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• Best Batter Today
Bryan Reynolds tops the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings after a drawing two walks in a 10-6 win over the Astros. In the same game, Yordan Alvarez of the Astros went two for three with a walk and a home run, and is now batting .305/.419/.645. He ranks fifth. Two Rays remain in the top five […]...2026
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• Best Batter Today
Yordan Alvarez of the Astros jumped to the top of the Baseball Musings Batter Rankings with a three for four, hitting two home runs and drawing an intentional walk in a 4-3 win over the Rangers. That represented the best game score of the day, an 80. He ranked 17th yesterday, but just nine points […]...2026
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• Rumor Claims Red Sox Aggressively Pursing Trade For Impact Bat: 6 Potential Targets, Including Yordan Alvarez

Heading into the Memorial Day weekend, the Boston Red Sox are a half-game out of rock bottom in the American […]...2026
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• Astros' Yordan Alvarez is performing as the best hitter in MLB

The lethal combination of his raw power and exceptional plate discipline has made him a major threat at the plate....2026
• Free MLB home run picks, odds for May 28: Yordan Alvarez in expert's best bets for Thursday HR player props

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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.289, 0.706 — Luis Arraez batting at Roki Sasaki. 0.289, 0.685 — Josh Jung batting vs. Mike Soroka. 0.282, 0.693 — Ildemaro Vargas batting at Nathan Eovaldi. 0.273, 0.680 — Yordan Alvarez batting vs. George Kirby. 0.262, 0.692 — Chandler Simpson batting at […]...2026
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• Amid Houston’s Problems, Yordan Alvarez Is Launching Baseballs Again

After being limited to 48 games by injuries last year, the slugger is back in fine form — though not much else has gone right for the team....2026
• DeLauter Doing Damage - March 28, 2026
Chase DeLauter, OF, Guardians Plenty of rookies have gotten off to hot starts in 2026, but DeLauter is leading the pack. He launched another home run on Friday night after hitting two on Thursday, giving him three bombs in the first nine regular-season at-bats of his career. Several injuries have delayed his path to the majors, but he has always carried an elite prospect pedigree and is finally ge...2026
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• Preseason Prep - March 21, 2026
Troubles in Toronto Trey Yesavage, with a shoulder impingement, is expected to be out until at least Apr 14. The overarm, overhead delivery for the RHP has either caused wear after his postseason surge, or the Blue Jays just wanna shelve him to limit IP. While he didn't qualify for IP in his end of year promotion in 2025, but his high chase and whiff rate up around 35% was spectacular and his Grou...2026
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• Preseason Prep - March 11, 2026
Jesus Luzardo, SP, Phillies Jesus Luzardo just signed a five-year, $135 million extension with the Phillies on Monday. That's certainly a vote of confidence for the lefty by his club, and it makes sense after his 2025 performance. He posted a 3.92 ERA and 1.22 WHIP with 216 strikeouts in 183.2 innings, going 15-7 with 18 quality starts. The ratios don't look the best, but they were also significan...2026
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• Preseason Prep - March 3, 2026
Yordan Alvarez, OF (HOU) Alvarez may need to work off some rust. Making his first appearance of spring training, the veteran slugger was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts. The fact he's out there is really what matters, however, after a mostly lost season in 2025. Alvarez could turn out to be one of the steals of draft season with fantasy owners scared away enough to let him slip late into the third rou...2026
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• Yordan Alvarez injury update: Astros slugger suffers 'pretty significant' ankle sprain, will be out 'a while'

Alvarez hurt himself Monday night while crossing home plate...2025
• The Opener: Alvarez, Doubleheader, Pitchers’ Duel
Here are three things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world throughout the day: 1. Alvarez to undergo MRI: The Astros were dealt a brutal blow yesterday when slugger Yordan Alvarez went down with an apparent ankle injury in the first inning. Alvarez is scheduled to get an MRI to determine the…...2025
• Astros’ Yordan Alvarez suffers scary ankle injury while stepping on home plate

The injury could not have come at a worse time for the Astros....2025
• Yordan Alvarez injury update: Astros slugger leaves pivotal game vs. Rangers after slipping on plate

Alvarez sprained his left ankle while crossing the plate...2025
• Braves News: Hunter Stratton acquired, offensive struggles, and more

Photo by Kylie Bridenhagen/MLB Photos via Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Tuesday. The Atlanta Braves announced Tuesday that they had acquired right-hander Hunter Stratton from the Pittsburgh Pirates and then optioned him to Triple-A Gwinnett. In return, the Pirates received outfielder Titus Dumitru. To open up a spot on the 40-man roster, the club moved Chris Sale to the...2025
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"Houston has one of the most potent offenses in MLB, but the emergence of Yordan Alvarez has been special to watch."

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"Maybe Jac Caglianone rockets to the big leagues and is 2019 Yordan Alvarez."

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"He will face a steep challenge on Monday against Yordan Alvarez, Alex Bregman and a deep Houston lineup."

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"In the eighth, Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker hit back-to-back doubles off Tucker Davidson to make it a one-run game."

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"Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani finished second, followed by Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez."

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"Houston’s Yordan Alvarez grew up in Cuba believing he’d never need to learn English."

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"Yordan Alvarez, the reigning American League Rookie of the Year, might miss the rest of the season, Astros manager Dusty Baker told Houston's SportsTalk790 on Wednesday."

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"Houston has an abundance of outfielders on the roster with Michael Brantley, George Springer, Kyle Tucker, Josh Reddick, Myles Straw and Yordan Alvarez all likely ticketed for varying levels of time in the outfield in 2020."

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"Whitley and outfielder Yordan Alvarez were selected to participate in the the 2018 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game,"

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"In an intriguing minor deal, the Dodgers have announced that they’ve acquired righty Josh Fields from the Astros for first baseman Yordan Alvarez."

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• Astros Select Zack Short
The Astros today have selected the contract of infielder Zack Short. He takes the active roster spot of fellow infielder Luis Guillorme, who has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right hamstring strain. Outfielder/designated hitter Yordan Alvarez has been transferred to the 60-day IL to open a 40-man spot for Short.…...2025
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Did the Rockies add their version of Yordan Alvarez?

Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Wednesday, July 2, 2025 Baseball has a long and storied connection with Cuba, producing legends like Minnie Miñoso, Luis Tiant, and, more recently, sluggers like José Abreu and Yordan Alvarez. That pipeline may have delivered its next rising star to the Colorado Rockies in Yanquiel Fernández, who is n...2025
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• Outside The Confines: Goodbye June, hello July

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The trade deadline and draft approach. Clayton Kershaw is on the verge of 3000 strikeouts. What’s wrong with the Mets? The Moon Mammoths are born and other news around baseball. Good morning. It’s July already. It’s getting late early, as Yogi would say. Will Leitch has seven questions as we head into July. Mark Feinsand looks at the biggest trade...2025
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• Braves News: Hunter Stratton acquired, offensive struggles, and more
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Astros series preview

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The Cubs visit the newly-renamed park in Houston. Two members of the Cubs, Kyle Tucker and Ryan Pressly, will be having homecomings this weekend in Houston, where both had several productive years and won World Series rings in 2022. For more on the Astros, here’s William Metzger, managing editor of our SB Nation Astros site The Crawfish Boxes. Entering this series, ...2025
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• Braves News: AJ Smith Shawver Shines in Win Over Reds, Ronald Acuna Jr Update, More

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Good Day All Around for the Braves. AJ Smith Shawver looked spectacular on Monday in a 4-0 win over the Reds. Though his bid for a no-hitter came up a bit short, he was truly dominant for most of the game in the best start so far of his young career. He continues to look like a pitcher who his finally figuring out how to effectively...2025
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• Le Mis FLAMETHROWER - May 9th, 2026
Jacob Misiorowski, SP, MIL To say that Misiorowski was amped up to be pitching against the Bronx Bombers on Friday night would be a massive understatement. The youngster threw the seven fastest pitches ever recorded by Statcast (since 2008) for a starting pitcher. Mis came in with a league-leading 99.3 MPH fastball velocity on the season, but averaged 101.1 MPH across his 57 four-seamers during F...2026
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• Wednesday Rockpile: Did the Rockies add their version of Yordan Alvarez?
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• Outside The Confines: Here comes the Judge

Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Aaron Judge is doing things no one has seen before. So are the Rockies, only that’s bad stuff. Trends over the first month and other news from around MLB. Good morning. Mike Axisa argues that over the last calendar year, no one has ever been as good at the plate as Aaron Judge and that includes Barry Bonds. Bryan Hoch notes that Judge ...2025
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• The 2025 Royals and MLB predictions thread

Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images How do you see this season going? Yes, I know technically the regular season has begun (thanks Cubs and Dodgers in Japan!) but this is the eve of the start of the season for most teams. This makes it a good time to put our powers of prognostication on the line. Earlier this week we asked readers to give their predictions on the season...2025
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• The path to 90 wins is still narrow

Denny Medley-Imagn Images The Royals are still counting on pretty much everything going right. No one really saw last year coming. The 2023 Royals lost 106 games. Despite an aggressive offseason, it was absurd to believe that the 2024 Royals could truly compete. So when I wrote an article suggesting that there was a path to contention, however narrow, most of the comments ridiculed the no...2025
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• Over/Under on 2025 Braves projections: Part Two

Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Diving into 5 more projections before the Braves first spring training game. For part one, click here. Baseball is a beautiful, wonderful, stupid sport. It’s famously the most random major sport in the US, and it doesn’t take much searching to find numerous examples of its unpredictability. Chris Sale went 18-3 in 2024 as he domi...2025
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• Braves News: Bats quiet in SoCal, Chris Sale stays in Atlanta, and more

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images October baseball is officially underway. The Atlanta Braves had an underwhelming start to the Postseason, dropping game one of the Wild Card Series 4-0 to the San Diego Padres. The Braves entered the game in a less-than-ideal pitching situation, as AJ Smith-Shawver got the start. Offensively, though, the Braves had plenty of opportunities to plate a ru...2024
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• Braves News: May reflections, Drake Baldwin, Spencer Schwellenbach stars, more

Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday Well we’re fully into the summer now. On the bright side, the Braves have their stars back and Ronald Acuna looks every bit of himself, at least at the plate and with his arm in the outfield. Matt Olson is playing well and Austin Riley has shown signs of turning the corner in the last few games,...2025
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• MLB storylines to watch as Spring Training gets underway

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images There is no shortage of intrigue as baseball returns for the 2025 season. The Super Bowl is now more than a week in the rear view mirror and, for Eagles fans like myself, I’m still not done re-watching the highlights of their beatdown of the Chiefs. Not even close. But this week, full squad spring training workouts began around Major League Basebal...2025
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason

Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports Here’s what to expect in the Wild Card round. Once again the Major League Baseball postseason is upon us and once again the Cubs will be watching from home like the rest of us. In what is becoming one of my least favorite annual traditions, I bring you this Cubs fan’s guide to each round of the postseason. If yesterday’s stunning doubleheader between the B...2024
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• Monday Rockpile: A Rockies fan’s guide to the 2024 Wild Cards

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images Colorado Rockies news and links for Monday, September 30, 2024 We did it, everyone. The 2024 edition of the Colorado Rockies has come to a close. They won some, they lost a lot more, but the real joy came in seeing some of the “kids” make their MLB debuts and play (some more than others, obviously). The 2024 Rockies finished with a record of 61-101, and ...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves sweep big doubleheader at Citi Field

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Always a good time whenever this happens Braves Franchise History 1928: The Phillies take two from the Braves, winning 10-6 and 4-0. Earl Caldwell, who reported to the Phillies yesterday, tosses the shutout in his first major league start. 1955: With a 10-2 win over the Braves at Milwaukee’s County Stadium, the Dodgers clinch the National League pennant w...2024
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• White Sox back to the (being) shut out routine, fall to Astros, 2-0

Nothing Bush League about Ky’s performance today. | Maria Lysaker/Getty Images Too bad you can’t rob homers in the Crawford Boxes For a moment there, it looked like this might go the White Sox way and they wouldn’t lose their unlucky 13th straight series, even with rookie Ky Bush facing Framber Valdez. Bush gave up singles to the first two Astros batters, one a cheapie, and it looked like ...2024
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• Outside The Confines: Waiting for a milestone

Photo by Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Aaron Judge is on the cusp of a major career moment. As of Wednesday morning, Aaron Judge is currently sitting at 299 career home runs. The major 300 home run milestone is just around the corner, and Judge will join a special club, and doesn’t seem poised to slow down any time soon. Judge’s quest (and how he adjusted his swing) is a big story of the week...2024
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• Tyler The Conqueror Leades Rays To Another Series Win: Rays 1, Astros 0

Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports Tyler Alexander allowed only three hits as he dominated Astros’ hitters. The Rays usually take a next-man-up approach, and today, it was time for a new opener. Shawn Armstrong served as the Rays eight times, and they have used one since July 2023. With his departure at the trade deadline, it’s time for someone else to fill the role. Enter Hunter Bigge. Bigge ...2024
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• Recap: Vines’ solid start and late burst from the offense pushes Braves past Astros 6-1.

Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports Braves went into Houston with a rookie starter and took the first game of their 3-game series. Darius Vines made a good impression with his first start of 2024, while the offense showed up late and the bullpen held things down in the Braves 6-2 win over Houston. The Braves are still trying to get their rotation reset after losing Spencer Strider to season-endin...2024
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• Aaron Judge Wins AL MVP
AL home run record holder Aaron Judge has been named the league’s Most Valuable Player, the Baseball Writers Association of America announced. Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani finished second, followed by Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez. Judge has been the favorite to claim the award since a few weeks into the year. The herculean slugger popped six home runs…...2022
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• The Astros Win The World Series
For the second time in franchise history, the Houston Astros have won the World Series. Houston clinched the championship with a 4-1 victory over the Phillies tonight in Game 6, fueled by a massive home run from Yordan Alvarez in the sixth inning. With the Phillies leading 1-0 after the top of the sixth, starter…...2022
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• Judge caps historic season with AL MVP award

Yankees slugger was crowned AL Most Valuable Player on Thursday night, beating out Shohei Ohtani of the Angels and Yordan Alvarez of the Astros...2022
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• Royals again take advantage of Astros miscues, win 3-2

Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images The Royals take the series and the season series against the defending champs. If you had only watched Royals/Astros games this year, you’d think the Royals were an aggressive, dynamic team high in the standings while the Astros were a tight, mistake-prone team going through a tough year. Baseball is funny that way! The Royals took the season series from the...2023
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• Braves sow seeds for strong season with successful April
Photo by Kevin D. Liles/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves were supposed to be the cream of the crop, and they pretty much played like it in April The Braves came into 2023 as the on-paper Best Team in Baseball, the culmination of a not-too-fast but steady ascent up the league’s implicit power rankings. In both 2021 and 2022, fairly lofty expectations foundered aground the rocks of rea...2023
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• Alvarez hits 3-run walk-off HR as Astros win G1

Yordan Alvarez smashed a game-ending, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning off Robbie Ray to lift the Astros past the Mariners 8-7 in Game 1 of their best-of-five Division Series....2022
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• Matt Olson, Ronald Acuña Jr. among 6 Braves’ finalists for this year’s Silver Slugger Awards

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Atlanta Braves are well represented among the nominees for this season’s Silver Slugger Awards Louisville Slugger announced Thursday the finalists for the Silver Slugger Awards in the American and National Leagues. The Atlanta Braves are well represented with six finalists in Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley, Ronald Acuña Jr, Sean Murphy and Marcell ...2023
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• Royals take advantage of Astros miscues for 7-5 win

Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images The Royals score seven runs on just five hits. The Royals scored seven runs on just five hits and defeated the Houston Astros for the third time in four tries with a 7-5 win on Friday night. The Royals jumped on Framber Valdez with four runs in the first inning. Maikel Garcia struck out to start the game, but reached first on a passed ball. Bobby Witt Jr. wo...2023
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• Le Mis FLAMETHROWER - May 9th, 2026
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• Outside The Confines: Waiting for a milestone
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• Free MLB home run picks, odds for May 28: Yordan Alvarez in expert's best bets for Thursday HR player props
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• Free MLB home run picks, odds, predictions for May 2: Yordan Alvarez among top HR prop bets on Saturday

Two of the season's top sluggers are players we're picking to hit home runs on Saturday for our top MLB player props...2026
• NY Mets Rumor Reveals New Trade Talks in ‘Search for Offense’: 6 Possible Targets, Including Yordan Alvarez

Things are starting to get desperate in Queens, NY, as the New York Mets haven’t come anywhere close to breaking […]...2026
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.312, 0.717 — Luis Arraez batting at Cristopher Sanchez. 0.304, 0.705 — Yordan Alvarez batting at Chris Bassitt. 0.304, 0.676 — Elly De La Cruz batting vs. Michael Lorenzen. 0.300, 0.702 — Trea Turner batting vs. Adrian Houser. 0.299, 0.685 — Brandon Marsh […]...2026
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The NN yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.312, 0.717 — Luis Arraez batting at Cristopher Sanchez. 0.311, 0.709 — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. batting vs. Brayan Bello. 0.309, 0.703 — Ernie Clement batting vs. Brayan Bello. 0.304, 0.705 — Yordan Alvarez batting at Chris Bassitt. 0.291, 0.693 — Nico Hoerner batting at […]...2026
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The Log5 Method yields these top projected hit averages versus starting pitchers: 0.296, 0.709 — Luis Arraez batting at Jesus Luzardo. 0.291, 0.695 — Yordan Alvarez batting at Shane Baz. 0.288, 0.698 — Chandler Simpson batting at Tanner Bibee. 0.284, 0.689 — Yandy Diaz batting at Tanner Bibee. 0.282, 0.683 — Nick Gonzales batting vs. […]...2026
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• Free MLB home run picks, odds for April 13: Yordan Alvarez among best bets for Monday HR player props

SportsLine's Jacob Fetner shares his best MLB home run props picks for Monday's games...2026
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• Beat the Streak Picks
The Log5 method yields these top projected hit averages against starting pitchers: 0.273, 0.673 — Jeremy Pena batting vs. Jack Kochanowicz. 0.270, 0.666 — Carlos Correa batting vs. Jack Kochanowicz. 0.264, 0.657 — Yainer Diaz batting vs. Jack Kochanowicz. 0.262, 0.652 — Yordan Alvarez batting vs. Jack Kochanowicz. 0.259, 0.648 — Jose Altuve batting vs. […]...2026
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the postseason
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• MLB Playoffs: American League Preview

Even in a relative down season, the Astros might very well extend their ALCS streak. Will any American League team make like the Rangers and topple them? During the decade-plus of MLB play from 2005-16, only two American League teams won at least 100 games. Outside of the 2008 Angels and 2009 Yankees, it was always a scramble of several good teams, but no true slam-dunk standouts (and even the ‘08...2024
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• Astros series preview: A fading dynasty?

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Astros are still very good - but for how much longer? The Astros have had a mini-dynasty lately. They have reached the American League Championship Series in each of the last seven years, winning four pennants and two championships. Notwithstanding their sign-stealing scandal, they have been a franchise to emulate with a record of success any other organiz...2024
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• Cubs 4, Astros 3: Getting the job done

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Dansby Swanson’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning that the Cubs made hold up for another win. It wasn’t the best of games. Cubs hitters struck out 12 times. Some sketchy defense helped lead to a Houston run. The Cubs had only one hit after the fourth inning. And yet, the Cubs put a large crooked number on the board in the first inning f...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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• Astros series preview: Astroball keeps winning

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images With the sign-stealing scandal behind them, the Astros just keep on winning. There are only two weeks left in the season, but the Royals and Astros will play each other for the first time this year, meeting again in Houston next weekend. The Astros continue to roll on as a juggernaut, with the third-best record in the American League, but holding onto a...2023
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• On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Astros series preview
Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images It’s been four years since these teams have played each other. The last time these two clubs met was May 29, 2019. The Cubs won 2-1. Of the 23 men who played in that game, just one is on either team’s current active roster -- Alex Bregman. Somehow, that seems like a very long time ago. For more on the Astros, here’s William Metzger, managing editor of o...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ time marches on
Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images All the #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Musings about the Cubs’ prospects for next season. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, steeped in writ...2022
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