For a while there it seemed nothing would be able to halt the Washington Nationals. But over the past week, even they learned the power of good pitching. Despite having one of the best rotations in baseball, Washington’s paltry lineup hasn’t been able to muster up much of a spark.
They’re still looking for answers now on a five-game losing streak they hope to snap Tuesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Continue reading
The Atlanta Braves probably had this series circled for a while now. Seven months after their historic collapse at the hands of their division rivals, the Braves host the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday night to start a three-game series at Turner Field.
It’s the same field the Braves watched in disbelief as they were swept by the Phillies in September, capping a 9-18 month that kept them out of the playoffs. Atlanta had a huge lead in the NL Wild Card to start the month, but allowed the surging St. Louis Cardinals to gain ground. Continue reading
The New York Yankees swept their first meeting earlier this year, but nobody is playing better than the Baltimore Orioles right now. After Wilson Betemit’s heroics Sunday night, the Orioles have won five of their last six and are 14-8 overall.
Baltimore now has to prove it can contend for the division tonight against the Yankees as the teams start a three game series in the Bronx. Continue reading
Oddsmakers have set a total for tonight’s Seattle Mariners-Tampa Bay Rays series opener, but it might not even get that high.
Not when Jeremy Hellickson and Felix Hernandez take the mound.
Both pitchers have been spectacular through the first month of the season and will battle Monday night at Tropicana Stadium. Hellickson has won five of his last six starts at The Trop, but Hernandez has won five of his last six on the road. Continue reading
Hard to imagine Justin Verlander with a bad track record anywhere. But the reigning AL MVP has some unfinished business to take care of against the New York Yankees tonight.
Verlander will go for his first win in Yankee Stadium in five years Friday as the Detroit Tigers open a weekend series in the Bronx. Verlander is riding a two-game winning streak and beat the Yankees in his most recent meeting – Game 3 of the ALCS. He struck out 11 hitters over eight good innings to pace the Tigers to a 5-4 win, and eventually the series victory. Continue reading