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Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Pirates at Padres Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 30  —  Its Friday, May 30 and the Pirates (21-36) are in San Diego to take on the Padres (31-23).  Mitch Keller is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Nick Pivetta for San Diego.
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Red Sox at Braves Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 30  —  Its Friday, May 30 and the Red Sox (27-31) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (26-29).  Lucas Giolito is slated to take the mound for Boston against Grant Holmes for Atlanta.
Discussion: Over the Monster and Deadspin
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Angels at Guardians Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 30  —  Its Friday, May 30 and the Angels (25-30) are in Cleveland to take on the Guardians (30-25).  José Soriano is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Luis L. Ortiz for Cleveland.
Discussion: Deadspin and Plain Dealer
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Athletics at Blue Jays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 30  —  Its Friday, May 30 and the Athletics (23-34) are in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays (28-28).  —  Jeffrey Springs is slated to take the mound for Oakland against Chris Bassitt for Toronto.
Discussion: Deadspin and Sportsnet.ca
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Tigers at Royals prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for May 30  —  Its Friday, May 30 and the Tigers (37-20) are in Kansas City to take on the Royals (30-27).  —  Casey Mize is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Seth Lugo for Kansas City.
Discussion: Bless You Boys, MLive.com and Deadspin
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Yankees at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 30  —  Its a World Series rematch starting tonight at Chavez Ravine.  The New York Yankees (35-20) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (34-22).  —  Max Fried is slated to take the mound …
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Cardinals at Rangers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 30  —  On Friday, May 30, the Cardinals (32-24) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (27-30).  —  Matthew Liberatore is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Jack Leiter for Texas.
Discussion: Viva El Birdos and Deadspin
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Brewers at Phillies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 30  —  Its Friday, May 30 and the Brewers (29-28) are in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies (36-20).  —  DL Hall is slated to take the mound for Milwaukee against Taijuan Walker for Philadelphia.
Discussion: Brew Crew Ball
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Rockies at Mets Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for May 30  —  Its Friday, May 30 and the Rockies (9-47) are in Queens to take on the Mets (34-22).  —  Kyle Freeland is slated to take the mound for Colorado against David Peterson for New York.
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Nationals at Diamondbacks Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for May 30
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White Sox at Orioles Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 30
Discussion: Baltimore Sun, Camden Chat and Deadspin
NBCSports.com:   Rays at Astros prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 30
NBCSports.com:   Reds at Cubs Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 30
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Rockies at Mets prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for May 30
Discussion: SNY
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Giants at Marlins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for May 30
Discussion: McCovey Chronicles
Kurt Badenhausen / Sportico:
Dodgers, Yankees Run Away With MLB Ticket Revenue Race  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees face off this weekend in a three-game series at Dodger Stadium, a rematch of the 2024 World Series won by LA in five games.  It matches the clear 2025 World Series favorites—Dodgers +240 …
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Associated Press:
Angels slugger Mike Trout is reportedly expected to be activated off the injured list on Friday  —  CLEVELAND — Mike Trout is expected to be activated off the injured list on Friday before the Los Angeles Angels face the Cleveland Guardians, a person with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press.
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MLB players' families grapple with rising online threats as sports betting surges  —  HOUSTON — Soon after Lance McCullers Jr.'s family received online death threats following a tough start by the Houston Astros' pitcher, his 5-year-old daughter, Ava, overheard wife Kara talking on the phone about it.
Keith Law / New York Times:
Ranking MLB top 50 prospects after 2 months: Roman Anthony remains No. 1  —  With so many graduations, significant injuries and other changes among the top prospects in baseball since I ranked 100 of them back in January, I'm offering an earlier-than-usual update to those rankings with the top 50 prospects currently in the minors.
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