It’s a sketchy pitching slate across the Majors on Sunday, with a handful of aces — Sandy Alcantara, Zac Gallen, Joe Ryan — and then a slew of question marks. There’s plenty of potential, from the Millers (Bobby and Bryce) and Taj Bradley going up against three of the game’s best offenses to Triston McKenzie […]
June 4, 2023
After Rhys Hoskins tore his ACL in a freak Spring Training injury, all eyes turned to Darick Hall, a part-time player last year who suddenly found himself as the Philadelphia Phillies’ full-time starting first baseman. At least, he was for all of six regular-season games, until he suffered an injury of his own — a […]
June 3, 2023
A healthy pitching staff was an integral part of the Seattle Mariners’ feel-good run to the postseason last year, but so far the 2023 season isn’t playing out the same way. The team placed Andres Munoz — its highest-leverage reliever and owner of one of baseball’s most electric fastballs — on the injured list with […]
June 3, 2023
Anthony Rendon has had a rough time of it since signing his big free-agent deal with the Los Angeles Angels after the 2019 season, struggling at the plate while appearing in just 157 games from 2020 to 2022 due to a variety of health issues. He was enjoying a bit of a bounce-back year so […]
June 3, 2023
After hanging on for a 2-1 win in the series opener on Friday night, the Chicago Cubs will look to sew up a series win on the road as they take on the San Diego Padres on Saturday. First pitch from Petco Park is set for 10:0 p.m. ET. Lefty Drew Smyly (5-2, 3.45 ERA) […]
June 3, 2023
The Toronto Blue Jays struck first in their marquee interleague matchup against the New York Mets this weekend, taking the series opener on Friday in a 1-0 pitcher’s duel. The Mets will look to rebound in front of the home crowd on Saturday afternoon, with first pitch from Citi Field set for 4:10 p.m. ET. […]
June 3, 2023
Weekends are always tricky for DFS players, as the schedule usually gets sliced up into early and late slates — and Saturday, June 3 is no exception. The main draw over at DraftKings DFS features eight games, all of which get underway in the 4 p.m. ET hour, so you’ll have to set your lineups […]
June 3, 2023
Another full, 15-game Saturday slate around MLB means another robust menu of player props to choose from. Here are three of our favorite plays of the day. MLB player prop bets: Saturday, June 3 Eury Perez, under 1.5 earned runs (+125) Perez put together arguably the best outing of his young career last time out, […]
June 3, 2023
After an ace-filled Friday, the starting pitching slate around MLB on Saturday certainly has some big names at the top — Spencer Strider and Gerrit Cole will both be taking the mound, after all — but after that, things get dicey quickly. Can Dylan Cease regain last year’s form? Can Eury Perez become the star […]
June 3, 2023
Intro MLB injury report: Saturday, June 3 Chris Sale (shoulder), Boston Red Sox — To no one’s surprise, Sale has indeed landed on the IL after leaving Thursday night’s start against the Cincinnati Reds. The news, however, seems to be far from the worst-case scenario: The lefty is still being run through a battery of […]
June 3, 2023
Hard as it is to believe, we’re now two full months through the 2023 MLB season. The sample size is a bit bigger now, meaning we can say with a bit more confidence which breakouts are for real and which slow starts may not be much of a fluke after all. The landscape among National […]
June 2, 2023