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• Who Owned Baseball (WOB) – Updated for September 25, 2024

Who Owned Baseball for September 25, 2024? Earning 1 WOB Nick Castellanos collected 3 hits, including a home run, as the Phillies topped the Cubs, 9-6. Zac Gallen fanned 11 Giants in 6 innings to earn the 8-2 decision for Arizona. George Kirby held the Astros to 1 run in 6 innings as the Mariners […]...2024
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.303 — Yainer Diaz batting against George Kirby. 0.302 — Luis Arraez batting against Jack Flaherty. 0.291 — Ivan Herrera batting against Austin Gomber. 0.290 — Jose Altuve batting against George Kirby. 0.289 — Brendan Donovan batting against Austin Gomber. 0.288 — Nolan […]...2024
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Oakland Athletics preview, Monday 9/16, 6:40 CT

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images The Cubs open their final series of the year against an American League team Monday notes... THAT OTHER LEAGUE: The Cubs are 26-17 against American League teams this year. Only the Brewers (31), Dodgers (30) and Braves (29) have more wins in interleague play in 2024. A FIVER: The Cubs scored at least five runs in all six games of their just-complete...2024
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• Who Owned Baseball (WOB) – Updated for September 15, 2024

Who Owned Baseball for September 15, 2024? Earning 1 WOB Michael Busch hit a pair of homers and added another hit for the Cubs in their 6-2 victory over the Rockies. Riley Greene homered twice as the Tigers doubled up the Orioles, 4-2. George Kirby held the Rangers to 1 hit over 7 shutout innings […]...2024
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• The state of the American League race

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Who will battle for the pennant? With a little over two weeks left in the regular season, the Royals seem poised to make their first playoff appearance in nine seasons. They currently sit in the second Wild Card spot, with a magic number of 11 to clinch a playoff spot, and a 92 percent chance of making the post-season, according to Fangraphs. For the post-...2024
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.326 — Luis Arraez batting against George Kirby. 0.304 — Jose Iglesias batting against Chris Bassitt. 0.302 — Bobby Witt Jr. batting against Marcus Stroman. 0.290 — Jackson Merrill batting against George Kirby. 0.289 — Marcell Ozuna batting against MacKenzie Gore. 0.285 — […...2024
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• Shohei's World, We're Just Living In It-September 8, 2024
Shohei Ohtani-Dodgers-DH Shohei Ohtani was 2-4 with an HR (46), 1 R, and 1 RBI in the win against the Guardians. He is hitting .291 with 46 HR, 113 R, 101 RBI, and 46 SB. It is one of the best fantasy seasons in history. Currently, it is the 9th best season ever by auction dollars earned. He has an outside chance of catching Ronald Acuna Jr. for the best season ever as he tries to become the fir...2024
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• Do the Brewers have a playoff rotation?

Brewers starter Freddy Peralta | Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images How does the staff compare to other contenders? The Brewers are in a strange place. They are clearly a good team, and likely to make the playoffs, but how do they compare to other contenders? The pitching is an especially mysterious affair at the moment. As the offense has seen standout performances from players like Jack...2024
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• July wasn’t an improvement for Braves, but they’ll hope it’s a turning point

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images The Braves’ second sub-.500 month of the year at least ended on a positive note. If everything was about vibes, well, then July 2024 was about the most whiplash-inducing calendar month a team could have. The Braves ping-ponged between vibe extremes during the month: They defeated the Phillies in a series early on; but then... ...came out of the All-Star ...2024
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• Braves head to Milwaukee to continue road trip against the Brewers

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta will head to Milwaukee on Monday to take on the NL Central-leading Brewers. The Atlanta Braves will continue their road trip on Monday by beginning a three-game series against the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. The Braves split a four-game series in New York against the Mets to start the trip and snapped a six-game skid in...2024
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• Royals magic not enough as they fall in ten innings 6-5

Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports The Royals showed some fight today. The Royals battled to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth, and even staged another comeback in the tenth, but their comeback magic fell short as they to the Mariners 6-5 on Sunday afternoon. For the second time in the series, J.P. Crawford led off the game with a home run, this time off Cole Ragans. The Royals had a c...2024
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• Mariners series preview: This battle means more now

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images Grass Creek may have bigger implications now. Back in 2007, Freneau, the founder of this site, found futility in the series between the Royals and Mariners. So he invented a new rivalry - The Battle for Grass Creek - to give the teams something to fight for - the town of Grass Creek, Wyoming, which sits equidistant from Seattle and Kansas City. This year...2024
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• Braves’ first West Coast swing of the year starts with three in Seattle

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The Braves will try to improve on their MLB-best record as they face the tough staff in Seattle The Atlanta Braves are heading out on their first West Coast trip, which will start with a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners.The Braves enter the series with an MLB-best 19-7 record and have won five straight series after suffering their first an...2024
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• Series Preview: Colorado Rockies vs Seattle Mariners

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images The Rockies are still looking for their first series win of 2024. Can they do it at home against the Mariners? After being swept by the Philadelphia Phillies, the Colorado Rockies return home to face the Seattle Mariners. The Rockies are 25-29 all-time against the Mariners, and were most recently swept in 2023. The Mariners have been a surprising team a...2024
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Mariners series preview

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images The Cubs head up the West Coast to Seattle. The Cubs are 15-7 all-time vs. the Mariners and have won 10 of the last 12 meetings between the two teams. Here’s hoping that continues this weekend. For more on the Mariners, here’s Kate Preusser, managing editor of our SB Nation Mariners site Lookout Landing: The Mariners were once again busy this off-season ...2024
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") that would be tied with George Kirby for best in the majors last year had he had enough innings to qualify."

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"Shuster worked a scoreless first inning and then the Braves got started quickly against George Kirby to get him a run."

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"Mariners right-hander George Kirby pulled off a rare feat by throwing 24 straight strikes to start the game Wednesday night in a 3-1 loss to the Washington Nationals."

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"If you have George Kirby or some other similarly ranked pitching prospect, I’d see if the Detmers owner in your league would be interested in a swap."

• The state of the American League race
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Wednesday 9/4, 6:40 CT

David Banks-Imagn Images The Cubs try to salvage the final game of this series. Today's roster move: Here Wednesday notes... FACING THE PIRATES: The Cubs must win tonight to take the season series vs. Pirates. Each team has won six games. The Cubs have won the series for nine straight seasons, the longest such streak in their 138-year rivalry. The Cubs won seven years in a row, 1913-18. ...2024
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for August 3, 2024

Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images Bobby Witt Jr. is your July Royals Player of the Month. Bobby Witt Jr. and Brady Singer were named Royals Player and Pitcher of the Month. Witt is generating MVP buzz, writes Jaylon Thompson. “He is just a game changer every night,” Singer said. “He has been absolutely incredible this year. You talk about the MVP, obviously, I think he should be at the top...2024
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• July wasn’t an improvement for Braves, but they’ll hope it’s a turning point
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• Colorado Rockies game no. 21 thread: George Kirby vs Cal Quantrill

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images With the weather warming up, the Rockies look for a major turnaround. With the sun out and temperatures warming up from last night’s snowy affair, the Colorado Rockies are looking to rebound in a major way against the Seattle Mariners this afternoon. This is game one of two for a classic double-header after Friday night’s game was postponed due to snow. O...2024
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• Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Seattle Mariners

Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports Brewers look to get Seattle out of town before their bats wake up The Milwaukee Brewers will welcome the Seattle Mariners to American Family Field this weekend for a three-game set, their only meeting with Seattle this regular season. After a fairly spread out first week, Friday begins a run of 13 straight game days for the Brewers, all against teams with l...2024
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• In Appreciation of the Littell Guy

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images My confession: I love watching a strike throwing contact generating pitcher old school style pitcher work We here at DRaysBay love a good analytical breakdown. We can’t get enough of comparing expected stats to actual results, for instance. And a seam shifted wake discussion? Oh boy, get the fainting couch because I’m getting the vapors. However, this ...2024
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• MLB Opening Day 2024: The Purple Row community offers their season predictions

What do you all think will happen during the 2024 MLB season? It’s Opening Day! Rockies baseball is back! Earlier today, we shared our Purple Row staff predictions, and for the first time, we asked the community to offer their same predictions! We received 28 responses, and here’s what you all think will happen this year: Let’s start with a win total The community is more optimistic, overall, than...2024
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Oakland Athletics preview, Monday 9/16, 6:40 CT
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• Shohei's World, We're Just Living In It-September 8, 2024
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Wednesday 9/4, 6:40 CT
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for August 3, 2024
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• July wasn’t an improvement for Braves, but they’ll hope it’s a turning point
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• Braves head to Milwaukee to continue road trip against the Brewers
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• Royals keep raking, mash Mariners 8-4

Relief pitcher Sam Long #73 of the Kansas City Royals pitches during the seventh inning against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on June 06, 2024 in Cleveland, Ohio. | Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images No drama necessary in this one. In a week punctuated by three dramatic come-from-behind wins and a dramatic come-from-behind loss, the Royals played a pretty drama-free one toda...2024
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• AL West Notes: Kirby, Rojas, Langford, Astros
Mariners right-hander George Kirby underwent an MRI exam on his right knee yesterday, manager Scott Servais told reporters (including Adam Jude of the Seattle Times) prior to last night’s game against Houston. Servais didn’t provide details on the results of Kirby’s MRI but made clear that the imaging was precautionary and expressed optimism that Kirby…...2024
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas

Photo by Bailey Orr/Texas Rangers/Getty Images The defending champion Rangers and the relentless Astros dominate the division’s focus, but keep an eye on Seattle. The 2023 American League season came down to a Lone Star State Showdown in the Championship Series. Amazingly, the Houston Astros were back in the LCS for the seventh year in a row, one shy of the record held by the ‘90s Atlanta ...2024
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• 2023 Braves Season in Review: Jared Shuster

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Shuster made the Opening Day rotation and racked up a bunch of major league innings, but pitched really poorly across 11 starts Jared Shuster was a surprise addition to the Opening Day rotation after a Spring Training where “Shuise Control” seemed like it was going to be a thing. Unfortunately, he was largely horrible as a major league starter, and the Br...2023
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• Outside The Confines: Knuckleballs in heaven

Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The passing of a Red Sox legend. Players said goodbye. The Mets need a new manager. A look ahead to the playoffs. And other news from MLB. It’s the end of the regular season and the end of the Cubs’ season. But we have other sad news to deal with first. My wife wouldn’t be able to tell you who Tim Wakefield was, but when I told her “He was...2023
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• LOOK: Mariners' George Kirby struck by ball Seattle fan threw back onto field in wild moment at T-Mobile Park

Kirby was on the mound looking toward home plate when a ball hit his chest...2023
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• M's puzzled as fan throws back ball, grazing Kirby

There was an unexpected moment of anxiousness for George Kirby and the Mariners in the sixth inning Tuesday night after a foul ball hit into the stands behind the third base dugout was thrown back by a fan and grazed the pitcher....2023
• Rays 7, Mariners 4: Too Legit To Quit

Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports It’s Friday night, 90’s night, and the Tampa Bay Rays feel alright after completing a comeback victory over the Seattle Mariners. Taj Bradley looked good to get things going for the Rays. Friday night’s starting pitcher retired J.P. Crawford, Julio Rodriguez, and Cal Raleigh in order with two flyouts and a strikeout to keep things clean through the fir...2023
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• Outside The Confines: Casualties of the pennant races
Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images Big injuries to important players mar the mid-season festivities. Some relievers switched teams. And other news from around baseball. I hope everyone had a long and enjoyable holiday weekend. And I hope you spent a little time watching baseball and a little time with us here. But I also hope you got out and did some other stuff too with friends and fam...2023
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• Rays 3, Mariners 8: Dethroned For Now
Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports It took 86 games for the Tampa Bay Rays to no longer have at least a share of the best record in MLB This game was unfortunate. Perhaps this is the time to remember “you can’t win them all,” or it’s just “one game of 162,” but that doesn’t fit for the moment. After 85 games of holding at least a share of the best record in baseball, the Tampa Bay Rays find th...2023
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• Jared Shuster impresses as Braves beat Mariners
Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Shuster allowed just a solo home run over six innings. Jared Shuster turned in the best start of his young career to help lead the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners. Shuster worked a scoreless first inning and then the Braves got started quickly against George Kirby to get him a run. Ronald Acuña Jr. singled to l...2023
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• LOOK: Mariners' George Kirby throws knuckleball to honor Red Sox legend Tim Wakefield in win over Rangers

Wakefield died at 57 on Sunday following a battle with brain cancer...2023
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• K streak: M's Kirby opens with 24 straight strikes

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• Mariners To Promote George Kirby
The Mariners are calling up top pitching prospect George Kirby, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN (Twitter link). Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com tweeted earlier this afternoon that Kirby had been scratched from his scheduled start with Double-A Arkansas. Whenever Kirby first takes the ball, he’ll be making his major league debut. The 20th overall pick in the…...2022
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• K streak: M's Kirby opens with 24 straight strikes

Mariners right-hander George Kirby pulled of a rare feat by throwing 24 straight strikes to start the game Wednesday night in a 3-1 loss to the Washington Nationals....2022
• Mariners’ George Kirby fulfilling dream in ‘surreal’ homecoming vs. Mets

Kirby will take the mound on Saturday night at Citi Field for the Mariners, pitching against the Mets about 30 minutes from where he grew up in Westchester County....2022
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• Seahawks lead the charge in infusing Seattle sports with young stars
Maybe let’s not forget about Charles Cross, k? | Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports Look out, decade. It’s a good time to be a Seattle sports fan. Heck, it’s a great time. Is it about to become spectacular? Yes. Yes it is. Famously, the Seattle Seahawks smashed expectations in 2022, sneaking into the NFL playoffs with a little help from their besties, the Detroit Lions. You know this; still wor...2023
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• Mariners All-Star starter George Kirby frustrated to be left in game to allow game-tying home run to Rays

Kirby allowed the home run on his 102nd pitch, which was one off his season high...2023

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• Pitching Duel in Tampa Bay - April 4th, 2024
Nathan Eovaldi, SP, Rangers Nathan Eovaldi picked up the win on Wednesday, striking out eight over seven scoreless innings. He only allowed four hits and a walk against the Rays and seems to be continuing the success he saw in 2023. Through the first half of last season, he had an impressive 2.83 ERA and 1.02 WHIP with 109 strikeouts in 117.2 innings. He suffered an injury in July and wasn't the s...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - March 19, 2024
Jarred Kelenic Kelenic was once a highly touted prospect thanks to early first round draft capital, premium athleticism, and strong minor league performances. He spent three full seasons with Seattle's big league club, but only slashed .204/.283/.373 across 252 games. Seattle shipped him to Atlanta this offseason, and many pegged Kelenic as a continued breakout candidate in a potent Atlanta lineup...2024
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• 2024 Fantasy Baseball Sabermetric Notes: Pitchers
In our continuing series on the Sabermetric analysis that shapes our Player projections in our 2024 Player Projections Draft Advisor. Today we'll take a look at some of the indicators that are defining our 2024 Pitcher projections: George Kirby (SP-SEA) ended 2023 recording a 3.52 ERA, 8.1 K/9, 0.8 BB/9, and 3.63 xFIP in his 31 starts (190 IP) this season. While his K/9 isn't exactly impressive, h...2024
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• AL Week 24 Strategy-September 2, 2023
In The Field OF Jarred Kelenic (foot) was 1-3 with a walk and two runs scored in Thursday's rehab game. The Mariners are going to want to make sure that he is completely healthy before activating him. Kelenic was hitting .252 with 11 HR, 43 R, 45 RBI, and 12 SB in 90 GP. He was hitting the ball hard (11% Barrels and 50% Hardhit) but there was still a good chance that his 33% strikeout rate was g...2023
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• Stash List Volume 4: Esteury Ruiz is Ready For His Close-Up
A lot of the best prospects are now big leaguers, but the top of this list remains stocked with ready-now impact fantasy talents. Graduated from Volume 3: Wink if You’re Ready or What’s the Rush, Man? Royce Lewis, Oneil Cruz, Luis Garcia, Roansy Contreras, Riley Greene, Elehuris Montero, Josh Winckowski, CJ Abrams, Caleb Kilian, Edward Cabrera, Jonathan Aranda, and Zack Thompson. Graduated fr...2022
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• The Mighty V: Vidal Brujan, 2022 Fantasy Baseball
Good day, All, A little over a month into the 2022 season and most people in fantasy baseball leagues are still active and paying attention to their fantasy squads. Depending on league format, some managers have been more aggressive with their FAAB bids/waiver priority claims, trying to scoop up the next big prospect (see Jose Miranda, Juan Yepez, Royce Lewis, and George Kirby earlier this month) ...2022
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• Meyer Buyer Pants on Fire
(NOTE: THIS POST WAS RELEASED EARLY THIS WEEK ON OUR PATREON. IT’S $10/MONTH.) Max Meyer has got *palms out, fanning them out in the shape of a rainbow* flash, kid! He's got a 11+ K/9 in the minors and pinpoint control! Max Meyer has got *palms out, fanning them out in the shape of a rainbow* pizzazz, kid! He's only six-feet-tall, but he's got the heart of a gorilla that just took one in the keis...2022
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• Should You Kirby(our) Enthusiasm?
First, let's stop to address our five female readers. Google analytics says there's two mothers, and one is my mom -- hi Mom! -- and the other mother is one of our frequent commenter's moms making sure I don't use any naughty words. I'll let you decide which commenter it is. Happy Mother's Day to you, our lone mother unrelated to me. Hopefully your son was as filthy, in a good way, to you as Georg...2022
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Oakland Athletics preview, Monday 9/16, 6:40 CT
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• Shohei's World, We're Just Living In It-September 8, 2024
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Wednesday 9/4, 6:40 CT
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• Do the Brewers have a playoff rotation?
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• July wasn’t an improvement for Braves, but they’ll hope it’s a turning point
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for August 3, 2024
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - March 19, 2024
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• 2024 MLB Season Preview: Seattle Mariners

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Will the Mariners find their way back into the Postseason in 2024 after missing out in agonizing fashion last season? It's time to talk about the Seattle Mariners, who figure to once again be an intriguing team that very much has a chance to forge its own destiny in the immediate future. Our Atlanta Braves won't have to wait too long to face off against...2024
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• Gamethread: Mariners at White Sox

The only person who matters at all in White Sox World | Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Yes, they are still playing the games As the world whirls around the White Sox (49-77), fans were first elated yesterday by the news that KennyRick will no longer be destroying their favorite team. Then, said fans quickly deflated when Lord Jerry’s typist procla...2023
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• Since We Last Met: Seattle Mariners

Ty France and Eugenio Suárez of the Seattle Mariners celebrate a win against the Chicago White Sox at T-Mobile Park on June 18, 2023, in Seattle | Alika Jenner/Getty Images Everybody’s favorite second team (ok, maybe just mine) pays a visit to the South Side The red-hot Seattle Mariners pay a visit to the South Side of Chicago to take on your White Sox. These surging Mariners have won eig...2023
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• Braves set “meh” as their watchword in May
Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Braves sputtered at the end of May, putting a hopefully-temporary damper on what’s been a good season so far A baseball season is long. 162 games is a lot of games! Every team is going to have peaks and valleys, and it’s not particularly bewildering that even good teams will have some pretty unpleasant valleys to slog through. The 101-win Braves of y...2023
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