Mike Clevinger may be back for the NLDS, and the Padres need him to have any real chance to take down the Dodgers. The San Diego Padres won a playoff series for the first time since 1998 on Friday night, and as they prepare to take on the rival Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS,
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MLB got what they wanted with a Padres-Dodgers matchup in the NLDS. Two former Most Valuable Players vs. baseball’s budding superstar. Professional dominance vs. electric flamboyance. Whatever you want to call it, the meeting between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres in the NLDS next week is sure to be one thing: a
The Tampa Bay Rays are so good, they might win the whole thing in 2020. And just like that, the Tampa Bay Rays advance past the Toronto Blue Jays to the ALDS. Even though Blake Snell is the only player on the Rays you can name, this team won the AL East and earned the
The Miami Marlins are now 7-0 all time in postseason series as a franchise. It’s starting to feel like 2003 or 1997 all over again for the Miami Marlins, isn’t it? Though it had been a long 17 years since they last played postseason baseball, the Fish were able to go on the road and
Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, San Diego Padres. (Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports) Clayton Kershaw just passed Roger Clemens in the history books at Game 2 by Amy Kaplan Vic Fangio appears to snub Adam Gase and Jets after Thursday Night Football by John Buhler The San Diego Padres went yard five times to
The St. Louis Cardinals are one game away from reaching the NLDS again. There is a reason the St. Louis Cardinals have won more World Series than any other NL team. It hasn’t always been smooth sailing for the Redbirds, but a winning tradition is in their blood once the calendar approaches and flips to
Nothing quite equates to Miami Marlins postseason baseball dominance. The Miami Marlins stun the Chicago Cubs by way of the long ball in Game 1 on Wednesday. For the first time since winning the 2003 World Series, the Marlins have won a postseason game. Fate would have it this was their first trip to the
Carlos Correa has a message for all the Houston Astros haters in the world. Carlos Correa doesn’t care if you hate the Houston Astros because they’re still winning. After sweeping the beyond pitiful Minnesota Twins, who have zero idea how to win a single postseason game, the Astros will face the winner of Game 3
The Cubs dropped Game 1 in the Wild Card Round and manager David Ross deserves his share of the blame. Chicago Cubs Game 1 starter Kyle Hendricks wasn’t necessarily dominating the Miami Marlins, but through six innings of work, Hendricks had allowed just two hits and no runs. The Cubs had just scored the game’s
Presumptive Cy Young winner Shane Bieber had his worst start of the season against the Yankees on Tuesday Cleveland Indians starter Shane Bieber breezed through the opposition in 2020, utilizing a mid-90s fastball and devastating knuckle curveball. He’s likely to win his first Cy Young Award this season. But he didn’t face the New York
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – SEPTEMBER 29: The on deck circle is seen during the first inning of Game One in the Wild Card Round between the Minnesota Twins and the Houston Astros at Target Field on September 29, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) Karl Ravech won’t state the obvious about Jose Altuve
CHICAGO, IL – JULY 31: Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito (27) delivers the ball in the first inning against the New York Mets on July 31, 2019 at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) LeBron James shows love to former coach Erik Spoelstra ahead of
Houston Astros slugger Jose Altuve (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) MLB Playoffs extra inning rules by Mark Powell Jorge Polanco let the Houston Astros take the lead. Just when it looked like the Minnesota Twins were going to do something right in the postseason, Jorge Polanco, a slick-fielding shortstop with just two errors on the
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- MAY 5: MLB commissioner Rob Manfred speaks prior to the game between the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox on May 5, 2017 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins defeated the Red Sox 4-3. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images) Texans and Bill O’Brien decide they don’t need Earl Thomas by
Congratulate the Miami Marlins on preemptively winning the World Series. The Miami Marlins simply exist to ruin the lives of all other World Series hopefuls. In their 20-something years as an MLB club, the Marlins have qualified for the postseason a grand total of three times. Along with their 1993 MLB expansion brethren Colorado Rockies,
The San Diego Padres are postseason bound, so we opened a time capsule! The world was a different place when the San Diego Padres last made the postseason in 2006. After 14 long years on the outside looking in at the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants before that, the Padres will play
The Los Angeles Dodgers are the first team to clinch a postseason berth. For the eighth consecutive season, the Los Angeles Dodgers will be part of the MLB postseason. By defeating the division rival San Diego Padres 7-5 on Wednesday afternoon, the Boys in Blue improved to 35-15 on the year. With 10 games left in
We take a look at the MLB’s new playoff format, and point out the ways in which it might be better for baseball, and discuss some interesting alternative scenarios. Last week, a new proposal from MLB commissioner Rob Manfred emerged for the restructuring of the playoffs. Among other things, it would introduce a seven teams qualifying
HOUSTON, TX – OCTOBER 29: Trea Turner #7 of the Washington Nationals knocks the glove off of Yuli Gurriel #10 of the Houston Astros causing runners interference in the seventh inning during Game 6 of the 2019 World Series at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB
Despite a blown call in the seventh inning, Anthony Rendon and the Washington Nationals forced a Game 7 in the 2019 World Series with a 7-2 win in Game 6 Tuesday night. Through five games of the 2019 World Series, the home team had yet to win a single one. That trend continued Tuesday night
Zack Greinke dominated the Nationals for six innings in Game 7, but it was in the seventh that his night, and potentially the Astros’ season, came undone. Zack Greinke and the Houston Astros were cruising through the first six innings of Game 7 of the World Series on Wednesday. What they weren’t counting on was
HOUSTON, TX – OCTOBER 30: Howie Kendrick #47 of the Washington Nationals celebrates after hitting a single in the eighth inning during Game 7 of the 2019 World Series between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday, October 30, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/MLB Photos via
For the first time in franchise history, the Washington Nationals have won the World Series, beating the Houston Astros 6-2 in Game 7. For the first time in franchise history, the Washington Nationals are MLB champions. With a commanding 6-2 win in Game 7 of the 2019 World Series, the Nats defied the odds against
Justin Verlander’s struggles in World Series games continue, as he loses yet another Fall Classic start, this time in a potential Series clincher in Game 6. Justin Verlander has everything. He’s an eight-time MLB All-Star, a five-time AL strikeout leader and a three-time MLB wins leader. He’s pitched three no-hitters, won the Triple Crown in
With all the road teams winning each game thus far in the 2019 World Series, all the pressure is on the Houston Astros and Game 7 starter Zack Greinke. It keeps happening. The road team keeps winning every game of the 2019 World Series. The Washington Nationals took Games 1 and 2 in Houston before
After losing the first two at home, the Houston Astros just took three in a row on the road against the Washington Nationals in the World Series. It’s over. Just when everybody thought the Baby Shark Washington Nationals were going to win the World Series, the better team in the Houston Astros stopped being cute
The Washington Nationals got bad news when Max Scherzer was scratched but that wasn’t the only reason they lost Game 5 in the World Series. Blame it on Max Scherzer’s stiff neck. Blame it on a young pitcher who had played just one game in the past 28 days. But the reason why the Washington
WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 22: Washington Nationals pitcher Patrick Corbin (46) throws a pitch in the sixth inning in relief of Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer (31) during Game 1 of the World Series between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. (Photo by Toni
The Atlanta Braves are back in the postseason and are expected to make some noise. Are the Baby Braves all grown up and ready to play in October this year? Last year, the Atlanta Braves surprised everyone by not only qualifying for the postseason but winning the NL East for the first time since 2013.
Few gave the Washington Nationals a chance to win Game 1 in Houston, but after their stunning win, here are five reasons you should believe in the Nationals. Being on the road and facing a red-hot pitcher in the Houston Astros’ Gerrit Cole in Game 1 of their first-ever World Series, you couldn’t have faulted
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