Cincinnati Reds Shortstop Elly De La Cruz stole his league-leading 30th stolen base on Thursday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is 13 stolen bases clear of second place, who is Tampa Bay Rays Shortstop Jose Caballero. De La Cruz went 4-of-4 in last night’s 7-2 victory in Los Angeles with a double and an RBI. He is no stranger to dominating against the Dodgers as he is hitting .483 with two home runs and five stolen bases in seven career games against Los Angeles. De La Cruz is on pace for 110 stolen bases in 2024. If he…
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Following an 8-0 win on the road against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night, the Colorado Rockies won their seventh straight game. The winning streak began with Colorado taking the final game of a three-game set against the San Francisco Giants on May 9. The Rockies then rattled off consecutive series sweeps over the defending champion Texas Rangers and the aforementioned Padres. Colorado was led by Starting Pitcher Austin Gomber who pitched six shutout innings and limited the high-powered San Diego offense to two measly hits. Left Fielder Jordan Beck drove in five of Colorado’s eight runs in Wednesday…
New York Yankees Center Fielder Aaron Judge had a night to remember Wednesday on the road against the Minnesota Twins. The superstar went 4-of-4 with three doubles, a home run, and two RBI. Judge has been swinging the bat much better as of late following a sluggish start to his 2024 season. The slugger has five home runs in May and has four in his last seven games. It was a historic night for Judge as he tied the Yankees’ franchise record with four extra-base hits, and notched three doubles for the first time in his tremendous career. Judge is…
The New York Giants 2024 schedule was released on Wednesday night. New York looks to rebound from a disappointing 2023 season that saw them go 6-11. Quarterback Daniel Jones was limited to six games following a Torn ACL he suffered in October of 2023. The team lost a key member of their offense during the 2024 NFL Offseason when Running Back Saquon Barkley signed with the division-rival Philadelphia Eagles. With the No. 6 overall pick in April’s NFL Draft, the New York Giants selected LSU Wide Receiver Malik Nabers. In addition to their six games against NFC East opponents, New…
The streaming giant Netflix is making its first foray into broadcasting NFL games during the 2024 season. It was announced earlier today that Netflix and the National Football League agreed to terms for the steaming service to broadcast Christmas Day NFL games for the next three seasons(2024-26). The two games on Christmas Day this season are the Baltimore Ravens visiting the Houston Texans and the Kansas City Chiefs visiting the Pittsburgh Steelers. How will these two games unfold on Netflix? Netflix Gets A Rematch Of 2023 NFL Playoffs https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1790834089915777076 The Baltimore Ravens destroyed the Houston Texans 34-10 in the NFL…
Philadelphia Phillies Starting Pitcher Aaron Nola turned in a masterful performance on Tuesday on the road against the New York Mets. Nola pitched a four-hit shutout and punched out eight batters in the game. He also exhibited tremendous control as he issued no free passes in the ballgame. This was Nola’s first complete game since September 25, 2023, against the Cincinnati Reds when he also tossed a shutout. Tuesday was the sixth complete game and fourth shutout of Nola’s MLB career. Tuesday was a day to remember Nola at Citi Field as the ace had a perfect game through five…
Los Angeles Dodgers Starting Pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggled on Monday night against the San Francisco Giants. He tossed 5.2 innings and surrendered four earned runs while striking out six. Los Angeles would go on to defeat the Giants 6-4 in 10 innings thanks to a two-run double by Catcher Will Smith. Four earned runs was the second-most that Yamamoto has surrendered in his rookie season in Major League Baseball. Even with a rough start last night, Yamamoto is 4-1 this season with an ERA of 3.21. He entered Monday’s game with a 2.79 ERA, good enough for top 15 in…
San Diego Padres Second Baseman Xander Bogaerts has seemingly turned a corner after a rough start to the 2024 season. Bogaerts has hit a home run in back-to-back games and will look to keep it going as the season progresses. He hit a solo home run on Sunday against the Los Angeles Dodgers and on Monday against the Colorado Rockies. Before his two-game hot streak, Bogarts went hitless for four consecutive games. Bogaerts is 3-of-8 over the San Diego Padres’ last two games. San Diego dominated the Los Angeles Dodgers winning 5-0 on Sunday and lost 5-4 on Monday night…
Marquez Valdes-Scantling, former Super Bowl-winning wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, is continuing his free agency tour by visiting the Buffalo Bills on Monday night. Valdes-Scantling is coming off back-to-back Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs. Valdes-Scantling reportedly visited the Los Angeles Chargers as well earlier this week. Valdes-Scantling had 21 receptions for 315 yards and one touchdown this regular season. He was a crucial part of the Chiefs playoff run last season and caught a touchdown in the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers. He had two receiving touchdowns as well in the 2022 NFL Playoffs.…
Kansas City Royals Starting Pitcher Seth Lugo had a career day on the road Sunday against the Los Angeles Angels. Lugo surrendered one run over eight innings of work and set a career-high with 12 strikeouts as the Royals won 4-2. Lugo’s strong start led to the Royals taking two of three games from the Angels. Lugo is having a career season with the Royals. Lugo is tied for second in the league in victories (six) and is third in the league with an ERA of 1.66. He is also 10th in the league with a WHIP of 0.96. Lugo…
A dominant outing by San Diego Padres Starting Pitcher Yu Darvish allowed the team to take two of three games from their National League West rival the Los Angeles Dodgers. Last weekend was the first time San Diego won a home series against the Dodgers since they swept Los Angeles on June 21-23, 2021. The Padres won 4-0 on Sunday thanks to a masterful performance by Darvish. The veteran tossed seven scoreless innings and surrendered only two hits to the vaunted Dodgers lineup. He also tied a season-high with seven punchouts. Darvish has gotten off to a strong start in…
With his ninth home run on Sunday afternoon against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs Third Baseman Christopher Morel continues to move up the National League home run leaderboard. Only the Atlanta Braves Marcell Ozuna(12), and the Los Angeles Dodgers’ duo of Shohei Ohtani(11) and Teoscar Hernandez(11) have more home runs in the National League this season than Morel. He is hitting .228 this season with nine home runs and 27 RBI. Morel’s 27 RBI are also top 20 in the league. Chicago needed 10 innings but defeated the Pirates 5-4 to take two of three games on the road against…
With a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday, the Milwaukee Brewers won their eighth straight game over the Cardinals. Milwaukee has won all six of their games against the Cardinals this season and their final two matchups of the 2023 regular season. The last time the Cardinals defeated the Brewers was on September 26, 2023, when the Cardinals won 4-1. The Milwaukee Brewers are not just defeating the Cardinals, they are beating them down. Of this season’s six games half of them have been decided by six runs or more. Milwaukee has also outscored their division rivals…
With a 5-0 win on Saturday night against the San Diego Padres, the Los Angeles Dodgers set another record. Saturday’s game was the 18th straight time in which Los Angeles allowed four runs or fewer. This set a new franchise record. The last time the Dodgers allowed more than four runs was on April 20 when they lost at home to the New York Mets by a score of 6-4. Starting Pitcher James Paxton turned in a wonderful start to help Los Angeles inch closer to history. He tossed six scoreless innings and the bullpen took it from there as…
It took until the final batter of the game, but the New York Mets escaped being no-hit on Saturday afternoon by the skin of their teeth. Down to their final out of the game, Designated Hitter J.D. Martinez hit a solo home run off Raisel Iglesias of the Atlanta Braves. New York recorded two hits in the bottom of the ninth, and Third Baseman Brett Baty left runners on first and second base to end the game. Even after such an anemic offensive performance through eight innings, the New York Mets had a chance in the bottom of the ninth.…
Chicago White Sox Staring Pitcher Garrett Crochet had a career night at home on Friday against the Cleveland Guardians. He tossed six scoreless innings and struck out a career-high 11 batters. Crochet only surrendered five hits on Friday night as well. With 64 strikeouts, Crochet is second in Major League Baseball in punchouts trailing only Starting Pitcher Tyler Glasnow of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Crochet is 3-4 on the season with an ERA of 4.63. Crochet has been a bit up and down in 2024. He has surrendered between five and seven runs in three of his 10 starts while…
The No. 2 prospect in the Washington Nationals organization, Outfielder James Wood is red hot at the moment. He has homered in three of his last four at-bats as a member of the team’s Triple-A affiliate the Rochester Red Wings. Wood was named the No. 12 prospect in all of Major League Baseball before the beginning of the 2024 season. Washington Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo discussed a few weeks ago the team’s timeline regarding calling Wood up to the major leagues: “He’s going to let you know when he is ready [to be called up]…The key is to find…
With a 3-2 win on Thursday against the Cleveland Guardians, the Chicago White Sox won their fourth game in six tries. Chicago’s winning ways consisted of taking two of three on the road against the St. Louis Cardinals, winning the final game of their series against the Tampa Bay Rays, and winning the first game of theeir series with Cleveland. This hot streak brings the Chicago White Sox record to 10-28 on the season, which is the third-worst in all of Major League Baseball. Will Chicago be able to build on their real first success of the 2024 season? Chicago…
Oakland Athletics Closer Mason Miller has started the 2024 regular season off as well as you possibly could. He is top 10 in the league in saves with eight and has not surrendered an earned run in his last 12 appearances. Miller has also surrendered a hit in only three of those 12 games. He got off to a rough start in his first appearance of the 2024 season against the Cleveland Guardians on March 30 surrendering two earned runs in one inning of work but has not allowed an earned run since. He is also 31st in all of…
The Milwaukee Brewers announced Thursday they are calling up their No.5 prospect. He is also the No. 8 left-handed pitching prospect in Major League Baseball. Starting Pitcher Robert Gasser is set to make his MLB debut on May 10 against the division-rival St. Louis Cardinals. Gasser struggled this season as a member of the Nashville Sounds (AAA). He was 0-1 this season with an ERA of 5.25. He was much better in 2023 when he was 9-1 with a 3.79 ERA in AAA. He led AAA pitchers with 166 strikeouts last season. How will Gasser fare in his MLB debut?…
