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Rockies at Marlins prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 4  —  Its Wednesday, June 4 and the Rockies (11-50) are in Miami to take on the Marlins (23-36).  —  Kyle Freeland is slated to take the mound for Colorado against Cal Quantrill for Miami.
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Brewers at Reds prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 4  —  Its Wednesday, June 4 and the Brewers (33-29) are in Cincinnati to take on the Reds (30-32).  —  Quinn Priester is slated to take the mound for Milwaukee against Andrew Abbott for Cincinnati.
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Tigers at White Sox prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 3
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Angels at Red Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 3
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Mets at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 3
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Phillies at Blue Jays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 3
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Guardians at Yankees prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 3
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Astros at Pirates Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 3
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Cubs at Nationals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 3
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Associated Press:
Yankees place P Weaver (hamstring) on IL, activate IF Chisholm  —  NEW YORK — Luke Weaver's twinge was felt throughout the New York Yankees' fan base.  —  New York's closer went on the 15-day injured list with a strained left hamstring, two days after he got hurt while warming up during a 7-3 victory at the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Yankees closer Luke Weaver goes on injured list with strained left hamstring  —  NEW YORK — Yankees closer Luke Weaver was placed on the 15-day injured list with a strained left hamstring sustained while warming up at Dodger Stadium last weekend, an injury that likely moves Devin Williams back into New York's closer's role.
Associated Press:
Bryce Harper homers in first at-bat in return to Phillies' lineup after missing five games  —  TORONTO — With Bryce Harper back in the lineup, the Philadelphia Phillies got off to a booming start against the Toronto Blue Jays.  —  Harper hit one of two Philadelphia home runs in a six-run …
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Bryce Harper returns to Phillies' lineup after missing five games with bruised right elbow  —  TORONTO — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper will return to the starting lineup Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays after he missed the last five games with a bruised right elbow.
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Sawyer Gipson-Long returns to Detroit Tigers from injured list for first start in 615 days  —  CHICAGO — Right-hander Sawyer Gipson-Long is scheduled to start for the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday, June 4, against the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field, ending a 13-month rehab process from two surgeries …
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and MLive.com
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Red Sox first baseman Triston Casas ‘living [his] worst nightmare’ as he starts injury rehab  —  BOSTON — Triston Casas isn't happy about having to watch the remainder of the Boston Red Sox's season following season-ending knee surgery.  But he's ready to attack the rehab from his second major injury in two years head on.
Susan Slusser / San Francisco Chronicle:
Giants to promote hard-hitting top prospect Bryce Eldridge to Triple-A Sacramento  —  Bryce Eldridge's much anticipated promotion to Triple-A Sacramento is happening Tuesday, the Chronicle has learned, and from there, it could be a quick trip to the San Francisco Giants.
Associated Press:
Diamondbacks put RHP Corbin Burnes on 15-day IL with right elbow inflammation  —  ATLANTA — Arizona Diamondbacks ace Corbin Burnes has been put on the 15-day injured list with right elbow inflammation, two days after leaving a start early against the Washington Nationals.
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Report: Mets calling up prized infield prospect Ronny Mauricio after Mark Vientos injury  —  NEW YORK — The New York Mets are calling up prized infield prospect Ronny Mauricio from the minors, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Jeff Passan's early 2025 MLB trade deadline preview  —  The calls began in recent days, cursory in nature but loaded with meaning.  MLB trade deadline season has arrived, and even if deals will take days, weeks, even months to manifest, plenty of them start with executives reaching out in early June.
 
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