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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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Lone Star Ball
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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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Royals Review
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Giants at Diamondbacks Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 2
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Angels at Braves Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for July 2
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Battery Power
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Astros at Rockies Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 2
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Purple Row
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Guardians at Cubs Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 2
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Plain Dealer and Bleed Cubbie Blue
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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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Brewers at Mets - Game 2 prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for July 2
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SNY, ESPN, Brew Crew Ball, New York Post and Amazin' Avenue
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Padres at Phillies Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 2
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San Diego Union-Tribune, The Good Phight and USA Today
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Twins at Marlins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 2
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Associated Press and Twinkie Town
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Yankees at Blue Jays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 2
Associated Press:
Freeman, Smith join Ohtani to give Dodgers 3 All-Star starters. Tigers also have 3 — The Los Angeles Dodgers will have three fan-elected starters in the All-Star Game, with first baseman Freddie Freeman and catcher Will Smith joining designated hitter Shohei Ohtani as winners in final ballot totals announced Wednesday.
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Gaslamp Ball, Los Angeles Times, Yahoo Sports, Arizona Sports, Sportsnet.ca and True Blue LA
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2025 All-Star Game starters revealed — The starters for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game presented by Mastercard have been unveiled. Here's who will be taking the field for the American League and National League at the Midsummer Classic on July 15 (8 p.m. ET on FOX) at Atlanta's Truist Park.
Associated Press:
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.
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Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Josh Hader leads the way in mid-season rankings — In this week's Closer Report, Josh Hader has been the best closer in baseball through the first half of action amid one of his best seasons. Andrés Muñoz gets back on the board with his first save since June 8.
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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Sports Illustrated, Yahoo Sports and Pittsburgh Baseball Now
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MLB 2025: Player every team should trade for (or away) this July
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Arizona Sports, Sports Illustrated and Yahoo Sports
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 …
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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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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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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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MLB Trade Rumors, Arizona Sports, AZ Snake Pit and McCovey Chronicles
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 …
Ken Rosenthal / New York Times:
2025 MLB All-Star Game roster predictions: Rosenthal's picks for the Midsummer Classic — It's baseball's answer to a tradition unlike any other. — Has anyone bailed on the All-Star Game yet? — My 64 All-Stars are listed below. As always, I'm adhering to the rule that every club must …
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masslive.com and Yahoo Sports
