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Check The Linemakers on Sporting News’ odds page for current baseball lines from Las Vegas. Cleveland Indians -110 (@ Chicago White Sox)Jeff Samardzija (9-11, 4.87 ERA) vs Josh Tomlin (4-1, 2.55 ERA) The series between the divisional rivals heads to its third and final game with both teams notching one win from previous encounters. Both teams are still grasping at the final straws to get to the postseason, respectively six and seven games back of the second wild-card spot....

— If necessary American League wild-card game Royals 9, Athletics 8, 12 innings National League wild-card game Giants 8, Pirates 0 American League Division Series 1 Game 1: Royals 3, Angels 2, 11 innings Game 2: Royals 4, Angels 1, 11 innings Game 3: Royals 8, Angels 3 (Royals win series 3-0) American League Division Series 2 Game 1: Orioles 12, Tigers 3 Game 2: Orioles 7, Tigers 6...

Madison Bumgarner tossed a complete-game shutout to help his team earn a trip to the NL Division Series against the Cubs. Bumgarner was cool, calm and collected most of the game, but he was fired up by the umpires a couple times and tossed the ball into the crowd after getting out of the eighth inning. MORE: Top 50 players in the playoffs Conor Gillaspie gave Bumgarner the support he needed with a three-run home run off Mets closer Jeurys Familia in the top of the ninth....

Throughout the 2019 MLB season, the Braves and Dodgers were widely accepted as the National League’s two best teams but neither will play in the NL Championship Series. No, the Cardinals and Nationals will face off starting Friday and there is plenty to talk about with both of these teams since so much attention was devoted to the two-time defending league champ the Dodgers and the up-and-coming monster that is the Braves....

Stephen Strasburg and Patrick Corbin will also be available in relief. Scherzer’s three Cy Young awards and seven All-Star appearances may make this decision seem obvious, but Friday, Strasburg was actually named the organization’s pitcher of the year and the Brewers (who the Nationals very well could face in the game) are actually worse against left-handed starters than right-handers so Corbin is a good option as well. Here is the thing though: Scherzer is the Nationals’ absolute best and, statistically, he has been just as good as the NL’s likely Cy Young winner this season in Mets righty Jacob deGrom....

The American League West has given way to the Houston Astros as the Los Angeles Angels, riding a 14-game losing streak, now find themselves in third place in the division. The New York Mets have a commanding lead in the National League East, but both the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies are eyeing them from behind. MLB news roundup for the week of June 14 One of the biggest MLB news stories, at least for June, was the Angels’ historic losing streak....

Burnett, who turns 37 in less than a month, may retire after 15 seasons in the big leagues. He pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates the past two seasons, going 10-11 with a 3.30 ERA and 1.215 WHIP in 2013. His strikeouts-per-nine led the NL, and his 2.80 FIP was fifth in the league. The Orioles met with Burnett's reprsentatives at last week's winter meetings, Kubatko reports. They want to have further talks if Burnett opts to pitch in 2014....

Road to the Show is the series’ recurring single-player campaign mode, where players can create and customize their own baseball superstar and upgrade them like in an RPG. And, for the first time, custom characters, or Ballplayers, can be both pitchers and hitters. The problem players have is that this mode is also connected to the Diamond Dynasty mode, a card-collecting mode that can be best described as the game’s equivalent of FIFA’s Ultimate Team mode....

RELATED: MLB The Show 22: Pitching Settings Guide Relievers have a heightened usage and, as a result, increased responsibility to help the team hold on to the lead in MLB The Show 22. Teams with great starting rotations can be sub-.500 by the year’s end if the bullpen blows it. These relievers don’t let that happen on their watch. Updated on July 13th, 2022 by Hodey Johns: This list first came out before the season started....

With the newest entry in the MLB The Show franchise expected to debut around the start of the MLB season, fans have already begun to look to San Diego Studio for details about the newest game. Fan suggestions for the new game have ranged from a more fleshed-out offseason with storylines to overhauling the game’s trading system. Last week, San Diego Studio teased fans with the upcoming reveal for the newest game’s cover athlete....

Over the last several years, the Phillies ace has taken the hot stove rumors in stride, and that’s especially true now with a trade seemingly on the horizon. MORE: 11 best trade destinations for Hamels | Phillies trade Papelbon to Nationals The Phillies set in motion a potential deal Tuesday, pushing Hamels’ next scheduled start back one day until after Friday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline. This came after they reportedly told teams they have until Wednesday to put forth their “best” offers....

Although there have been whispers of a potential fire sale in Toronto, GM Ross Atkins has offered the most convincing evidence yet that the Blue Jays won’t be tearing things down anytime soon. MORE: MLB trade rumors: Latest news, rumored deals Atkins spoke with Buster Olney on the “Baseball Tonight” podcast a few weeks back and addressed many things, including the Blue Jays’ trade deadline approach. Atkins reiterated that the club isn’t looking to tear things down ahead of the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline....

"We have no intentions of trading Ryan," general manager Doug Melvin told the Journal Sentinel. "There's absolutely no truth to that. We've never contacted any team about Ryan." But four or five teams have asked Milwaukee about the five-time All-Star, Melvin acknowledged. "I told them no." Braun, 30, has been one of baseball's top performers since winning NL Rookie of the Year in 2007. The left fielder has averaged 36 home runs and 22 stolen bases while posting a slash line of ....

Cleveland had discussions with Seattle on Tuesday about the right-handed hitter, but no deal appears to be imminent, according to The Athletic. Santana is having a nice bounce-back season with the Mariners as he is batting .273 with 20 home runs and 66 RBIs. He was traded to Seattle from Milwaukee in the offseason after he struggled to find his way into a loaded Brewers lineup last season. The year before that, though, he tallied 30 home runs and drove in 85 runs while stealing 15 bases....

REPORTED BY: Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal THE DETAILS: The Reds appear interested in the Bruce-Wheeler trade, but the Mets are doing their due diligence to explore other options before talks intensify between the two teams. THIS SEASON: Bruce had posted a 257/.341/.486 slash line entering Thursday’s game. He struggled at the beginning of the season, possibly because of rustiness due to knee surgery in 2014. But he has batted ....

Scott, who has been a big league umpire since 1986, was profiled in the October issue of Referee magazine. When he was asked to submit some off-the-field photos to run with the story, he sent in one of himself with his longtime partner, Michael Rausch, who he married last year. In this quiet way, Scott became the first openly gay umpire or referee in the NBA, NHL, NFL or MLB....

They are last in the American League West and 21 games back in the AL wild-card race. The Tigers don’t have much going for them either. But that doesn’t mean players still can’t shine. Kyle Seager did just that. The third baseman had a three-home run night in Seattle’s 11-6 win over Detroit. Seager became the 11th Mariner in team history with three home runs in a single game....

The game is 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Denver. The Chipotle Homegrown Game featuring MLS’ best young talent versus Mexico’s Club América’s U-20 team, is at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday. MORE: Photos from USA vs. Jamaica | Klinsmann planted seeds of defeat How are players selected for the MLS All-Star Game roster? Players on the All-Star team are selected three ways; by fan vote, by coaches’ picks and by commissioner’s picks....