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We will enter this weekend of Major League Baseball action with roughly 35 games left to play in the season which wraps up on September 29.
Jim Sannes breaks down Wednesday's MLB slate, discussing his top player props at FanDuel Sportsbook and the core DFS plays of the night on The Solo Shot at FanDuel.com.
The New York Yankees will look to regroup after dropping two to the Detroit Tigers, including a 3-2 walk-off in the Sunday night Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. They then dropped a third straight game by bowing 9-5 at home to the Cleveland Guardians last night in a 12-inning affair that saw the visitors outscore the home team 6-2 in the 12th inning. That series continues tonight and tomorrow before the Rockies come to the Bronx for a 3-game set this Friday-Sunday. The mini slump has put the Yanks a half-game behind the Orioles as the two continue to battle for the AL East lead.
The Detroit News proudly boasted, "Parker Meadows set off fireworks with a 10th-inning single that brought hundreds of Little Leaguers to their feet and scored Zach McKinstry on a headfirst slide."
According to MLB.com, the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets will compete in the Little League Classic next year and serve as a home contest for the Mets. The brilliant idea of bringing a Major League game to Williamsport began in 2017 when Pittsburgh faced St. Louis.
The game begins with the best 'first pitch" in baseball as one player from every Little League team lines up to relay the ball to home plate.
2017 - Pirates 6, Cardinals 3
2018 - Mets 8, Phillies 2
2019 - Cubs 7, Pirates 1
2021 - Indians 3, Angels 0
2022 - Orioles 5, Red Sox 3
2023 - Nationals 4, Phillies 3
2024 - Tigers 3, Yankees 2 (10)
2025 - Mariners vs. Mets
Cleveland holds a 3.5-game edge over the Twins and Royals in the Central, while the Astros have opened up a 5-game gap on the Mariners in the AL West.
The Guardians will return home to host the Rangers this weekend, and the Astros will head to Camden Yard for a four-game series with Baltimore.
Houston has game 3 at home against Boston tonight as the 'Stros try to avoid losing the home series (1-1).
The National League has an exciting three-way race brewing between the Dodgers, Padres and Diamondbacks. Los Angeles continues to the lead the division, but by just 3 over San Diego and 4 over Arizona. The Dodgers look to complete a sweep of the Mariners tonight and then stay home for three against the Rays this weekend.
Meanwhile, the Pads will look to sweep their series with the Twins tonight before entertaining the Metropolitans for four games starting tomorrow. And the D-backs have one more in Miami with a a chance to sweep that series tonight before heading to Beantown for the weekend.
In the NL Central, Milwaukee has a healthy 11.5-game lead on the Cubbies. Last night, Chicago opened a 3-game home set with Detroit with a 3-1 win. Those two will clash again today and tomorrow at Wrigley, and then Chicago will head to Miami for three.
After sweeping Cleveland at American Family Field, the Brewers opened a 3-game trip to St. Louis with a 3-2 win yesterday and will journey out to Oakland for a 3-game series Friday-Sunday.
The Phillies and Braves just began a huge series in Atlanta with the home team taking a 3-1 win on Tuesday to cut their gap to 6 games in the NL East. They have two more to play - today and tomorrow - before Philadelphia visits Kansas City, and Atlanta stays home for the Nationals.