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Handicapping the MLB teams battling for the final NL playoff spots
The National League playoff race is a mess. If you like “Hoarders,” “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” or the finale of “Game of Thrones,” you are certainly enjoying this mad scramble of mediocrity in Major League Baseball’s senior circuit. With less than three weeks left in the season — and many doubleheaders to be […]
Continue readingMLB Power Rankings: One big thing each team needs to do down the stretch
With just three weeks left before the end of the regular season, contending teams in Major League Baseball are running out of time to sort out alternatives. Just as we’re seeing the playoff picture become more certain than ever, we’re seeing some significant, albeit small, reshuffling in our rankings. You know the Dodgers and Rays […]
Continue readingMLB trade deadline day preview: What big names could move, who will be buying and selling
It’s MLB trade deadline day, usually a day of anticipation and hopefully much wheeling and dealing before the 4 p.m. ET deadline arrives. After a weekend of interesting but unspectacular trades, did the Padres’ deal for Mike Clevinger set the tone for a blockbuster-filled day? We’ll see. There are some major issues affecting this year’s […]
Continue readingReds manager David Bell among those suspended for one game following a benches-clearing incident with Cubs in Cincinnati
He will serve the suspension Monday night, when the Reds take on the Cardinals. The punishment stems from Saturday’s incident between the Reds and Cubs on the back end of a doubleheader at Great American Ball Park. Chris Young, Major League Baseball’s senior vice president of baseball operations, announced the penalty for Bell on Monday, […]
Continue readingManagers tossed after ‘chirping,’ errant pitches lead benches to clear in Cubs-Reds
First, David Ross was tossed after Reds pitcher Tejay Antone threw a fastball over the head of Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo in the top of the fourth inning. Rizzo had homered twice in the Cubs’ 3-0 win in Game 1. “That’s not a slip,” Ross said after the Reds won Game 2, 6-5. “That’s […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball forecaster for Week 3: Aug. 10-16
Hitter matchup ratings for the next 10 days Week 3 hitting ratings Week 3 pitcher rankings Major League Baseball announced a number of scheduling changes during the past week, and the Week 3 schedule already includes a pair of them: The Detroit Tigers are slated to host the St. Louis Cardinals in a doubleheader at […]
Continue readingTigers’ Tyler Alexander ties AL mark for strikeouts in a row
DETROIT — Tigers reliever Tyler Alexander struck out the first nine batters he faced on Sunday, tying the American League record for consecutive strikeouts in Detroit’s 4-3 loss to Cincinnati in the opener of a doubleheader. Alexander came on in the third and mowed down the Reds. His streak ended in the top of the […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball daily notes: Pitcher and hitter rankings for Sunday’s games
It’s also Shohei Ohtani day as the versatile Angels phenom will reportedly take the hill every Sunday. The righty thrower will look to improve on his lackluster opener where he failed to record an out, allowing five earned runs on three hits and three walks. Clayton Kershaw is slated to make his 2020 debut after […]
Continue readingFantasy baseball forecaster for Week 2: Aug. 3-9
Hitter matchup ratings for the next 10 days Week 2 hitting ratings Week 2 pitcher rankings The COVID-19 situation surrounding the Miami Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies, which has also impacted the schedules of the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Washington Nationals, has the Week 2 schedule in a state of flux. […]
Continue readingKris Bryant helps Cubs complete franchise’s first triple play in 23 years in loss to Reds
Was is it a triple play or a trapped ball? Even Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant isn’t sure after turning the team’s first since 1997. The Cincinnati Reds had the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh inning on Wednesday night when Bryant seemingly caught a line drive off the bat of outfielder […]
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