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Phillies at Braves prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 9 — Its Wednesday, April 9 and the Phillies (7-3) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (2-8) in Game 2 of this three-game series. — Taijuan Walker is slated to take the mound for Philadelphia against Grant Holmes for Atlanta.
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Battery Power
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Blue Jays at Red Sox prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 9 — Its Wednesday, April 9 and the Blue Jays (7-5) are in Boston for Game 3 of their series with the Red Sox (6-6). — Kevin Gausman is slated to take the mound for Toronto against Tanner Houck for Boston.
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Yahoo Sports
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Dodgers at Nationals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 9 — Its Wednesday, April 9 and the Dodgers (9-4) look to snap a three-game losing streak when they take the field in Washington against the Nationals (5-6).
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True Blue LA
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Orioles at Diamondbacks Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for April 9 — Its Wednesday, April 9 and the Orioles (5-7) are in Phoenix to wrap up their series against the Diamondbacks (6-6). The teams have split the first two games.
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Arizona Sports
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Rangers at Cubs Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 9 — Its Wednesday, April 9 and the Rangers (8-4) are in Chicago to wrap up their series against the Cubs (9-5). — Tyler Mahle is slated to take the mound for Texas against Shota Imanaga for Chicago
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Yankees at Tigers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 9 — Its Wednesday, April 9 and the Yankees (6-5) wrap up their series in Detroit against the Tigers (7-4). — Max Fried is slated to take the mound for New York against Jack Flaherty for Detroit
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Marlins at Mets prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 9 — Its Wednesday, April 9 and the Marlins (5-6) are in Queens looking to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Mets (8-3). — Max Meyer is slated to take the mound for Miami against Tylor Megill for New York
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SNY and New York Daily News
Associated Press:
Roof collapse at Dominican club kills at least 124 as officials scramble to identify victims — A crowd of people grew increasingly agitated Wednesday as they waited at the Dominican Republic's forensic institute for news of their loved ones still missing a day after a roof collapsed at an iconic nightclub …
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masslive.com and New York Daily News
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Dánica Coto / Associated Press:
What to know on the roof collapse at the Jet Set club in the Dominican Republic
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ESPN:
Pedro Martinez says family members missing after roof collapse
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Associated Press, Boston.com, masslive.com, New York Post and NESN.com
Associated Press:
Octavio Dotel, who once held record of pitching for 13 major league teams, dies in DR roof collapse
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MLB.com and New York Post
Associated Press:
At least 58 dead and 160 injured in a roof collapse at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic
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BBC, New York Post, Associated Press, New York Times, UPI, Newsweek, ESPN, Plain Dealer, WFAA-TV, Royals Review, Yahoo Sports and New York Daily News
Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Octavio Dotel dies from injuries in Dominican Republic nightclub tragedy
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MLB.com, Bless You Boys, New York Post, SNY and Chicago Sun Times
Associated Press:
White Sox dealt another early blow with outfielder Andrew Benintendi placed on 10-day injured list — CLEVELAND — Andrew Benintendi was placed on the 10-day injured list by the White Sox before Wednesday's game against the Cleveland Guardians because of a left adductor strain …
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Chicago Sun Times and MLB Trade Rumors
Associated Press:
Yankees' Bellinger says he won't eat chicken wings for years after suspected case of food poisoning — DETROIT — New York Yankees outfielder Cody Bellinger is swearing off chicken wings. — “I will not eat wings for five years,” Bellinger told reporters on Wednesday …
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New York Post, New York Daily News and Sportsnet.ca
Associated Press:
Braves add to bullpen depth by acquiring right-hander Rafael Montero from Astros — ATLANTA — The Braves added to their bullpen depth on Tuesday night by acquiring right-hander Rafael Montero from the Houston Astros along with $7.7 million that will cover just over 70% of his remaining salary.
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New York Post and Battery Power
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Anthony Franco / MLB Trade Rumors:
Braves Acquire Rafael Montero From Astros
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Battery Power, FanGraphs Baseball and The Crawfish Boxes
Eric Samulski / NBCSports.com:
Mark Vientos and Brett Baty work to overcome slow starts to the 2025 baseball season — The Mets made their lineup instantly more dangerous this off-season when they signed Juan Soto to a historic $756 million deal and then further solidified it by bringing back first baseman Pete Alonso on a two-year deal.
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SNY, Newsday and New York Post
Associated Press:
Diamondbacks Ketel Marte to miss several weeks with left hamstring strain — PHOENIX — Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte is expected to miss several weeks with a Grade 1 left hamstring strain. — Marte was injured on Friday while rounding the bases against Washington.
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Arizona Sports and Sports Illustrated
