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Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
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.
Discussion: 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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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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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.
Discussion: 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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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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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.
Discussion: Just Baseball
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Mets at Cardinals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 2  —  Its Friday, May 2 and the Mets (21-11) are in St. Louis to open a series against the Cardinals (14-18).  —  Clay Holmes is slated to take the mound for New York against Sonny Gray for St. Louis.
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue and SNY
NBCSports.com:   Rockies at Giants prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 2
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Athletics at Rangers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 1
Discussion: Lone Star Ball
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Rockies at Giants prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 1
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.
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.
Associated Press:
Mike Trout is going on the injured list again with a bone bruise in his left knee  —  Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout is headed back to the 10-day injured list because of a bone bruise in his surgically repaired left knee.  Angels manager Ron Washington made the announcement Thursday night following …
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.
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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