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Orioles at Mariners Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 5 — It's Thursday, June 5 and the Orioles (24-36) are in Seattle to take on the Mariners (32-28). Zach Eflin is slated to take the mound for Baltimore against Bryan Woo for Seattle.
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Phillies at Blue Jays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 5 — Its Thursday, June 5 and the Phillies (37-24) are in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays (32-29). — Jesús Luzardo is slated to take the mound for Philadelphia against Chris Bassitt for Toronto.
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Royals at Cardinals prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 5 — It's Thursday, June 5, and the Royals (32-29) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (33-27). Cole Ragans is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Matthew Liberatore for St. Louis.
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Padres at Giants prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 5 — It's Thursday, June 5 and the Padres (35-25) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (34-28). Dylan Cease is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Robbie Ray for San Francisco.
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Tigers at White Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 5 — Its Thursday, June 5 and the Tigers (41-22) are in Chicago to take on the White Sox (19-43). — Casey Mize is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Sean Burke for Chicago.
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Astros at Pirates Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 5 — It's Thursday, June 5 and the Astros (33-28) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (23-39). Framber Valdez is slated to take the mound for Houston against Mitch Keller for Pittsburgh.
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Royals at Cardinals Game 1 prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for June 5 — Its Thursday, June 5 and the Royals (32-29) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (33-27) in a day/night doubleheader following yesterday's rainout. — Let's talk about Game 1.
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Mets at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 5 — It's Thursday, June 5 and the Mets (39-23) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (37-25). David Peterson is slated to take the mound for New York against Landon Knack for Los Angeles.
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Royals at Cardinals Game 2 prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for June 5 — Its Thursday, June 5 and the Royals (32-29) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (33-27) for a doubleheader following last night's rainout. — Cole Ragans is slated …
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Diamondbacks at Braves Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 5 — Its Thursday, June 5 and the Diamondbacks (30-31) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (27-33). — Brandon Pfaadt is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Grant Holmes for Atlanta.
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Padres at Giants Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 4
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Rangers at Rays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 4
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Royals at Cardinals prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 4
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Orioles at Mariners Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 4
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Tigers at White Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 4
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Guardians at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 4
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Diamondbacks at Braves prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for June 4
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Cubs at Nationals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 4
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Mets at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 4
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Manfred: MLB will propose automated ball-strike challenge system for 2026 — NEW YORK — Commissioner Rob Manfred said Wednesday he plans to introduce a proposal to Major League Baseball's competition committee that would bring the automated ball-strike system to MLB in 2026.
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Yankees Build a Better Team After Losing Out on Juan Soto — Sometimes, as the saying goes, the best deals are the ones you don't make. — It's a small sample size and very early in the process, but so far, the New York Yankees are fortunate to have not signed Juan Soto.
