{"id":2651,"date":"2018-04-08T12:59:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-08T12:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/?p=2651"},"modified":"2019-06-26T15:13:04","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T15:13:04","slug":"major-league-baseball-week-1-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/major-league-baseball-week-1-in-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Major League Baseball Week 1 in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>MLB<\/strong> season is just over a week old, and one thing is for sure, it does not suck to have baseball back in our lives. There have already been quite a few intriguing storylines to develop over the past week.<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/odds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong> Let\u2019s take a closer look at all the important events to unfold in the baseball world over the past week.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"shohei-ohtanis-debut\"><strong>Shohei Ohtani\u2019s Debut<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The<strong> two-way Japanese sensation<\/strong> finally made his big league debut after a fairly underwhelming spring. So far, so good for Ohtani, who won his first big league start as a pitcher, fanning six over six innings and giving up just three runs. He\u2019s also swung a good bat, as the Angels are preparing to use him as a DH a few times a week.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/23056187\/shohei-ohtani-los-angeles-angels-hits-home-run-third-straight-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> In limited time, <strong>Ohtani<\/strong> is 7 for 18 with three home runs, confirming reports that he has big-time power.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"ailing-yankees\"><strong>Ailing Yankees<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Yankees<\/strong> began the season with a great amount of depth, and that depth is going to be tested. New York\u2019s injured list is piling up fast. Outfielders Clint Frazier, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Aaron Hicks are all on the DL, not to mention first baseman Greg Bird. They were recently joined by third baseman Brandon Drury and pitcher <strong>C.C.<\/strong> <strong>Sabathia<\/strong>. Even with the kind of talent the Yankees have, that\u2019s a lot of injuries to overcome while playing in the uber-competitive AL East.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"brewers-lose-their-closer\"><strong>Brewers Lose Their Closer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Speaking of injuries, the Brewers had a tough break when they lost closer<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/news\/brewers-closer-knebel-out-4-6-weeks-a-look-at-the-closer-by-committee-options-they-plan-to-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong> Corey Knebel<\/strong> to a hamstring injury<\/a> that figures to keep him sidelined for four-to-six weeks. Knebel was an all-star last year, so his injury is a huge hit to <strong>Milwaukee\u2019s<\/strong> bullpen early in the year. The good news for the Brewers is that they have a fairly deep bullpen, so they should have four or five guys who can handle the late innings. But losing Knebel over the next month or so is bound to hurt them.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"rough-start-for-gabe-kapler\"><strong>Rough Start for Gabe Kapler<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>New Phillies manager <strong>Gabe Kapler<\/strong> isn\u2019t the first person to get booed by Philadelphia sports fans. But he may be the first manager to get booed at his team\u2019s home opener. The <strong>Phillies<\/strong> started the season 1-4 before their home opener, during which time Kapler badly mismanaged the pitching staff. He even brought in a relief pitcher who hadn\u2019t warmed up in the bullpen prior to entering the game. Kapler handled it well and said all the right things afterward. But he clearly has a long road ahead of him to win over the fans. Of course, beating the Marlins 20-1 on Saturday night should help a little.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"red-hot-red-sox\"><strong>Red Hot Red Sox<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The<strong> Boston Red Sox<\/strong> are the hottest team in baseball right now. After dropping their season opener, they have won their last seven games. The starting pitching has been excellent thus far. Even guys not named David Price and Chris Sale have given the club quality starts, which is surprising with Eduardo Rodriguez,<strong> Drew Pomeranz,<\/strong> and Steven Wright on the DL. Offensively, a few key players have started the season slowly, but the rest of the team has more than made up for it. The trio of Xander Bogaerts, Mookie Betts, and Rafael Devers have helped carry the team, with mashers Hanley Ramirez and J.D. Martinez also contributing.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"dodgers-blues\"><strong>Dodgers Blues<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Dodgers<\/strong> entered the season as favorites to win another NL West title, but they have stumbled out of the gate. Los Angeles begins Sunday 2-6 on the season and losers of four in a row. The team\u2019s starting pitching has been strong, but the bullpen has let a few games get away. Perhaps more surprising is the fact that few players outside of catcher <strong>Yasmani<\/strong> <strong>Grandal<\/strong> have gotten off to a good start offensively. The Dodgers will no doubt get things turned around, but the NL West is not a division in which you want to fall behind early in the season.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-pittsburgh-surprise\"><strong>A Pittsburgh Surprise<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Pirates<\/strong> may be the biggest surprise in baseball early in the season. The Bucs traded away Andrew McCutchen and Gerrit Cole during the offseason, so expectations were quite low to start the year. But the Pirates are off to a 6-2 start by virtue of scoring the second most runs in the National League thus far. To be fair, they\u2019ve done much of their damage against the Tigers and Reds, two other teams who aren\u2019t expected to be playoff contenders. Nevertheless, keep an eye on the <strong>Pirates<\/strong> to see if they can keep it going when they play the Cubs and Rockies over the next couple of weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Major League Baseball Week 1 in Review","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[463],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Major League Baseball Week 1 in Review - The Latest Sports Betting News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Major League Baseball Week 1 in Review - 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