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The Texas Rangers travel north of the border to take on the Toronto Blue Jays for Game One of the American League Divisional Series on Thursday afternoon. The AL East champion Blue Jays (93-69) will be playing in their first playoff game since winning their last World Series championship in …

The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 in the National League Wild Card game on Wednesday. Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta shined as he struck out 11 and gave up just four hits in throwing the shutout. But in the process of this performance, Arrieta hit two Pirates, Francisco Cervelli and …

The Chicago Cubs travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates Wednesday night for the NL Wild Card game. Cubs manager Joe Maddon has led his team to the postseason in his first year as manager and the team makes its first postseason appearance since 2008. On the other hand, the …

The Washington Nationals have fired former manager Matt Williams and his coaching staff after the team failed to make the playoffs. For a team that won division titles in 2012 and 2014, not winning a playoff series was a huge blow. The Nationals were a World Series favorite in spring …

The Houston Astros travel to New York to take on the Yankees in the American League Wild Card game tonight.  The Astros enter the postseason in pursuit of their first ever World Series championship while the Yankees search for their 28th, but before either team gets ahead of themselves they …

The American League Eastern Division seems wide open at this early juncture of the season.  It’s possible that any of the five teams in the division can finish on top of the division. The AL East was arguably one of the best divisions in baseball last year. All five teams …

The Miami Marlins head back home after a 4-6 road trip in Atlanta, New York, and Philadelphia. The Marlins were able to turn their road trip around after dropping four games to the Mets as they took two games against the Philadelphia Phillies. They beat the Phillies 6-1 Wednesday night …

The Miami Marlins (1-6) lost their second straight game on Sunday as they fell to the Tampa Bay Rays (3-3) 8-5 in the rubber match of their three game series. The Marlins have dropped six of their first seven home games and have lost their first two series of the …

The Miami Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays were both downed at home in their season opening games on Monday. The Marlins lost 2-1 to the Atlanta Braves, and the Rays lost 6-2 to the Baltimore Orioles. The Marlins can credit their disappointing loss to sloppy play and tough breaks.  They …

Following an opening night game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs, Major League Baseball’s opening day will consist of 14 games throughout today. In the American league, Tampa Bay’s home opener against the Baltimore Orioles will begin when Rays’ pitcher Chris Archer takes the mound. The Rays’ spring …