Odds say Nationals won’t return to World Series in 2020

The Nationals have been installed as +1500 underdogs to repeat as World Series champions in 2020, an unusually high figure for a recent winner. Five MLB clubs—the Astros (+600), Yankees (+600), Dodgers (+700), Braves (+1200) and Red Sox (+1200)—were slapped with lower price tags than the Nats. Oddsmakers appear to be spot-on with their assessment of Washington’s team as a one-year wonder.

By |November 5th, 2019|Categories: MLB, SportsWire|Tags: , , , , , , |
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Cole and Strasburg top list of MLB free agent pitchers

Teams looking for starting pitching this offseason are in luck with a crowded market involving staff aces, reliable veterans and potential bargains. Here are the top 10 starters available on the open market this winter.

By |November 4th, 2019|Categories: MLB, SportsWire|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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Odds favor Verlander and Astros in World Series pitcher’s duel

The Astros will send Justin Verlander to the mound at Minute Maid Park on Tuesday night as they look to wrap up a second World Series title in three years against the Nationals. Washington won’t go down without a fight as they counter with Stephen Strasburg, who has been excellent throughout these playoffs.

By |October 29th, 2019|Categories: MLB, SportsWire|Tags: , , , , , |
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Gerrit Cole tops list of 2020 MLB free agents

As the World Series heads back to Houston for Game 6, it seems like a good idea to peek into the future and rank the Top 10 free agents that could be on the market this offseason.

By |October 28th, 2019|Categories: MLB, SportsWire|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |
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The best postseason pitchers in MLB history

Gerrit Cole and Stephen Strasburg have performed remarkably for their respective clubs this postseason, pitching to a 1.01 ERA and 7.22 strikeout-walk ratio in a combined 44 2/3 innings. But how do they stack up against some of the great playoff pitchers of all time? BetAmerica decided to do a little off-day digging to find out.

By |October 16th, 2019|Categories: MLB, SportsWire|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |
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NLCS Game 3 betting preview: Cardinals vs. Nationals

After they seized the first two games of this series on the road, the Washington Nationals will attempt to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the National League Championship Series over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night.

By |October 14th, 2019|Categories: MLB, SportsWire|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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Weekend MLB betting preview: Nationals at Mets

The hottest team in baseball, the New York Mets (59-56, 13-1 in their last 14 games), will look to keep rolling against a divisional foe in the thick of the Wild Card race in the Washington Nationals (61-53).

By |August 9th, 2019|Categories: MLB, SportsWire|Tags: , , , , , , , , |
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