Astros at Rays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 20  —  Its Tuesday, May 20 and the Astros (25-22) are in Tampa to take on the Rays (21-26).  —  Brandon Walter is slated to take the mound for Houston against Zack Littell for Tampa Bay.

Tigers at Cardinals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 20  —  It's Tuesday, May 20, and the Tigers (31-17) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (27-21).  Tarik Skubal is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Erick Fedde for St. Louis.

Royals at Giants Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 20  —  It's Tuesday, May 20, and the Royals (27-22) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (28-20).  Michael Lorenzen is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Hayden Birdsong for San Francisco.

Mariners at White Sox prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 20  —  Its Tuesday, May 20 and the Mariners (27-19) are in Chicago to take on the White Sox (14-34).  —  Seattle is undecided regarding who will start for them today while Bryse Wilson gets the nod for Chicago.

How Phillies will navigate a bullpen without José Alvarado — in the short and longer term  —  DENVER — On the second day without their most-trusted reliever, the Phillies' bullpen door opened for a man who had not pitched in eight days.  Joe Ross tossed a scoreless seventh inning on 14 pitches.

Will Phillies trade for reliever after Alvarado suspension?  —  The Trade Deadline is more than two months away, but following José Alvarado's 80-game suspension for violating the league's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment program, the Phillies find themselves in the market for a late-inning reliever.