At the beginning of the year, Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander were teammates on the Mets. On Wednesday, they’ll face off against each other in a start that will likely dictate the course of the AL West postseason race. Verlander (10-7, 3.34 ERA) will take the mound for the division leading Astros (79-61), while Scherzer […]
September 6, 2023
On Monday, the Phillies (76-61) delivered a gut punch to the Padres’ (65-74) playoff chances by picking up a 9-7 win. Now they’ll look to knock San Diego out of the postseason hunt on Tuesday when they send Michael Lorenzen (8-8, 3.73 ERA) to the mound against righty Pedro Avila (0-2, 2.67). First pitch from […]
September 5, 2023
The bottom is beginning to fall out for the Texas Rangers (76-61). After leading the American League West for most of the season, the Rangers have been stuck in free-fall for the better part of the past month, and enter play on Tuesday with a slim half-game lead on the Toronto Blue Jays for the […]
September 5, 2023
On Monday, the Chicago Cubs (74-64) picked up a win against the San Francisco Giants (70-68) in a game that had huge implications for the National League Wild Card race. Both teams will get a chance to help their postseason standing on Tuesday in game two of this series, as the Giants send opener Ryan […]
September 5, 2023
As of the start of play Monday, September 4, there were 19 MLB teams within six games of a postseason spot, which means there should be plenty of drama going into the end of the season. As a reminder, MLB expanded the postseason last year under the new collective bargaining agreement, which means that it’s […]
September 4, 2023
The MLB postseason race is heating up, and all eyes are on the very tight Wild Card races in each league. While we may not have quite the same chaos as years prior in the AL, there’s still plenty of things that need to be settled between now and the rest of the year. Here’s […]
September 4, 2023
A new day is dawning in Houston. After going 3-13-1 last season under Lovie Smith, the team hired San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans as their head coach, drafted Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud to be their quarterback of the future, and shored up their leaky defense with the signing of plenty of impact […]
September 3, 2023
At this time last season, the Los Angeles Rams were riding the high of their Super Bowl LVI win over the Bengals. But now, after a 5-12 season last, they enter the 2023 season with a roster full of uncertainty. But with a veteran quarterback in Matthew Stafford and a Super Bowl-winning coach in Sean […]
September 3, 2023
The Philadelphia Phillies (74-59) will look to continue growing their lead over the top National League Wild Card spot on Friday when they take on the Milwaukee Brewers (74-59), who are doing their best to hold onto their slim lead in the National League Central. The Phillies will send Zack Wheeler (10-5, 3.59 ERA) to […]
September 1, 2023
How the mighty have fallen. A month ago, the Texas Rangers (75-58) were in first place in the AL West. Now they enter September in third place in the division and in sole possesion of the final Wild Card spot in the American League. They’ll look to get things back on track when they take […]
September 1, 2023
In years prior, a matchup between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees has been must-see TV. And while this weekend’s series between the two clubs should still provide some fireworks, it will lack some of the juice of their previous meetings due to the Yankees (65-69) subpar record. That said, the Astros (77-58) are […]
September 1, 2023