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Cardinals at Reds Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 29 — It's Friday, August 29 and the Cardinals (66-69) are in Cincinnati to take on the Reds (68-66). Matthew Liberatore is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Zack Littell for Cincinnati.
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Redleg Nation, Red Reporter and Viva El Birdos
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Brewers at Blue Jays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for August 29 — It's Friday, August 29 and the Brewers (83-52) are in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays (78-56). Freddy Peralta is slated to take the mound for Milwaukee against Shane Bieber for Toronto.
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The Ringer and Brew Crew Ball
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Mariners at Guardians Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for August 29 — It's Friday, August 29 and the Mariners (72-62) are in Cleveland to take on the Guardians (66-66). George Kirby is slated to take the mound for Seattle against Logan Allen for Cleveland.
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Seattle Sports and Lookout Landing
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Pirates at Red Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 29 — It's Friday, August 29 and the Pirates (59-76) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (75-60). Paul Skenes is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Boston.
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Diamondbacks at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for August 29 — It's Friday, August 29 and the Diamondbacks (66-69) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (77-57). Zac Gallen is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Blake Snell for Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Times and True Blue LA
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Cubs at Rockies Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 29 — It's Friday, August 29 and the Cubs (76-58) are in Denver to take on the Rockies (38-96). Cade Horton is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Germán Márquez for Colorado.
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Bleed Cubbie Blue, Purple Row and cubsinsider.com
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Braves at Phillies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 29 — Its Friday, August 29 and its the day after Kyle Schwarber blasted four home runs in a 19-4 Philadelphia rout of the Atlanta Braves. The Phillies improved to 77-57 with the win while the Braves fell to 61-73.
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Phillies Nation
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Yankees at White Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for August 28
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South Side Sox
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Marlins at Mets Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for August 28
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SNY
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
9 questions for MLB season's final month: MVP awards, managers on the hot seat … Corrections and clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the Milwaukee Brewers' 1982 postseason outcome. — It's Labor Day weekend, and while the playoff races are supposed to get real in September, they're all but over.
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MLB Trade Rumors
David Purdum / ESPN:
Guardians' Clase, Ortiz remain on leave amid gambling inquiry — Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz will remain on nondisciplinary paid leave “until further notice” while a gambling investigation continues, Major League Baseball announced Sunday.
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NBC Sports Philadelphia, New York Post, The Athletic, Bleacher Report, MLB Trade Rumors and baseballmusings.com
Jesse Rogers / ESPN:
Cubs signing veteran 1B Carlos Santana, source says — DENVER — The Chicago Cubs are signing first baseman Carlos Santana, a source told ESPN on Sunday. — Santana, 39, hit .225 with 11 home runs in 116 games for the Cleveland Guardians this season before being released by the team Friday.
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Associated Press, Chicago Sun Times, Bleacher Report, MLB.com, The Athletic and MLB Trade Rumors
ESPN:
Norby helps Marlins avoid collapse in 11-8 win over Mets — NEW YORK — Connor Norby had three RBI in the last three innings and the Miami Marlins beat the New York Mets 11-8 on Saturday after squandering a six-run lead. — Juan Soto homered twice for the Mets, who fell behind 8-2 …
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Associated Press, Faith and Fear in Flushing and Sportsnet.ca
Chris McCosky / The Detroit News:
Tigers shut down reliever Beau Brieske for rest of season — Kansas City, Mo. - The Tigers had been holding out at least a sliver of hope that right-hander Beau Brieske could somehow get himself healthy and return to the bullpen before the end of the season. — That hope has been dashed.
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MLB Trade Rumors
Associated Press:
Kyle Schwarber has 21st 4-homer game in MLB, drives in Phillies-record 9 runs — Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber hit four home runs Thursday night against Atlanta to become the 21st major leaguer and fourth Phillies player to accomplish the feat. Schwarber was 4 for 6 with a Phillies-record nine RBIs in the 19-4 victory.
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