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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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Viva El Birdos
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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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Philly Sports Network and AZ Snake Pit
NBCSports.com:
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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Houston Chronicle and The Crawfish Boxes
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
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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South Side Sox, MLive.com and Bless You Boys
NBCSports.com:
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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Redleg Nation
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
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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Federal Baseball and Royals Review
NBCSports.com:
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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SNY and Inside the Crown
Associated Press:
Schwarber hits his 42nd homer as Phillies rally past Reds — CINCINNATI — Kyle Schwarber hit his 42nd homer of the season, a two-run shot that highlighted a four-run eighth inning, as the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 Monday night, extending their winning streak to four games.
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The Good Phight, Redleg Nation and Phillies Nation
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D.J. Short / NBCSports.com:
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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Bleacher Report
Pat Brennan / Cincinnati.com:
Hunter Greene is returning to the Reds and is scheduled to start against the Phillies
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Red Reporter, MLB Trade Rumors and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Reds beat Pirates 14-8, Andujar hits first home run with Cincinnati
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MLB.com and Redleg Nation
Associated Press:
Correa plays 1st game in Houston since trade as Bregman visits for 1st time since joining Red Sox — HOUSTON — Carlos Correa and Alex Bregman were back at Daikin Park on Monday. — But while Correa was making his triumphant return home after the recent blockbuster trade that brought …
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Yahoo Sports, MLB.com, masslive.com and Boston.com
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Tim Healey / The Boston Globe:
Alex Bregman wants to wait until after the season to talk contract extension
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MLB Trade Rumors, MLB.com, masslive.com and Boston.com
Associated Press:
Yankees ace Gerrit Cole throws off flat ground as he recovers from Tommy John surgery — NEW YORK — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole took another step in his recovery from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow by making 20 throws off flat ground on Monday. — “It felt really good today,” …
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New York Daily News, New Jersey Online 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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Plain Dealer, New Jersey Online, Battery Power, MLive.com, MLB Trade Rumors, Bless You Boys, Yahoo Sports, New York Post and Bleacher Report
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Associated Press:
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.
