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Guardians at Astros prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 7 — Its Monday, July 7 and the Guardians (40-48) are in Houston to open a series agaist the Astros (55-35). — Tanner Bibee is slated to take the mound for Cleveland against Colton Gordon for Houston.
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Dodgers at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 7 — It's Monday, July 7 and the Dodgers (56-35) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (50-40). Yoshinobu Yamamoto is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Freddy Peralta for Milwaukee.
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Pirates at Royals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 7 — It's Monday, July 7 and the Pirates (38-53) are in Kansas City to take on the Royals (43-48). Andrew Heaney is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Noah Cameron for Kansas City.
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Rockies at Red Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 7 — It's Monday, July 7 and the Rockies (21-69) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (46-45). Austin Gomber is slated to take the mound for Colorado against Richard Fitts for Boston.
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Marlins at Reds Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 7 — It's Monday, July 7 and the Marlins (40-48) are in Cincinnati to take on the Reds (46-44). Janson Junk is slated to take the mound for Miami against Brady Singer for Cincinnati.
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Rays at Tigers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for July 7 — It's Monday, July 7 and the Rays (49-41) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (57-34). Shane Baz is slated to take the mound for Tampa Bay against Jack Flaherty and Detroit.
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Phillies at Giants Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 7 — Its Monday, July 7 and the Phillies (53-37) are in San Francisco to open a series against the Giants (49-42). — Cristopher Sánchez is slated to take the mound for Philadelphia against Landen Roupp for San Francisco.
Associated Press:
Manager Dave Martinez and GM Mike Rizzo fired by the Washington Nationals — Manager Dave Martinez and general manager Mike Rizzo were fired by the Washington Nationals on Sunday amid their sixth consecutive losing season since winning the 2019 World Series. The move came after the Nationals were swept by the Boston Red Sox.
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Top fantasy baseball prospects: C.J. Kayfus on the rise, Ryan Johnson impressing in High-A — A reminder: This is ONLY players who have Rookie of the Year MLB eligibility, and ONLY a look at potential help for 2025. — That out of the way, here's a look at the top prospects who can help your fantasy roster this season.
MLB.com:
All-Star Game rosters revealed: Young talent, first-timers take spotlight — The full rosters for the 2025 All-Star Game are here! — Major League Baseball announced the rosters for the American League and National League on Sunday, adding the pitchers and reserves to the fan-elected starting lineups that were revealed on July 2.
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Steve Gardner / USA Today:
Mets slugger Pete Alonso won't take part in 2025 Home Run Derby — Two-time Home Run Derby champion Pete Alonso won't be going for title No. 3 at this year's MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta. — The New York Mets first baseman has declined an invitation to the July 14 slugfest, ending his five-year streak of participating.
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Alex Fletcher / BBC:
Iconic former White Sox pitcher Jenks dies aged 44 — Jenks was a two-time All-Star pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and was part of the team that ended their 88-year wait for a World Series title in 2005. — He threw the final pitch of the match in game four of the series as the White Sox beat the Houston Astros.
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Kevin Acee / San Diego Union-Tribune:
Padres' Yu Darvish to make season debut Monday — Yu Darvish's long-awaited season debut is happening. — Darvish will start Monday in the Padres' series opener against the Diamondbacks at Petco Park after a careful comeback from an elbow issue that sidelined him in mid-March.
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New York Post:
Yankees plan to call up top prospect Cam Schlittler for MLB debut after Clarke Schmidt injury — Access the Yankees beat like never before — Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.
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Jorge Castillo / ESPN:
Yankees' Boone: TJ surgery for Schmidt ‘pretty much inevitable’
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