Top News:
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, Baltimore Sun and Camden Chat
RELATED:
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
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.
Discussion:
Arizona Sports, AZ Snake Pit, Associated Press, The Good Phight, 97.5 The Fanatic and Sports Illustrated
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
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.
Discussion:
MadFriars, Gaslamp Ball, Associated Press and Bucs Dugout
NBCSports.com:
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:
Los Angeles Times, True Blue LA, Associated Press and Battery Power
NBCSports.com:
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.
NBCSports.com:
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.
NBCSports.com:
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
Associated Press:
Pete Alonso's hot start is a catalyst for NL East-leading Mets — ST. LOUIS — In a sport where the most successful players fail in most of their at-bats, Pete Alonso knows perfection is not possible. But that won't stop him from trying. — Alonso hit the go-ahead home run in the Mets' 9-3 win …
Discussion:
New York Post and SNY
Jaylon Thompson / Kansas City Star:
How KC Royals flopped (and Witt's streak fizzled) in shutout loss at Baltimore — The Kansas City Royals ran into some very good pitching in Friday night's series opener at Baltimore. — Orioles right-handed starting pitcher Dean Kremer entered the evening with a 7.04 ERA in six outings.
Discussion:
Royals Review and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Riley Greene homers twice during eight-run ninth inning to lead Tigers to 9-1 win over Angels — Riley Greene homered to open the top of the ninth inning and capped an eight-run outburst with a three-run shot to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 9-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night.
Discussion:
ESPN, Orange County Register, MLB.com, Pitcher List, Bless You Boys, Crashing the Pearly Gates, Yahoo Sports, Fargo | KFGO and Associated Press
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.
Discussion:
ESPN, MLB Trade Rumors, Associated Press, New Jersey Online, Yahoo Sports, New York Times, New York Post, New York Daily News and MLB.com
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 …
Discussion:
Twin Cities, New York Post, cubsinsider.com, The Good Phight, baseballmusings.com and Pinstripe Alley
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.
Discussion:
NBC Sports Boston, Arizona Sports, MLB Trade Rumors and Arizona Republic
RELATED:
