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Rangers at Royals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 21 — It's Thursday, August 21 and the Rangers (63-65) are in Kansas City to take on the Royals (65-62). Patrick Corbin is slated to take the mound for Texas against Michael Lorenzen for Kansas City.
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Dodgers at Rockies Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 21 — It's Thursday, August 21 and the Dodgers (72-55) are in Denver to take on the Rockies (37-90). Clayton Kershaw is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Chase Dollander for Colorado.
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Giants at Padres Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 21 — It's Thursday, August 21 and the Giants (61-66) are in San Diego to take on the Padres (71-56). Justin Verlander is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Dylan Cease for San Diego.
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Red Sox at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 21 — It's Thursday, August 21 and the Red Sox (68-59) are in Bronx to take on the Yankees (69-57). Lucas Giolito is slated to take the mound for Boston against Luis Gil for New York.
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Cardinals at Rays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 21 — It's Thursday, August 21 and the Cardinals (63-65) are in Tampa to take on the Rays (61-66). Sonny Gray is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Joe Boyle for Tampa Bay.
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Astros at Orioles Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 21 — Its Thursday, August 21 and the Astros (69-58) are in Baltimore to take on the Orioles (59-67). Jason Alexander is slated to take the mound for Houston against Brandon Young for Baltimore.
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Brewers at Cubs Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for August 21 — It's Thursday, August 21 and the Brewers (79-48) are in Chicago to take on the Cubs (73-54). Quinn Priester is slated to take the mound for Milwaukee against Shota Imanaga for Chicago.
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Mets at Nationals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 21 — It's Thursday, August 21 and the Mets (67-59) are in Washington to take on the Nationals (51-75). Sean Manaea is slated to take the mound for New York against MacKenzie Gore for Washington.
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Sources: Cubs' Tucker diagnosed in June with fracture in hand — CHICAGO — Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker was diagnosed in June with a hairline fracture in his right hand, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. — Tucker, 28, wanted to keep playing for the then-first-place Cubs …
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Cubs OF Kyle Tucker played with a small fracture in his right hand after he got hurt in June — CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker played with a small fracture in his right hand after he got hurt in June, and manager Craig Counsell said that might have contributed to his trouble at the plate.
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Dodgers' Ohtani roughed up by Rockies, leaves game after getting hit on right thigh by line drive — DENVER — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani had a forgettable outing in his first career pitching start against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.
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Joseph Randazzo / Sports Illustrated:
Yankees Slugger Proving to be Ageless Wonder — Giancarlo Stanton has given the Yankees a much needed boost. His power surge has helped carry them out of a prolonged, dismal spell of baseball. — Giancarlo Stanton put on a show at George M. Steinbrenner Field during a rout of the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Iglesias returning to form, extends scoreless streak — In this week's Closer Report, Raisel Iglesias extends his scoreless streak to 13 games while locking down five saves in what was an impressive week on the mound for the veteran closer.
