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Jose Altuve becomes third Astros player to reach 2,000 hits
HOUSTON — Houston Astros star Jose Altuve has reached 2,000 career hits, becoming the third player in franchise history to reach the milestone. Altuve hit a leadoff single in the fifth inning against Seattle Mariners right-hander Logan Gilbert on Saturday night. He was thrown out trying to stretch the play into a double, but the […]
Continue readingWhy Cubs, Giants will top Vegas’ expectations
Prediction: Over 93.5 wins FanGraphs projection: 96-66 Baseball Prospectus projection: 94-68 The 2023 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the gang back together, or start a brand new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> The Cubs won 97 games last season and proceeded to splurge in free agency to the tune of […]
Continue readingHow MLB teams fared against Vegas win totals
Here’s a final look at each team’s results, grouped by division. Washington Nationals, Over 91 Washington suffered major injuries to Adam Eaton, Trea Turner and most significantly Bryce Harper — on an MVP-caliber season pace — and still cruised to over 91 wins. With a roster loaded with talent at the plate and on the […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings Week 20: Bubble teams on the brink?
As we hit mid-August, there’s still plenty of baseball left to play. Still, that doesn’t mean we’re not starting to see which bubble teams are truly contenders — and which, well, aren’t. For some clubs, September will be a race for a wild-card spot or even a division title. For others, it’ll be a month […]
Continue readingRed Sox’s Chris Sale takes perfect game into 5th, K’s 7 in return
It might mean even more for the Red Sox. Sale retired Detroit’s first 14 batters Friday night, combining with two relievers on a two-hitter to lead the Red Sox past the Tigers 5-2. The win was Boston’s third in a row, helping the Red Sox pull within three games of the Toronto Blue Jays in […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings Week 19: Who are biggest risers and fallers?
More Teams. More Games. Jeff Passan and Brad Doolittle break down recent surge into the top 10 for the Phillies and Mariners in the Power Rankings. (2:42) With a little less than two months of regular-season baseball left to play, the postseason picture is slowly starting to take shape. While certain teams look like they’re […]
Continue readingSecond-half preview, rankings, playoff odds for all 30 MLB teams
This season has been anything but predictable. Sure, there are teams that you expect to contend every season, like the Braves, Yankees, Dodgers and Astros. But the first half of the 2023 season was also full of surprises. The Rangers shot up the standings with a sky-high run differential thanks to a powerhouse offense. The […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball pitcher rankings, lineup advice for Friday’s MLB games
Look for our fantasy baseball starting pitcher rankings, hitter upgrades and downgrades daily to help you make smart fantasy baseball lineup decisions and for MLB betting tips. MLB game odds are provided by Caesars Sportsbook, and fantasy advice is geared toward ESPN 10-team leagues with standard scoring. For an in-depth look at what to expect […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Dodgers star Freddie Freeman collects 2,000th hit
LOS ANGELES — Two-thousand hits hadn’t been much of a thought in Freddie Freeman‘s mind; the hallowed number, and the ultimate goal, is 3,000. But his 6-year-old son, Charlie, kept reminding him about it. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ homestand was coming to an end, a mini slump was prolonging, and Freeman was running out of […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings: D-backs up, Dodgers down in wild NL West
They’ve been ahead in the standings for a while — now the Arizona Diamondbacks have at last leapfrogged the Los Angeles Dodgers in our MLB Power Rankings. That’s only part of a wild week for the National League West, though, which sends a third team into our top 10 — the red-hot San Francisco Giants. […]
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