The wildcard race is heating up around the MLB. The New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks have secured the wild card in the American and National Leagues. The Minnesota Twins the Colorado Rockies are close, but they haven’t completely locked things up. October 3rd is when the playoffs start for the …
Read More »MLB’s Home Run Record Broken in 2017
Major League Baseball’s season total for home runs was passed Tuesday as the league continues to smash long balls. Royals left fielder Alex Gordon hit the home run to set the new record in the eighth inning off Blue Jays pitcher Ryan Tepera. This came shortly after Tigers right fielder …
Read More »MLB Playoff race update
By Andrea Guererro: With just two weeks left, the regular season is winding down and teams are competing for the few remaining playoff spots as the end of the season approaches Cleveland Indians The Indians saw their win streak snapped at 22 just before they clinched the American Legue Central …
Read More »Indians Keep Streak Alive; Earn Their 22nd W
It was a close call on Thursday night for the Cleveland Indians as their historic streak was in jeopardy. However, the Tribe secured their 22nd consecutive win with the help of a bottom of the 9th off-the-wall double to tie the game and a 10th inning walk-off to beat the …
Read More »Indians Can’t Be Stopped; Win 21 Straight Games
As the MLB regular season begins to wind down in the month of September, most teams may be looking to snag a Wild Card spot or secure their spot in the standings. Meanwhile, the Cleveland Indians are busy securing themselves in history. With the team’s 5-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers …
Read More »Sweet Start to September AL Wild Card Race
AL Division Leaders The American League is chock-full of baseball teams vying for the chance at an October playoff birth. The AL Central and AL West will likely be represented by the Indians and Astros respectively. The Indians have been surging lately behind the power hitting of Jose Ramirez. Cleveland …
Read More »Giancarlo Stanton Adds 50th Homer to MVP Resume
Miami Marlins baseball has been relatively dreadful over the past couple of years, but the fans had something to celebrate Sunday night when Giancarlo Stanton began to circle the diamond, becoming MLB’s newest player to reach 50-home runs. STANTON IS THE KEY Stanton not only got his 50th homer, but …
Read More »Rays’ Playoff Dreams Shrinking
With a 15-23 record since the All-Star break, the Tampa Bay Rays are quickly moving themselves out of the playoff race. Before the All-Star Break Flashback to July 11th, Cory Dickerson was representing Tampa in his first All-Star appearance, and the Rays were looking like a viable playoff contender. At …
Read More »Who’s Fighting for Those Final MLB Playoff Spots?
The MLB season is reaching its final home stretch, with each team having about 35-40 games remaining in the season. While teams on the lower ends of the standings use this time to evaluate their young talent, organizations in the playoff hunt are trying to squeeze the best baseball out …
Read More »Rays’ Blake Snell Pitches Gem in 3-0 Win Over Seattle
Coming into Sunday’s series finale against the Seattle Mariners, the Tampa Bay Rays were fading fast in the wild card race, having lost their last four games. They needed a win to avoid the sweep and a fifth straight loss in order to keep the team’s playoff hopes alive. Starting …
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