Featured in this week’s Power Rankings, Tarik Skubal shows out, the Astros are back among the game’s elite teams, Sonny Gray throws a super-charged Maddux, the Guardians' bats are having a historically-bad June,

As the month of June winds to a close, the Major League Baseball landscape is starting to show a clearer line between contenders and non-contenders, though more than a few clubs still reside in the middle ground.

We play a lot of close game,” Shildt said, “and we need to figure out a way to add on and have a little bit of margin for error with our pitching group.” It’s the story more often than not. The Padres are three games better than they were through 83 games last year,

Just when you thought the bats would remain silent, the Cubs exploded for a seven-run fourth and coasted to a 12-3 win over the Astros. Let’s begin at the beginning. With one ou

The Chicago Cubs (49-34) visit the Houston Astros (49-34) Sunday in the finale of a 3-game series. First pitch from Daikin Park is set for 2:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Cubs vs. Astros odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

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