There are only a few ways I’m going no-doubt, all-in against the Los Angeles Dodgers these days. One of those ways is when Zack Greinke is on the mound at home.
The All-Star righty is turns megatron at Miller Park. He was 4-0 at home in his last four starts with the Kansas City Royals. He’s 12-0 at home since joining the Milwaukee Brewers, a streak that not only ties the longest active streak in the majors, but is also the longest in franchise history.
He gets the ball Wednesday night looking to extend that mark against the Dodgers and Bovada is favoring the Brewers by 1 1/2 runs with a relatively large -170 moneyline. Continue reading
The Miami Marlins are finally coming back around, putting together a string of firsts for the season. Now, its time to get down to the real business of climbing back into the NL East race with the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals.
Despite a .500 record, the Cleveland Indians are one of the hottest offensive teams in baseball. They are averaging over six runs per game with a home run in each of their first eight. They’ve gotten contributions from young and old as 34-year old Travis Hafner and sophomore second baseman Jason Kipnis are off to great starts.
The Texas Rangers have suffered.
There were questions to how the St. Louis Cardinals would look in 2012 with Albert Pujols out of the lineup and Adam Wainwright back from Tommy John surgery. But after 10 games, the answer is apparently no different than last year.
The Atlanta Braves just got its balance back, and now the New York Mets again?
Tonight’s game between the Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants is supposed to be stingy. An epic showdown between pitchers who have won three of the last four National League Cy Young awards.
The New York Mets probably wouldn’t have hated it if a meteor halted baseball after the first week of the season. What a relief it must have been to start the year with four straight wins, distracting from the messy off-season they had this winter.
Chipper Jones returns for his swan song season, and it couldn’t be at a better time.
Here we go again.