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Rays at Mariners prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 8 — It's Friday, August 8 and the Rays (57-59) are in Seattle to take on the Mariners (63-53). Drew Rasmussen is slated to take the mound for Tampa Bay against Luis Castillo for Seattle.
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Lookout Landing and DRaysBay
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Rockies at Diamondbacks Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for August 8 — Its Friday, August 8 and the Rockies (30-84) are in Phoenix to take on the Diamondbacks (54-61). Austin Gomber is slated to take the mound for Colorado against Zac Gallen for Arizona.
Discussion:
Denver Post, Purple Row, Arizona Sports and AZ Snake Pit
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Nationals at Giants prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 8 — It's Friday, August 8 and the Nationals (45-69) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (58-57). Jake Irvin is slated to take the mound for Washington against Kai-Wei Teng for San Francisco.
Discussion:
McCovey Chronicles
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Cubs at Cardinals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 8 — It's Friday, August 8 and the Cubs (66-48) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (58-58). Matthew Boyd is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Michael McGreevy for St. Louis.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Chicago Tribune, Viva El Birdos and MLB.com
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Mets at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 8 — It's Friday, August 8 and the Mets (63-52) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (70-44). Kodai Senga is slated to take the mound for New York against Brandon Woodruff for Milwaukee.
Discussion:
Reading Eagle, New York Post, ESPN, Amazin' Avenue, SNY and Brew Crew Ball
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Red Sox at Padres Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 8 — It's Friday, August 8 and the Red Sox (64-52) are in San Diego to take on the Padres (64-51). Walker Buehler is slated to take the mound for Boston against Nick Pivetta for San Diego.
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Sportsnet.ca, San Diego Union-Tribune and Over the Monster
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Phillies at Rangers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 8 — Its Friday, August 8 and Globe Life Field is the site of a matchup between two teams positioned to make a push in October as the Phillies (65-49) are in Arlington for a matchup against the Rangers (60-56).
Discussion:
Phillies Nation, Lone Star Ball and The Good Phight
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Angels at Tigers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 8 — Its Friday, August 8 and the Angels (55-60) are in Detroit to open a series against the Tigers (66-50). — Kyle Hendricks is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Tarik Skubal for Detroit.
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Associated Press and Bless You Boys
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Marlins at Braves prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 8 — Its Friday, August 8 and the Marlins (56-58) are in Atlanta to continue their series against the Braves (48-66). — Edward Cabrera is slated to take the mound for Miami against Bryce Elder.
Discussion:
Battery Power
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Athletics at Orioles Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 8
Associated Press:
Kershaw beats Scherzer in Cooperstown matchup as Betts' homer powers Dodgers past Blue Jays — LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw outpitched Max Scherzer in a matchup for the ages, and Mookie Betts homered and drove in three runs to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Friday night.
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Orange County Register, True Blue LA, Dodgers Digest and Sportsnet.ca
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David Purdum / ESPN:
Ohio regulators weighing a ban on first-pitch wagers, other prop bets — Gambling regulators in Ohio want to prohibit sportsbooks from offering so-called microbets, including betting markets on first pitches in Major League Baseball, amid a gambling investigation into two Cleveland Guardians pitchers.
Discussion:
Yahoo Sports and New York Post
Associated Press:
Brewers activate Shelby Miller from injured list just over a week after acquiring him — MILWAUKEE — Shelby Miller is ready to help Milwaukee in its playoff push just over a week after the Brewers acquired the veteran right-hander from the Arizona Diamondbacks at the trade deadline.
