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Despite regularly winning the American League Most Valuable Player Award, the Los Angeles Angels have missed the playoffs in 11 of the past 12 seasons. Last year Shohei Ohtani burst onto the scene to win MVP honors for the Angels as 3-time MVP, and teammate Mike Trout played in only 36 games. It comes as no surprise that Ohtani and Trout are the co-favorites to win the 2022 AL MVP Award. Nor, for that matter, is it surprising to see Vlad Guerrero on top of the board as well. Guerrero is the reig... 

Two years ago, Pete Alonso was riding high as the hot new marquee man of the New York Mets. Alonso was coming off a 2019 campaign in which he was named National League Rookie of the Year, All-MLB First Team, and a National League All-Star. Alonso was also the National League home run king with 53 dingers. Since then, he has tapered off. Last year Alonso totaled 37 home runs. His OPS dropped from .941 in 2019 to .863 last season. Pitchers have adjusted to Alonso, who also lacks protection in the ... 

At the onset of the World Series is universal acclaim about the equal abilities of both teams. The Houston Astros are one of the most complete teams in the game. So too are the Atlanta Braves. Although Atlanta had to overcome a series of issues that held them down in the season's first three months. Will Smith solved the Braves' closer problems with a stellar finish. Smith had a roller coaster start to the campaign. However, he is in dominant form heading into the Fall Classic. Houston has overcome its cheating image to be a respected gambling brand again. ... 

While the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants battled in the only Division Series to go five games, the Atlanta Braves watched and waited for their opponent in the Championship Series. The Braves advanced to their second straight NLCS by beating the Milwaukee Brewers in three straight after dropping the opener. The Dodgers set up a rematch of last season’s NLCS by edging the Giants 2-1 in Game 5. LA overcame a 3-1 series deficit to the Braves last season en route to ending a long World ... 

The Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros meet in the American League Championship Series beginning on Friday in Houston. The Red Sox are coming off a surprising win over Tampa Bay to make the ALCS, while the Astros rolled over the White Sox. The Astros have the home field advantage in this best-of-seven series and they are listed as the favorite in ALCS odds. It should be a high scoring series, as the Astros were the highest scoring team in the league this season, while the Red Sox were fifth. Let’... 

The 2021 American League Playoffs appear to be extremely wide-open, as all five teams are listed with odds of less than 10-1 to win the American League Pennant. The Tampa Bay Rays and Houston Astros are virtually co-favorites, while the Chicago White Sox are a close third choice. The two teams playing the Wild Card Game, the Yankees and Red Sox are the so-called longshots. Le... 

With the 2021 Major League Baseball season coming to an end it’s time to start looking at favorites to hoist the Commissioner’s Trophy. With a full season of action the playoff format returns to the pre-pandemic days with three division winners and two wild cards qualifying from each league. The Los Angeles Dodgers, who ended a championship drought last season, have been the favorites pretty much all season and once again they top the odds board. It’s a little strange to see the Dodgers position... 

There have been a lot of disappointing seasons in the history of the San Diego Padres, but this year might just be the worst. A preseason darling to challenge the Dodgers at the top of the NL West the Padres are trying to avoid falling behind the Rockies in the division. After reaching the postseason last year, the team added pitching to challenge the best in the NL. The plan worked over the first half, but a disastrous slump, in-fighting, poor play and injuries have led to their demise. The Bra... 

A key matchup in the NL East race takes place on Saturday when the Philadelphia Phillies visit the New York Mets. Both teams are chasing the Braves for the top spot in the division and both are still very much alive in the race for the second wild card spot. However, trading wins with each other zero factors their chances of playing baseball in October. Based on recent results you might say neither is deserving of the postseason. But the format is what it is and the games down the stretch should... 

With both teams battling for a playoff spot the Subway Series has added intensity. But the New York Yankees and New York Mets have to emerge from a slump to aid their chances. Just about two weeks ago it looked like the Yankees would never lose another game. A 13-game winning streak got them into a wild card spot and had them thinking of possibly over taking Tampa Bay at the top of the AL East. They lost 10 of their next 12 games and have a slim lead over Toronto for the second AL wild card ente... 

The Los Angeles Dodgers visit the San Francisco Giants on Sunday night in a game that can be seen on ESPN. The Giants have had control of the National League West for most of this season but San Francisco has run into major trouble of late and the Dodgers have taken advantage. This game on Sunday night will be the finale of a three-game series and it would be surprising if the Dodgers are not in first place after the series is over. Let’s look at the matchup between the Dodgers and Giants and ML... 

Suddenly, the postseason hopes of the Boston Red Sox are in real jeopardy. Boston led the AL East for a good chunk of the year, but the Red Sox have struggled since the All-Star Break and have since fallen behind both the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees. Coming into their series with the Cleveland Indians, the Red Sox are just ahead of the Oakland Athletics for the final Wild Card Spot in the American League. They are in need of a strong performance this week, as the AL East title is loo... 

The Los Angeles Dodgers visit the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night in a game that can be seen on ESPN. The Dodgers have looked every bit like defending World Series champs of late and they are battling the Giants for the lead in the NL West and for the best record in the league. The Padres on the other hand are battling for a playoff spot. The Padres had a seemingly safe lead over Cincinnati for the second Wild Card but San Diego has not played that well in recent weeks and that lead is now gone. Let’s look at the matchup between the Dodgers and Padres and MLB picks. ... 

Major League Baseball goes from the Field of Dreams to the little league field for Sunday’s Little League Classic game between the Los Angeles Angels and Cleveland Indians in Williamsport, PA, home of the Little League World Series. First played in 2017, the game was shuttered last year due to the pandemic. It returns this year as does the LLWS, which is taking place around the same time. It’s another spectacle and showcase event for MLB, though it’s not the matchup everyone envisioned when sele... 

Well, it was fun while it lasted. The New York Mets gave fans a small slice of hope by sitting atop the NL East just a few weeks ago, but true to their style over the last few years they faded. They dropped 14 of 19 games before salvaging the finale of a three-game set with the Giants on Wednesday. They face the Los Angeles Dodgers in a four-game set starting Thursday. Just last week the Dodgers added to the Mets’ misery with a three-game sweep outscoring NY 22-10. On Saturday the Dodgers run Ma... 

The Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies are both in the playoff chase and they square off on Saturday in the middle of a three-game set. It’s unlikely that the Reds will catch Milwaukee in the NL Central, but a recent surge put them within striking distance of the wild card. Meanwhile, the Phillies are right at the top of what could be the worst division in baseball. If previous games between the clubs are an indication we can expect some fireworks. In three matchups in Cincy earlier this ... 

While the Chicago White Sox sit comfortably atop the AL Central, the New York Yankees will be battling for their playoff lives over the remainder of the season. The teams take a break from the grind of their regular season schedule to compete in the “Field of Dreams” game on Thursday. Yep, he built it and they came. MLB will play its first game in Iowa at the site of the iconic 1989 film with a makeshift 8,000 seat park hosting the event. This isn’t an exhibition game with stats and records coun... 

You don’t often see teams begin a full rebuild during the middle of a season. But that’s exactly what the Chicago Cubs did by unloading the final links to their World Series team from a few years ago. A plethora of deals at the deadline saw the north siders jettison Anthony Rizzo, Javier Baez and Kris Bryant. They unloaded Joc Pederson earlier in the campaign and purged the pitching staff during the offseason. Many fans are now like the grounds crew from the movie Major League asking, who are th... 

To say the season hasn’t gone as expected for the Atlanta Braves and St. Louis Cardinals would be an understatement. Both clubs were expected to not only contend for a playoff spot but also for a title in their respective divisions, something they are accustomed to doing. While they aren’t completely out of the picture as the calendar turns to August, time is running out. The Braves need to take advantage of a weak NL East that sees them within striking distance despite a below .500 record. The ... 

What more could MLB bettors ask for than the ESPN Sunday Night Baseball telecast to pit two teams up against one another that are in the thick of a hotly contested division pennant race? That’s exactly what will go down at online sportsbooks in the final game of this week’s MLB betting action when the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays collide in the finale of their scheduled three-game set. The BoSox last paid the Trop a visit at the end of June where they would go on to lose two of three to mov... 

Now seven games out from qualifying for one of two NL Wild Card slots, the St. Louis Cardinals must kick it into high gear if they’re to punch a ticket to the playoffs a third straight season. While there’s still plenty of time for Mike Shildt’s squad to make a run, the clock is ticking. As for the Minnesota Twins, you can put a fork in this group of underachievers. Expected to give the Chicago White Sox a run for division bragging rights, the Twinkies have been one of the worst bets at online s... 

The pitching matchups between the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers have been on point through the first two games of this series! The trend continues at online sportsbooks on Sunday night when Lance Lynn takes to the bump for the visitors to oppose Brandon Woodruff in a matchup of heavyweight right-handers. Each starting pitcher currently rates out as one of the favorites to win the Cy Young Award in their respective divisions. With that, both offenses are likely going to have their hands... 

When the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox opened their four-game series up in the Bronx coming out of the All-Star break, Aaron Boone’s squad was staring at an eight-game deficit within the division. With a week passed since and the team logging four wins through five tries at online sportsbooks, it’s only cut the deficit to 7.5-games heading into Thursday’s series opener in Beantown. The BoSox simply don’t look to be going away anytime soon as it remains perched atop the division standings. ... 

Entering Monday night’s series opener, the NL Central rival Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals sported identical 46-47 records. The season has slowly gotten away from both clubs with the Milwaukee Brewers starting to run away from the pack after going into Cincinnati and busting out the brooms to put the Reds further in their rearview mirror. With the Cubs already making it crystal clear that they’ll be sellers come the trade deadline and the Redbirds simply just lacking in the talent departme... 

If the New York Yankees hold a series lead over the Boston Red Sox heading into Sunday night’s series finale, you can bet your bottom dollar linemakers will have the home team installed inflated favorites to come out triumphant with Gerrit Cole likely to take the bump. Though it hasn’t been confirmed New York’s staff ace will get the start at the time of this writing, it only makes perfect sense for Aaron Boone to give his Cy Young arm as much rest as needed after tossing a gem last time out in ...