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Orioles at Rangers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 2  —  It's Wednesday, July 2 and the Orioles (37-48) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (42-44).  Tomoyuki Sugano is slated to take the mound for Baltimore against Nathan Eovaldi for Texas.
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Royals at Mariners Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 2  —  It's Wednesday, July 2 and the Royals (40-46) are in Seattle to take on the Mariners (44-41).  Noah Cameron is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Logan Gilbert for Seattle.
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Giants at Diamondbacks Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 2  —  It's Wednesday, July 2 and the Giants (45-41) are in Phoenix to take on the Diamondbacks (43-42).  Landen Roupp is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Merrill Kelly for Arizona.
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Angels at Braves Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for July 2  —  Its Wednesday, July 2 and the Angels (42-42) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (38-46) in Game 2 of this series.  —  Yusei Kikuchi is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Didier Fuentes for Atlanta.
Discussion: Battery Power
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Astros at Rockies Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 2  —  Its Wednesday, July 2 and the Astros (51-34) are in Denver to take on the Rockies (19-66) in the second game of their three-game series.  —  Hunter Brown is slated to take the mound …
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Guardians at Cubs Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 2
Discussion: Plain Dealer and Bleed Cubbie Blue
NBCSports.com:   White Sox at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 2
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Brewers at Mets Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 2
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Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:   Twins at Marlins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 2
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:   Yankees at Blue Jays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 2
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Tigers at Nationals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 2
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Cardinals at Pirates prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 2
Jim Bowden / New York Times:
MLB execs predict Alcantara, Naylor and other players most likely to be traded at deadline  —  With just 30 days until the MLB trade deadline, 25 of the 30 teams are still within striking distance of postseason position, and so much could change between now and July 31.
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
MLB 2025: Player every team should trade for (or away) this July  —  This year's MLB trade deadline is going to be complicated.  So many teams are currently in the playoff race — only eight are more than five games out of a wild card — that it might make for a slow deadline if all those clubs remain in contention by the end of July.
Eric Samulski / NBCSports.com:
Jacob Misiorowski finds control on and off the mound in his tremendous start  —  It's hard to start an MLB career much better than Jacob Misiorowski has.  The 23-year-old has allowed just two runs on three hits in his first 16 innings, while striking out 19 and walking seven.
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Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:   MLB NL Rookie of the Year Predictions: Odds, expert picks, including Jacob Misiorowski, Burns, Ramirez
Associated Press:
With Mets in tailspin, slumping Francisco Lindor dropped from leadoff spot  —  NEW YORK — Francisco Lindor was dropped from the leadoff spot Wednesday night with the New York Mets in a major tailspin.  —  After making 191 consecutive starts at the top of the lineup, Lindor was listed …
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Associated Press:
Odds by Braves' Schwellenbach out with broken elbow.  Profar returns from drug suspension and Verdugo cut  —  ATLANTA — Braves right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach broke his right elbow during a start last weekend and was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday as left fielder Jurickson Profar returned …
New York Times:
Bucks once again go big to win back Giannis — this time with a historic, daring gamble  —  We've seen this movie before.  —  Giannis Antetokounmpo gets antsy, sending signals that he's not so sure about his future with the Milwaukee Bucks.  Longtime general manager Jon Horst gets aggressive …
Arizona Republic:
'They don't know (expletive)': Diamondbacks still believe after pasting the Giants  —  Nick Piecoro José M. RomeroArizona Republic  —  The Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy took the biggest swings of the night — one during the game, another after it.  —  After connecting on a three-run homer …
 
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