After taking two of three games in their Freeway series with the Dodgers earlier in the week, the Los Angeles Angels will make the short trip back to Anaheim Stadium, where they will open a three-game set against an Arizona Diamondbacks’ team that has been enormously inconsistent in putting runs on the scoreboard.
The Cincinnati Reds are looking to continue their winning ways, building off a sweep of their in state brethren the also surprising Cleveland Indians.
How good is this pitching matchup? The posted total here is set at a mind boggling 5.5 runs. Sure, totals have come down over the last few years, but 5.5 runs as a game total is ridiculous.
This game features 2 of the hottest teams in the league, as both the Nationals and Yankees are riding 6 game winning streaks.
The Arizona Diamondbacks surprised a lot of people by winning the National League West last year, but they have a lot of ground to make up if they are going to get back to the top of the NL West this season.
The White Sox are in first place in the AL Central with a small cushion over the surprising Indians.
Interleague baseball continues during the middle of the week this week. The White Sox and Cardinals aren’t separated by very much space on the map, but they don’t get a chance to play each other very often.
The New york Mets are doing better than anyone could have expected this season, leaving many to wonder how much longer they can keep it up.
Tonight the Yankees will be going for the sweep against the Braves in Atlanta and with last night’s win they have now won 5 straight and are all alone in first place in the AL East.
The Dodgers continue to rack up wins, even without slugger Matt Kemp. Now they will look to piggyback on a very successful road trip, when they host the surging Los Angeles Angels at Chavez Ravine in Game 2 of a three-game Freeway Series on Tuesday.
The Yankees and the Braves have been two of the most successful franchises in baseball over the last couple decades.
The Yankees have won 3 straight and they remain 1/2 game back of the Rays in the tough AL East. The Braves have been up and down all season and even though they are coming off a loss they are 8-2 in their last 10 games and they only trail the Nationals by 2 games in the NL East.
After a solid stretch after a terrible start the Red Sox are reeling again having lost 7 of their last 10 games and they are coming off a 3-game sweep at the hands of the Nationals.
The Mariners used 6 pitchers to no hit the Dodgers on Friday night. Whats in store for Saturday?
Fans can prepare for a Friday night rumble in the Bronx, as the New York Yankees host cross-town rivals the New York Mets in a Subway Series showdown.
The Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles meet in an interesting Interleague matchup this weekend. Philadelphia was expected to be the team near the top of their division, but the Orioles come in with an impressive record in 2012.
