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Cardinals at Mets prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 18 — Its Friday, April 18 and the Cardinals (9-10) are in Queens to take on the Mets (12-7). — Miles Mikolas is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against David Peterson for New York.
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Royals at Tigers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 17 — It's Thursday, April 17 and the Royals (8-11) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (10-8). Michael Lorenzen is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Reese Olson for Detroit.
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Farm to Fountains, MLive.com, Royals Review, Bless You Boys and Plain Dealer
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Yankees at Rays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 17 — It's Thursday, April 17 and the Yankees (11-7) are in Tampa to take on the Rays (8-10). Will Warren is slated to take the mound for New York against Taj Bradley for Tampa Bay.
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Guardians at Orioles prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 17 — Its Thursday, April 17 and the Guardians (9-8) are in Baltimore to take on the Orioles (7-10). Tanner Bibee is slated to take the mound for Cleveland against Tomoyuki Sugano for Baltimore.
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Baltimore Sun and Associated Press
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Giants at Phillies Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 17 — Its Thursday, April 17 and the Giants (13-5) are in Philadelphia to wrap up their four-game series against the Phillies (10-8). — Jordan Hicks is slated to take the mound …
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Mariners at Reds prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 17 — Its Thursday, April 17 and the Mariners (9-9) are in Cincinnati to take on the Reds (9-9). — Emerson Hancock is slated to take the mound for Seattle against Brady Singer for Cincinnati.
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Lookout Landing, Associated Press and Redleg Nation
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Athletics at White Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for April 17 — Its Thursday, April 17 and the Athletics (8-10) are in Chicago looking to finish off a three-game sweep of the White Sox (4-13). — JP Sears is slated to take the mound for Oakland against Davis Martin for Chicago.
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South Side Sox and Athletics Nation
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Nationals at Pirates prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for April 17
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Tigers at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 16
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MLive.com and Bless You Boys
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Rockies at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 16
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True Blue LA
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Royals at Yankees prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 16
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New York Post and Royals Review
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Red Sox at Rays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 16
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Mets at Twins prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 16
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Braves at Blue Jays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 16
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Sportsnet.ca and Battery Power
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Nationals' Jorge Lopez suspended 3 games for throwing at Andrew McCutchen — Washington Nationals reliever Jorge Lopez has been suspended three games for intentionally throwing at Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen during Wednesday's game. — Major League Baseball announced …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Washington Post, CBS News, Federal Baseball, Associated Press, New York Post and baseballmusings.com
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Nationals' Jorge Lopez suspended 3 games for throwing at Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen's head — Washington Nationals pitcher Jorge Lopez has been suspended three games and fined for throwing at Pittsburgh's Andrew McCutchen, Major League Baseball announced.
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MLB.com, Yahoo Sports and Associated Press
Katie Strang / New York Times:
Artemi Panarin, MSG reached settlements with Rangers employee after sexual assault allegation — New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin and Madison Square Garden Sports, the company that owns the team, paid financial settlements to a Rangers employee last year after she alleged …
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New York Daily News, New York Post, Associated Press and Awful Announcing
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Yankees beat Rays 6-3, winners as visitors for first time in their spring training home — TAMPA, Fla. — The New York Yankees were winners as visitors in their spring training home for the first time. — New York was back at Steinbrenner Field for a four-game series against the displaced Tampa Bay Rays …
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Reds place Christian Encarnacion-Strand on 10-day injured list — CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds placed first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand on the 10-day injured list with low back inflammation and recalled infielder Noelvi Marte from Triple-A Louisville.
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Redleg Nation and Red Reporter
