The Braves took a big gamble with their pitching plan on Sunday night at Dodger Stadium. The plan paid off. Chris Sale started Game 1 of the Braves’ wild-card series last Tuesday against the Phillies. He then appeared in Game 3 two days later, which the Braves considered to be his bullpen day. So, Sale…
DODGER STADIUM (Los Angeles) – With Chris Sale unavailable, and with the Braves needing two bullpen games to get through the first two games of the National League Division Series on the road against two Cy Young Award winners, they still found a way to return to Atlanta with the series tied at one game…
Obviously, every MLB All-Star Game is filled with star players. However, the 2026 MLB All-Star Game might feature the greatest collection of pitchers that a league has ever assembled. Nine starting pitchers in the National League have a sub-3.00 ERA entering Tuesday’s slate (among pitchers with enough innings to qualify), and that doesn’t include the…
LOS ANGELES — Matt Olson wishes he could point to something purposeful, a fix or tweak or deliberate change that he made, to help explain his MVP-caliber start. He has been one of Major League Baseball’s best first basemen for years, but he’s on a different level to start the 2026 season. The 32-year-old leads…
There is always baseball happening — almost too much baseball for one person to follow themselves. Don’t worry, we’re here to help you by figuring out what you missed but shouldn’t have. Here are all the best moments from last night in Major League Baseball: Toronto Blue Jays stun Tampa Bay Rays on walk-off grand…
