#Justin Verlander

The Texas Rangers score once but the Houston Astros scored twice. The Rangers committed the sin of letting Justin Verlander settle into the game tonight as they led off the contest with a couple of baserunners but didn't plate either. Historically, with a pitcher like Verlander, you have to get to them early and Texas had their shot. Houston,…

Game: Houston Astros vs Texas Rangers Date: Monday, June 13, 2022 Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX TV: Bally Sports Southwest Globe Life Field is where the Texas Rangers (27-31) will play the Houston Astros (36-23) on Monday. The starting pitchers will be Justin Verlander and Taylor Hearn. As a team, the Houston Astros are notching 4.1…

MIAMI, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays have owned the''Citrus Series'' for years, and this year is no different. The Rays are 3-0 so far this year against the Miami Marlins, and they'll go for the sweep in Wednesday night. Tampa Bay has won the series four years in a row now, and 11 times in the last 15 years since 2008. They've won six straight games…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Carlos Baerga always had time for reporters when he played for the Indians. Now he's become one. Baerga, who spent 14 years in the big leagues, hosts a popular podcast in Puerto Rico called "I Love Sports with Carlos Baerga and Friends." During the winter meetings in December, Baerga was first with the news that Cy Young winner…

The Los Angeles Dodgers are still looking to shed a few million (especially after acquiring Miguel Rojas) so they can have a comfortable cushion under the first luxury tax threshold in the event they need to make an addition or two at the trade deadline. All of their strategic, financially-conscious decision making over the last few months has…

Now that the 2022 season is over for the New York Mets, we have been looking back at the year that was. After taking a more general view of the offense, pitching, and coaching staff, it's time to take a deeper dive into the Mets' players. This series will take a look at every player on the roster for the Mets at the end of the season from A (Pete…

The World Series continues Thursday at 8:03 PM ET when the Houston Astros visit the Philadelphia Phillies live on FOX from Citizens Bank Park. Both teams are looking for a pivotal Game 5 win to break the 2-2 tie in the series. Noah Syndergaard is expected to start for the Phillies, while the Astros will counter with Justin Verlander. The Astros…

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We are less than two weeks into the 2023 calendar year, but we've got bold predictions of a litany of things that will go down in Major League Baseball over the course of the next 11.5 months. Most of our predictions are about things that will happen during the 2023 MLB season, of course. A breakout rookie. An unlikely MVP. A surprise AL West…

At Minute Maid Park on Thursday, the Detroit Tigers (8-15) open a four-game series against the Houston Astros (14-11), at 8:10 PM ET. The Astros are favored (-170 on the moneyline to win) when they take on the Tigers (+144). The scheduled starters are Jose Urquidy (2-1) for the Houston Astros, and Tarik Skubal (1-2) for the Detroit Tigers. The…

The Detroit Tigers were supposed to be better than this. The team had a promising season last year, winning 77 games against all odds and taking the best teams in baseball to task. However, the team sits in fourth place in a rather weak American League Central division. They're currently fighting to not be 20 games under the.500 mark. A big reason…

For all the talk about how division races supposedly don't matter as much as they used to -- and I can think of a couple No. 1 and No. 2 seeds who would very much disagree with you -- it still means something to be able to call yourself a champion. I guarantee you there are Guardians fans who have 2022 AL Central champs shirts. It might not be the…

This past summer, both Aaron Judge and Rafael Devers signed hefty contracts with their respective organizations. As a result, everything is in place for both men to be crucial components of their respective teams in 2023. In 2022, Aaron Judge broke a well-known single-season home run record. He bettered Roger Maris' 1961 record of 61 home runs in a…

Game: Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners Date: Friday, May 27, 2022 Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA TV: Root Sports Northwest Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-225) Seattle (+185) The Seattle Mariners (18-27) will compete against the Houston Astros (29-16) at T-Mobile Park on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has Houston at -225 while Seattle…

The New York Mets may have lost out on free agent superstar Carlos Correa, but they remain legitimate World Series contenders in 2023. However, the Mets no longer can be considered favorites to win a championship next season. Just three weeks ago, Mets owner Steve Cohen said as much. Breaking the news that New York had reached a 12-year, $315…

Yesterday, I looked into how the predictions at FanGraphs, both crowdsourced and those produced by me, matched the contracts awarded to free agents this offseason. Today, I'd like to dive into a few cases where I made mistakes in individual player predictions, as well as a few I think I did well on. In each case, I'll try to come up with some…

Rays officials couldn't have been much more pleased with how the 2019 season turned out. They made it to the playoffs for the first time in six seasons as the core of young players they cleared room for in previous roster reshaping developed into impact players, and they boasted openly about how well set up they were for the future. "There's so…

The Houston Astros boasted one of the best and deepest rotations in baseball last season. It was a very big reason they were able to overcome the Philadelphia Phillies and win the World Series. Now, they've lost Justin Verlander, arguably the best pitcher in baseball and the reigning AL Cy Young award winner. That depth, as well as the true talent…

Tonight we're targeting AJ Pollock to score a run as the leadoff man, starting pitcher Michael Kopech to have a quality outing, and for Yordan Alvarez to continue to be an RBI machine. Read more in our Sunday Night Baseball prop picks. The Chicago White Sox and the Houston Astros will play the rubber match of their three-game series at Minute Maid…

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Guardians still need a catcher. Manager Terry Francona said patience is required and that executives Chris Antonetti and Mike Chernoff will deliver a backstop. That is a good thing because as Casey Stengel said a long time ago, "If you don't have a catcher, you're going to have a lot of passed balls." The winter meetings…

Seattle Mariners (25-30) vs. Houston Astros (35-20) June 8, 2022 6:40 pm EDT The Line: Houston Astros -145 / Seattle Mariners+134; Over/Under: +8 (Click here for latest betting odds) The Seattle Mariners and the Houston Astros meet Wednesday in MLB action from Minute Maid Park. This will be the finale in a three-game series. The Mariners took a…

SAN DIEGO - Here's one thing that is not a secret: The Tigers, for way too long, struggled in the realm of player development. They did not produce enough international hitters. They did not find and develop international talent. When their rebuild began around 2017, the farm system was largely barren. And as has been well-documented, the Tigers…

Now that the 2022 season is over for the New York Mets, we have been looking back at the year that was. After taking a more general view of the offense, pitching, and coaching staff, it's time to take a deeper dive into the Mets' players. This series will take a look at every player on the roster for the Mets at the end of the season from A (Pete…

The MLB offseason is winding down as we are getting closer and closer to pitchers and catchers reporting to start another full baseball season. We have seen some big moves made across the board this offseason, as playoff teams tooled up their rosters to make another series push at a title in 2023. Here are the early World Series odds with a little…

Between 2012 and 2018, Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale made the All-Star Team all seven seasons and finished between second and sixth in the AL Cy Young Award in all seven. He's also played in exactly 11 games over the last three seasons. Raking in $90 million in salary those three seasons from the Red Sox, he's been one of the biggest financial…

The Hot Stove season this year is now be moving into a period of less signing and more speculation, and Philadelphia Phillies fans are just like all the rest. They get to speculate, and read other speculators' speculations, for several more weeks in all likelihood since most of the big-name free agents have been signed. This tends to be at least a…

MLB odds series for our Twins Astros prediction and pick. Chris Archer starts for the Twins, while Luis Garcia gets the call for the Astros. Chris Archer has been a starter in the Twins' rotation the whole season. While he hasn't been terrible, he certainly hasn't been above-average, either. Archer has not recorded 16 outs (one out in the sixth…

With the 2022 MLB All-Star festivities in the books, it's time for a quick round of bold predictions before the second half of the season gets underway on Thursday. What follows are 10 bold predictions for the remainder of the 2022 season, focusing mostly on individual players rather than teams since there will be plenty of postseason predictions…

The MLB is already set up to be filled with drama and unexpected twists in 2023. The winter meetings just took place in San Diego, and there were a number of noticeable moves that took place. Xander Bogaerts signed with the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night which means over 20 free agents in the major league agreed to contracts. If you add the…

The New York Mets suffered a brutal blow as Jacob deGrom signed a massive five-year deal to head to the Texas Rangers. The Mets lose their ace and a franchise icon in the process. This is rough information for Mets fans to digest, but it's comforting knowing they have the richest owner in the sport who's proven he's willing to spend unheard-of…

The New Year, Volume 2023 is upon us, and that means a dual occasion to reflect upon our misfires of the year prior and look forward to our derelictions of the year to come. As it turns out, this grim ritual of inventory can also be applied to the clubs that play This, Our Baseball. The Royal We shall now do such a thing. Resolution: At least…

Earlier today we ran a piece on MLB.com's prediction of Cristian Javier as the 2023 AL Cy Young winner. We alluded to the Astros finally being given the respect they deserve from the national media. Love'em or hate'em, you have to respect Houston. Well, you can't win them all. Bradford Doolittle of ESPN is the latest to display a laughable level of…

It's late December, and you know what that means. My peers across the media industry are proudly sharing their favorite stories of the past year, an often self-indulgent practice I'm allowed to poke fun at because I've definitely done it myself. But as I looked back at the words and sentences I put together in 2022, it occurred to me I have been…

This year certainly had its share of excitement for sports and sports bettors. Who saw the TCU Horned Frogs claiming the No. 3 seed in the college football playoffs or the San Diego Padres ousting the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS? Did anybody have money on Rich Strike to win the Kentucky Derby? How about Justin Verlander to win the AL Cy…

Few teams struggled like the Oakland Athletics last season. The perrennially cash-starved ballclub finished last place in the American League with a 60-102 record. Much of the Athletics' issues stem from their money problems. The team has always been among the lowest payrolls in the MLB. Additionally, their home field, the O.co Coliseum, has been…

With the World Series knotted at a game apiece,how will the shift from Houston to Philadelphia impact both sides for Game 3?Here are our Astros-Phillies same-game parlay picks. Thoughthe Philadelphia Phillies gave it their all in Game 2, taking two straight from theAstros in Houston to open the World Series was a pipe dream. Now, things…

The St. Louis Cardinals face the Chicago Cubs in a regular season game on Friday, June 24, 2022 (6/24/22) at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri. Fans can watch the game for free via a trial to Apple TV+ . Here's what you need to know: What: MLB regular season Who: Cubs vs. Cardinals When: Friday, June 24, 2022 Where: Busch Stadium Time: 8:15 p.m.…

To much fanfare, MLB teams tossed aside their actuarial tables to spend huge sums on free-agent players who will age far out of their prime. Carlos Correa, pending his $315 million for 12 years with the Mets, will become the 16th free agent this winter to sign a contract that pays through at least age 36. Teams spent $896 million on 41 player…

Back on track. We had a winning day yesterday going 2-1 and now I'm back with three MLB Best Bets to end the week. Let's finish strong. Sandy Alcantara (RHP, Marlins) [9-4, 1.76 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 138.1 IP, 123 K, 33 BB] Mitch Keller (RHP, Pirates) [3-7, 4.55 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 89 IP, 77 K, 34 BB] We head to Pittsburgh for the last game of a three-game…

New York baseball will reach new heights in 2023. The New York Mets and New York Yankees have made significant upgrades to their lineups and boast two of the league's best rosters. MLB Tonight recently discussed the possibilities for both these organizations in 2023. After finishing the season with a combined 200 wins, there are high hopes in New…

This story was excerpted from Todd Zolecki's Phillies Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, . And to get it regularly in your inbox. Happy holidays, everybody. Remember a year ago at this time? Almost nobody would have picked the Phillies to win the NL pennant in 2022. They had holes in left field, center field and the bullpen. There were…

New York Mets owner Steve Cohen followed through on his promise to spend whatever it takes to build this team into a contender. The largest payroll in MLB history gives New York a chance to be the best team in MLB, but there is always room for improvement. The NL East is the best division in baseball. It's going to be a three-team slugfest in 2023…

Carlos Correa signed a 13-year, $350 million deal with the San Francisco Giants last week after the Giants fell short on signing Aaron Judge. Late Tuesday night, Correa's deal with the Giants fell apart due to a medical issue that arose during his physical. The Mets pounced quickly, signing Corra to a 12-year, $315 million contract within hours…

What was the Evil Empire before Darth Vader? Sure, they were lurking in the shadows with Senator Palpatine pulling all of the strings. But it was not until he turned Anakin Skywalker to the Dark Side that Palpatine was able to show his true nature to take over the galaxy and rule it with an iron fist. This is exactly what we just saw play out in…

The Philadelphia Phillies faithful are performing their annual ritual to improve on last summer's finish. Unfortunately, armchair GMs have no monetary limits plus endless prospects to pry loose a star from another franchise. But they want a stud for what they want to unload. Why would another club want the player you don't? Hint: They…

In one of the most stunning turn of events in the history of MLB free agency, All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa has walked away from a 13-year, $350 million deal with the San Francisco Giants - the contract was never signed because of a concern during Correa's physical - and has signed with the New York Mets for 12 years and $315 million. New York…

Carlos Correa has an agreement with the Mets, and the baseball world recoiled in shock. The sportsbooks, too. The New York Mets are now your World Series favorites on FanDuel Sportsbook, jumping up to+650 with the addition of their new star third baseman. The beauty of this signing isn't just the unbelievable nature of it - stealing the player in…

Sep 29, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Twins shortstop Carlos Correa (4) in action against the Chicago White Sox at Target Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports While we were all sleeping on Tuesday night, the New York Mets took advantage of Carlos Correa's failed medical with the San Francisco Giants and secured…

With MLB free agency winding down, the league is beginning to take shape. Some teams have drastically improved their chances of competing in 2023 based on swift offseason moves. The New York Mets just pulled off a stunner to land Carlos Correa after the shortstop had previously agreed to a deal with the San Francisco Giants. Other teams such as the…

Carlos Correa was a San Francisco Giant in the same manner that Alex Rodriguez once was a Boston Red Sox, in handshake form only, one industry-rattling deal collapsing only to give way to another, and a superteam resulting because of it. Two decades after the game's preeminent superstar shortstop saw his transfer to Boston nixed, it happened again,…