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11:40 AM ET, June 5, 2025

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Guardians at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 5  —  It's Thursday, June 5, and the Guardians (33-27) are in the Bronx to take on the Yankees (37-23).  Slade Cecconi is slated to take the mound for Cleveland against Max Fried for New York.
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Rangers at Rays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 5  —  It's Thursday, June 5, and the Rangers (29-33) are in Tampa to take on the Rays (32-29).  Jack Leiter is slated to take the mound for Texas against Ryan Pepiot for Tampa Bay.
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
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.
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
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.
Discussion: Deadspin
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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.
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
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.
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes and Deadspin
NBCSports.com:   Royals at Cardinals Game 1 prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for June 5
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:   Mets at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 5
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Royals at Cardinals Game 2 prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for June 5
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors
NBCSports.com:   Diamondbacks at Braves Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 5
NBCSports.com:   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
Discussion: Winnipeg Free Press
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Diamondbacks at Braves prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for June 4
Discussion: Battery Power and Arizona Sports
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Tigers at White Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 4
Discussion: South Side Sox
NBCSports.com:   Mets at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 4
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Guardians at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 4
Discussion: Plain Dealer
Evan Petzold / Detroit Free Press:
Detroit Tigers' Colt Keith is going to play third base.  Here's what it means  —  CHICAGO — The Detroit Tigers continue to search for an answer at third base.  —  For more than a year, the Tigers avoided playing Colt Keith at third base because of a labrum injury in his right shoulder suffered during his time in the minor leagues.
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and MLive.com
Jorge Montanez / NBCSports.com:
Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Luke Weaver sidelined, Devin Williams steps back in as Yankees closer  —  In this week's Closer Report, Devin Williams is getting another ninth-inning audition with the Yankees as Luke Weaver heads to the injured list with a left hamstring strain.
Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:
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.
ESPN:
Rockies again beat Marlins; first 3-game sweep since May 2024  —  Hunter Goodman tripled and doubled and the Colorado Rockies beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Wednesday to complete a sweep in their first series win of the season.  —  Rockies starter Kyle Freeland allowed two unearned runs over 6⅓ innings.
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Former All-Star catcher in minors with Red Sox leaves team, likely will retire
Discussion: MLB Trade Rumors and Yahoo Sports
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New York Mets  —  Objective: Get Juan Soto really going and run away with the NL East.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports and New Jersey Online
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