Rays star Freddy Peralta achieves historic pitching feat only accomplished twice since 1913
When you do something on the baseball field that’s only been done twice in nearly 114 years by two Hall of Famers, you know it’s extraordinary. Tampa Bay Rays star and ALCS MVP Freddy Peralta has been lights out down the stretch. In his last 10 starts…
Guardians shut down Rays behind pitching staff, epic Petey Halpin bat-flip for Game 3 win to take series lead
Game 3 was moved up from 6 p.m. ET to 1 p.m. ET due to weather, but the Tampa Bay Rays’ offense did not get the memo. In the team’s 3-2 loss to the Cleveland Guardians on Thursday at Progressive Field, the offense was dormant. The Rays scored…
Betting preview: Guardians vs Rays Game 2 pitching matchup features Parker Messick against Freddy Peralta
It was not a pretty day for me on the diamond yesterday, as both of my Championship Series plays lost. I backed the Dodgers and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who had his worst playoff start ever. I also backed the Rays and Drew Rasmussen, who was fine until he…
White Sox pitching depth faces real test as Guardians try to push playoff series to five games
Three of the four Division Series are over. The Los Angeles Dodgers advanced in four games, despite losing one at home. The Tampa Bay Rays advanced by sweeping the New York Yankees yesterday. The Milwaukee Brewers and Padres played four great games, but…
Cam Schlittler and Payton Tolle set up a potential pitching masterclass as MLB playoffs open at Yankee Stadium
As a fan, I’m bummed that football is over until Thursday, but as a sports bettor, I’m happy to see it go after a brutal NFL week. Rather than focus on the bad, let’s look toward the good things happening today. We have the MLB playoffs…
Cam Schlittler and Payton Tolle set up a potential pitching masterclass as MLB playoffs open at Yankee Stadium
As a fan, I’m bummed that football is over until Thursday, but as a sports bettor, I’m happy to see it go after a brutal NFL week. Rather than focus on the bad, let’s look toward the good things happening today. We have the MLB playoffs…
Yankees vs. Angels preview: Cam Schlittler’s 1.14 road ERA meets Reid Detmers in pitching duel
Believe it or not, we are just a day away from the first official week of College Football. Sure, we had Week 0, and those games count, but this is the first week where everyone is back in action. That means baseball will take a bit of a backseat to…
Logan Webb and Paul Skenes face off as struggling Giants visit Pirates in pitching duel
Sports are fun for many reasons, but one main reason is that we expect one thing and then get something different. The idea that on any given night an underdog can beat a favorite, or that a bench player can have a career night, is what makes them so…
Twins star Taj Bradley becomes first pitcher in franchise history to achieve rare pitching feat
Nine pitches, nine strikes and into the record books went Minnesota Twins starter Taj Bradley. Bradley became the first pitcher in Twins franchise history to throw an immaculate inning in the fifth inning of the team’s 4-2 loss to the Athletics on…
Cubs vs. Diamondbacks pitching matchup favors the under 8.5 as Clay Holmes faces Brandon Pfaadt
Baseball betting has been interesting this year. The start of the year was mostly .500 play from me, and then we had a stretch where I was probably losing slightly more than I was winning. Before and after the All-Star break, I made it all back and then…