MLB Previews

Shut out four times in their first 10 games, the Chicago White Sox have erupted for 13 runs over their past two contests. With lineup regulars Eloy Jimenez, Yoan Moncada and Luis Robert Jr. all occupying the injured list, the White Sox will take contributions from any corner. First baseman/designated hitter Gavin Sheets has been the one delivering lately as Chicago prepares for Friday’s series opener against the visiting Cincinnati Reds. Sheets boasts two multi-hit

The Toronto Blue Jays will be looking for right-hander Kevin Gausman to rebound from a shaky start when he faces the visiting Colorado Rockies on Friday night. The Blue Jays will be starting the second three-game series of their home schedule, which started with two wins over the Seattle Mariners. Toronto missed a series sweep by losing 6-1 in 10 innings on Wednesday. The Rockies, meanwhile, are coming off a 5-3 home loss to the

The start to this season has been very good for both the New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians. A potentially intriguing weekend series between the two clubs begins in Cleveland on Friday night. After going an underachieving 82-80 last season and missing the postseason for the first time since 2016, New York has won 10 of its first 13 games this season. Although the Yankees closed out a 4-2 opening homestand with Wednesday’s 5-2 loss

Following a comfortable victory and then a come-from-behind effort, the visiting Baltimore Orioles will look to sweep the Boston Red Sox when the teams wrap up a three-game series on Thursday. After taking the opener 7-1 on Tuesday, the Orioles overcame a five-run deficit to earn a 7-5 victory on Wednesday. Jordan Westburg capped the scoring by hitting a three-run home run in the seventh inning. “I think it comes from not trying to do

The Pittsburgh Pirates are off to a superb 9-3 start, yet it’s easy to identify their main weakness so far. They are struggling to close out games. After David Bednar blew his third save in four chances during the Pirates’ latest contest, Pittsburgh will look to regroup when it visits the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday to begin a four-game series. The Pirates led the visiting Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Tuesday when Bednar took the mound

Two winless starting pitchers who have already shown marked improvement in their two outings this season go head-to-head Thursday afternoon when the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers wrap up their three-game series in Arlington, Texas. A’s left-hander JP Sears (0-1, 8.68 ERA) and Rangers righty Jon Gray (0-0, 6.14) are scheduled to get the ball when a surprisingly competitive series between last year’s champion and losingest club continues. Sears was bombed for five runs in

Christian Yelich looks to remain hot and lead the visiting Milwaukee Brewers to a series win over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon. Yelich homered again in Milwaukee’s 7-2 win over the Reds on Wednesday, his second long ball through the first three games of the four-game set. Yelich, who is batting .316, extended his on-base streak to 22 games dating to the end of last season. Yelich has five home runs this year, tied

Mother Nature forced right-hander Allan Winans to wait an extra day to make his season debut for the Atlanta Braves. Scheduled to pitch in place of injured ace Spencer Strider, Winans will look to lead the Braves to victory on Thursday afternoon when they conclude their series against the visiting New York Mets. Atlanta rebounded from an 8-7 setback in the series opener on Monday by jumping out to a six-run lead and holding on

Oakland Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers’ Texas homecoming has been filled with highlights so far. On Tuesday, he became the first starting catcher in franchise history in almost a century to hit three home runs in a game. On Wednesday night, in the second game of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas, Langeliers will face his old college battery mate. And to top that off, the A’s are on a three-game winning streak after a 1-7