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12:00 PM ET, August 12, 2025

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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.
Discussion: New York Post
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Padres at Giants Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 12  —  It's Tuesday, August 12 and the Padres (67-52) are in San Francisco to take on the Giants (59-60).  Nestor Cortes is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Robbie Ray for San Francisco.
Discussion: Gaslamp Ball
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Pirates at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 12  —  It's Tuesday, August 12 and the Pirates (51-69) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (74-44).  Paul Skenes is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Freddy Peralta for Milwaukee.
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Tigers at White Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for August 12  —  It's Tuesday, August 12 and the Tigers (69-51) are in Chicago to take on the White Sox (43-76).  Jack Flaherty is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Chicago.
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Dodgers at Angels Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 12  —  It's Tuesday, August 12 and the Dodgers (68-51) are in Anaheim to take on the Angels (57-62).  Emmet Sheehan is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Tyler Anderson for Los Angeles.
Discussion: True Blue LA
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Nationals at Royals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 12  —  It's Tuesday, August 12 and the Nationals (47-71) are in Kansas City to take on the Royals (59-60).  Mitchell Parker is slated to take the mound for Washington against Michael Wacha for Kansas City.
Discussion: Royals Review
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Rockies at Cardinals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for August 11
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Diamondbacks at Rangers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for August 11
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Red Sox at Astros prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 11
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Tigers at White Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 11
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Phillies at Reds Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 11
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Nationals at Royals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for August 11
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Twins at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 11
Discussion: SNY and Inside the Crown
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Dodgers at Angels Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 11
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:   Pirates at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 11
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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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,” …
ESPN:
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 …
Discussion: NESN.com and SportsNet Pittsburgh
 
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