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This is Game 3, not some clean slate opener, and that changes the handicap quite a bit. The Pittsburgh Penguins head to Xfinity Mobile Arena on Wednesday night trailing 2-0 in the series after dropping both home games, so the pressure is obvious now. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM ET on TNT, and Philadelphia has already shown it is comfortable dragging this matchup into the kind of low-event, tight-checking game that frustrates Pittsburgh. That is really the story so far. The Penguins finished the regular season 41-25-16 and were good enough on the road to stay dangerous in this spot, but the Flyers went 43-27-12, earned home ice, and have controlled the tone through two games. Philadelphia has

The Athletics need only to look to the top of the third deck in right field at T-Mobile Park to realize the road to the American League West title goes through Seattle. That’s where the Mariners’ 2025 division championship banner hangs. “(The Mariners) were one game away from going to the World Series last year,” the Athletics’ Shea Langeliers said. “Last year, it kind of felt like a dogfight every time we played them. I don’t think it’s going to be any different this year. These early games in the season, you can look back later and realize how much they mean.” Langeliers homered for a second consecutive night Tuesday, leading the A’s to a 5-2 victory as they remained

Cincinnati goes for a sweep Wednesday afternoon at Tropicana Field, with first pitch set for 1:10 p.m. ET on MLB.TV. The Reds come in at 16-8, first in the NL Central, and they have been excellent away from home at 10-2. Tampa Bay is 12-11, second in the AL East, but only 4-4 at home and trying to stop a three-game slide. Even with the Rays still favored, this feels like one of those spots where recent form and price are pulling in opposite directions. The Reds have already taken the first two games of the series, winning 6-1 on Monday and 12-6 on Tuesday. Cincinnati has now won five straight and is chasing a perfect 6-0 road trip, while

Houston heads into Progressive Field for Wednesday’s series finale trying to salvage a split after Tuesday’s 8-5 loss. The Astros are 9-16, last in the AL West, and just 2-10 on the road. Cleveland is 14-11, first in the AL Central, and 8-4 at home. First pitch is set for 1:10 p.m. ET, and the conditions look mild for an April afternoon in Cleveland, with temperatures around 60 degrees and only a light breeze. The game state matters here. Cleveland stole Tuesday’s win with a six-run eighth inning after trailing late, while Houston’s bullpen issues showed up again in a series where the Astros have already asked too much from the relief group. Even so, this is not a simple