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Braves at Marlins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 20 — It's Friday, June 20 and the Braves (34-39) are in Miami to take on the Marlins (29-44). Didier Fuentes is slated to take the mound for Atlanta in his MLB debut against Janson Junk for Miami.
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White Sox at Blue Jays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for June 20 — It's Friday, June 20 and the White Sox (23-52) are in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays (40-34). Davis Martin is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Spencer Turnbull for Toronto.
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Tigers at Rays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 20 — It's Friday, June 20 and the Tigers (48-28) are in Tampa to take on the Rays (41-34). Jack Flaherty is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Shane Baz for Tampa Bay.
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Mets at Phillies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 20 — It's Friday, June 20 and the Mets (45-30) are in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies (45-30). Blade Tidwell is slated to take the mound for New York against Zack Wheeler for Philadelphia.
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Orioles at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 20 — It's Friday, June 20 and the Orioles (32-42) are in Bronx to take on the Yankees (43-31). Tomoyuki Sugano is slated to take the mound for Baltimore against Max Fried for New York.
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Royals at Padres Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 20
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Astros at Angels Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 20
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Brewers at Twins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 20
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Reds at Cardinals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 20
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Nationals at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 20
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Red Sox at Giants Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 20
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
How the Red Sox-Rafael Devers breakup got so messy — AWAITING TAKEOFF ON the Boston Red Sox's charter flight early Sunday evening, Rafael Devers sat with his teammates playing cards. The trip to Seattle would take a little more than six hours, and games were a reliable way to pass the time …
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Peter Abraham / The Boston Globe:
Cracks began to form in the Rafael Devers-Red Sox relationship in February. Here's how the team decided to trade him. — SAN FRANCISCO — Rafael Devers had three hits and drove in two runs on May 2, the night then-Red Sox teammate Triston Casas ruptured a tendon in his left knee running to first base.
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New York Times:
What we're hearing about the White Sox, Mets and Royals' trade deadline plans, plus more MLB notes — The San Diego Padres are 26-31 since April 14. The Arizona Diamondbacks are 25-30 since April 17. We're cherry-picking dates, sure, but the point is that both teams sputtered after hot starts.
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Associated Press:
Cubs legend Sammy Sosa returns to Wrigley Field after 20-plus-year hiatus — CHICAGO — Legendary Cubs slugger Sammy Sosa returned to Wrigley Field for the first time in more than 20 years on Friday before Chicago's afternoon game with the Seattle Mariners.
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Jim Bowden / New York Times:
One difference-making trade for each AL team in the wild-card race — The San Francisco Giants have already won the trade deadline, and they did it earlier this week when they acquired Rafael Devers from the Red Sox for two major-league pitchers and two prospects. What a way to truly kick off the trade season.
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Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:
Orioles' Miserable Year Has Front Office Fielding Tough Questions — BALTIMORE - Nobody in the Baltimore Orioles organization is happy about how the season opened in the second year of David Rubenstein's ownership. — “We just had an incredibly frustrating and disappointing start,” …
Associated Press:
Dodgers, Padres take NL West rivalry to boiling point — It took seven games over 11 days for the simmer to reach full boil. The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres flashed playoff intensity in their long-awaited first two series of the season and went face-to-face, quite literally …
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