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Red Sox at Rangers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for March 29  —  Saturday, the Red Sox (1-1) and the Rangers (1-1) meet in Arlington for Game 3 of their inaugural series of the 2025 season.  —  Walker Buehler is slated to take the mound for Boston against Tyler Mahle for Texas
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Brewers at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for March 29  —  Saturday afternoon the Brewers (0-1) take the field in the Bronx against the Yankees (1-0) in Game 2 of their season-opening series.  —  Former Yankees' hurler Nestor Cortes …
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Pirates at Marlins prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 28  —  Its Friday, March 28 and the Pittsburgh Pirates (0-1) are in South Beach to take on the Miami Marlins (1-0) in Game 2 of this series.  —  Mitch Keller is slated to take the mound …
Discussion: Bucs Dugout
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Athletics at Mariners Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers and betting trends for March 28  —  Its Friday, March 28 and the Athletics (0-1) continue their season-opening series against the Mariners (1-0) in Seattle tonight.  —  Jeffrey Springs is slated to take the mound for Oakland against Luis Castillo for Seattle
Discussion: Lookout Landing and Seattle Sports
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Braves at Padres prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 28  —  Its Friday, March 28 and the Atlanta Braves (0-1) continue their series in San Diego against the Padres (1-0).  —  Reynaldo López is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Dylan Cease for San Diego
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Cubs at Diamondbacks Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for March 28  —  Game 2 of the four-game series between the Cubs (1-2) and the Diamondbacks (0-1) is tonight in Arizona.  —  Jameson Taillon is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Merrill Kelly for Arizona
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Tigers at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for March 28
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Red Sox at Rangers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for March 28
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Orioles at Blue Jays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, and betting trends for March 28
Associated Press:
Rays put OF Josh Lowe on 10-day IL with strained right oblique, a year after he had similar injury  —  TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays put outfielder Josh Lowe on the 10-day injured list with a strained right oblique.  —  The Rays recalled outfielder Jake Mangum from Triple-A Durham on Saturday to take Lowe's spot on the roster.
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Scherzer allows two HRs, leaves Blue Jays debut after three innings because of right lat soreness  —  TORONTO — Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer left his debut start with the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday because of soreness in his right lat muscle.
Discussion: New York Post and Sportsnet.ca
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Aaron Judge homers three times, Yankees go deep on first three pitches vs. Brewers  —  NEW YORK — Aaron Judge homered three times, also combining with Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger to go deep on the first three pitches from Milwaukee's Nestor Cortes, and the Yankees tied a team record …
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Rays' Kameron Misner becomes first player to hit first big league homer as walk-off on opening day  —  Kameron Misner gave the Tampa Bay Rays the perfect housewarming gift: a game-ending home run.  Forced from Tropicana Field by Hurricane Milton, the Rays are playing home games across the bay …
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Right-hander Brandon Pfaadt agrees to five-year, $45 million deal with Arizona Diamondbacks  —  PHOENIX — Right-hander Brandon Pfaadt agreed to a five-year, $45 million deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday as the team continues its push to secure its young standouts on long-term contracts.
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Cuba had record 26 players on opening-day MLB rosters and Japan had 12 for its most since 2012  —  NEW YORK — Cuba had a record 26 players on Major League Baseball's opening day rosters and Japan had 12 for its most since 2012.  —  The percentage born outside the 50 states remained at 27.8%, matching its lowest level since 2016.
Jake Rill / MLB.com:
O'Neill homers in SIXTH straight Opening Day, adding to his MLB record  —  TORONTO — At this point, Opening Day home runs are expected from Tyler O'Neill.  They're automatic.  Even his new Baltimore teammates — many of whom he didn't meet until arriving at Spring Training in mid-February …
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