Sporting their snazzy blue CLE City Connect jerseys, the Cleveland Guardians kicked off the weekend with a 3-2 home victory over the Minnesota Twins on Friday night. Cleveland starter Triston McKenzie had trouble finding the plate with four walks, but he got the Twins to bounce into three double plays. His only major mistake was… read more

“Enjoy him, Pittsburgh, he’s yours!” That was super-excited Pirates radio play-by-play announcer Joe Block after rookie pitcher Paul Skenes struck out his 11th Cubs batter at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon. The Cubs batter was Michael Trauchman, who was the final man Skenes faced before being lifted after six hitless innings in Pittsburgh’s 9-3 victory…. read more

On the heels of a seven-game winning streak, the Colorado Rockies head to San Francisco for the first time to face off against the Giants for the second time. It was a victory against the Giants in the final game at Coors Field a week ago that kicked off the Rockies current streak which is… read more

The Cleveland Guardians bounced back from a series loss to the lowly Chicago White Sox to capture two out of three games on the road against the defending World Series winners, The Texas Rangers. Monday night’s game was a pitchers’ duel, as Tanner Bibee, Hunter Gaddis, and Nick Sandlin matched zeroes on the scoreboard with… read more

Pitching wins ball games. Without a solid starting rotation, a team can be hard-pressed to be competitive as offenses are likely trying to dig themselves out of a hole early and bullpen arms get burned out due to overuse. While debates rage about how MLB needs to save the starting pitcher one thing remains true… read more

The MLB regular season is seven weeks old now and teams are beginning to solidify their positions in the standings. This is especially true for teams that will not compete for the postseason. Through 40 games, teams begin knowing what they are going to be this season. While it remains the middle of May, front… read more

Coming into the 2024 season, the NL East was expected to be a two-team race. The Atlanta Braves were expected to have an edge with the Philadelphia Phillies fighting for a title but well in the hunt for a Wild Card. Over the first six weeks of the season, it is clear that the Phillies… read more

Lost in all the hoopla over the Major League debut of pitcher Paul Skenes on Saturday was the fact that the Pirates didn’t seem to have much else going for them. The Buccos went into Saturday’s game losers of 20 of their previous 28. Yes, they did get the win on Paul Skenes Day (just… read more

The Colorado Rockies have gone streaking. Considered one of the worst teams in baseball this season, the Rockies had an abysmal first month of the season that carried into the early goings of May. They set historically bad records and struggled mightily as a team but they were able to finish their homestand with a… read more

The Cubs traveled to Pittsburgh over the weekend and took two of three from the Pirates. While the Pirates are not very good, they do have two of the most exciting young pitchers in baseball. Chicago faced both in this series. The first was Jared Jones on Friday. The Cubs were able to manage seven… read more