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Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Giants at Padres Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 29  —  It's Tuesday, April 29 and the Giants (19-10) are in San Diego to take on the Padres (17-11).  Logan Webb is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Nick Pivetta for San Diego.
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Marlins at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 29  —  It's Tuesday, April 29 and the Marlins (12-16) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (19-10).  Sandy Alcantara is slated to take the mound for Miami against the heavy-hitters of Los Angeles.
Discussion: True Blue LA
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Athletics at Rangers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 29  —  Its Tuesday, April 29 and the Athletics (15-14) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (15-14).  Jacob Lopez is slated to take the mound for Oakland against Jacob deGrom for Texas.
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
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Braves at Rockies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 29  —  Its Tuesday, April 29 and the Braves (13-15) are in Denver to take on the Rockies (4-24).  The pitcher for Atlanta is undecided at the moment, but Germán Márquez is slated to take the mound for Colorado.
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Red Sox at Blue Jays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, and betting trends for April 29  —  Its Tuesday, April 29 and the Red Sox (16-14) are in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays (13-15).  —  Garrett Crochet is slated to take the mound for Boston against Bowden Francis for Toronto.
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Tigers at Astros prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 29  —  Its Tuesday, April 29 and the Tigers (18-11) are in Houston to take on the Astros (15-13).  —  Reese Olson is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Ryan Gusto for Houston.
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Cardinals at Reds Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 29  —  Its Tuesday, April 29 and the Cardinals (12-17) are in Cincinnati to take on the Reds (16-13).  —  Miles Mikolas is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Brady Singer for Cincinnati.
Discussion: Red Reporter and Viva El Birdos
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Brewers at White Sox prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers and betting trends for April 29  —  Its Tuesday, April 29 and the Brewers (14-15) are in Chicago to take on the White Sox (7-21).  —  Freddy Peralta is slated to take the mound for Milwaukee against Bryse Wilson for Chicago.
Discussion: South Side Sox
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Diamondbacks at Mets prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for April 29  —  Its Tuesday, April 29 and the Diamondbacks (15-13) are in Queens to take on the Mets (20-9).  —  Eduardo Rodriguez is slated to take the mound for Arizona against David Peterson for New York.
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Nationals at Phillies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for April 29  —  Its Tuesday, April 29 and the Nationals (13-16) are in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies (15-13).  —  MacKenzie Gore is slated to take the mound for Washington against Zack Wheeler for Philadelphia.
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Cubs at Pirates Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 29
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
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Yankees at Orioles prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 29
Discussion: Just Baseball
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Marlins at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 28
Discussion: True Blue LA
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Braves at Rockies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 28
Associated Press:
Guardians place right-hander Paul Sewald on 15-day injured list with right shoulder strain  —  CLEVELAND — Guardians reliever Paul Sewald was placed on the 15-day injured list before Tuesday's game against the Minnesota Twins with a right shoulder stain.  —  The right-hander was removed during …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Paige Leckie / MLB.com:
Nimmo slams way into Mets record books with 9 RBIs ... in 3-inning span!  —  WASHINGTON — Brandon Nimmo hadn't been having the best start to the year entering play on Monday.  He'd been making decent contact and hitting balls hard, but they weren't dropping for hits.
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Associated Press:
Left-hander Brooks Raley, recovering from elbow surgery, agrees to $1.85 million deal with Mets  —  NEW YORK — Left-hander Brooks Raley, who is recovering from elbow surgery last May, on Tuesday finalized a one-year contract with the New York Mets that guarantees $1.85 million.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
Randy Miller / New Jersey Online:
Red Sox's Jarren Duran has Yankees in corner ... Aaron Judge, ex-teammate, et al  —  BALTIMORE — Yankees bench player Pablo Reyes was a Red Sox in 2023 and 2024.  It wasn't public, but he and everyone else on the club knew one of their young outfielders was dealing with mental torture …
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D.J. Short / NBCSports.com:
MLB Power Rankings: The Mets climb to the No. 1 spot, Tigers and Mariners surging
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Associated Press:
Astros' Altuve asks to move out of leadoff spot to have more time to get back from left field  —  HOUSTON — Jose Altuve asked manager Joe Espada to move him out of the leadoff spot and into the second hole for the Houston Astros.  —  The reason?  He wanted more time to get to the dugout from left field.
Associated Press:
Rob Manfred says he discussed Pete Rose's status with Donald Trump and will rule on reinstatement  —  NEW YORK — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said he discussed Pete Rose with President Donald Trump at a meeting two weeks ago and he plans to rule on a request to end the sport's permanent ban …
Discussion: New York Times and AZ Snake Pit
 
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