The Padres are +700 to win the series after two one-run losses in Milwaukee, compared with +150 before Game 1. Teams that trail 0-2 in a best-of-five series have gone on to win it 10 of 93 times, MLB.com reported. The Dodgers are -150 against the Braves after a 1-1 split at Dodger Stadium, an … Read more
Chicago’s 850 runs topped the majors, yet the Cubs scored once on eight hits across two games at Petco Park. Gavin Sheets, pinch-hitting in the fourth inning, homered on a 100.8 mph pitch with a man on to make it 4-1. Milwaukee won a majors-best 103 games and starts Jacob Misiorowski in Game 1 on … Read more
Michael King held the Cubs to one hit and struck out eight across seven innings before the bullpen closed out the 8-0 shutout. Fernando Tatis Jr. homered on the game’s opening pitch, and Chicago, which led the majors with 850 runs, finished with three hits. Nick Pivetta, back since Sept. 7 from a right elbow … Read more
Eric Karros had held the Dodger Stadium record at 130 home runs until Muncy’s 131st on Thursday. The 426-foot pinch-hit homer came on a full-count 100.1 mph fastball from Antonio Senzatela in the sixth. Milwaukee won 5-4 anyway, moving to 75-47, with Atlanta 73-48 and the Dodgers 73-49 behind. Los Angeles is -20000 to win … Read more
Chapman has an operation booked for Tuesday in Philadelphia to fix a hernia and a right-side core muscle tear. He hit .235 with seven home runs, 18 doubles and 42 RBIs in 84 games before the injured list. Statcast put his expected batting average at .210 and expected slugging at .319, both under weak actual … Read more