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Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Royals at Giants prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 19 — It's Monday, May 19, and the Royals (26-22) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (28-19). Kris Bubic is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Robbie Ray for San Francisco.
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McCovey Chronicles and Royals Review
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Tigers at Cardinals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 19 — It's Monday, May 19, and the Tigers (31-16) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (26-21). Keider Montero is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Sonny Gray for St. Louis.
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Bless You Boys
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Phillies at Rockies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 19 — It's Monday, May 19, and the Phillies (28-18) are in Denver to take on the Rockies (8-38). Cristopher Sánchez is slated to take the mound for Philadelphia against Kyle Freeland for Colorado.
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Winnipeg Free Press
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Guardians at Twins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 19 — Its Monday, May 19 and the Guardians (25-21) are in Minneapolis to take on the Twins (26-21). — Logan Allen is slated to take the mound for Cleveland against Bailey Ober for Minnesota.
Discussion:
Covering the Corner
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Diamondbacks at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for May 19 — It's Monday, May 19, and the Diamondbacks (25-22) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (29-18). Brandon Pfaadt is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Landon Knack for Los Angeles.
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Cubs at Marlins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 19 — Its Monday, May 19 and the Cubs (28-19) are in Miami to take on the Marlins (18-27). — Ben Brown is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Edward Cabrera for Miami.
Discussion:
Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Mariners at White Sox prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 19 — Its Monday, May 19 and the Mariners (26-19) are in Chicago to take on the White Sox (14-33). — Luis Castillo is slated to take the mound for Seattle against Davis Martin for Chicago.
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South Side Sox
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Reds at Pirates prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 19 — Its Monday, May 19 and the Reds (24-24) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (15-32). — Nick Lodolo is slated to take the mound for Cincinnati against Mitch Keller for Pittsburgh.
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Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado suspended 80 games by MLB — Philadelphia Phillies reliever Jose Alvarado has been suspended 80 games without pay for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy. — The hard-throwing left-hander tested positive for exogenous testosterone …
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NBC Sports Philadelphia, Lone Star Ball, Yahoo Sports and Sportsnet.ca
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Associated Press:
Chris Taylor released by Dodgers, who owe him $13.4 million — LOS ANGELES — Chris Taylor was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday to clear a roster spot for utilityman Tommy Edman, who was activated off the injured list and was in the starting lineup for the series finale against the Los Angeles Angels.
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MLB.com, Los Angeles Times, Holland | WHTC AM & FM, New York Post, Orange County Register, Yahoo Sports and Sportsnet.ca
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Alden Gonzalez / ESPN:
Dodgers release utilityman Chris Taylor, activate Tommy Edman
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MLB Trade Rumors, Winnipeg Free Press, Yahoo Sports and Orange County Register
Associated Press:
Pirates pitcher Jared Jones to be examined again after setback in recovery from strained elbow — PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Jared Jones will be re-examined after a setback in is recovery from a strained ligament in his right elbow. — Jones, 23, had been on a throwing program …
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Winnipeg Free Press
Christopher Crawford / NBCSports.com:
Top fantasy baseball prospects: Matt Shaw gets the call, Cole Young heating up — A reminder: This is ONLY players who have Rookie of the Year MLB eligibility, and ONLY a look at potential help for 2025. — That out of the way, here's a look at the top prospects who can help your fantasy roster this season.
Associated Press:
Twins' streaks end at 13 wins, team-record 34 scoreless innings — MILWAUKEE — Jackson Chourio robbed Royce Lewis of a potential tying homer in the eighth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers ended the Minnesota Twins' 13-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory on Sunday.
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Brew Crew Ball, MLB.com, Twinkie Town, Winnipeg Free Press, Associated Press and baseballmusings.com
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Sahadev Sharma / New York Times:
Matt Shaw, likely returning to Cubs, has made the changes they've wanted to see — CHICAGO — When the Cubs sent Matt Shaw down to Triple A in the middle of April, the hope was that it wouldn't be a long stint with Iowa. The Cubs knew it would be hard to address their hole at third base in any other way than internally.
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Chicago Tribune, Bleed Cubbie Blue, MLB Trade Rumors, MLB.com, Chicago Sun Times and Daily Herald
Jared Diamond / Wall Street Journal:
Baseball Seeks an Answer to a 150-Year-Old Question: What Is a Swing? — In a bid to settle the unending argument over when exactly a batter has swung at a pitch, MLB is launching a replay program in the minor leagues to adjudicate on checked swings — Jim Evans has dedicated …
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CBSSports.com and Baseball America
