Tag: MLB

Game Preview On Tuesday, Philadelphia will take on the Miami Marlins for Game 1 of their National League Wild Card Series. The Marlins concluded their campaign at 84-78 and claimed the decisive game over the Diamondbacks to secure the 2nd wildcard berth, while the Phillies concluded the campaign at 92-70 and earned the … Continued

Game Preview This Wild Card Round series should provide one of the more riveting contests. While it may not feature star power like other series may do, this matchup has the potential for a low-scoring affair thanks to solid pitching from both teams — particularly Milwaukee with their superior bullpen holding opponents scoreless … Continued

Game Preview The American League Wild Card best-of-three set between the Toronto Blue Jays and the AL Central champions Minnesota Twins begins on Tuesday, October 3rd at Target Field with Game 1. After dropping 2 out of 3 games to the Tampa Bay Rays over this past weekend, the Blue Jays enters the … Continued

Game Preview On Friday night, the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays will begin a three-game series at Rogers Centre. These two clubs might face one other in the first round of the playoffs. The Rays, who did not play on Thursday, have secured the A.L.’s first wild card place. … Continued

Game Preview The Houston Astros and Arizona Diamondbacks are looking to solidify playoff berths during their season-ending three-game series that begins Friday night in Phoenix. Both clubs have a little breathing room as they focus on locking up their spots. Houston stands 2 1/2 games behind the first-place Texas Rangers in the … Continued

Game Preview The Texas Rangers won’t secure their first postseason berth since 2016 for at least another day.  Thursday night’s 3-2 loss to the host Seattle Mariners, Texas’ magic number is now down to one after Aroldis Chapman was unable to record an out in the ninth inning. On Friday night, … Continued

Game Preview The New York Yankees’ season comes to a close against the Kansas City Royals, and they’re headed there after dropping the series finale in Toronto. If they lose any of these three games, the Yankees will finish with their lowest 162-game record since they went 76-86 in 1992. The Yankees’ … Continued

Game Preview The New York Yankees have a good record but are now fourth in the American League East and have been ruled out of the playoffs. Playing in baseball’s strongest division this year likely had some effect on why they fell short of preseason expectations. But they’ve been spoilers, and they could … Continued

Game Preview The Phillies prevailed, 7-6, over the Pirates. Ke’Bryan Hayes’s first-inning single put the Pirates ahead, 1-0. Connor Joe hit an RBI single in the same inning, increasing the lead to two runs. Henry Davis then drove in two more in the third inning to extend the Pirates’ lead to 5-0. When … Continued

Game Preview The Brewers prevailed by the score of 3-2 yesterday. A sacrifice fly in the second inning scored Lars Nootbar for the Cardinals, and a wild pitch in the sixth inning pushed their lead to two runs. Despite being up 2-0, the lead would not stand. In the bottom of the … Continued

Game Preview On Wednesday night, the Texas Rangers will play the Los Angeles Angels in the rubber game of a three-game series in Anaheim, California, hoping to move closer to clinching their first postseason appearance in seven seasons. In addition, Texas is anticipating the return of star shortstop Corey Seager. There are … Continued

Game Preview The Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies, who have been headed in opposing directions all season, each have five games left. The Rockies have now lost 100 games for the first time in franchise history, while the Dodgers are still in with a chance of achieving their third consecutive 100-win season. … Continued

Game Preview On Wednesday night in Minneapolis, as the Minnesota Twins look to win the series against the Oakland Athletics, All-Star right-hander Pablo Lopez will make his final start before the playoffs. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli has selected Lopez (11-8, 3.61 ERA) and fellow All-Star Sonny Gray to start the opening two … Continued

Game Preview On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Phillies toasted their second straight postseason berth with a champagne-filled clubhouse. The Phillies secured a spot in the National League wild card game with their sixth consecutive victory, a 3-2 triumph in 10 innings over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. On Wednesday, in the middle game of … Continued

Game Preview FBS ranks, scoring only one touchdown through three games so far this season, amounting to an 0-3 record. The Bearkats will travel to face fellow FCS import Jacksonville State, who has done far better in its jump, starting 3-1 this season, despite juggling two quarterbacks so far. The Gamecocks are … Continued

Game Preview The Nationals are currently in last position in the NL East. Washington fell to the Atlanta Braves this weekend, losing three of four games. The Nationals have now dropped six of their last ten. Joey Meneses and Lane Thomas are the Nationals’ leaders. The.279 hitter Meneses has hit 13 home … Continued

Game Preview As the season closes down, the Pirates are playing solid baseball. The Pirates have won six of their last ten games and will finish fourth in the National League Central. The Pirates swept the weekend series against the Reds in Cincinnati. The Pirates’ final schedule included three games against the … Continued

Game Preview With nine victories in their previous ten games, the Padres have moved up to third place in the NL West. Although San Diego has not been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs just yet, they will likely be in the next game or two. Six of the Padres’ 10 victories versus the … Continued

Game Preview Going into the final week of the season, the division and Wild Card races are extremely close, both of which the Astros are involved in. In the division race, the Astros are 0.5 games ahead of the Mariners and 2.5 games behind the Texas Rangers. The series winner will almost certainly … Continued

Game Preview After sweeping the Mariners over the weekend, the Rangers come into this series riding a five-game winning streak. For the Rangers, this past weekend was monumental. They came into the series tied for first place in the AL West with the Mariners, and after sweeping the series, they grabbed back the … Continued

Game Preview On Wednesday in the La Liga, Athletic Bilbao will host Getafe at San Mames, hoping to extend their unbeaten streak to six games. Meanwhile, the visitors hit the road in search of their first away points of the 2023-24 campaign. Athletic Bilbao have responded well to opening the season with … Continued

Game Preview Brandon Crawford hopes to suit up for at least one of the next six meetings between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers, starting this Friday in Los Angeles. Before Thursday’s first game of the four-game series, the Giants shortstop was placed on the 10-day injured list with a … Continued

Game Preview On Friday night, the Chicago White Sox travel to Boston to take on the Red Sox in the opener of a three-game series. Both teams have been on a downward spiral recently. Six of the last seven games and 12 of the last 15 have been losses for the Red … Continued

Game Preview The mood inside the Tampa Bay Rays’ clubhouse after Manuel Margot’s two-out, walk-off single capped a Thursday afternoon drama against the Los Angeles Angels emphasized the significance of victories with eight games left in the regular season. To build off of that thrilling 5-4 victory, Tampa Bay will open a … Continued