Color us shocked, the New York Mets showed up in their first series with their NL East rival Philadelphia Phillies. New York has outscored Philly 10-5 in the first two games, and now goes for the series sweep in a Wednesday matinee. Meanwhile, the Mets are in the driver’s seat. Winning this series puts them at 17-7 on the year, four games up on the Phillies in the NL East. They … [Read more...] about NY Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies: Series sweep in sight
New York Yankees at Cleveland Guardians: Will Warren seeks rebound
A late comeback wasn’t enough for the Yankees in their 6-4 loss to Cleveland on Monday, after Clarke Schmidt, despite seven strikeouts, had nothing working in his second start back from injury. New York will turn to another young righty to even the series on Tuesday: rookie Will Warren. The former Southeastern Louisiana product has been up and down all season, going 1-0 with a … [Read more...] about New York Yankees at Cleveland Guardians: Will Warren seeks rebound
New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies: Will Juan Soto shine this time?
You’ll recall that yesterday, we predicted the New York Mets would not only beat the Philadelphia Phillies in their NLDS rematch, but new star outfielder Juan Soto would carry the evening. Well, the Mets did win 5-4, except without Soto. He was 0 for 4 with a strikeout and never hit the ball out of the infield. Moreover, New York needed closer Edwin Diaz midway through the … [Read more...] about New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies: Will Juan Soto shine this time?
Yankees-Rays series exposes unfortunate truth for MLB
As the Yankees took three of four from the rival Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend, fans noticed a key difference: the Rays were hosting from George M. Steinbrenner Field. New York’s spring training stadium will be the Rays’ home in 2025 while Tropicana Field is repaired following damage from Hurricane Helene last fall. But it wasn’t Trent Grisham’s defense that stood out the … [Read more...] about Yankees-Rays series exposes unfortunate truth for MLB
NY Yankees at Cleveland Guardians: The ALCS rematch series
The Yankees face their longtime rival Cleveland Guardians for the start of a three-game series at Progressive Field tonight, almost exactly six months after New York won the AL Pennant there. A lot has changed since. Juan Soto, whose extra-innings home run proved the clincher in Game 5, is now with the crosstown rival Mets. The Guardians had a relatively quiet offseason, but … [Read more...] about NY Yankees at Cleveland Guardians: The ALCS rematch series