#Kyle Schwarber

Though unexpected to many, it's been Joe Musgrove who's led the Padres' rotation and is now sporting one of the best pitching profiles in baseball. Back him to protect his undefeated record and lead the Padres to victory - as our MLB picks explain. The Philadelphia Phillies have dropped three straight and enter the final series of their 11-game…

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Garrett Stubbs was an unlikely hero. At 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, he doesn't look like a ballplayer, and is constantly reminded of that by spectators who call him a Little Leaguer and a bat boy and a clubhouse attendant. He says he hears this just about every time he's on the field but has gotten used to it by now. He's always been undersized, but he…

The trend of dominant pitching and well-rounded teams in MLB continued this year as the NL East went on a great run with the Phillies, Mets, and Braves all making a long streak at the end of the season. With Sandy Alcantara pitching at the rate that he was, and Max Fried and Kyle Wright both most likely making their individual Cy Young pushes this…

It isn't a secret. Not after more than three decades of building major-league rosters. When it comes to pitching, Dave Dombrowski has a type. "I've always believed in power arms," he said two years ago after getting hired to head up the Phillies' baseball operations. "That's something I grew up with in the White Sox organization. We had a lot of…

The Philadelphia Phillies are one win away from the World Series. They will try to win the pennant in front of their home fans on Sunday in NLCS Game 5 against the San Diego Padres. The Padres are unlikely to go without a fight, however. They've already knocked two 100-win teams from the playoffs and have shown resilience throughout their run. Just…

Noah Syndergaard makes his Philadelphia debut when Washington comes to town. With Washington in full tank mode, will Philly be able to cover the run line? Find out in our MLB betting picks and predictions for Nationals vs. Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies will get to see their newest teammate as former Los Angeles Angels right-hander Noah…

You'll be hard pressed to find a more lopsided matchup than the Nationals (36-73, 19-33 away) and Phillies (59-48, 29-25 home) has been over the past year. Philadelphia has taken 17 of the past 19 games versus its NL East rival, including nine of 11 this year. Pennsylvania sportsbooks expect that trend to continue on Sunday, as the two close out a…

The Phillies will head to San Diego to finish their long road trip. The Phillies have gone 4-3 on the trip but are coming into play on a three game losing streak. The Padres have been one of baseball's best this season, welcoming the Phillies to town with a 44-27 record near the top of the National League. The Padres will be playing this series…

The Washington Nationals will try and take the three-game series from the Philadelphia Phillies as the NL East rivals finish the set at Citizens Bank Park. It's time to continue our MLB odds coverage with a Nationals-Phillies prediction and pick. The Nationals defeated the Phillies 3-2 last night. The game was scoreless in the fourth inning when…

The Philadelphia Phillies are at home for Game 4 of the NLCS versus the San Diego Padres, Saturday at 7:45 PM ET. The Phillies won two of the first three games. The Phillies are a close favorite (-114 to win on the moneyline) when they meet the Padres (-106). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the Philadelphia Phillies looking to…

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…

A story that's made for a Hollywood ending, Mets slugger Pete Alonso is making his way to the West Coast to try and lock down an unprecedented third Home Run Derby trophy in a row. The "Polar Bear" mashed a total of 74 home runs en route to his second Dinger King crown, tying him with a number of players to have won multiple Derbies. Only one…

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…

The wildest sports betting story in 2022, and there are dozens of contenders, had plenty of Philadelphia flavor. Baseball, F-bombs, and an intense argument is a recipe handed down from generation to generation around here. The country's most famous sports bettor now shakes off the confrontation he had with Phillies fans during the World Series. But…

The New York Mets have been tremendous since the trade deadline, winning nine of ten games, including four out of five against the Atlanta Braves last weekend and a sweep of the lowly Cincinnati Reds. Now, they'll face another crucial test as they look to claim their hold on the NL East when they welcome in a Phillies team that has won 12 of its…

Positioned midway between the two biggest turkey-feasting holidays of the year, baseball's Winter Meetings are timed perfectly as a reminder that there's never enough leftover bird to bridge the gap. That's why it's always a good idea for the true bird lovers of the season to get a second turkey after Thanksgiving, a tradition embraced and passed…

The moment that echoed into last offseason occurred during the 2021 wild card game vs. the Yankees, an afternoon that saw baseball roar back to Boston like a time machine to 2003, or a house dropped on a witch of the wicked variety. Bobby Dalbec batted against Yankees ace Gerrit Cole and Fenway Park thundered his name. It was the moment when…

The Philadelphia Phillies arereportedly "viewed as the favorites" to sign superstar shortstop TreaTurner, one of the top players available on the free-agent market. Jon Morosi of MLB Network reported theupdate Wednesday: "The Phillies will wind up withone of the [elite] shortstops. That's going to happen," an agenttold ESPN's Buster Olney. Along…

Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies face Miguel Rojas and the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday. First pitch is at 1:05 PM ET. The Phillies pitching staff is ninth in MLB with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings. The Marlins have an 8.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 11th in the majors. Ahead of the…

Philadelphia crushed Seattle last night, and with Robbie Ray's regression this season, we're not expecting the reigning Cy Young winner to save the M's this evening. Find out why Aaron Nola should continue to send the home side adrift in our Phillies vs. M The Philadelphia Phillies and Seattle Mariners clash in an interleague matchup on Tuesday…

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…

Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies will see Jose Quintana starting for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday at 7:05 PM ET. The Phillies rank sixth in MLB action with 127 home runs. They average 1.3 per game. The Pirates' 101 home runs rank 16th in Major League Baseball. Prepare for the Phillies vs. Pirates with what you need to know about…

The Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants will finish their weekend series in San Francisco on Sunday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Phillies-Giants prediction and pick, laid out below. The Phillies are 73-60, third place in the NL East, but holding on to the final NL Wild…

The Cubs are getting ready to play ball and take on St. Louis and Milwaukee for first place in the NL Central. The three teams have more time to enhance their rosters before the start of the 2023 season, but as it stands now the Cardinals are less likely to have an easy jog to the division title. And that's true even after their signing of…

The Pittsburgh Pirates will look to avoid a sweep as they take on the Philadelphia Phillies in the battle of Pennsylvania. It's time to check out our MLB odds series as we make a Pirates-Phillies prediction and pick. The Phillies beat the Pirates 6-0 on Saturday. Philadelphia wasted no time loading the bases in the first inning. Next, J.T. Realmuto…

PHILADELPHIA - When the contingent of three Phillies officials - Dave Dombrowski, Sam Fuld and Rob Thomson - met Trea Turner and his wife, Kristen, at their home in Florida, it was Dombrowski who did most of the talking. The visit before Thanksgiving lasted three hours. And, when Turner reported back to his agents, there was something that stuck…

Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros take on Aaron Nola and the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday evening. The AL and NL champions meet in Game 1 of the 2022 World Series, with Minute Maid Park hosting the game in Houston. Philadelphia entered the postseason with 87 wins before catching fire in upset series victories over the Atlanta…

Major League Basebal's 2022 Home Run Derby is set for Monday night at Los Angeles' Dodger Stadium. Headlining the eight-slugger field is New York Mets star Pete Alonso, who is trying to become the first hitter ever to win three consecutive MLB Home Run Derbies (only Ken Griffey Jr. has three total Derby wins). Alonso prevailed in 2019 and last year…

The Philadelphia Phillies entered the 2022 regular season with playoff expectations. But World Series aspirations? Even the most ardent Phillies supporter had to be surprised with the Phillies' deep playoff run to within two games of a World Series title. Even without Bryce Harper until at least mid-July following Tommy John surgery, the…

The Oakland Athletics and Philadelphia Phillies will begin their 2022 season at Citizens Bank Park on Friday, April 8. The A's are coming off three straight postseason appearances, but thanks to a deep teardown by ownership there's almost no chance that streak reaches four. As for the Phillies, they're again trying to end a playoff drought that…

The MLB All-Star Game is Tuesday night in Los Angeles, but first up is a power-hitting display in the 2022 MLB Home Run Derby. Pete Alonso of the New York Mets is the two-time reigning champion and aims to be the first to win three in a row. He could join Ken Griffey Jr. as the only three-time winners. Alonso is not the top seed, an honor that goes…

Just being able to write about the Detroit Tigers and any sort of realistic shot at making the playoffs is so refreshing, when such thoughts have been non existent for the past five years, basically since former owner Mike Ilitch passed away. But here we are, with the much heralded prospects arriving in the major leagues and the team actually…

The Boston Red Sox open up the 2022 regular season with high expectations.The team overachieved a year ago and surprised many by making it all the way to the American League Championship Series. The signing of Trevor Story this offseason only raises expectations higher. Let's preview the Boston Red Sox season and consider the projected lineup, the…

Major League Baseball's August 2 trade deadline is still a long way off. But the past two months of action have set the table enough for us to throw down some bold predictions regarding what type of chaos awaits in two months. Just so we're clear from the outset: We're aiming for bold but realistic predictions. I'm not here to make up some…

Welcome to playoff baseball, where the "best" team wins the championship far less often than in other sports. To wit: According to Baseball Prospectus odds, no team in the 2021 playoff field has better than a 20 percent chance to win the World Series. With eight deserving teams ready to do battle, let's dive into the reasons each particular team…

PHILADELPHIA -- Trea Turner has 11 years to get dirty, so Thursday at Citizens Bank Park he put on his crisp, clean, new No. 7 Phillies jersey. "I don't want to mess with my hair," Turner joked. "He called a couple of days ago and I missed him," Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski said. "I called him back and he missed me. He…

Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins 3/27/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Boston Red Sox will meet with the Minnesota Twins in MLB action in Hammond Stadium Fort Myers, FL, on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at 1:05 PM ET. The Boston Red Sox has high hopes for the 2022 regular season. The squad outperformed expectations a year ago, reaching the American…

Major League Baseball's 2022 winter meetings blew through San Diego like a three-day whirlwind, sending Justin Verlander to the Mets, Trea Turner to the Phillies, Willson Contreras to the Cardinals, Kenley Jansen to the Red Sox and "Arson Judge" into the pantheon of baseball's greatest Twitter moments. One of our biggest takeaways from the spending…

There are no two better words in all of sports than "Game 7," and that is just for a normal playoff series. The 2016 World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians is no normal series. The Cubs famously haven't won a championship since 1908, while Cleveland's last World Series title came in 1948. One of those teams will end decades of…

We are just two championship series away from knowing our 2022 World Series matchup. The NLCS kicked off last night with game two on the horizon today, followed by game one of the ALCS. New users on BetMGM Sportsbook can cash in on a golden opportunity to wager on these battles with their fantastic welcome offer. BetMGM is offering new players $50…

The Philadelphia Phillies struck gold on Monday afternoon when they officially signed star shortstop Trea Turner to an 11-year, $300 million contract. Now all of a sudden, the defending National League champions look prepared to make yet another run to the World Series in 2023. The 29-year-old joins a team with a lineup that already includes Bryce…

Oh, boy! Farewell to the days of the Philadelphia Phillies squeaking away with a 1-0 victory. The Phillies starting lineup suddenly looks like one of the best in baseball. Do they have holes? Sure. But the addition of Nick Castellanos after already adding Kyle Schwarber turns them from a frumpy teen into a princess - or maybe something a little…

If you play Fantasy Baseball, this is the page you'll want to bookmark for hot stove season. It's where you'll find our breakdown of the biggest moves -- i.e., the ones with serious implications for Fantasy Baseball. You'll of course want to check back throughout winter, into next year and in the lead up to spring training. Offseason movement tends…

The Astros are a proud squad with plenty of playoff experience, and won't crumble with their backs against the wall. See why we're backing their culture with our player prop picks for Game 4, starring Yordan Alvarez. Wow, what a night the Philadelphia Phillies just had in the World Series - they couldn't stop hitting home runs en route to a 7-0…

The Washington Nationals will host the Atlanta Braves in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday. It's time to continue our MLB odds series and make a Braves-Nationals prediction and pick. Each game of the back-to-back double-header will be seven innings each. This rule was implemented last season to limit exposure and shorten the duration of…

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What were the odds that the Phillies would tie a World Series record with five home runs in their 7-0 win over the Astros on Tuesday in Game 3 in Philadelphia? Not sure. But we do know that the odds were 1000-1 that Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber, Rhys Hoskins and Brandon Marsh would each hit a homer in the game. That's because a DraftKings bettor…

The St. Louis Cardinals have plenty of work - and winning - to do in the second half of the season if they are to make the postseason. Nevertheless, they seem to have what it takes to contend for at least the National League Central division title. This is why they are going to be fun to watch the rest of the way. With that said, here are three…

The Philadelphia Phillies will host the Los Angeles Angels in the first game of their series in the National League East versus American League West matchup from Citizens Bank Park on Friday night. The weather is expected to be mildly humid with a 0% chance of rain and 5.8 miles per hour winds. The Los Angeles Angels are coming off of a 1 run loss…