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Yankees at Rangers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 5  —  It's Tuesday, August 5 and the Yankees (60-53) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (59-55).  Will Warren is slated to take the mound for New York against Nathan Eovaldi for Texas.
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Astros at Marlins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 5  —  Its Tuesday, August 5 and the Astros (63-50) are in Miami to take on the Marlins (55-56).  —  Houston is undecided in terms of today's starting pitcher.
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Blue Jays at Rockies Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 5  —  It's Tuesday, August 5 and the Blue Jays (66-48) are in Denver to take on the Rockies (30-82).  José Berríos is slated to take the mound for Toronto against Anthony Molina for Colorado.
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Rays at Angels Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 5  —  It's Tuesday, August 5 and the Rays (55-59) are in Anaheim to take on the Angels (55-58).  Ryan Pepiot is slated to take the mound for Tampa Bay against José Soriano for Los Angeles.
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Brewers at Braves Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 5  —  It's Tuesday, August 5 and the Brewers (68-44) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (47-64).  Freddy Peralta is slated to take the mound for Milwaukee against Joey Wentz for Atlanta.
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Cardinals at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for August 5  —  It's Tuesday, August 5 and the Cardinals (57-57) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (65-48).  Miles Mikolas is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Emmet Sheehan for Los Angeles.
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Royals at Red Sox prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 5  —  Its Tuesday, August 5 and the Royals (56-57) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (63-51).  —  Ryan Bergert is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Garrett Crochet for Boston.
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Padres at Diamondbacks Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for August 5  —  It's Tuesday, August 5 and the Padres (62-51) are in Phoenix to take on the Diamondbacks (54-59).  Yu Darvish is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Ryne Nelson for Arizona.
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Giants at Pirates Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 5  —  Its Tuesday, August 5 and the Giants (56-57) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (49-64).  —  Logan Webb is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Mike Burrows for Pittsburgh.
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Associated Press:
Aaron Judge will rejoin the Yankees on Tuesday after IL stint  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Aaron Judge will be activated by the New York Yankees when their captain is eligible to come off the 10-day injured list after being sidelined because of a flexor strain in his right elbow.
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Guardians reliever Nic Enright, battling lymphoma, earns emotional first save  —  The first career save for Nic Enright was a particularly meaningful one.  Enright, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in late 2022 and is scheduled to complete his treatments later this year …
Discussion: Plain Dealer
Associated Press:
MLB contenders watch for fatigue as some starters experience an increased workload  —  CHICAGO — At age 34, Matthew Boyd is going back to what was once familiar territory for the left-hander.  He has logged 130 2/3 innings so far in his first season with the Chicago Cubs, more than he totaled in the previous two years combined.
 
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