MLB Playoffs Articles - Page 21

The New York Yankees may no longer have a lead in their American League Division Series against the Kansas City Royals, but their third baseman still has confidence. Jazz Chisholm Jr. spoke to the media after Game 2 of the 2024 ALDS, a 4-2 Royals win in New York. Asked if the series felt any […]

San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt is standing up for third baseman Manny Machado amid a recent controversy. Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts recently called out Machado’s decision to throw a baseball near LA’s dugout. Speculation has surfaced that suggests Machado was trying to hit Roberts with the ball. Shildt, however, does not believe […]

If you’ve been unaware of the ongoing situation between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers, let us fill you in. Amid taunts between Padres players and Dodgers fans that resulted in a delay during Game 2 of their NL Division Series, Padres third baseman and leader Manny Machado was involved in several interactions. […]

The New York Mets are hosting the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the NLDS on Tuesday. Mets fans taking the subway to the game are in for a surprise. Grimace, the iconic purple McDonalds mascot who has become a rallying cry and good luck charm for the Mets this season, is set to takeover […]

It’s been 16 days since the New York Mets last played at home. On Sept. 22, the Mets defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in front of a sold-out crowd at Citi Field. There will be even more people in the stands Tuesday night when the Mets host the Phillies in their first NLDS game since 2015. […]

It took a three-run Kerry Carpenter home run for the Detroit Tigers to tie up their ALDS series against the Cleveland Guardians at a game apiece. But before Carpenter’s magic, Tarik Skubal put up a dominating pitching performance. Skubal threw seven innings of scoreless baseball, allowing three hits and no walks while striking out eight. […]

The New York Mets have been one of the biggest stories in baseball, going on an improbable run to make the postseason, advance past the Wild Card round and make the NLDS. Perhaps most impressively, it has all been done on the road, with the Mets’ last home game coming on Sept. 22. Following a […]

Rivalries are fantastic for sports. Red Sox-Yankees, Duke-North Carolina, Celtics-Lakers, the list goes on. A rather new entry has entered the fold in recent years and is quickly becoming among the most heated rivalries in North American sports. The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers do not like each other. Their matchups have become […]

Cleveland Guardians All-Star closer Emmanuel Clase is one of the most — if not the most — unhittable pitchers in the game today. But that did not matter to Detroit Tigers designated hitter Kerry Carpenter, who lifted a massive three-run home run off of Clase to break a scoreless tie and eventually give his team […]

As the Philadelphia Phillies evened up their NLDS series at a game apiece, Alec Bohm wasn’t in the starting lineup. But as the Phillies look to take a series advantage, manager Rob Thompson doesn’t expect that to be the norm. Thompson confirmed that Bohm will start in Game 3. With the third baseman slumping a bit […]

There wasn’t much to separate the Cleveland Guardians and Detroit Tigers for most of Game 2 of their ALDS clash. The Guardians could not have asked for much more than to give the ball to closer Emmanuel Clase in the ninth inning while protecting a 0-0 score line to set up a potential walk-off run. […]

This rollercoaster of a season for the New York Mets took another turn last Sunday when they blew multiple leads in a 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. The loss evened their NL Division Series at one game apiece with three to play. It also unlocked a possibly unnerving scenario for the Mets regarding closer […]

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts wants his team prepared for a hostile environment against the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers are in San Diego for Game 3 Tuesday of the National League Division Series. The series is tied at 1 game apiece. “Clearly, that team over there,’’ Roberts said per Forbes, “they like the […]

Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts is one of the best players in baseball, but he is in the middle of a long slump when it comes to the playoffs, as he is now 2-for-31 in the team’s last three postseason series, and is hitless in his last 22 playoff at-bats. During an off day […]

The Kansas City Royals tied up their ALDS matchup at one game a piece on Monday. When the Royals next take the field, they’ll be getting a moral boost from Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes confirmed that he will be at Kauffman Stadium for Game 3 on Wednesday, via Jeff Rosen of the […]

The New York Yankees fell 4-2 to the Kansas City Royals in Game 2 of their ALDS series on Monday. With the series tied 1-1, the Yankees will have to win effectively a best-of-three series heading to Kauffman Stadium for Games 3 and 4. As the pressure mounts on the AL East Champions, third baseman […]

The Kansas City Royals have evened up their ALDS series with the New York Yankees after catcher Salvador Perez hit a leadoff homer in the fourth inning that turned the tide against Carlos Rodon’s blazing start, striking out the side to open the game. Perez’s homer led to a four-run frame that effectively gave the […]

Game 2 of the ALDS did not go according to plan for the New York Yankees. The highest-scoring team in the AL could not manufacture more than two runs, and in the end, the Kansas City Royals tied up the series with a 4-2 win. The Royals did their damage during a fateful fourth inning […]

The Detroit Tigers continue to stun the world as they look to make a Cinderella run in this year’s playoffs. In Game 2 of their ALDS matchup against the Cleveland Guardians, the Tigers stole homefield advantage from their division rival, taking a 3-0 win as the series heads to Comerica Park — the first playoff […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers have not begun the first two games of their NLDS clash against the San Diego Padres on the best of notes. While going down 3-0 early in the contest did not cost them in Game 1, they could not muster the same comeback magic in Game 2, with the Padres running […]

The New York Knicks just landed Karl-Anthony Towns, and he’s now making his presence felt in the Big Apple as he made an appearance in Game 2 of the ALDS between the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees. On Sunday, Towns scored ten points in his preseason debut against the Charlotte Hornets, offering a […]

The New York Yankees are looking to take a two game lead over the Kansas City Royals in the ALDS. But regardless of the outcome in Game 2, manager Aaron Boone has already decided his Week 3 starter. Clarke Schmidt will be on the bump, via Chris Kirschner of The Athletic. Boone said that Schmidt […]

With tensions rising in Dodger Stadium, it was easy to overlook the marvelous effort that standout rookie Jackson Merrill put together in Sunday’s 10-2 win over the Dodgers. His rapid ascent is notably continuing in the MLB playoffs, in the midst of arguably baseball’s most intense rivalry today. The All-Star outfielder has flaunted his renown […]

For the first time in 2024, the New York Yankees are the World Series favorites according to FanDuel. The popular sportsbook updated its odds Monday following a weekend of Division Series action in the MLB playoffs, with New York jumping the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Yankees sit in the driver’s seat as the betting favorite […]

The Cleveland Guardians kicked off their postseason campaign with a resounding 7-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Game 1, and they will be looking to take a commanding 2-0 series lead in Game 2 on Monday afternoon. First, though, the team had to make an unexpected injury replacement on their postseason roster ahead of […]

Nick Castellanos perfectly fits the culture of the Philadelphia Phillies and their city, even if the fans are not always happy with him. The home crowd at Citizens Bank Park, true to form, bluntly expressed how it felt about the veteran outfielder swinging at a Luis Severino sweeper that ended up in the dirt in […]

The Philadelphia Phillies avoided an 0-2 hole in the NLDS against the New York Mets on Sunday, coming back to win 7-6 in Game 2. The NL East champions showed serious guts after an early deficit and thrived off the electric atmosphere at Citizens Bank Park. But, it wasn’t all pretty early on and Phillies […]

There’s something special about spotting one person in a sea of 45,000. When Nick Castellanos’ son Liam is at the ballpark, that’s usually the first place the eldest Castellanos looks when he pulls off a dazzling move on the diamond. Their latest father-son encounter came after Castellanos stroked a walk-off single to lift the Philadelphia […]

The New York Mets nearly put the Philadelphia Phillies on the verge of elimination from World Series contention on Sunday. New York third baseman Mark Vientos came up with a huge performance in Game 2 of this National League Division series, as he went 3-for-4 with two home runs. His second home run erased a […]

The San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers are in the midst of a heated National League Division Series, and the Padres evened things up on Sunday night with a convincing 10-2 win at Dodger Stadium. Predictably, the series is heating up, and emotions are high in the matchup between two teams that don’t […]

Game 2 of the NL Division Series between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers had so many moments, there was too much to cram into one article. The postgame shakedown provided fun and intriguing quotes from both sides, ranging from the rift between Manny Machado and Jack Flaherty to Jurickson Profar’s troll job […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ backs aren’t exactly against the wall even after they suffered a 10-2 loss to the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Sunday. But the incredibly talented and deep club looked mortal in Game 2 of their series against a divisional rival. It was a defeat that Los Angeles manager Dave […]

The Houston Astros bid to return to the World Series was cut short after the team was brutally swept by the Detroit Tigers in the wild card round of the playoffs. The Astros did not play well in the series, and there is plenty of blame to go around. From superstar hitters and World Series […]

Manny Machado came through for the San Diego Padres in more ways than one during their 10-2 demolition of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday. With San Diego leading against the Dodgers, things started to get ugly in the stadium in the seventh inning, with fans throwing objects into the field, including a ball and […]

Before Game 2 of the NLDS completely got away from the Los Angeles Dodgers after a late home-run barrage from the San Diego Padres (en route to a 10-2 win for the latter), things had already gotten heated between the two teams. The NL West rivals were engaged in a highly emotional affair, with Jurickson […]

The National League Division Series between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers was expected to be an intense one. And boy is it living up to expectations and hype, as further exemplified by a verbal spat in Game 2 of the series Sunday night where Padres star Manny Machado and Dodgers pitcher […]

Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman has been removed from Game 2 of the NLDS against the San Diego Padres, according to Kirsten Watson of the Dodgers. The Dodgers announced that the reason Freddie Freeman left the game against the Padres was because he has right ankle discomfort. Freeman was taken out of the […]

After getting upset by the New York Mets in Game 1 of the National League Divisional Series on Saturday, Bryce Harper and the Philadelphia Phillies looked as though they were going down again at the hands of their National League East division rivals in Game 2 on Sunday. Instead, Philadelphia got it together just in […]

The Philadelphia Phillies entered Game 1 of the NLDS with high hopes at Citizens Bank Park, and everything looked great after Kyle Schwarber sent a solo dinger into the right field stands in the bottom of the first inning. Despite a brilliant performance from starting pitcher Zack Wheeler, the Phillies were bested by the New […]