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• Table Setters
Lars Nootbaar of the Cardinals reached base with three hits in four at bats in the 5-0 win over the Pirates Wednesday afternoon. That raised his OBP for the season to .374. He is one of a number of lead-off hitters this season posting great OBPs. Oneil Cruz of the Pirates might be the most […]...2025
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• Can Atlanta roll over the Reds?

Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images Cincinnati is bringing a formidable rotation to Atlanta, and the Braves will have no choice but to try to figure them out over the next four days. The current homestand for the Atlanta Braves rolls on, as they’re going straight from a three-game series against the Dodgers into a four-game series against the Cincinnati Reds. While the quality of competiti...2025
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• Stephen Kolek makes first MLB start, gets win

Stephen Kolek | Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images Padres score early, sweep Pirates Stephen Kolek, who performed well as a starting pitcher in Spring Training, began the year in El Paso as a member of the San Diego Padres Triple-A affiliate. Kolek, like Michael King the year before, was transitioning to a starting role from the bullpen and finally got the call up to make his first MLB star...2025
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• San Diego swipes win in Pittsburgh

Fernando Tatis Jr. | Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images Fernando Tatis Jr. scores on a wild pitch to give Padres 2-1 win Fernando Tatis Jr. stepped to the plate to lead off the top of the ninth inning with the San Diego Padres and the Pittsburgh Pirates tied, 1-1. Tatis Jr. lined a ball into left field and slid into second base, placing himself in scoring position with no outs. Luis Arr...2025
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 6

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Brewers fall behind Reds in our edition of the power rankings as true competition in NL Central becomes clearer Welcome to the sixth week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% ac...2025
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• Cubs 8, Pirates 3: Seiya Suzuki leads a home-run barrage off Paul Skenes

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Cubs did something off Skenes that had never before been done by any team. After the Cubs lost Wednesday evening, with Paul Skenes looming on the horizon, a series loss might have been possible. “Not for this Cubs team,” said Cubs hitters. They smashed four home runs, three of them off Skenes — in one inning, the fifth. Dansby Swanson, Kyle Tucker ...2025
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 5

Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images Cubs have another hot week, the rest of the division ... not so much Welcome to the fifth week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Without further ado, let’s rank s...2025
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 4

Jovanny Hernandez / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Cubs continue to set the bar for the rest of the division, but the gap is closing Welcome to the fourth week of our NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 1...2025
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• Series Preview: Rays vs Pirates

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Three games down, one-hundred fifty-nine to go The 2025 regular season is a weekend old and the Rays will now move on to face the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three game set at George Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. Although the Pirates finished last in the National League Central in 2024, there is plenty of reason to hope as they have perhaps the best starting pit...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?

Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Dodgers look like the cream of the crop but there are several teams that could challenge for their crown. Every Major League Baseball team begins a brand new baseball season with hope. In the spring of 1993, as a fresh-faced 16-year-old Phillies fan living in suburban bliss, I had no right to believe that summer was going to be anythin...2025
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• 3 MLB teams that could surprise in 2025

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images These young teams could take a significant step forward in 2025. About this time last year, virtually no prognosticators predicted that any more than the requisite one American League Central team would make the postseason. In a division in which seemingly every team was a .500 team, the assumption was the division winner would sneak their way into the po...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 18, 2025
Julio Rodriguez Julio had a down year in 2024, as he slashed only .273/.325/.409 compared to his line of .275/.333/.485 in 2023. He homered 32 times in 2023 and only 20 times in 2024, which is why the slugging percentage was cut by nearly 80 points. Luckily, there are plenty of reasons ot be optimistic about Julio in 2025, and the basis for that is that his underlying markers were barely changed b...2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Which outfielders will break camp with the Colorado Rockies?

Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, March 17, 2025 Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone! Allan Henry-Imagn Images In the spirit of the day, “May the wind be always at your back.” For the Colorado Rockies, this week will probably find some players with the wind at the back in the sense of heading to Triple-A Albuquerque. Since Rock...2025
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• Braves walk off in 6-5 win, but Jurickson Profar leaves injured

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves had a fine Spring Training game on results, but the biggest thing is the injury status of Jurickson Profar. In his third spring tune-up, Spencer Schwellenbach issued his first walk of spring, the Andrew McCutchen in a scoreless first. He worked through the walk and a line drive hit he allowed to Bryan Reynolds on a hanging ...2025
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• Preseason Draft Prep - February 20, 2025
Mariners Starting Rotation The Mariners' starting rotation is fascinating. Luis Castillo is the veteran with the most impressive resume, but he could turn out to be the worst starter on the team by the end of the season. He is certainly the oldest at 32 years old. In fact, every other Seattle starter is 27 years old or younger. The youth-infused rotation is buoyed by a pitcher-friendly ballpark an...2025
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-February 15, 2025
Welcome Back! Around the League Alex Bregman-Red Sox-3B Alex Bregman signed a three-year, $120 million deal with the Boston Red Sox, including opt-outs after the 2025 and 2026 seasons. He reportedly chose this higher average annual value contract over longer-term offers from the Tigers and Cubs. Bregman is expected to transition to second base, a position he last played in 2018. This is going t...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Baseball is here
Chris Jones-USA TODAY Sports The College Baseball season started over the weekend. Manny Machado announced his decision to opt out of his deal. And more news from around baseball. So we had real live baseball in the US over the weekend. Yes, I know baseball really never ends when you include the winter leagues, but it’s always a sign that the main event is coming when the college kids tak...2023
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"Bryan Reynolds homered off Colin Rea in the first inning and the Pirates added a run in the third on an RBI double by Oneil Cruz."

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"Never mind all that, said Imanaga, with this strikeout of Oneil Cruz [VIDEO]."

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"Oneil Cruz helped off after injury causes benches to clear"

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"Oneil Cruz drew the walk, stole second and scored on a single by Bryan Reynolds."

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"The Pirates are planning to promote shortstop prospect Oneil Cruz to make his major league debut, reports Héctor Gómez of Z101 (Twitter link)."

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"According to a police report, Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop prospect Oneil Cruz was driving after curfew when he struck a motorcycle in front of him with three people aboard."

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"Acquired reliever Tony Watson from Pirates for prospects Oneil Cruz and Angel German."

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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 1

Brad Penner-Imagn Images We’re kicking off our own power rankings of the NL Central, because who doesn’t love arbitrary lists? Welcome to our first edition of NL Central Power Rankings! We’ll release these rankings each week to grade all five teams and place them one through five. As everyone knows with power rankings, these should be taken as gospel and they’re obviously 100% accurate. Wi...2025
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
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• Preseason Prep - March 18, 2025
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• Tuesday Rockpile: Which outfielders will break camp with the Colorado Rockies?
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• 2025 Cubs: Know your enemy, NL Central

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images It’s time to take a look at Cubs opponents for this year. As I did last year, I’m going to write up this year’s “Know Your Enemy” series by division, as the Cubs are playing all 29 teams again with the new balanced schedule and sorry, but I’m not writing 29 of these articles. In this series, I’m hoping to give everyone a general overview of the each team i...2025
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• Preseason Draft Prep - February 20, 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Three left standing

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Roki Sasaki nears a decision and there are consequences. The international amateur market opens today. What’s up with Alex Bregman? And other news from around baseball. Good morning. I think we’re all familiar with Roki Sasaki narrowing his decision to three teams on Monday by now. But the fallout from that continues. This came out before Sasaki’s Monday an...2025
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• Stephen Kolek makes first MLB start, gets win
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• San Diego swipes win in Pittsburgh
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Pirates series preview

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images It’s the first 2025 series for the Cubs against a team from the NL Central. The Cubs have played 29 games, 18 percent of the 2025 season, without facing a team from its own division, the NL Central. They’ll begin that round through the division by facing the Pirates, who they beat seven of 13 times last year. For more on the Pirates, here’s Austin Bechtol...2025
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• Cubs 7, Dodgers 6: Sweep!

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images The Cubs won this brief two-game set — and the season series — from the supposedly mighty Dodgers. I told you this was a good Cubs team! They spotted the Dodgers a lead, came back to take a one-run advantage, blew that lead partly on bad defense, then came back again and held on with solid relief pitching to defeat the Dodgers 7-6 Wednesday e...2025
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• Series Preview: Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Nats travel to Colorado to take on the worst team in baseball In the third and final road series on this road trip, the Nats will hop on a plane from Pittsburgh and ride the jet stream into Denver, Colorado. In the same way, we’ll hopefully see a James Wood homer ride the jet stream into the Coors Field seats. The Nationals are coming off a pair of tough seri...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 12, 2025

Hunter Harvey heads to the IL. | Photo by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Hunter Harvey hits the injured list. Happy Saturday folks. I think this may be my first time putting together a Rumblings...I honestly cannot remember if I did it during my previous stint as a writer here in the mid-2010s. I apologize if I forget something important or do something wrong. Vahe Gregoria...2025
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• Not a Good Start for Nestor - March 30, 2025
Nestor Cortes, SP, MIL Cortes' Brewer career could not have gotten off to a worse start, as he became the first pitcher in MLB history to give up homeruns on three consecutive pitches to start a ballgame. He finished the outing with 2 IP, allowing 8 ER's (5 HR's) while striking out 2 and walking 5. It really doesn't get much worse than this. Cortes was solid for the Yankees last year, posting a...2025
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 1
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• MLB Power Rankings: Which teams can challenge the Dodgers?
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• Preseason Prep - March 18, 2025
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• Can Atlanta roll over the Reds?
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 12, 2025
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• Outside The Confines: Three left standing
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep - March 5, 2024
Yandy Diaz If you want a player with a sea of red for a stats page, Diaz is your guy. He led all qualified 1B in wRC+ (164) and was 4th in xwOBA (.381). He slashed a strong .330/.410/.522, and while some may argue for regression, Diaz's xBA of .305 ranks 6th amongst all hitters. He also is plus at controlling the zone (19.7 Chase%, 18.3 Whiff%, both 83rd Percentile), which allow him to maintain hi...2024
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• Braves vs. Pirates Spring Training game thread

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Chris Sale will make his spring debut Tuesday in Bradenton. Chris Sale will make his spring debut for the Atlanta Braves Tuesday when they make the trip to Bradenton to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Braves acquired Sale in a big offseason trade with the Boston Red Sox in hopes that he can bring another experienced and valuable arm to their rotati...2024
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• Braves News: Morton leads series win, Yonny Chirinos

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday Charlie Morton posted his second straight brilliant start against the Mets on Wednesday, with the previous start coming against the other New York team, the Yankees. Across the two starts he pitched 13.0 innings with 21 Ks and only 2 BB (1 per appearance). The strikeouts and walks are both quite encouraging, as M...2023
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• The Penguins Could Learn a Thing or Two from…the Pirates?!?
I was reading an article on the Tribune-Review the other day about the Pittsburgh Pirates. Check that…our first-place Pirates…when I came upon a passage that struck a chord. “The Pirates believe the energy inside their clubhouse is contagious, with a combination of veteran leadership and young talent sparking their turnaround,” wrote Kevin Gorman. Indeed, thanks largely to the tireless effor...2023
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• Braves News: Sean Murphy Walk-Off, Kyle Wright to make season debut, more
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports A memorable first home run in a Braves uniform for Sean Murphy. It certainly was not the most seamless avenues to earn victory, but it is hard to imagine a better way to earn a win for the Braves. Not only did they win a game in extras, a tall task for them since the runner-on-second rule started, but it happened via a walk-off home run from Sean Murphy, his ...2023
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• Pirates 1, White Sox 0: Classic pitching duel
Michael Kopech and teammates react to the brawl in the sixth inning. | Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports So, about that explosive offense ... The Chicago White Sox lost the series finale, 1-0, at PNC Park against the Pittsburgh Pirates in an eventful, yet mundane, game. Although it didn’t promise to be, it turned out to be a classic pitcher’s duel — yes, the offense that had been doing so...2023
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• Outside The Confines: Baseball is here
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• Cubs 6, Pirates 5: A little bit of Patrick Wisdom, a little bit of Esteban Quiroz
Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images ... and the Cubs recorded their fourth straight one-run win. Well, that was... something, all right. The Cubs defeated the Pirates 6-5 Friday evening, their fourth consecutive victory, all by one run. And they did it with a bit of power, a bit of small ball and a couple bits of relief pitching that nearly blew up, but in the end finished things off. The ga...2022
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• Oneil Cruz helped off after injury causes benches to clear
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• Oneil Cruz just smoked one 122.4 mph -- the hardest-hit ball in Statcast history
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• Braves News: Sean Murphy Walk-Off, Kyle Wright to make season debut, more
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$Oneil Cruz injury: Pirates shortstop fractures left ankle on slide before benches clear with White Sox$
• Oneil Cruz injury: Pirates shortstop fractures left ankle on slide before benches clear with White Sox

Cruz was helped off the field after the awkward slide into home...2023
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• Cubs 12, Pirates 0: Shōta Imanaga, Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge combine on a no-hitter

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images It’s the first no-hitter thrown by the Cubs at Wrigley Field in over half a century. You know, the Cubs might not make the postseason this year — and despite this 12-0 win over the Pirates they didn’t gain any ground on the Mets and Braves — but we will all have one wonderful, indelible memory to share all winter after Shōta Imanaga, Nate Pearson and Port...2024
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• Cubs 8, Pirates 3: A tale of three games
Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images ... with a tiny little dash of complaint department at the end. There were three different sub-plot games within the Cubs’ 8-3 win over the Pirates Sunday afternoon in Pittsburgh, a win that gave the Cubs both the series win and a 10-9 edge in the season series over the Bucs. It’s the first time in franchise history the Cubs have won the season series from...2022
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• Do the Cubs have a realistic chance of winning the NL Central?
Getty Images Wait, hear me out. This offseason, the Cubs have signed more major-league free agents not on their team previously than any other MLB ballclub. (The Mets technically signed more, but a couple of them were re-signings of their own free agents.) Will that make enough of a difference for the Cubs to compete for the division title? You already know the key signings and acquisition...2023
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• Not a Good Start for Nestor - March 30, 2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 18, 2025
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• Willy Adames' Career Year September 26, 2024
Oneil Cruz-Pirates-SS Oneil Cruz was 0-4 with a strikeout against the Brewers. Cruz has come on strong in the second half (.297 AVG with 7 HR, 30 R, 32 RBI, and 15 SB). On the year, he is hitting .263 with 21 HR, 71 R, 76 RBI, and 22 SB. He has shown enough development that he still has an incredibly high ceiling. This was his first full season in the majors and he went 20 HR/20 SB with elite qu...2024
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• Bounce Backs and Stable Veterans-July 24, 2024
Jackson Chourio-Brewers-OF Jackson Chourio was 2-4 with an RBI against the Cubs. Chourio is hitting .256 with 10 HR, 44 R, 41 RBI, and 12 SB in 90 GP. He has displayed adequate plate skills (22% K and 7% BB) and has been much better since the beginning of June. He has hit .305 with 5 HR, 24 R, 24 RBI, and 5 SB in 38 GP. It is almost a given that rookies are going to go through periods of ups and...2024
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• Early Season Up and Downs...Where do we go?
Tanner Bibee-Guardians-SP Tanner Bibee went 5.1 IP and gave up 1 ER on 5 H, 0 BB, and 9 K's against the Twins. Bibee struggled his first time out this year (4 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 5 BB, and 4 K) but was dominant in this one. He is coming off a strong rookie season (2.98 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 24% K, 7 % BB, and 4.19 SIERA). There were signs of regression (4.19 SIERA, 80% LOB, and AVG FB). He lives off the su...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 14, 2024
Injury News Taj Bradley-Rays-SP Taj Bradley is dealing with a strained pec but is considered day-to-day. This is an injury worth watching because it could mean a couple of days off from throwing or it could turn into a multi-week injury. Either way, he is not expected to be ready for the start of the season. The Rays are going to be cautious with their young right-hander. Bradley has much appe...2024
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• Preseason Prep - March 13th, 2024
Rotation in St. Louis This offseason, the Cardinals added three veteran arms, almost completely overhauling their rotation, which was dreadful last season. The St. Louis starters had the 2nd worst K/9 (6.92) and 5th worst ERA (5.08) in 2023. The New: Sonny Gray Gray is the most accomplished and in-form pitcher that the Cardinals have on the roster. He tweaked his hamstring last week and his status...2024
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• Can Atlanta roll over the Reds?
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• Stephen Kolek makes first MLB start, gets win
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• San Diego swipes win in Pittsburgh
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 6
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• Cubs 8, Pirates 3: Seiya Suzuki leads a home-run barrage off Paul Skenes
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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 5
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• Cubs 7, Dodgers 6: Sweep!
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• Free MLB home run picks, odds for April 23: Byron Buxton, Oneil Cruz among bets for Wednesday HR player props

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• 2025 NL Central Power Rankings: Week 4
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• Rays 2 Pirates 4: There is no shame in getting bested by Paul Skenes

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images It was the top of the first inning and something very strange was happening. A Rays pitcher — in this case Ryan Pepiot — threw four balls to a player, who then took first base. This, I’ve been told, is called a “walk,” and we hadn’t seen one from a Rays pitcher since Opening Day, when Pepiot and Pete Fairbanks had give up a total of three. It was one sign ...2025
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• Something new, something blue

Andy Abeyta/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK The Royals are hot Under the category of “you learn something new every day,” this summer I spent a few days in Milwaukee. Having never stayed in Milwaukee before, I spent some time walking around the downtown area, sampling the local cuisine and beverages and came across this sign. Wow, how many of you knew that the American Le...2024
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• 2024 NL Central Preview: A division where it is truly anyone’s game

Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports From Chicago to even Pittsburgh, the NL Central is truly up for grabs in this upcoming season. Let's not beat around the bush, here: The National League representative for this season's World Series very likely won't come out of the Central Division. While it's certainly true that we do live in a baseball world where anything is possible as long as you make t...2024
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