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The St. Louis Cardinals are coming off another nail-biting season where they fell short of the postseason. Outside of a few areas, nothing really stood out from the 2025 team. Over the course of 162 games, every team will find ways to grind out wins. The Cardinals were able to do that without a true […]

The Seattle Mariners head to Detroit all tied with the Tigers at 1-1 in the best-of-five American League Division Series, and when they take the field in Game 3 on Tuesday, Josh Naylor will be in the lineup to help them out. Naylor originally did not fly with the team to Detroit, staying behind as […]

On Monday evening, the Philadelphia Phillies dropped to 0-2 in their NLDS series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, having lost both games in front of their home fans as the series shifts to Los Angeles. The Phillies are now just one game away from being eliminated in the NLDS for the second straight year after […]

New statistics paint a vivid picture about why the Toronto Blue Jays are doing so well right now. Toronto leads the New York Yankees 2-0 in the ALDS, behind the perfect mix of solid pitching and hitting. Through two games, Blue Jays batters have eight home runs with just seven strikeouts. Toronto’s pitchers meanwhile have […]

The Philadelphia Phillies’ comeback bid fell short on Monday night as the Los Angeles Dodgers escaped with a 4-3 win to take a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five National League Division Series. Jesus Luzardo, who started for the Phillies, gave his team everything he had for six innings, leaving without having allowed a run […]

The Chicago Cubs are now facing playoff elimination. After losing 7-3 on Monday night to the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cubs are down 0-2 in the best-of-five NLDS series. With the team facing elimination, fans will point fingers. As the team hopes to stave off elimination on Wednesdays, these are the Cubs that need to take […]

The New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs are both struggling in their postseason quests this year. Both clubs face 2-0 deficits in their respective Major League Baseball division series. New York trails Toronto 2-0, while Chicago is down by the same margin to the Milwaukee Brewers. If the two teams are both eliminated before […]

The New York Yankees are facing elimination in the ALDS, against the Toronto Blue Jays. New York must win three games in a row to defeat Toronto and move on to the ALCS. It certainly won’t be easy for the Yankees to do that. One Yankees insider thinks the only way New York can post […]

The Toronto Blue Jays look to eliminate the New York Yankees from the MLB Playoffs on Tuesday night. Toronto has a 2-0 series lead in the ALDS, and has blown the Yankees out of the water in the first two games. The Blue Jays are going with Shane Bieber on the hill for the pivotal […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers are undefeated through four games in the 2025 MLB postseason. That is quite an achievement for the reigning World Series champions, especially when considering the fact that they played their first two games in the National League Division Series in one of the most notorious baseball territories in the league. Freddie […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are not just winning their 2025 National League Division Series matchup against NL Central rivals Chicago Cubs; they are dominating it. Through two games, Pat Murphy’s squad has cobbled together great performances at the plate and on the mound to secure a commanding 2-0 series lead over Craig Counsell’s Cubs. One more […]

The New York Yankees are facing elimination in the ALDS. New York must win three games in a row to upend the Toronto Blue Jays and advance to the ALCS. The Yankees are handing the ball to Carlos Rodon for Game 3 of the ALDS on Tuesday night. Rodon is giving his take on what […]

This year’s NLDS is a bit personal for the Milwaukee Brewers, as they are not just facing division rival Chicago Cubs, they are also facing former manager Craig Counsell, who decided to leave his hometown ballclub for a sworn rival that resides just around 90 miles down south. And the Brewers are certainly playing like […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are well on their way to adding another heartbreak to their growing list of playoff disappointments in the 2020s. For this year, they are on the cusp of being swept by the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS after they suffered a 4-3 loss on Monday — with Philly’s comeback […]

In the MLB postseason, setting the tone early can be a huge key to success. After all, when the game is turned over to bullpen arms who throw heaters in the high-90s or even in the 100s, it gets tough for even the best hitters to try and get a rally going. This certainly was […]

The Philadelphia Phillies fell into a 0-2 hole after losing Game 2 of the NLDS. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts almost let Philadelphia back in the game with a questionable pitching move in the ninth inning. But Roki Sasaki bailed out Roberts, earning his second-career save and closing out a 4-3 Dodgers win. Philadelphia […]

The Philadelphia Phillies’ mettle will be tested, as they are on the brink of another early playoff exit now that they’re down 2-0 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in their 2025 NLDS matchup. There are many factors to point out behind the Phillies’ frigid start to the 2025 MLB postseason, but the disappearance of Kyle […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to find strength in their depth — and rookie pitcher Roki Sasaki is the latest example. After the Dodgers’ 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 2 of the NLDS, veteran first baseman Freddie Freeman delivered one of the highest compliments a young player could receive. Dodger Blue, a […]

The Philadelphia Phillies have their backs against the wall in the NLDS. The Phillies lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of their series on Monday night. One more loss will see the National League East Division champions head home without a win in the postseason. The Phillies did well to keep Los […]

The Chicago Cubs have stumbled into a 0-2 hole in the 2025 NLDS vs. the Milwaukee Brewers, and their fanbase is reeling. After back-to-back losses in Milwaukee, the Cubs now face elimination as the series shifts to Wrigley Field for Game 3 on Wednesday. In both games, the Cubs jumped out to early leads—Michael Busch […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are going to be fighting for their playoff lives on Wednesday when they face the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of their 2025 NLDS clash. They did try their best to come back in Game 2 on Monday, but their comeback bid fell short. And now, the Phillies have their backs […]

After watching Blake Treinen struggle to put batters away in the top of the ninth inning of Game 2 of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies, it was clear the Los Angeles Dodgers would need to pull a rabbit out of their blue and white caps in order to fly back to LAX with an […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ postseason run has hit a small snag. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed that veteran utility infielder Miguel Rojas is “day-to-day” after experiencing right hamstring tightness in Game 2 of the NLDS vs. the Philadelphia Phillies. After taking a commanding 2-0 series lead, popular fan page Dodgers Nation took to X (formerly […]

In the postseason, every at-bat is crucial if a team were to win a World Series title. The Milwaukee Brewers certainly want to get over the hump after years of flaming out early in the playoffs, and it’s only a matter of time before they do if they keep up their level of play on […]

The Milwaukee Brewers have unleashed one of baseball’s most electric arms on the national stage. Rookie Jacob Misiorowski, making his first appearance in the MLB postseason, stepped onto the mound at American Family Field in Game 2 of the 2025 NLDS and immediately lit up the radar gun. His first pitch registered at 103 MPH, […]

The path towards repeating as World Series champions got easier for the LA Dodgers. On Monday, Blake Snell threw six scoreless innings as the Dodgers won 4-3 to take a 2-0 lead in the NLDS over the Philadelphia Phillies.  In the process, they made MLB history by scoring four or more runs in 13 consecutive […]

Though it wasn’t the cleanest ninth inning in Los Angeles Dodgers history, with Dave Roberts having to go to Alex Vesia to bail out Blake Treinen after giving up two runs and three hits, in the end, all was right within the fandom, as Roki Sasaki came into the game 4-3 with two Philadelphia Phillies […]

With the Philadelphia Phillies trailing 0-2 in the 2025 NLDS, questions continue to mount around the underperformance of their core bats. Rob Thomson, speaking after Game 2’s narrow loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, offered a candid take on the trio of Bryce Harper, Trea Turner, and Kyle Schwarber regarding their struggles this October. The […]

The San Francisco Giants’ managerial search now includes a familiar face. Former catcher Nick Hundley, who served as current president of baseball operations Buster Posey’s backup during the 2017 and 2018 seasons, has officially interviewed for the team’s vacant manager position. According to a piece by The San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser, Hundley quickly emerged […]

The Chicago Cubs came out smoking in the first inning of Monday night’s Game 2 of their National League Division Series versus the Milwaukee Brewers. After Justin Turner lined out in the game’s first at-bat, Nico Hoerner got on base with a single to right off Milwaukee starter Aaron Ashby. That was followed by Kyke […]

After watching his pitchers take care of business for much of Game 2 against the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS, Dave Roberts thought his lead was safe enough to divert from recent trends and go with Blake Treinen over Roki Sasaki as his closer. Technically a save situation up 4-1, the Dodgers just needed three […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers made MLB playoff history during their Game 2 matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL Divisional Series on Monday night. Los Angeles was coming off an important 5-3 win in Game 1. With the series being a best-of-five, the team needed to keep the momentum going to have a huge […]

Los Angeles Dodgers southpaw Blake Snell delivered the kind of postseason performance that lived up to his massive contract in Monday’s NLDS Game 2 against the Philadelphia Phillies. The two-time Cy Young winner tossed six scoreless innings, giving up just one hit and striking out nine before exiting to a mix of respect and disbelief […]

On the 15th anniversary of Roy Halladay’s NLDS no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies, the Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers were locked in a pitching duel of their own. Until the seventh inning. That’s when the Dodgers’ bats came alive, turning a scoreless game with three combined hits into a commanding 4-0 Los Angeles lead as […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Philadelphia Phillies were locked in on an incredible pitching duel in the first six innings of Game 2 of their National League Division Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philly Monday night. But in the seventh inning, Los Angeles finally broke the silence, as they scored not one, but […]

The Toronto Blue Jays wasted no time responding to speculation about pitch tipping in the 2025 ALDS against the New York Yankees. Manager John Schneider confirmed the team is reviewing reliever Seranthony Dominguez ahead of Game 3, focusing on clarity, tempo, and clean mechanics. The Yankees trail 2-0 in this best-of-five series after being outscored […]

Milwaukee outfielder Jackson Chourio is in the Game 2 lineup for the Brewers against the Chicago Cubs on Monday, manager Pat Murphy has confirmed. Chourio left Game 1 of the NLDS in the second inning on Saturday with hamstring tightness. He was 3-3 at the time as Milwaukee jumped out to a 9-1 lead. He […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers took another step toward a World Series repeat Saturday, winning Game 1 of the NLDS against the Philadelphia Phillies. Shohei Ohtani made his MLB postseason pitching debut in the Division Series-opener. The two-way star allowed three runs on three hits and a walk while striking out nine batters in six innings. […]

The Philadelphia Phillies are getting ready for a crucial Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday, and manager Rob Thomson is making more arms available as his team tries to avoid an 0-2 hole. Thomson confirmed before the game that Suarez, who started 26 games for the […]