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Pirates at Cubs Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 12 — It's Thursday, June 12 and the Pirates (28-41) are in Chicago to take on the Cubs (41-27). Andrew Heaney is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Jameson Taillon for Chicago.
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Cardinals at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 12 — It's Thursday, June 12 and the Cardinals (36-32) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (36-33). Sonny Gray is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Milwaukee.
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Viva El Birdos
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White Sox at Astros Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 12 — It's Thursday, June 12 and the White Sox (23-45) are in Houston to take on the Astros (37-30). Davis Martin is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Framber Valdez for Houston.
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South Side Sox and The Crawfish Boxes
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Tigers at Orioles Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 12 — It's Thursday, June 12 and the Tigers (44-25) are in Baltimore to take on the Orioles (27-39). Tarik Skubal is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Dean Kremer for Baltimore.
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Camden Chat and Bless You Boys
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Yankees at Royals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 12
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Royals Review and U.L.'s Toothpick
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Giants at Rockies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 12
Associated Press:
Mets' Kodai Senga headed to IL with right hamstring strain — NEW YORK — Mets right-hander Kodai Senga, the major league ERA leader, will be placed on the injured list after suffering a right hamstring strain in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
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Mets pitcher Kodai Senga leaves with injury against Nationals — NEW YORK — Mets right-hander Kodai Senga left Thursday's start against the Washington Nationals with an apparent right leg injury. — Senga allowed just two base runners in the first 5 1/3 innings before racing to cover first on CJ Abrams' grounder to Pete Alonso.
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NBC Sports Philadelphia, SNY, New York Daily News, New Jersey Online, New York Post and Amazin' Avenue
New York Times:
Brewers pitcher Aaron Civale asks to be traded after move to bullpen — Veteran right-hander Aaron Civale, bumped from the Milwaukee Brewers' rotation by top prospect Jacob Misiorowski, has asked for a trade. — Civale's agent, Jack Toffey, said he made the request to Brewers general manager Matt Arnold …
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Associated Press:
Mets lefty David Peterson pitches his first nine-inning complete game since college in 2017 — NEW YORK — David Peterson had just walked back to the dugout after eight innings and 97 pitches when New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza approached him. — “Kind of pulled me aside and said let's …
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New Jersey Online
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Peter Abraham / The Boston Globe:
Rafael Devers impressed with youngsters Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer after Red Sox take series from Rays — Rafael Devers knows how it feels to be a rookie joining the Red Sox in the middle of the season and carrying the burden that comes with game-changing talent.
Joel Sherman / New York Post:
Teams calling Mets about Paul Blackburn trade as rotation logjam looms — As the Mets rotation moves closer to full health and a potential logjam, the team has begun to get inquiries about trading Paul Blackburn, two sources told The Post. — Frankie Montas has one rehab start remaining and perhaps two.
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New York Times and MLB Trade Rumors
Matt Gelb / New York Times:
Phillies' Jesús Luzardo rebounds after making changes to address potential tipping — PHILADELPHIA — Jesús Luzardo is a superstitious man, so he changed his hair this week for the third time in three starts. The cornrows, installed after a 12-run nightmare, disappeared following an eight-run outing.
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Phillies Nation and Morning Call
Associated Press:
Twins trade reliever Jorge Alcala to Red Sox for minor leaguer Andy Lugo — MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins dealt struggling reliever Jorge Alcala to the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday in exchange for minor leaguer Andy Lugo. — The 29-year-old Alcala (0-2) has an 8.88 ERA in 22 appearances for the Twins this year.
