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Royals at Mariners Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 1  —  It's Tuesday, July 1 and the Royals (39-46) are in Seattle to take on the Mariners (44-40).  Michael Lorenzen is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Emerson Hancock for Seattle.
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Orioles at Rangers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 1  —  It's Tuesday, July 1 and the Orioles (37-47) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (41-44).  Brandon Young is slated to take the mound for Baltimore against Jacob deGrom for Texas.
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Twins at Marlins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 1  —  It's Tuesday, July 1 and the Twins (40-44) are in Miami to take on the Marlins (37-45).  Joe Ryan is slated to take the mound for Minnesota against Edward Cabrera for Miami.
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Padres at Phillies Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 1  —  It's Tuesday, July 1 and the Padres (45-39) are in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies (50-35).  Nick Pivetta is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Cristopher Sánchez for Philadelphia.
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Cardinals at Pirates Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 1  —  It's Tuesday, July 1 and the Cardinals (47-39) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (36-50).  Andre Pallante is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Paul Skenes for Pittsburgh.
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Angels at Braves prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 1  —  Its Tuesday, July 1 and the Angels (41-42) are in Atlanta to open a series against the Braves (38-45).  —  Tyler Anderson is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Didier Fuentes for Atlanta.
Discussion: Battery Power and Yahoo Sports
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Yankees at Blue Jays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 1  —  It's Tuesday, July 1 and the Yankees (48-36) are in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays (46-38).  Max Fried is slated to take the mound for New York against Kevin Gausman for Toronto.
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Tigers at Nationals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 1  —  It's Tuesday, July 1 and the Tigers (53-32) are in Washington to take on the Nationals (35-49).  Jack Flaherty is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Trevor Williams for Washington.
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Reds at Red Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 1  —  It's Tuesday, July 1 and the Reds (44-41) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (42-44).  Brady Singer is slated to take the mound for Cincinnati against Richard Fitts for Boston.
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White Sox at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 1  —  Its Tuesday, July 1 and the White Sox (28-56) are in Los Angeles to begin a series against the Dodgers (53-32).  —  Shane Smith is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Los Angeles.
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Brewers at Mets prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 1  —  Its Tuesday, July 1 and the Brewers (47-37) are in Queens to begin a series against the Mets (48-37).  —  Freddy Peralta is slated to take the mound for Milwaukee against Clay Holmes for New York.
Discussion: SNY
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Astros at Rockies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 1  —  Its Tuesday, July 1 and the Astros (50-34) are in Denver to open a series against the Rockies (19-65).  —  Colton Gordon is slated to take the mound for Houston against Chase Dollander for Colorado.
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Guardians at Cubs Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 1  —  Its Tuesday, July 1 and the Guardians (40-42) are in Chicago to open a series against the Cubs (49-35).  —  Gavin Williams is slated to take the mound for Cleveland against Matthew Boyd for Chicago.
D.J. Short / NBCSports.com:
2025 MLB Home Run Derby: Newest confirmed competitors, previous winners  —  The MLB All-Star break is rapidly approaching, which means it's almost time for the 2025 MLB T-Mobile Home Run Derby.  The annual slugfest will take place at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, July 14 at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.
Associated Press:
Twins bring Royce Lewis back from injured list to start series vs. Marlins  —  MIAMI — The Minnesota Twins reinstated third baseman Royce Lewis from the injured list after a 15-game absence because of a recurrence of the hamstring strain that delayed his season debut.
ESPN:
2025 MLB expert mock draft: We make picks for all 30 teams  —  The 2025 MLB draft is just around the corner, with the first round set to take place on July 13 in Atlanta.  —  While most of our mock drafts leading up to draft day focus on who we believe teams will take …
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