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Twins at Brewers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 16 — Its Friday, May 16 and the Twins (24-20) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (21-23). — Joe Ryan is slated to take the mound for Minnesota against Chad Patrick for Milwaukee.
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Angels at Dodgers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 16 — It's Friday, May 16 and the Angels (17-25) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (29-15). Jack Kochanowicz is slated to take the mound for the Angels against Dustin May for the Dodgers.
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Pirates at Phillies Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 16 — It's Friday, May 16, and the Pirates (15-29) are in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies (25-18). Andrew Heaney is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Ranger Suárez for Philadelphia.
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Braves at Red Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 16 — It's Friday, May 16 and the Braves (22-22) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (22-23). Chris Sale is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Garrett Crochet for Boston.
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Astros at Rangers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 16 — It's Friday, May 16 and the Astros (22-21) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (24-21). Lance McCullers is slated to take the mound for Houston against Nathan Eovaldi for Texas.
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Dallas Morning News and The Crawfish Boxes
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Athletics at Giants Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 16 — It's Friday, May 16, and the Athletics (22-22) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (25-19). JP Sears is slated to take the mound for Oakland against Logan Webb for San Francisco.
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Rockies at Diamondbacks Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for May 16 — Its Friday, May 16 and the Rockies (7-36) are in Phoenix to take on the Diamondbacks (23-21). — Carson Palmquist is slated to take the mound for Colorado against Corbin Burnes for Arizona.
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AZ Snake Pit
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Nationals at Orioles Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 16
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Tigers at Blue Jays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 16
Rob Longley / Toronto Sun:
Blue Jays' Kevin Gausman concerned about lack of starting depth and latest wobbles — 'It's something that we know. Everybody knows our depth isn't crazy. It's the guys that we have here. It's us. We've got to do it. We've got to put it together.'
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Bluebird Banter
Associated Press:
White Sox acquire right-hander Miguel Castro in a trade with the Astros — CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox acquired right-hander Miguel Castro in a trade with the Houston Astros on Friday. — Castro and infielder Vinny Capra were added to the roster before the opener of a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs.
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Sports Illustrated and MLB Trade Rumors
Associated Press:
Shohei Ohtani strikes out against Athletics' position player — LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani had quite a game on his bobblehead night. Two home runs, six runs. — Then Jhonny Pereda struck him out. — The Athletics' backup catcher faced Ohtani in the eighth inning.
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Associated Press:
Former MLB shortstop Rafael Furcal faces felony charges in South Florida, police say — Former major league shortstop Rafael Furcal is facing felony charges in South Florida, authorities said. The former All-Star turned himself in at the Broward County jail on Wednesday and was released …
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Los Angeles Times, Plain Dealer, PennLive, AZ Snake Pit, Yahoo Sports, Green Bay | WTAQ, New York Times, New York Daily News and New York Post
ESPN:
Ranking MLB's Rivalry Weekend matchups: Which feuds burn hottest? — For the first time, MLB is putting some of the sport's top geographical battles together in a rivalry weekend that begins Thursday night. — Because the matchups are built around natural location rivalries …
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MLB.com, FanDuel Research, The Good Phight and Pitcher List
