Category: MLB Betting
Meet Josh Hader, the unlikely face of MLB’s strikeout revolution
Too useful to start and too valuable to limit to the ninth inning? The Brewers reliever may be a star thanks to baseball’s new bullpen paradigm. Click here to read the full article…
Albies leads off with 13th HR, tied for MLB lead
Ozzie Albies didn’t waste any time getting the Braves on the board on Monday vs. the Cubs. The 21-year-old rocketed the second pitch of the game — a 90-mph fastball from left-hander Jose Quintana — into the right-field bleachers at Wrigley Field for a leadoff home run. Click here to read the full article…
With Cano on DL, Mariners summon Beckham
Gordon Beckham, a nine-year Major League veteran who spent the first four seasons of his career as the White Sox starting second baseman, was promoted from Triple-A Tacoma on Monday to fill the roster spot created by Robinson Cano being placed on the disabled list. Click here to read the full article…
Biggest questions as season hits quarter mark
The majority of MLB teams have reached the 40-game mark, which means the 2018 season is somehow already roughly 25 percent complete. It hasn’t taken long for some unforeseen storylines to develop across the MLB landscape, so here’s a look at a key question that has sprouted in each division. Click here to read the…
Harper AND Bryant? Best teams by birth year
Party like you were born in 1992. Click here to read the full article…
Power Rankings: Can anyone challenge the Evil Empire?
The Yankees may be riding high after winning 18 of their last 21 games, but that doesn’t mean the future belongs to them. Click here to read the full article…
LEADING OFF: Reds seek out of NL cellar, Manaea vs Red Sox
Cincinnati is the hottest team in baseball, taking a six-game winning streak into a series at San Francisco, and another win would finally get them out of the NL cellar. The Reds (14-27) still have the league’s worst winning percentage, but they would pass idle Miami by beating the Giants. Cincinnati Click here to read…
Place your Betts: Awards races taking shape
The Major League Baseball season is at its quarter pole, and Jeff Passan breaks down fascinating races like Mookie Betts vs. Mike Trout for AL MVP. Click here to read the full article…
Real or Not? Freddy Peralta thrills family with dazzling debut
A late call-up to start for the Brewers, Freddy Peralta had one of the best — and most unexpected — major league debuts we’ve seen. Click here to read the full article…
A Yankee first: Four 10-HR hitters by 40th game
Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton hit his 10th home run of the season Sunday night against the A’s, giving the team four players with 10 home runs by the 40th game of the season, a first in Yankees history. Click here to read the full article…
Harper crushes 13th HR to retake NL lead
Bryce Harper crushed his 13th home run of the season to retake the National League lead and join Mookie Betts and Manny Machado atop the Major League leaderboard. Click here to read the full article…
Halos walk off Twins after Ohtani’s 11-K start
Shohei Ohtani didn’t come away with the win, but his 11-strikeout effort didn’t go for naught, as Zack Cozart delivered a walk-off single to lift the Angels to a 2-1 win over the Twins in Sunday afternoon’s series finale at Angel Stadium. Click here to read the full article…