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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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al.com and 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.
Discussion:
al.com, New Jersey Online, New York Post, Bless You Boys and MLB Trade Rumors
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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.
Discussion:
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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New York Post and Plain Dealer
Associated Press:
Orioles closer Félix Bautista placed on injured list with right shoulder discomfort — CLEVELAND — Baltimore Orioles closer Félix Bautista, who is tied for sixth in the American League with 19 saves, was placed on the 15-day injured list Thursday with right shoulder discomfort.
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Baltimore Sun, Yahoo Sports, BaltimoreBaseball.com, Camden Chat and MLB Trade Rumors
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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Redleg Nation, Bless You Boys, NESN.com and masslive.com
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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New York Post, DRaysBay, NESN.com and MLB Trade Rumors
Patrick Lanni / New Jersey Online:
N.J. bat-flip case settled in court: Is suspended Little Leaguer allowed to play? — The fuss over a Little League bat-flip celebration has been settled off the baseball diamond and in a court of law. — With his team, Haddonfield, set for a run to a state title, 12-year-old Marco Rocco …
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Sportico, New York Times and New York Post
Ken Rosenthal / New York Times:
A plea to the Brewers' owner, a potential Dodgers trade chip and more MLB notes — I'm here to make a case for the Milwaukee Brewers to add Eugenio Suárez, or at the very least, bullpen help. But first, I'm going to tell on myself: — Shortly after the start of spring training …
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NESN.com, MLB Trade Rumors and Brew Crew Ball
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.
Discussion:
New Jersey Online, New York Post, New York Times, Yahoo Sports, New York Daily News and MLB.com
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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NESN.com
