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Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
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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Phillies Nation, The Good Phight and NBC Sports Philadelphia
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Mariners at Orioles prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for August 12
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Red Sox at Astros prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 12
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Twins at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 12
Twins at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 12
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Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Tigers at White Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for August 12
Tigers at White Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for August 12
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MLive.com and South Side Sox
Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Nationals at Royals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 12
Nationals at Royals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 12
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Vaughn Dalzell / NBCSports.com:
Pirates at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 12
Pirates at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 12
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Associated Press:
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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Chandler Rome / New York Times:
All-Star closer Josh Hader lands on IL with shoulder strain as Astros' injury issues continue — HOUSTON — Add another injury to a Houston Astros season defined by them. — The Astros placed All-Star closer Josh Hader on the injured list Tuesday, one day after he reported shoulder discomfort …
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Associated Press:
Pete Alonso breaks Darryl Strawberry's Mets franchise home run record — NEW YORK — New York Mets slugger Pete Alonso hit his 253rd career homer on Tuesday night, breaking the franchise record held by Darryl Strawberry for 37 years. — The 30-year-old Alonso drove a 95.1 mph fastball …
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Associated Press:
Angels turn triple play when Shohei Ohtani lines out to Zach Neto and 2 Dodgers are caught off base — ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels turned the eighth triple play in team history Tuesday night, with shortstop Zach Neto getting two putouts and an assist off a line drive by Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani.
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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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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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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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Associated Press:
Ohtani, agent accused of sabotaging $240M Hawaii real estate project — A Hawaii real estate investor and broker are suing Shohei Ohtani, claiming the Los Angeles Dodgers star and his agent got them fired from a $240 million luxury housing development on the Big Island's coveted Hapuna Coast that they brought him in to endorse.
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Sportico and New York Times
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 …
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Arizona Sports, NESN.com and SportsNet Pittsburgh
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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Gabrielle Starr / Boston Herald:
Xander Bogaerts on ‘real deal’ Roman Anthony: 'He's game-changing' — Bogaerts, Anthony two of youngest players to debut for Sox in last 30 years — SAN DIEGO - Going from the minor leagues to Major League Baseball can be difficult for even the most talented prospects.
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