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Braves at Mets Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 12 — It's Tuesday, August 12 and the Braves (51-67) are in Queens to take on the Mets (63-55). Spencer Strider is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Clay Holmes for New York.
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Diamondbacks at Rangers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for August 12 — Its Tuesday, August 12 and the Diamondbacks (57-62) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (61-59). — Anthony DeSclafani is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Jack Leiter for Texas.
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Cubs at Blue Jays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 12 — Its Tuesday, August 12 and after a day of travel for each of these teams, the Cubs (67-50) are in Toronto to open a series against the Blue Jays (69-50).
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Phillies at Reds prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 12 — Its Tuesday, August 12 and the Phillies (69-49) are in Cincinnati to take on the Reds (62-58). — Ranger Suárez is slated to take the mound for Philadelphia against Brady Singer for Cincinnati.
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Mariners at Orioles prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for August 12 — Its Tuesday, August 12 and the Mariners (66-53) are in Baltimore to open a series against the Orioles (53-65). — George Kirby is slated to take the mound for Seattle against Dean Kremer for Baltimore.
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Red Sox at Astros prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 12 — Its Tuesday, August 12 and the Red Sox (65-55) are in Houston to take on the Astros (67-52). — Dustin May is slated to take the mound for Boston against Spencer Arrighetti for Houston.
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Twins at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 12 — Its Tuesday, August 12 and the Twins (56-62) are in Bronx to take on the Yankees (63-56). — Its a bullpen game for Minnesota while Carlos Rodón will start for New York.
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Tigers at White Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for August 12
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Nationals at Royals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 12
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Pirates at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 12
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Astros All-Star closer Josh Hader placed on 15-day disabled list with shoulder strain — HOUSTON — Houston Astros All-Star closer Josh Hader was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a strained left shoulder. — The move, retroactive to Monday, comes after the left-hander …
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Christopher Smith / masslive.com:
Red Sox' Alex Bregman on being booed after HR: ‘I loved it. I was hoping they would’ — HOUSTON — Former Astros star Alex Bregman received a standing ovation at Houston's Daikin Park after a video tribute played on the Jumbotron before the game. — He again heard cheers when he stepped …
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MLB Rank 2025 in-season update: Ranking baseball's top 50 players — A week into the 2025 MLB season, we created our annual MLB Rank list of the top 100 players in baseball to answer the question: Who will be the best player in 2025? — More than four months later, we asked 17 ESPN MLB experts …
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Associated Press:
Brewers claim 10th straight game and become 1st team since 2019 with 2 double-digit win streaks — MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers became the first MLB team since 2019 with multiple winning streaks of 10 or more games. However, any excitement over that particular accomplishment is tempered by the bigger picture.
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Derrick Goold / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Goold's chat: How do Cardinals save ‘Baseball Heaven,’ lure fans, thrills back to Busch? — Greetings. Welcome to another edition of the longest-running chat in Cardinals baseball. The local nine edged the Cubs, 3-2, in front of the smallest weekend crowd to see the rivals at Busch III in a non-pandemic year.
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Dennis Lin / New York Times:
A Red Sox iPad suggested Robert Suarez was tipping pitches. The Padres were already on it — SAN FRANCISCO — It was the top of the ninth inning Saturday at Petco Park when a not-so-secret yet oft-hidden game within a game spilled into public view. — There, on the San Diego Padres' telecast …
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