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Angels at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 17 — It's Tuesday, June 17 and the Angels (34-37) are in Bronx to take on the Yankees (42-29). Kyle Hendricks is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Will Warren for New York.
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Rockies at Nationals prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 17 — It's Tuesday, June 17 and the Rockies (15-57) are in Washington to take on the Nationals (30-42). Antonio Senzatela is slated to take the mound for Colorado against Michael Soroka for Washington.
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Orioles at Rays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 17 — It's Tuesday, June 17 and the Orioles (30-41) are in Tampa to take on the Rays (40-32). Dean Kremer is slated to take the mound for Baltimore against Zack Littell for Tampa Bay.
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Royals at Rangers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 17 — It's Tuesday, June 17 and the Royals (34-38) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (36-36). Seth Lugo is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Jack Leiter for Texas.
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Phillies at Marlins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 17 — It's Tuesday, June 17 and the Phillies (43-29) are in Miami to take on the Marlins (28-42). Jesús Luzardo is slated to take the mound for Philadelphia against Cal Quantrill for Miami.
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Mets at Braves Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 17 — Its Tuesday, June 17 and the Mets (45-27) are in Atlanta to open a series against the Braves (31-39). — David Peterson is slated to take the mound for New York against Spencer Schwellenbach for Atlanta.
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Pirates at Tigers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 17 — Its Tuesday, June 17 and the Pirates (29-44) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (46-27). — Bailey Falter is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Casey Mize for Detroit.
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Twins at Reds Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 17 — Its Tuesday, June 17 and the Twins (36-35) are in Cincinnati to open a series against the Reds (37-35). — David Festa is slated to take the mound for Minnesota against Andrew Abbott for Cincinnati.
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Diamondbacks at Blue Jays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for June 17 — Its Tuesday, June 17 and the Diamondbacks (36-35) are in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays (38-33). — Brandon Pfaadt is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Chris Bassitt for Toronto.
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Padres at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 16
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Astros at Athletics Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 16
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Phillies at Marlins prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 16
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Rockies at Nationals prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 16
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Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:
Ohtani's Dodger Blue Mound Debut Ends With an LA Victory — Shohei Ohtani made his first Major League Baseball pitching start in 663 days and his first ever for the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday night at Dodger Stadium. — The outing lasted just an inning; he threw 28 pitches and allowed …
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Sho-time at Dodger Stadium as Ohtani makes his long-awaited return to the mound after elbow surgery — LOS ANGELES — Shohei Ohtani gave up a pair of two-strike hits and a run in his Los Angeles Dodgers pitching debut against the San Diego Padres on Monday night, 21 months after the two-way superstar had elbow surgery.
Ken Rosenthal / New York Times:
Red Sox legend David Ortiz on Rafael Devers trade: 'It wasn't going to end well' — Hall of Famer David Ortiz works for the Boston Red Sox as a special assistant to the Fenway Sports Group. But he said his opinion of the Rafael Devers trade is informed more by his 14 years as a player …
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Mookie Betts on former teammate Rafael Devers' surprise trade: 'It's just crazy'
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Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:
Devers Trade to Giants Shifts Power in NL West
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First All-Star Ballot update: Judge, Ohtani dominating; NL OF is stacked — Read our story on the balloting format, which includes two phases of fan voting to determine the All-Star starters. — The Yankees' Aaron Judge and the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani are the leading vote-getters …
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MLB Power Rankings: Rays and Astros rising, Giants in strong position after Rafael Devers trade — Featured in this week's MLB Power Rankings, the tremors of a shocking blockbuster trade, a Contreras brothers showdown, familiar faces return for the Yankees and Mariners …
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