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Cubs at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 2 — Its Friday, May 2 and the Cubs (19-13) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (16-16). Ben Brown is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Quinn Priester for Milwaukee.
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Plain Dealer, masslive.com, Bleed Cubbie Blue, MLB Trade Rumors, Brew Crew Ball and cubsinsider.com
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Rockies at Giants prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 2 — Its Friday, May 2 and the Rockies (6-25) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (19-13). Antonio Senzatela is slated to take the mound for Colorado against Robbie Ray for San Francisco.
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Royals at Orioles prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 2 — It's Friday, May 2 and the Royals (17-15) are in Baltimore to take on the Orioles (12-18). Michael Wacha is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Dean Kremer for Baltimore.
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Baltimore Sun, Royals Review and Camden Chat
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Diamondbacks at Phillies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for May 2 — Its Friday, May 2 and the Diamondbacks (17-14) are in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies (17-14). Merrill Kelly is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Jesús Luzardo for Philadelphia.
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Sports Illustrated, AZ Snake Pit and 97.5 The Fanatic
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Tigers at Angels prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 2 — Its Friday, May 2 and the Tigers (20-12) are in Anaheim to take on the Angels (12-18). Tarik Skubal is slated to take the mound for Detroit against José Soriano for Los Angeles.
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Just Baseball
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Padres at Pirates prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 2 — It's Friday, May 2 and the Padres (19-11) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (12-20). Dylan Cease is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Mitch Keller for Pittsburgh.
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Bucs Dugout
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Dodgers at Braves Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 2 — Its Friday, May 2 and the Dodgers (21-10) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (14-16). — Yoshinobu Yamamoto is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Grant Holmes for Atlanta.
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Battery Power and True Blue LA
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Rays at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 2 — Its Friday, May 2 and the Rays (14-17) are in Bronx to take on the Yankees (18-13). Tampa sits four games behind the Yankees in the American League East.
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Mets at Cardinals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 2
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New Jersey Online, Amazin' Avenue and SNY
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Athletics at Rangers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 1
Discussion:
Lone Star Ball
Associated Press:
Yankees' Jazz Chisholm Jr. put on injured list because of strained right oblique — NEW YORK — Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. was placed on the 15-day injured list because of a strained right oblique after getting hurt during a swing in a game at the Baltimore Orioles.
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New York Times:
MLB made a change that players say shrank the strike zone — and caught them by surprise — Last winter, Major League Baseball negotiated a seemingly simple change in how home-plate umpires are graded and evaluated. But now, a month into the season, its impact on balls and strikes …
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New York Post, Pinstripe Alley, cubsinsider.com and baseballmusings.com
Associated Press:
Pirates fan who fell 21 feet to field still in critical condition — PITTSBURGH — The fan who fell from the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall in right field at PNC Park during Wednesday night's game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs remained in critical condition Thursday morning.
Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:
MLB Wealth Transfer Drives Fierce NL West Competition — SAN DIEGO - The transfer of playing wealth from the American League East to the National League West is palpable, says veteran San Diego Padres outfielder Jason Heyward, who offered an acute analysis of the issue.
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Pinstripe Alley, NBC Sports Bay Area … and MLB.com
Associated Press:
Diamondbacks place Justin Martinez on 15-day IL with right shoulder inflammation — NEW YORK — The Arizona Diamondbacks placed reliever Justin Martinez on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation after after his velocity dipped while he failed to record an out against the New York Mets.
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Arizona Sports, Arizona Republic and MLB Trade Rumors
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