The Washington Nationals showed why they are the best team in baseball, erupting for 14 runs on 21 hits against the San Francisco Giants on Monday.
Now the two teams will close out the three-game series on Wednesday afternoon at AT&T Park.
These two clubs opened this four-game set on Monday at Yankee Stadium, with Texas holding a half-game lead over New York for best record in the American League
Rangers star Josh Hamilton leads the majors with 32 homers and 99 RBIs, and he will look to help the Rangers’ rediscovered offense reverse the trend of losing in the Big Apple.
The playoff destined Nationals will meet up with an Arizona Diamondbacks team that is fighting to stay in the Western race.
This is a match-up between two teams that have been just awful as of late.
Both sides had playoff aspirations as the year started, but just have not performed well for the bulk of the 2012 campaign. These recent runs have deterred them even further.
The trade deadline has come and gone and as per usual the rich have gotten richer and the poor have gotten poorer. For the first time this season the American League has given way to a pair on National League teams atop the standings.
After an impressive first half, the Dodgers have been inconsistent since the All-Star break, recording three streaks of three of more losses, and then rattling off three or more wins three different times as well.
The Atlanta Braves will look to get back on the rails following Wednesday’s loss to Miami that snapped their seven-game winning streak
Atlanta had been playing lights out, and it all starts with pitching.
This series sets up pretty nicely for them they take on a Houston Astros club that has lost 15 out of their last 16 games, and have just two wins since the All-Star break.
The Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox meet on Thursday for Game 1 on their three-game series at Fenway Park.
Winners of 4-of-6, Minnesota have been playing well as of late, and while it isn’t going to be their year, they are showing signs that things are moving in the right direction.
Oh, what a difference a year can make. The Philadelphia Phillies arrive in D.C. in unfamiliar territory, as they sit in dead last in the NL East, while the division-leading Washington Nationals -a place the Nats are not all that familiar with either –try to win their 14th victory in the last 18 meetings with Philly.
Two teams that are well out of the hunt, but are seemingly going in two separate directions take the field in this one.
The Arizona Diamondbacks will look to get back in the win column on Thursday night when they take on the New York Mets in game one of a four-game series at Chase Field.
The All Star break is over – now is time to focus on the impending trade deadline only a couple of weeks away. The moves that will be made will most certainly have an impact on the Power Rankings in two weeks. Will the rich get richer?
With the Texas Rangers and the Los Angeles Angels both in the hunt for a postseason bid, this weekend’s three-game series sets the table for a big showdown at the Big A , beginning with Halos pitching ace Jared Weaver aiming to improve to 8-0 at home against the Rangers on Friday night.
The teams started the four game series by splitting a pair, and headed into Wednesday’s Game 3 with the Padres coming off a rare 8-run win. But to the surprise of many, turned around and turned in another 8-run performance.
While making the postseason seems a stretch, the Chicago Cubs have turned a corner, and will aim to extend their success with a win over the visiting Miami Marlins at Wrigley Field on Wednesday.
The Boston Red Sox spoiled Kevin Youkilis’ return to Fenway for the first time since being traded on Monday night, as they downed the Chicago White Sox–winners of seven straight in Boston–by the score of 5-1.
