Guardians at Cubs Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 3  —  It's Thursday, July 3 and the Guardians (40-44) are in Chicago to take on the Cubs (51-35).  Luis L. Ortiz is slated to take the mound for Cleveland against Cade Horton for Chicago.

White Sox at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 3  —  It's Thursday, July 3 and the White Sox (28-58) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (55-32).  Aaron Civale is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Dustin May for Los Angeles.

Giants at Diamondbacks prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for July 3  —  It's Thursday, July 3 and the Giants (46-41) are in Phoenix to take on the Diamondbacks (43-43).  Robbie Ray is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Brandon Pfaadt for Arizona.

Angels at Braves Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 3  —  It's Thursday, July 3 and the Angels (42-43) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (39-46).  José Soriano is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Bryce Elder for Atlanta.

Yankees at Blue Jays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 3  —  Its Thursday, July 3 and the Yankees (48-38) are in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays (48-38).  —  Clarke Schmidt is slated to take the mound for New York against Chris Bassitt for Toronto.

Tigers at Nationals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 3  —  Its Thursday, July 3 and the Tigers (54-33) are in Washington for the series finale against the Nationals (36-50).  —  Dietrich Enns is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Jake Irvin for Washington.

Twins at Marlins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 3  —  Its Thursday, July 3 and the Twins (41-45) are in Miami to take on the Marlins (38-46) in the finale of their three game series.  —  David Festa is slated to take the mound for Minnesota against Eury Pérez for Miami.

Brewers at Mets prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 3  —  Its Thursday, July 3 and the Brewers (48-38) are in Queens to take on the Mets (49-38) in the finale of this three-game series.  —  Jose Quintana is slated to take the mound for Milwaukee against David Peterson for New York.

A slider, a milestone, and a heartfelt thank you: Kershaw's 3,000th strikeout  —  LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw became the 20th pitcher with 3,000 strikeouts when Vinny Capra of the Chicago White Sox took a slider for a called third strike from the Los Angeles Dodgers star for the final out of the sixth inning on Wednesday night.