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Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees need to get their bats going if they are to climb out of the hole they are in against the Houston Astros in the 2022 American League Championship Series. Following their 3-2 loss in Game 2 of that series Thursday night, the Yankees’ offense is under the microscope […]

You would have to walk all the way back to the regular season to see the last time that Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve last reached a base via a hit. In fact, according to ESPN Stats & Info, Altuve is now the owner of the longest hitless streak in MLB postseason history. “Jose Altuve […]

After failing to record a hit in the Houston Astros’ ALDS win over the Seattle Mariners, Jose Altuve struggled to get going in Game 1 of the ALCS against the New York Yankees. Altuve did not notch a hit in three at-bats against the reigning AL East champions, although he did manage to reach base […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone was full of praise for his defense after as many as five Yankees players were named finalists for Gold Glove awards in 2022. While Aaron Judge was snubbed for the award, Boone cast that off to the fact that he had to split time at center field and right […]

The Philadelphia Phillies will hand the baseball over to Ranger Suarez for Game 3 of their NLCS clash against the San Diego Padres. From there, it is still up in the air as to which starters the team will call on to pitch in the rest of the series. As it pertains to Game 4, […]

The San Diego Padres have evened the National League Championship Series with Philadelphia Phillies after winning Game 2, 8-5. During the ninth inning, Padres closer Josh Hader struck out the side to close the door on a Phillies comeback. In doing so, Hader made MLB playoff history. It was Hader’s eighth consecutive batter that he […]

The Phillies head back to Philadelphia to host the Padres for Game 3 of the NLCS! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Padres-Phillies prediction and pick. The San Diego Padres tied the series at one apiece Wednesday afternoon with a gritty come-from-behind victory. Many teams would have folded in that situation, […]

The Miami Marlins seemed to be on the verge of making their way back to the forefront of the MLB after they unexpectedly snuck into the MLB Playoffs during the shortened 60 game season back in 2020. But the following two seasons didn’t go Miami’s way, and now they are back to the drawing board […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have crashed out of the MLB Playoffs once again, and will spend the offseason trying to fix the holes that popped up in their quick NLDS series against the San Diego Padres. In order for more holes to be prevented from popping up, though, the Dodgers are going to have to […]

The New York Yankees and Houston Astros will face off in game two of the American League Championship Series on Thursday night in Houston. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Yankees-Astros prediction and pick, laid out below. New York needed five games to surpass the […]

The Philadelphia Phillies dropped Game 2 of their NLCS series against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday afternoon, making it a best of five series now that things are tied at one game apiece. It wasn’t the best day on the hill for Phillies starter Aaron Nola, who gave up six runs over 4.2 innings, […]

Matt Carpenter had a rough night at the office Wednesday. The New York Yankees veteran struck out four times- three of them against Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander- in his team’s loss in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. Carpenter, who has had just six at-bats since returning after fracturing his left foot […]

11 strikeouts. 11 straight New York Yankees in a row retired by Houston Astros ace Justin Verlander in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday night. It was another masterclass from Verlander, who even broke an impressive postseason record in the process. After the game, Astros players were thinking of the veteran […]

The New York Yankees lost Game 1 of the ALCS Wednesday night to the Houston Astros. In the process, they made history that no team ever desires to make. Yankees batters struck out 17 times during the game. In comparison, Astros hitters were sat down on strikes just twice on Wednesday night. This 15-strikeout discrepancy […]

Blake Snell can consider himself lucky for escaping with a no-decision in the San Diego Padres’ 8-5 come-from-behind victory in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at home again the Philadelphia Phillies. Snell had the Padres trailing big early in the game, as he allowed four earned runs on five hits and issued […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers could be in the mix to make a run for Aaron Judge this offseason, and they are reportedly even willing to let Trea Turner walk in a potential bid for the New York Yankees slugger. Mark Feinsand of MLB.com listed the potential landing spots for Turner as he enters free agency […]

The Houston Astros and New York Yankees are locked in a crucial Game 1 of their American League Championship Series. The game his been tight with both Justin Verlander and Jameson Taillon each pitching very well. Along the way, Verlander made some postseason history. Most Career StrikeoutsMLB Postseason HistoryJustin Verlander 215<<Clayton Kershaw 213John Smoltz 199Andy […]

Now that the Cleveland Guardians are out of contention for the World Series title, third baseman Jose Ramirez can focus on getting his body right for the 2023 MLB season. Ramirez is reportedly scheduled to go under the knife to repair a hand injury that he dealt with for the most part of the 2022 […]

The New York Yankees faced a classic bad news-good news scenario following their ALDS victory. The bad news was that, according to Luis Severino, their celebratory champagne “was terrible,” per Yankees reporter Bryan Hoch. The good news is that since nobody did much in the way of drinking as a result of the “terrible” champagne, […]

New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Hicks suffered an injury after colliding with Oswaldo Cabrera on a shallow fly ball in Game 5 of the ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians. As a result, Hicks was left off the ALCS roster against the Houston Astros due to a left knee sprain, per Meredith Marakovits. Aaron Hicks isn’t […]

The Los Angeles Chargers are hoping to get Keenan Allen back in action after the veteran wide receiver has missed all but one game this year while nursing a hamstring injury. With a Week 7 matchup against the Seahawks looming on Sunday, Allen opened up on when he expects to return to action, and whether […]

Houston Astros’ manager Dusty Baker will roll with Framber Valdez for Game 2 of the ALCS against the New York Yankees. Baker revealed that he is giving the ball to Valdez in Game 2 due to the pitcher’s “resiliency” to start on short rest, per Mark Berman. The Astros may need Valdez to start on […]

Roger Clemens will throw out the first pitch ahead of Game 1 of the ALCS between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros, per Bryan Hoch. Clemens pitched for both the Yankees and Astros during his legendary career. Clemens pitched for New York and Houston in the later stages of his time in the league. […]

The San Diego Padres didn’t look great in their Game 1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS. They will be looking to bounce back in Game 2, with Blake Snell taking the mound against Aaron Nola. But that doesn’t mean that Padres manager Bob Melvin isn’t already looking ahead to Game 3 of […]

The New York Yankees powered their way past the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS. Their MLB Playoff journey now leads them to Houston to battle the Astros in the ALCS. This projects to be a thrilling series between the American League’s best ball clubs. The No. 1 seeded Astros are favored, but the Yankees undeniably […]

The New York Yankees added Frankie Montas, Oswald Peraza, and Greg Weissert to the ALCS roster, per Jon Morosi. Marwin Gonzalez, Aaron Hicks, and Lucas Leutge were all left off the roster. DJ LeMahieu, who was hoping to make the ALCS roster against the Houston Astros, was not added, per Bryan Hoch. Frankie Montas was […]

The New York Yankees had to make some quick and difficult decisions on Tuesday night after defeating the Cleveland Guardians to reach the ALCS. With their best-of-seven series against the Houston Astros set to get underway on Wednesday, the Yankees had minimal time to finalize their ALCS roster. Among those who were excluded from the […]

The Houston Astros are advancing to their sixth straight ALCS after sweeping the Seattle Mariners out of the playoffs in the ALDS. The Astros have been World Series frontrunners all season long, and they are now gearing up for a huge series against the New York Yankees. With the series kicking off tonight, we decided […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers ran riot during the 2022 MLB regular season, winning 111 games and coasting into the playoffs as the top seed in the National League. Regular season success hasn’t always translated to postseason success for the Dodgers lately, though, and that issue flared up once again, as Los Angeles crashed out of […]

The New York Yankees take on the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series. Check out our MLB odds series for our Yankees Astros prediction and pick. Jameson Taillon will start for the Yankees, while Justin Verlander gets the call for the Astros. Jameson Taillon last pitched in Game 2 of […]

The New York Yankees came out as the victors in a grueling five-game ALDS against the Cleveland Guardians. Just days prior, the outlook on the 99-win team wasn’t exactly as sunny. Aaron Boone was clearly feeling the heat after a Game 3 loss put them down 2-1, with a managerial decision right at the forefront […]

The Philadelphia Phillies will look to take a commanding 2-0 as they face the San Diego Padres in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series. It’s time for our MLB odds series as we make a Phillies-Padres Game 2 prediction and pick. It was the first time the Phillies and Padres ever faced off in the […]

While a pair of postponements forced the Cleveland Guardians and New York Yankees ALDS series to wrap up yesterday, the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres kicked off their NLCS series, with the Phillies picking up a 2-0 win over the Padres. There wasn’t much happening in this one, but the highlight of a game […]

The Philadelphia Phillies took Game 1 of the NLCS over the San Diego Padres by a score of 2-0. The highlight of the game was a Kyle Schwarber home run that nearly went 500 feet. The Phillies’ left fielder annihilated a Yu Darvish pitch, sending it 488 feet and into the upper deck of Petco […]

The Philadelphia Phillies and the San Diego Padres began their National League Championship Series with Game 1 Tuesday night. In what turned out to be a pitcher’s duel, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper thus far have made the biggest impact. Harper hit a solo home run off Padres starter Yu Darvish in the 4th inning, […]

In game two of the NLCS, Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber brought the baseball world to a pause with his homerun against the San Diego Padres. 488 feet! 120 mph! Kyle Schwarber, oh my goodness. 😱 pic.twitter.com/Mh4VGR4E2B — MLB (@MLB) October 19, 2022 With the Phillies leading 1-0 in the sixth, known playoff home run […]

Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Kyle Schwarber is one of the hardest hitters in the MLB today and in case you need a reminder about that, he just sent everyone a memo Tuesday night in the form of this insane home run in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the San Diego Padres at […]

The New York Yankees found themselves staring at a potential early exit just two games ago, falling behind to the Cleveland Guardians, 2-1. Days later, they emerged the victors of the series with Nestor Cortes being the man on the mound. After the win, the Yankees’ mustachioed starter spoke out on his career leading up […]

Josh Naylor is being a good sport despite the rain of boos and jeers from New York Yankees fans he received at Yankee Stadium during Game 5 of the American League Divisional Series. Naylor must have seen that coming after he rocked the baby around the bases in Game 4 of the series when he […]