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Two teams coming off impressive weekend series meet when the Colorado Rockies visit the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a three-game series Tuesday night. The Reds have been one of the better stories in the National League to open the season. They’ve won all 11 of their games decided by two runs or less in racing to the top of the NL Central. Cincinnati dropped an 8-3 decision to the Detroit Tigers Sunday but still took two of three in the series and have won nine of 12 heading into the series with the Rockies. Colorado is coming off a road sweep of the New York Mets, in which they allowed just four runs in the three-game set, capped

The importance of getting off to a strong start is something the Houston Astros and host Baltimore Orioles are well aware of entering Tuesday night’s series opener. “It just sets a different tone to your day (when) you score first,” Astros manager Joe Espada said. “The momentum, you want to keep that on your side. … When we do that, we put ourselves in a really good spot to win games.” The Astros have gone 3-7 in their last 10 games, but they beat the visiting New York Yankees 7-4 on Sunday to avoid being swept. The Orioles have lost three of their last five games, including two in a row to visiting Boston. They fell behind in the last

April will go down as a month that manager Rob Thomson and the Philadelphia Phillies would prefer to forget. With 11 losses in their last 12 games and only nine victories on the season, the Phillies are desperate for a win Tuesday when they host the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game set. Philadelphia enters the week with a 9-19 record, matching the New York Mets for the worst mark in baseball. The Phillies’ run differential (-54) is by far the worst in the sport, putting Thomson on the hot seat if things don’t turn around quickly. “Well, that’s natural, right?” Thomson said of his job security. “It’s normal. And I’ve never worried about that in my

Udinese visit Lazio on Monday, April 27, 2026, at Stadio Olimpico in Rome for a Serie A Gameweek 34 matchup. Kickoff is listed for 2:45 p.m. ET, with Lazio sitting ninth and Udinese close behind in 11th, so this is not a title-race match, but it still matters for top-half positioning and any outside European push. Lazio come in with a clear emotional boost after reaching the Coppa Italia final on penalties against Atalanta. That win may help confidence, but it also adds a workload angle because the match went deep before the shootout. Udinese, meanwhile, are not in bad road form, and they have been a tough matchup for Lazio in recent meetings. The betting market makes Lazio the