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Diamondbacks at Rangers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for August 11 — Its Monday, August 11 and the Diamondbacks (57-61) are in Arlington to begin a series against the Rangers (60-59). — Ryne Nelson is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Nathan Eovaldi for Texas.
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Red Sox at Astros prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 11 — Its Monday, August 11 and the Red Sox (65-54) are in Houston to open a series against the Astros (66-52). — Garrett Crochet is slated to take the mound for Boston against Cristian Javier for Houston.
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Twins at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 11 — Its Monday, August 11 and the Twins (56-61) are in the Bronx to begin a three-game series against the Yankees (62-56). — Zebby Matthews is slated to take the mound for Minnesota against Will Warren for New York.
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Inside the Crown
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Nationals at Royals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for August 11 — It's Monday, August 11 and the Nationals (47-70) are in Kansas City to take on the Royals (58-60). Cade Cavalli is slated to take the mound for Washington against Bailey Falter for Kansas City.
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Phillies at Reds Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 11 — Its Monday, August 11 and the leaders in the National League East, the Philadelphia Phillies (68-49) are in Cincinnati to begin a series against the Reds (62-57).
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Tigers at White Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 11 — It's Monday, August 11 and the Tigers (68-51) are in Chicago to take on the White Sox (43-75). Chris Paddack is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Elvis Peguero for Chicago.
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Dodgers at Angels Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 11 — It's Monday, August 11 and the Dodgers (68-50) are in Anaheim to take on the Angels (56-62). Yoshinobu Yamamoto is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against José Soriano for Los Angeles.
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True Blue LA
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Pirates at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 11 — It's Monday, August 11 and the Pirates (51-68) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (73-44). Andrew Heaney is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Jose Quintana for Milwaukee.
Associated Press:
Reds beat Pirates 14-8, Andujar hits first home run with Cincinnati — Miguel Andujar hit his first home run with Cincinnati, Spencer Steer and Noelvi Marte had three hits and four RBIs each, and the Reds outlasted the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-8 on Sunday to earn a split in the four-game series.
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MLB.com and Redleg Nation
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Phillies sweep Rangers with Wheeler's strong outing and Sosa's homer
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Dallas Morning News, New York Times, The Good Phight, Lone Star Ball and Phillies Nation
Associated Press:
Sosa, Montgomery homer, Martin works six strong innings as White Sox beat Guardians 6-4
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South Side Sox, Chicago Tribune and Plain Dealer
Associated Press:
Alexander allows 1 hit in 6 innings, Altuve hits 250th career homer as Astros beat Yankees 7-1
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New York Post, The Crawfish Boxes, New York Daily News and MLB.com
Associated Press:
Keaschall hits 2-run homer in 11th as Twins top Royals 5-3
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Kansas City Star, The Royals Reporter, Twinkie Town, Royals Review and MLB.com
John Shea / The San Francisco Standard:
Justin Verlander is poised to enter one of baseball's most exclusive clubs … Justin Verlander has had a tough time compiling wins as a Giant this season, though he's not fully at fault. Inadequate hitting, blown leads, and suspect defense have denied him several notches in the win column.
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New Jersey Online, Battery Power, Yahoo Sports, Bless You Boys, New York Post, MLB Trade Rumors, Sportsnet.ca and Bleacher Report
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Associated Press:
Nationals beat Giants 8-0, spoil Justin Verlander's 3,500th career strikeout — SAN FRANCISCO — CJ Abrams homered and the Nationals spoiled a milestone achievement by San Francisco's Justin Verlander on Sunday as Washington beat the Giants 8-0. — Josh Bell and Paul DeJong had three hits apiece …
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MLB.com and McCovey Chronicles
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Collins homers off Diaz in the 9th inning to give MLB-best Brewers a 7-6 walk-off win over Mets — Isaac Collins hit a solo homer off Mets closer Edwin Diaz in the ninth inning and the MLB-best Milwaukee Brewers extended their winning streak to nine games with a 7-6, walk-off win over New York on Sunday.
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Pat Brennan / Cincinnati.com:
Hunter Greene is returning to the Reds and is scheduled to start against the Phillies — Hunter Greene is tentatively scheduled to return to the Reds rotation Aug. 13 against the Philadelphia Phillies — Hunter Greene was to workout at Great American Ball Park on Aug. 10 for a final test
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Red Reporter and MLB Trade Rumors
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Cleveland has cut AL Central deficit from 15 1/2 games to 6. The record divisional comeback is 14 — It's been a tough few weeks for the Cleveland Guardians — except on the field. — Star closer Emmanuel Clase joined teammate Luis Ortiz in being placed on leave as part of an investigation into sports betting.
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Pawol breaks gender barrier, earns good reviews for her work behind the plate on historic weekend — Jen Pawol breezed through Sunday's Marlins-Braves game as if breaking a gender barrier was just another day on the job. Considering Pawol became the first female umpire to work behind …
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Red Sox score go-ahead run on Machado's failed hidden ball trick — Padres third baseman Manny Machado tried a hidden-ball trick against the Boston Red Sox and it ended up costing San Diego at least one run Saturday. With Jarren Duran on third base and one out in the third inning …
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