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Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
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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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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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.
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
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.
Discussion: New York Times
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
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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Nationals at Orioles Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 16  —  This weekend, the Washington Nationals (18-27) travel up I-95 to Baltimore to take on the Orioles (15-27).  —  MacKenzie Gore is slated to take the mound for Washington against Kyle Gibson for Baltimore.
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Mets at Yankees prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 16  —  Juan Soto returns to the Bronx this weekend for the first time since signing with the Mets in the offseason as the Yankees (25-18) and the Mets (28-16) square off in a three-game series.
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White Sox at Cubs prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 16  —  Friday, the Cubs (25-19) open up a weekend series at Wrigley Field against their crosstown rivals, the White Sox (14-30).  —  Shane Smith is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Cade Horton for Chicago.
NBCSports.com:   Tigers at Blue Jays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 16
NBCSports.com:   Athletics at Dodgers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 15
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Astros at Rangers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 15
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Rays at Blue Jays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 15
Discussion: Sportsnet.ca and DRaysBay
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Twins at Orioles prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 15
Discussion: Sportsnet.ca and Twinkie Town
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Nationals at Braves prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 15
Discussion: Battery Power
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White Sox at Reds Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 15
Discussion: South Side Sox and Red Reporter
Anthony Rieber / Newsday:
Subway Series: The Bronx giraffe has yet to win the Mets' 5-Borough Mascot Race, and some smell a rat  —  Heading into this weekend's Subway Series, there is a new wrinkle in the Mets-Yankees rivalry.  And it has to do with a slow-footed or suspiciously unlucky fake giraffe.
Josh Wilson / Sports Illustrated:
The Seven MLB Hitters Who Are Raking With Reinvented Batting Stances  —  It's all in the setup.  —  Ahead of the 2025 MLB season, Baseball Savant, MLB's Statcast data platform and website, released a new set of stats for the public to use related to batting stances.
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 …
Associated Press:
Bruce Bochy passes Sparky Anderson with 2,195th career win for 6th among all-time MLB managers  —  Bruce Bochy got his 2,195th career win to break a tie with Sparky Anderson for the sixth-most by an MLB manager when the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 1-0 on Thursday night.
Associated Press:
Jacob deGrom and Rangers get 1-0 win on Jake Burger's homer against Astros and Hunter Brown  —  Jacob deGrom went eight innings to win his fourth consecutive start for the Texas Rangers, who got Jake Burger's solo home run off Hunter Brown in a 1- win over the Houston Astros on Thursday night …
Associated Press:
Rockies looking past futility mark toward day off and upcoming series against Diamondbacks  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — The Colorado Rockies left Texas as the first team in baseball's modern era to lose 36 of their first 43 games and hoping an off day in Arizona can help them reset.
Discussion: AZ Snake Pit
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Rockies fall 8-3 to Rangers, become first team to start season 7-36 in modern era
Discussion: Denver Post and Lone Star Ball
 
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