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The Cleveland Guardians will be without one of their key members on Saturday when they play Game 3 of their MLB playoffs series against the New York Yankees. According to Mandy Bell of MLB.com, hitting coach Chris Valaika will miss the weekend contest of the ALDS because he is going to get married that day […]

The Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves are set to play Game 2 of the NLDS on Wednesday, but it appears the contest won’t start at the scheduled 4:35 PM ET due to weather conditions. Via Braves’ Twitter: “Today’s Braves vs. Phillies NLDS Game 2 will not start at 4:35 p.m. due to weather. The start […]

The Seattle Mariners suffered a heartbreaking loss in Game 1 of the ALDS to the Houston Astros on Tuesday, with Yordan Alvarez hitting a walk-off three-run homer. With Game 2 scheduled for Thursday and Luis Castillo starting, manager Scott Servais has announced who will get the ball in a potential do-or-die Game 3 on Saturday: […]

David Ortiz roasted the San Diego Padres following their NLDS Game 1 loss to the Dodgers in Los Angeles, per FOX Sports: MLB. "The reality is, when you play against your daddy, you have to try and do something different." – @davidortiz on the Padres falling to 5-15 vs LA this year pic.twitter.com/jqovce0KqT — FOX […]

Adam Wainwright pitched in uncharacteristic fashion down the stretch for the St. Louis Cardinals. Wainwright recently broke his silence in reference to his struggles with a lengthy explanation on Twitter. “Want to clear a few things up as I didn’t pitch like I wanted to down the stretch and feel the need to explain,” Wainwright […]

Game 2 of the ALDS between the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros starts early on Thursday evening! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Mariners-Astros prediction and pick. Game 1 of this series was as intense as a playoff game can get. The Astros stormed back and took down the Mariners 8-7 […]

The “Night Shift” told the story of the 2021 World Series-winning Atlanta Braves. It consisted of their top bullpen arms and ultimately led them to their Fall Classic victory. It was recently revealed that one of those arms will not be able to help the 2022 Braves during their MLB Playoff run. Braves manager Brian […]

The Houston Astros emerged victorious from a roller coaster ride of an ALDS Game 1 against the Seattle Mariners. After the M’s pounced on Justin Verlander early in the game, the Astros had to play catch-up in order to walk off with a Game 1 win. Speaking on Verlander’s performance, manager Dusty Baker maintained confidence […]

The Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves will continue their division series matchup with a Wednesday afternoon tilt for Game 2 in Atlanta (now an evening start following a weather delay). With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Phillies-Braves prediction and pick, laid out below. Philadelphia […]

Who’s ready for some American Conference Thursday night action? The Temple Owls will travel to FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando to take on the UCF Knights. It is time to take an exclusive look at our College Football odds series, where our Temple-UCF prediction and pick will be made! With a record of 2-3 entering play […]

The Boston Red Sox 2022 season was a pretty big disappointment. Aside from one hot stretch during the months of May and June, they looked lifeless for much of the season, and saw all the holes that the front office failed to address during the previous offseason pop up and kill them. The goal this […]

The San Diego Padres will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of the NLDS. Yu Darvish is the starter for the visiting Padres, while Clayton Kershaw will take the mound for the home Dodgers. The first pitch is slated for 8:37 ET. Below we continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Dodgers […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers survived a Game 1 scare against the San Diego Padres – unsurprisingly, thanks to their rock solid bullpen. After four shutout innings and the Dodgers holding a 5-0 lead, Julio Urias finally relented against the Padres, who put up three runs in the fifth inning to make a game of things […]

Even professional baseball players, who are supposed to be the best at their craft, make inexplicable yet hilarious mistakes, which only become magnified under the bright lights of playoff baseball. New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson was guilty of such a blunder, after he mistakenly thought he hit a ball out of the park […]

You don’t become the recipient of a nine-year, $324 million contract without being able to deliver when it matters. With great wealth comes great responsibilities, and New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole knows that the burden he carries with regards to their World Series hopes is immense. Thankfully for him, he was able to pitch […]

The Harrison Bader trade for the New York Yankees was one of the more confusing moves of the 2022 MLB trade deadline. The Yankees sent one of their best starters in Jordan Montgomery to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bader, who realistically was a backup outfielder for them. Combine that with the fact that Bader […]

The Philadelphia Phillies enter their NLDS tilt against the Atlanta Braves with so much motivation to prove their naysayers wrong. Now it’s Nick Castellanos’ turn to play with an added fire in his eyes following an impressive Game 1 performance which saw him go 3-5 from the plate with 3 runs batted in. Castellanos scuffled […]

Much has been said about how the New York Yankees received the short end of the stick in their trade with the St. Louis Cardinals, which saw starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery go the other way in exchange for outfielder Harrison Bader just before the 2022 trade deadline. However, it seems as if Bader is making […]

Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez will attest to the fact that the technological boom and sabermetric revolution have redefined how players approach the game of baseball, especially after the crucial part he played in nabbing the Game 1 of their ALDS tilt against the Seattle Mariners, 8-7. The Mariners led 7-5 with two outs in […]

San Diego Padres slugger Juan Soto couldn’t care less about the team’s record against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the regular season. The MLB playoffs is a different ball game now where the season records don’t really matter. Soto shared as much while talking to FOX Sports ahead of their NLDS showdown on Tuesday. He […]

One does not simply become a professional baseball player without having an inordinate chip on their shoulder, in addition to the never-ending thirst to improve one must possess. These were in full display for Philadelphia Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado, who wanted no part of their NLDS opponents Atlanta Braves’ jawing on the opposing dugout during […]

MLB reporter Jeff Passan of ESPN took to Twitter to apologize to fellow reporter, Ben Verlander, for his rather savage jokes during Game 1 of the Houston Astros-Seattle Mariners ALDS on Tuesday. For those who missed it, Passan delivered some nasty haymakers towards Verlander’s way after reporting the struggles of Justin Verlander for the Astros […]

The Houston Astros erased a 7-3 deficit against the Seattle Mariners to win Game 1 of their American League Division Series, 8-7. Yordan Alvarez sent the fans home happy, hitting a 438-foot, three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th. As impressed as everyone was watching the talented youngster win the game, Astros […]

In Game 1 of the NLDS, the Philadelphia Phillies took a one-game lead over the Atlanta Braves. Right fielder Nick Castellanos played a large role in them winning the first game of the series. Castellanos and the Phillies went into the ninth inning with a 7-3 lead over the Braves. But a disastrous final inning […]

Ahead of the San Diego Padres’ MLB playoffs showdown with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS, Yu Darvish opened up about the Joe Musgrove incident and how he would react if he’s put in the same situation as his teammate. Darvish got brutally honest in his response, though, emphasizing that he has nothing to […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers won a franchise record 111 games this season. That obviously earned them home field advantage throughout the playoffs, which begins Tuesday night. They will face their division rival, the San Diego Padres, in the NLDS. It was announced that former All-Star Walker Buehler would throw out the first pitch of Game […]

Yordan Alvarez stepped up when the Houston Astros needed him most, clubbing a walk-off, three-run home run with the team down to their last out in the ninth inning of Game 1 of the ALDS. Not only did Alvarez power the Astros to a win over the Mariners, but he also joined some good company […]

The Seattle Mariners had their best chance to steal a win against the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the ALDS, but unfortunately, they came up short. After chasing Justin Verlander out of the game in just four innings, the Mariners looked prime to hold out and pick up a Game 1 win. The Astros […]

The Seattle Mariners could not have scripted a better start to their ALDS series with the Houston Astros. They hammered Justin Verlander and chased him from the game early. They build a four-run lead heading into the late innings. None of it matters now as Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez sent Houston fans home happy after […]

Atlanta Braves starter Max Fried struggled in Game 1 of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies and he didn’t make any excuses when discussing his performance after the loss. Fried got brutally honest on his struggles in Game 1, admitting that he dug the Braves into a hole they couldn’t climb out of after failing […]

Dave Roberts decided to leave Craig Kimbrel off of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ NLDS roster. The move surprised some, but Roberts explained his reasoning ahead of Los Angeles’ NLDS Game 1 matchup with the San Diego Padres, per Mike DiGiovanna on Twitter. “We just have other guys who we felt have been more consistent and […]

Two renowned MLB reporters got into a bit of a Twitter feud on Tuesday as ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Fox Sports’ Ben Verlander (brother of Justin Verlander) got into a wild exchange on the social media app. After Passan reported on Justin Verlander’s struggles against the Mariners in ALDS Game 1, the ESPN reporter took […]

Julio Rodriguez and the Seattle Mariners jumped out to a quick lead against the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the ALDS. And Rodriguez’s strong performance has already placed him in the history books. The 21-year old became the youngest player in MLB Playoff history to record a double and triple in a postseason game, […]

Justin Verlander had a rather forgettable start to the Houston Astros’ MLB playoffs series with the Seattle Mariners. The veteran got the starting nod for Game 1 of the ALDS, but to say he was a disappointment would be an understatement. Verlander struggled mightily and put the Astros in a big hole that’s difficult to […]

The Philadelphia Phillies upset the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the NLDS in a competitive 7-6 ball game. Bryce Harper commented on the Phillies hard-nosed mentality following the game, per FOX Sports: MLB on Twitter. “All fight,” Harper said in reference to the Phillies ability to comeback in games. “It’s all we do. You […]

On Tuesday morning, the New York Yankees listed designated hitter Matt Carpenter on their ALDS roster. Carpenter has not played since early August after breaking his foot. The veteran hitter appears to be back just in time for the postseason. Yankees manager Aaron Boone addressed his role in the upcoming series against the Cleveland Guardians. […]

A texas court has laid the hammer down on former Los Angeles Angels Communications Director Eric Kay for his role in the high-profile death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. The Angels starting pitcher died of a drug overdose in 2019, with Kay previously being found guilty of supplying Skaggs with the fentanyl pills that eventually led […]

The Philadelphia Phillies stunned the Braves in Atlanta to open the NLDS, winning by a final score of 7-6. FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal caught up with Braves’ manager Brian Snitker and discussed the Braves’ lack of clutch hitting during the game. “I’m not going to make excuses or anything. We left a lot of guys […]

The New York Yankees came to the difficult decision to leave DJ LeMahieu off of the ALDS roster ahead of their series with the Cleveland Guardians. On Tuesday, ahead of the series opener, manager Aaron Boone explained the organization’s decision to roll without LeMahieu. Via Bryan Hoch, Boone indicated that LeMahieu’s toe injury left him […]