5 Must-Watch Baseball Series: Rivalries, High Stakes

0:00It's April 20th. I'm Kory with the story. This is MLB News today, driven by AI and bill for baseball fans. Baseball fans this week starting April 20th brings fire with five must watch series packed with rivalries and high stakes. We've got the Dodgers taking on the Giants for three games, Tuesday through Thursday, Yankees versus Red Sox, same days, Philly's at Bray's Friday too. Sunday, pirates facing brewers, those same weekend days, and a two-game Mexico City showdown between Padres and Diamondbacks Saturday and Sunday. The Dodgers, back-to-back World Series champs at 15 and 6, roll into San Francisco with the lead-best offense against the Giants sitting at, 9 and 13. Shohei Otani's on a 51-game on-base streak with a tiny 0.50 ERA pitching. Meanwhile, the Yankees and Red Sox kick off their drama-filled rivalry, both coming off losing skids but hungry for playoff pushes with Aaron Judge, and Ben Rice swinging hot bats for New York.

1:03Over in the NLEs, the Philly's chased the hot braves who just swept them but trail in recent head-to-heads. Atlanta's Ronald O'Cooner Jr., and Austin Riley, are heating up, while Rookie Drake Baldwin leads MLB in hits. Then the pirates, 13 and 9 after smart offseason moves, test the three-time defending NL Central champ brewers with O'Neal Crew's dominating ad. Bat, and on the bases, leading the national league with nine steals, heads up for the Mexico City Series at 7,350 feet elevation, where balls fly like crazy, averaging nearly 17 runs per game last time. Padres hold recent edges over the Diamondbacks, but expect Homer's galore in this international vibe. These matchups could shift divisions early, so lock in, see who grabs bragging rights, and let's see which teams turn hot starts into real runs.