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Rays at Red Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 9 — It's Monday, June 9 and the Rays (35-30) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (32-35). Shane Baz is slated to take the mound for Tampa Bay against Brayan Bello for Boston.
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Blue Jays at Cardinals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, stats for June 9 — Its Monday, June 9 and the Blue Jays (35-30) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (36-29). José Berríos is slated to take the mound for Toronto against Andre Pallante for St. Louis.
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Braves at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 9 — It's Monday, June 9 and the Braves (27-37) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (35-31). Chris Sale is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Aaron Civale for Milwaukee.
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Athletics at Angels Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 9 — It's Monday, June 9, and the Athletics (26-41) are in Anaheim to take on the Angels (30-34). Jeffrey Springs is slated to take the mound for the Athletics against Yusei Kikuchi for Los Angeles.
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Cubs at Phillies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 9 — Its Monday, June 9 and the Cubs (40-25) are in the City of Brotherly Love to take on the Phillies (37-28). — Matthew Boyd is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Zack Wheeler for Philadelphia.
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Dodgers at Padres Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for June 9 — It's Monday, June 9, and the Dodgers (39-27) are in San Diego to open a series against the Padres (37-27). — Dustin May is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Nick Pivetta for San Diego.
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San Diego Union-Tribune and True Blue LA
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Mariners at Diamondbacks Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for June 9
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FanDuel Research, Lookout Landing and Sports Illustrated
Associated Press:
Odds by Pete Alonso closing in on Mets home run record — DENVER — When he re-signed with the New York Mets last winter, Pete Alonso saw an opportunity to become the team's career leader in home runs and multi-homer games. — He checked one record off his list with a pair of two-run shots …
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D.J. Short / NBCSports.com:
MLB Power Rankings: Tigers remain on top, Pete Alonso powers Mets — Featured in this week's MLB Power Rankings, Pete Alonso climbs the Mets' all-time leaderboard, the Phillies' slide continues, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Christian Encarnacion-Strand are red-hot since coming off the IL …
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San Diego Union-Tribune and MLB.com
Associated Press:
Atlanta's season is starting to slip away after another 7-game losing streak — One seven-game losing streak was manageable for Atlanta — a possible fluke at the start of the season. — But now the Braves have dropped seven in a row again, and it's time to wonder if this simply …
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Battery Power and Sports Illustrated
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Rockies chase MLB record that predecessors in pain 'don't wish on anyone'
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MLB Trade Rumors, NESN.com, Battery Power, Yahoo Sports, The Good Phight and Sports Illustrated
Associated Press:
Braves' Smith-Shawver undergoes Tommy John surgery and Kimbrel elects free agency — MILWAUKEE — AJ Smith-Shawver underwent Tommy John surgery and Craig Kimbrel elected free agency Monday in the latest pitching moves for the slumping Atlanta Braves. — Smith-Shawver had reconstructive surgery …
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MLB Trade Rumors, Battery Power and ESPN
Carlos Collazo / Baseball America:
2025 MLB Mock Draft 4.0: Latest First-Round Pick Predictions For Every Team — Welcome to our fourth MLB mock draft of the season. — We're a month out from draft day, and teams have begun having their pre-draft meetings. Most of the player pool has finished playing and scouting departments are now getting antsy and ready to roll.
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Battery Power, Lone Star Ball, Federal Baseball, Sports Illustrated and True Blue LA
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Red Sox recall top prospect in baseball Roman Anthony — The Boston Red Sox have called up outfielder Roman Anthony, the No. 1 prospect in baseball, hopeful he can provide a jolt to a team that has disappointed over the season's first 67 games, the club announced Monday.
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George Kirby's 14-strikeout stunner ends Mariners' 5-game skid and turns around his own season — ANAHEIM, Calif. — By the time George Kirby left the mound for good with 14 strikeouts, the rangy right-hander had turned his season around in a superb overall performance.
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Orange County Register, Associated Press and Lookout Landing
Gabrielle Starr / Boston Herald:
Red Sox rookie says he'd rather retire than play for Yankees — 'If the Yankees were the last team to give me a contract, I'd retire' — NEW YORK - “This is one that I've had circled for a long time,” Hunter Dobbins told the Herald as he stood in the visitors dugout watching passing showers soak Yankee Stadium.
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Jack Markowski / Sports Illustrated:
Red Sox Rookie Slams Yankees: 'I'd Retire'
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