The Cleveland Guardians usually enjoy timely hitting and solid starting pitching. They had neither last night in an 8-5 loss to the visiting Seattle Mariners. Cleveland took a 1-0 lead on an RBI groundball by Daniel Schneemann, but Seattle exploded for four runs in the third inning to knock out Guardians starter Triston McKenzie (3-4)…. read more

The New York Mets have won nine of their last 11 games to get back to 33-37, which is just 1.5 game out of a Wild Card spot in the National League. It has been a roller coaster season for the Mets. They began 0-5 before winning 12 out of 15. New York would then… read more

I was going to predict that the Pirates would take two of three from the Rockies at Coors Field over the weekend, with both wins happening on very effective bullpen days, and the loss coming via a pummeling of Jared Jones, but I forgot. In all seriousness, Pittsburgh did take two of three from the… read more

The Cleveland Guardians will welcome Jose Ramirez back from the paternity list on Tuesday night against Seattle. Without him, they lost on Saturday and Sunday in Toronto. Cleveland lost 5-0 on Saturday but put up a much better fight on Sunday, falling short to the Blue Jays by a 7-6 score. Ben Lively (6-3) had… read more

The June swoon for the Colorado Rockies (25-46) hasn’t been kind to the team. This month they have a 4-11 record with a 6.63 ERA as a team. Offensively the team is still trying to find a groove but they are hitting .254/.304/.398 this month, however much of that is thanks to a stellar offensive… read more

Timely hitting. Solid pitching. Lights-out bullpen. The Cleveland Guardians don’t need to deviate from this script. They opened a three-game series with a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night. The Cleveland fans may not have expected a first-place team, especially when Shane Bieber got hurt, but that’s exactly what they are… read more

The Philadelphia Phillies came into 2024 red hot and have not slowed down as the calendar turned to June. The Phillies are currently 46-20 and hold a 10-game lead in the NL East. They have the best record in the National League and are considered contenders to return to the NLCS and beyond. This is… read more

Tanner Bibee dominated Cincinnati hitters for five innings … except for the one guy who had his number. Jeimer Candelario bashed two home runs off Bibee to spoil an otherwise outstanding performance as the Reds beat the Cleveland Guardians 4-2 on Wednesday night. The Reds third baseman opened the scoring with a solo home run… read more

There are few major cities in the United States where baseball, our former national pastime, still reigns supreme over football and the NFL. St. Louis, home of the baseball Cardinals, is one of those towns. Cards fans have celebrated 19 National League pennants and attended 11 World Series parades. They’ve cheered for some of the… read more