideline him. The Twins shouldn’t fear too much, though. Losing Correa will […]

Last season, Francisco Lindor and Jeff McNeil were chasing raccoons in the Citi Field tunnels. Or, at least that’s what the duo told the media after some form of disturbance in the tunnel grabbed the attention of the Mets’ entire dugout. It was more than likely an altercation between the two and that is even […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone had an unceremonious exit in their 1-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Boone had grown frustrated over the strike zone being given to Yankees star Aaron Judge, who stands at a hulking 6’7″ and got called for strikes on pitches around his knees. That’s when he […]

There are plenty of overrated players in the MLB. Guys who we always talk about but their numbers don’t support their overall rankings. I won’t name any examples here for kindness sake, but it isn’t all that hard to find out who is overrated. But the underrated players discussion is always an interesting one. For […]

The Philadelphia Phillies hit a new low for the 2022 season. They blew a six-run, ninth-inning lead at home to the New York Mets to lose in the most embarrassing way. Philly is now 11-15 on the season and dangerously close to last place in the NL East. Here's how the Phillies blew their 7-1 […]

Shohei Ohtani has a penchant for making the spectacular feel ordinary. But the Los Angeles Angels two-way star definitely turned a few heads on Thursday as he put on a performance at Fenway Park that would make Babe Ruth proud. Ohtani put up the most strikes and highest strike percentage of any pitcher in a […]

Any professional athlete in a large market has to understand that the fans will let you know when you are struggling. They will especially let you know when you are slashing .210/.293/.296 with no homers after signing a massive 6-year, $140 million dollar contract with the Boston Red Sox over the offseason. The fans in […]

The New York Mets continue to be amazin’ this season. Their most recent win over the Philadelphia Phillies featured a ninth-inning rally to take the lead after being down 7-1. With just a 0.1 percent chance to win it, the Mets did just that. New York hit around in the top of the ninth inning, […]

The Minnesota Twins’ season has encountered an unfortunate roadblock. After their signing of star shortstop Carlos Correa, the team seemed to be on the right track. They were sitting pretty at first place in the AL Central. All signs seemed to point at them breaking their long playoff streak this season. Unfortunately for them, their […]

The New York Mets just cannot be stopped this season. It seemed like the team finally cooled off against the Philadelphia Phillies when they went down 7-1 to start the top of the ninth inning. Instead, Starting Marte, Francisco Lindor, and the rest of NY’s hitters made life hell for the home team, as they […]

It’s been a tough start to the season for the Boston Red Sox. They were aiming to be one of the top teams in the AL East but instead are at the bottom with the Baltimore Orioles. Superstar shortstop, Xander Bogaerts is due to hit free agency, making these recent struggles alarming for Boston fans. […]

Although Los Angeles Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani has not had his way at the plate so far in the 2022 campaign, this has been far from the case on the mound. Ohtani was the star of the show in the Angels’ convincing 8-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday, which also helped […]