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It was a frustrating night on Wednesday for the New York Yankees, who were defeated by the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1. After scoring nine runs the previous night, New York’s bats quieted in the series’ second game. As a result, patience was running thin- and the perceived off-kilter strike zone of home plate umpire Marty […]

The Baltimore Orioles and Minnesota Twins finish a 4-game series Thursday night! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Twins-Orioles prediction and pick.   The Twins are looking to take the series after winning the first two of the 4-game set. The Orioles won last night 9-4 after a strong offensive showcase. […]

The Los Angeles Angels are finishing a three-game series at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox Thursday afternoon. Angeles superstar Shohei Ohtani is the starting pitcher. He is also hitting third in the Angels lineup. That does not sound like much because we have all become numb to the fact that Ohtani is a […]

Bill Simmons has never made apologies for being a Boston sports fan. After all, he grew up just miles outside the city in Brookline. But he has made a career in never failing to tell it like he sees it, whether that’s good or bad for his team, or another. But in particular, he appears […]

The Detroit Tigers take on the Houston Astros. Check out our MLB odds series for our Tigers Astros prediction and pick.   The pitching matchup for this game is Tarik Skubal for Detroit versus Jose Urquidy of Houston. As you think about a Tigers Astros prediction, know that these two pitchers are similar despite the […]

The Toronto Blue Jays take on the Cleveland Guardians. Check out our MLB odds series, for our Blue Jays-Guardians prediction and pick.   The pitching matchup is Jose Berrios for the Blue Jays against Aaron Civale for the Guardians, a cornerstone part of sizing up the MLB odds for the first installment of this four-game […]

The Chicago White Sox look to be back on track after a brutal start to the season. Injuries to key players like Lucas Giolito, Yoan Moncada and Eloy Jimenez led to an eight-game losing streak. Now, they’re riding their first winning streak since April and are creeping up on the Minnesota Twins for the lead […]

This is really what baseball is all about. On Tuesday, Aaron Judge smacked a home run into deep left field at Rogers Center and a Toronto Blue Jays fan was generous enough to hand a young New York Yankees fan the ball, which brought him to tears of joy. Derek Rodriguez, named after the legendary […]

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner was ejected following the first inning of Wednesday’s game against the Miami Marlins. In what was a serious crazy and contentious ejection, Bumgarner had to be held back from attacking first base umpire Dan Bellino. After the game, the Diamondbacks lefty was asked about what happened and had an […]

The San Diego Padres have been off to a hot start to the 2022 season. Things got much better on Wednesday, as starting pitcher Mike Clevinger made his season debut. Although he did not pitch well, it’s a minor miracle he has made it back to the majors. Clevinger had not pitched in a major […]

The Chicago White Sox take on the Chicago Cubs. Check out our MLB odds series for our White Sox-Cubs prediction and pick.   The pitching matchup for this game: Lucas Giolito for the White Sox goes against Kyle Hendricks for the Cubs. It’s a battle of aces in the Windy City, an obvious case in which […]

The Los Angeles Angels take on the Boston Red Sox. Check out our MLB odds series for our Angels-Red Sox prediction and pick.   The pitching matchup for this game is Reid Detmers for the Angels against Garrett Whitlock for the Red Sox. When you make your Angels Red Sox prediction, start with this fundamental aspect […]

The New York Yankees take on the Toronto Blue Jays. Check out our MLB odds series for our Yankees-Blue Jays pick and prediction.   The pitching matchup for this game: Nestor Cortes of the Yankees goes against Yusei Kikuchi of the Blue Jays. MLB odds experts can paint a very clear picture from this pair […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Francisco Giants for Game 2 and the final matchup of this series! It’s time to continue our MLB odds series with a Giants-Dodgers prediction and pick. The Dodgers won the first game Tuesday night 3-1. The Giants have now lost two straight while the Dodgers have won two […]

Nolan Arenado is enjoying a scorching hot start to the 2022 campaign. After being traded from the Colorado Rockies to the St. Louis Cardinals prior to 2021, many doubters questioned whether Arenado could maintain his elite offensive productivity away from the elevation of Coors Field. He responded by making the All-Star team in 2021. But […]

Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner was ejected following the conclusion of the first inning of Arizona’s game against the Marlins. Bumgarner, who surrendered a run in the first inning, was tossed after receiving the typical hand check from the umpire for foreign substances. The umpire and Bumgarner exchanged words following the hand check which led to […]

Jeremy Peña came into his first season with the Houston Astros with massive shoes to fill. The young shortstop was taking Carlos Correa’s place after the All-Star left to sign with the Minnesota Twins. Having an understudy on the way can sometimes turn veteran athletes away. Correa, though, embraced the newcomer and worked with him. Peña […]

The Chicago Cubs’ struggles continue and their fans are clearly not handling it well. During Tuesday’s loss to the cross-town Chicago White Sox, there was a brawl in the stands between Cubs fans. Jeez, the team is doing so badly, the Wrigley Field faithful are scrapping each other?! Madness. @mlb_fights let’s gooooo! Never a dull […]

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker became just the 12th manager in MLB history to earn 2,000 career victories following Houston’s 4-0 win over the Mariners. He also became the first African American manager to reach the elusive milestone. Baker was likely already headed to the Hall of Fame, but this accomplishment makes him a lock for […]

The New York Yankees defeated the Toronto Blue Jays to win their 11th straight game on Tuesday night in the first game of their second series of the 2022 MLB season. The win featured home runs by both Yankees sluggers, Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton, as well as a strong outing from starting pitcher Jameson […]

The Philadelphia Eagles made the biggest splash of the NFL Draft this past weekend. They did that though not by someone they drafted, but by trading for Pro Bowl wide receiver AJ Brown. The Eagles only needed to give up a first-round and a third-round draft pick for the elite receiver. On Tuesday, the new […]

Back when they were both still highly-rated prospects, Marlins star Jazz Chisholm and Diamondbacks’ hurler Zac Gallen were actually traded for one another. They’ve since developed into solid big-leaguers, but it appears neither has forgotten the trade that set them on their current paths. Last season, Chisholm admitted how badly he wanted to hit a […]

The Minnesota Twins are currently 14-9, sitting in first place in the American League Central in the early parts of the 2022 MLB season. Despite injures to Kenta Maeda, Sonny Gray, Bailey Ober and Alex Kirilloff, Minnesota has managed to find success. In the midst of a series against the Baltimore Orioles, the Twins received […]

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone provided an update on injured slugger Joey Gallo, who’s been out of the lineup for the past few days. Via Pete Caldera, Boone indicated Gallo would once again be out of the lineup on Tuesday night against the Blue Jays but did reveal that the left-hander could be available […]

The San Francisco Giants will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night. It’s time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Giants-Dodgers prediction and pick. Another season, another crucial matchup between the Giants and the Dodgers. This age-old rivalry has produced some fantastic baseball recently, most notably in last year’s NLDS. […]

The Los Angeles Angels optioned OF Joe Adell to Triple-A and recalled INF Jose Rojas on Tuesday. Adell was once considered a top prospect for the Angels but struggled in his initial debut in 2020. After minimal playing time in 2021, the Angels expected Adell to breakout this season. But the 23-year old has posted […]

A quick two-game set between crosstown rivals will be front and center of the baseball universe on Tuesday as the fellow south siders in the Chicago White Sox will travel to Wrigley Field to battle it out with the Chicago Cubs. Don’t miss out on this one, as it is time to take a look […]

The big, bad AL East is in full effect, as the New York Yankees will look to ride their massive winning streak on the road against the Toronto Blue Jays. It is time to take a sneak peek at our MLB odds series, where our Yankees-Blue Jays prediction and pick will be made.     […]

After Max Fried and the Atlanta Braves overpowered the Mets on Monday by a score of 5-2, the two division rivals will play twice on Tuesday, with a thrilling matchup in the nightcap expected to take place at 6:40 PM ET. Join us for our MLB odds series, where our Braves-Mets prediction and pick will […]

The first-place San Diego Padres travel to Progressive Field to take on the Cleveland Guardians at 6:10 PM ET. It is time to check out our MLB odds series, where our Padres-Guardians pick and prediction will be revealed.   San Diego is coming off a weekend series win over the Pittsburgh Pirates and has won […]

The Minnesota Twins have been one of the most difficult teams to figure out over the past few seasons. After winning the AL Central in both 2019 and 2020, the Twins were expected to post another strong season in 2021. But they instead were labeled as one of MLB’s biggest disappointments after stumbling to a […]

The Yankees are in the midst of a 10 game win streak. After a rather underwhelming offseason and slow start to the regular season, there were plenty of questions surrounding the team. But New York has found their stride and are playing some truly impressive baseball. The winning streak began with a sweep over the […]

The New York Mets will be without manager Buck Showalter for one game after the skipper was handed a one-game suspension following MLB’s ruling that Yoan Lopez intentionally threw at Kyle Schwarber during Monday’s matchup against the Philadelphia Phillies. Anthony DiComo reports that Showalter has been disciplined with the one-game ban, while Lopez will be […]

It has been a long journey for Mike Clevinger. After being dealt from the Cleveland Guardians to the San Diego Padres in 2020, Clevinger immediately felt pain in his elbow which led to the three most devastating words a pitcher can hear: Tommy John surgery. After missing the entire 2021 campaign, Clevinger is set to […]

The Rays will begin a 10-game road trip as they travel 2,894 miles to Oakland to take on the Athletics. Join us for our MLB odds series, where our Rays-Athletics prediction and pick will be made. Tampa Bay enters play slightly stumbling of late, with three runs or fewer in six of the past nine […]

The New York Mets designated former All-Star Robinson Cano for assignment on Monday. He is expected to be released and the Mets will still pay him the remainder of his contract. His departure from New York has drawn quite the reaction from around the MLB world. Mets’ star Francisco Lindor previously stated that he would […]

Michael Lorenzen was primarily a relief pitcher during his time in Cincinnati with the Reds. He made a number of starts and even played some outfield as well. He always had displayed flashes of being a star but it never came to fruition in Cincinnati. But it appears that it may all be coming together […]

While there are many reasons why people believe the West Coast is considered the best coast, this AL West contest between the Seattle Mariners and the Houston Astros is yet another motive why that statement could prove to be true. It is that time once again for our MLB odds series, where our Mariners-Astros prediction […]

The Los Angeles Angels are off to a terrific start in 2022. The Angels are currently in first place in the AL West and are playing a quality brand of baseball. Mike Trout is back to smashing baseballs and Shohei Ohtani is doing his thing on the mound and at the plate. However, Angels’s fans […]