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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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Rockies at Cardinals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for August 11 — Its Monday, August 11 and the Rockies (30-87) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (60-59). — Chase Dollander is slated to take the mound for Colorado for the first time since …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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MLB Power Rankings: Brewers and Mariners streaking, reeling Mets fall out of top 10 — Featured in this week's MLB Power Rankings, the final “ace-off” between Clayton Kershaw and Max Scherzer, the Astros, Padres, and Reds are all getting help down the stretch, the Red Sox keep locking up their young core …
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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
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Reds beat Pirates 14-8, Andujar hits first home run with Cincinnati
Reds beat Pirates 14-8, Andujar hits first home run with Cincinnati
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Phillies sweep Rangers with Wheeler's strong outing and Sosa's homer
Phillies sweep Rangers with Wheeler's strong outing and Sosa's homer
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Alexander allows 1 hit in 6 innings, Altuve hits 250th career homer as Astros beat Yankees 7-1
Alexander allows 1 hit in 6 innings, Altuve hits 250th career homer as Astros beat Yankees 7-1
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Keaschall hits 2-run homer in 11th as Twins top Royals 5-3
Keaschall hits 2-run homer in 11th as Twins top Royals 5-3
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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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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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