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Athletics at Astros Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 24 — Its Thursday, July 24 and the Athletics (42-62) are in Houston to begin a series against the Astros (60-42). — Luis Severino is slated to take the mound for the A's against Jason Alexander for Houston.
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Mariners at Angels Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 24 — Its Thursday, July 24 and the Mariners (54-48) are in Anaheim to begin a series against the Angels (49-53). — Logan Evans is slated to take the mound for Seattle against Yusei Kikuchi for Los Angeles.
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Lookout Landing
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Blue Jays at Tigers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 24 — Its Thursday, July 24 and the Blue Jays (60-42) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (60-43). — Eric Lauer is slated to take the mound for Toronto against Reese Olson for Detroit.
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Padres at Cardinals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 24 — Its Thursday, July 24 and the Padres (55-47) are in St. Louis to open a series against the Cardinals (52-51). — Yu Darvish is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Sonny Gray for St. Louis.
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Viva El Birdos
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Orioles at Guardians Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for July 24 — Its Thursday, July 24 and the Orioles (44-57) are in Cleveland looking to avoid being swept by the Guardians (51-50). — Charlie Morton is slated to take the mound for Baltimore against Logan Allen for Cleveland.
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Keith Law / New York Times:
Top 60 MLB prospects: Kevin McGonigle, Max Clark top newest rankings — This is my midpoint check-in on the best prospects still in the minors, including players drafted a week and a half ago who have signed but have not debuted in pro ball. As with my offseason list …
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Darragh McDonald / MLB Trade Rumors:
Jesse Chavez Announces Retirement — Right-hander Jesse Chavez announced his retirement on Foul Territory today. He was on the Braves' roster until recently but was designated for assignment a week ago when that club acquired Dane Dunning. Chavez elected free agency after clearing waivers …
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Associated Press:
Rays option Taj Bradley to Triple-A Durham after poor start — TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays optioned right-hander Taj Bradley to Triple-A Durham following his poor start in Wednesday night's 11-9 loss to the Chicago White Sox. — Once a top pitching prospect, the 24-year-old Bradley …
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Associated Press:
Aaron Boone says Yankees' defense ‘just not good enough’ after 4 errors in loss to Blue Jays — TORONTO — Yankees manager Aaron Boone said his team's defensive performance was “just not good enough” after New York made four errors in an 8-4 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
MLB trade deadline dominoes for 10 biggest names on 2025 market — We're down to crunch time as the July 31 MLB trade deadline approaches. — This deadline might lack some of the potential pizzazz of previous years, but remember that the biggest name last year — Garrett Crochet — ended up not getting traded until the offseason.
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C. Trent Rosecrans / New York Times:
Reds interested in bringing back fan favorite Eugenio Suárez — The Cincinnati Reds' deadline search for a big bat could find the team reuniting with Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Suárez, who played for the Reds from 2015 to 2021.
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Arizona Sports, Redleg Nation, Red Reporter and MLB Trade Rumors
Jorge Montanez / NBCSports.com:
Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Dodgers lose Tanner Scott to elbow injury — In this week's Closer Report, how do the Dodgers handle the ninth inning after losing Tanner Scott to the injured list with left elbow inflammation? And Trevor Megill's clean-inning streak moves him into the elite tier.
