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Orioles at Diamondbacks prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for April 8  —  Its Tuesday, April 8 and the Orioles (5-6) are in Phoenix to take on the Diamondbacks (5-6) in Game 2 of this series.  —  Charlie Morton is slated to take the mound for Baltimore against Merrill Kelly for Arizona.
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Rangers at Cubs prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 8  —  Its Tuesday, April 8 and the Cubs (8-5) host the Rangers (8-3) at Wrigley in Game 2 of their series.  —  Patrick Corbin is slated to take the mound for Texas against Jameson Taillon for Chicago
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Phillies at Braves prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 8  —  Its Tuesday, April 8 and the Phillies (7-2) are in Atlanta to open a series against the Braves (1-8).  —  This one is an elite pitching matchup as Zack Wheeler is slated …
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Blue Jays at Red Sox prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 8  —  Its Tuesday, April 8 and the Blue Jays (6-5) look to make it two straight wins as they continue their series in Boston against the Red Sox (6-5).
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Yankees at Tigers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 8  —  Its Tuesday, April 8 and the Yankees (6-3) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (5 4) in Game 2 of their series.  —  Carlos Carrasco is slated to take the mound for New York against Tarik Skubal for Detroit
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Dodgers at Nationals prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 8  —  Its Tuesday, April 8 and the Dodgers (9-3) are in Washington, DC to continue their series against the Nationals (4-6).  —  Justin Wrobleski is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Brad Lord for Washington
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Cardinals at Pirates Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 8  —  Its a Paul Skenes' Tuesday!  The Pirates (3-7) to to get things back on track as their ace takes the mound against the St. Louis Cardinals (4-5).
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Marlins at Mets prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 8  —  Its Tuesday, April 8 and the Marlins (5-5) are in the New York to take on the Mets (7-3) in Game 2 of this series.  —  Connor Gillispie is slated to take the mound for Miami against Clay Holmes for New York
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Astros at Mariners Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 7
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Marlins at Mets Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 7
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Dodgers at Nationals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 7
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Blue Jays at Red Sox prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 7
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Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:
Guerrero Jr.'s $500M Blue Jays Deal Widens AL East Resource Gap  —  PHOENIX — When a player agrees to a 14-year, $500 million extension, as Toronto's Vladimir Guerrero Jr. reportedly did Sunday night, the signing has a ripple effect.  —  The American League East, almost always led in spending …
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Report: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Blue Jays agree to 14-year, $500 million deal that starts in 2026
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Dodgers' Blake Snell expects to be out for 2 weeks while he recovers from shoulder inflammation  —  WASHINGTON — Los Angeles Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell expects to be out for two weeks while he recovers from shoulder inflammation.  —  Snell, who agreed to a five-year …
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Cardinals' Ivan Herrera is expected to miss 4 weeks because of a bone bruise  —  PITTSBURGH — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Ivan Herrera was placed on the 10-day injured list because of a bone bruise in his left knee.  —  Pedro Pages is expected to get the bulk of the action behind the plate with Herrera out.
 
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