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Royals at Red Sox prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 6  —  Its Wednesday, August 6 and the Royals (56-58) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (64-51).  —  Michael Wacha is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Dustin May for Boston.
Discussion: Royals Review
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Astros at Marlins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 6  —  Its Wednesday, August 6 and the Astros (64-50) are in Miami to take on the Marlins (55-57).  —  Spencer Arrighetti (thumb) is slated to take the mound for Houston for the first time since …
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Twins at Tigers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 6  —  Its Wednesday, August 6 and the Twins (53-60) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (66-49).  —  Pierson Ohl is slated to take the mound for Minnesota against Jack Flaherty for Detroit.
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Rays at Angels Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 6  —  It's Wednesday, August 6 and the Rays (55-59) are in Anaheim to take on the Angels (55-58).  Shane Baz is slated to take the mound for Tampa Bay against Tyler Anderson for Los Angeles.
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Yankees at Rangers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 6  —  It's Wednesday, August 6 and the Yankees (60-53) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (59-55).  Carlos Rodón is slated to take the mound for New York against Jack Leiter for Texas.
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Blue Jays at Rockies Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 6  —  It's Wednesday, August 6 and the Blue Jays (66-48) are in Denver to take on the Rockies (30-82).  Kevin Gausman is slated to take the mound for Toronto against Kyle Freeland for Colorado.
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Cardinals at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 6  —  Its Wednesday, August 6 and the Cardinals (57-57) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (65-48).  Matthew Liberatore is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Shohei Ohtani for Los Angeles.
Discussion: Yahoo! Sports and True Blue LA
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Padres at Diamondbacks Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for August 6  —  It's Wednesday, August 6 and the Padres (62-51) are in Phoenix to take on the Diamondbacks (54-59).  Nestor Cortes is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Anthony DeSclafani for Arizona.
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Brewers at Braves Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 6  —  It's Wednesday, August 6 and the Brewers (68-44) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (47-64).  Jose Quintana is slated to take the mound for Milwaukee against Spencer Strider for Atlanta.
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Giants at Pirates prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 6  —  Its Wednesday, August 6 and the Giants (57-57) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (49-65) in the finale of their three-game series.  —  Robbie Ray is slated to take the mound …
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Guardians at Mets prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 6
Discussion: New York Post
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Eric Samulski / NBCSports.com:
MLB Starting Pitcher News: Luis Gil debuts, Joey Wentz is on a heater  —  It's Wednesday, which means it's time for us to visit the bump on Hump Day and discuss starting pitcher news.  Each week in this article, I'll be taking a deeper look at a few trending/surging starting pitchers to see what …
Associated Press:
Aaron Judge returns to lineup as DH in Yankees' loss to Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Aaron Judge was back in the lineup as the designated hitter for the New York Yankees on Tuesday night following a 10-day stint on the injured list with a flexor tendon strain in his right elbow.
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Lourdes Gurriel Jr. makes history, crushes 103.9 mph pitch from Mason Miller for a 2-run homer  —  PHOENIX — San Diego Padres reliever Mason Miller was bringing the heat on Tuesday night.  —  Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. returned the favor.
Discussion: Arizona Sports
 
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