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Rockies at Phillies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 31  —  Its Monday, March 31 and the Colorado Rockies (1-2) are in the City of Brotherly Love to take on the Phillies (2-1).  German Marquez is slated to start for Colorado while Cristopher Sanchez gets the nod for Philadelphia.
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Red Sox at Orioles prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 31  —  Its Monday, March 31 and the Red Sox (1-2) are in Baltimore, MD to take on the Orioles (2-2) in Game 1 of their series.  Sean Newcomb is scheduled to take the mound for the Sox against Cade Povich for the O's.
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Rangers at Reds prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 31  —  Its Monday, March 31 and the Rangers (3-1) are in Cincinnati, OH to take on the Reds (1-2) in Game 1 of their series.  Kumar Rocker is slated to take the mound for Texas against Brady Singer for Cincinnati.
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Braves at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for March 31  —  Its Monday, March 31 and the Atlanta Braves (0-4) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (5-0).  Grant Holmes is expected to start for the Braves with Tyler Glasnow getting the ball for the Dodgers.
Discussion: Battery Power and True Blue LA
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Royals at Brewers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 31  —  Its Monday, March 31 and the Kansas City Royals (1-2) are in Milwaukee to face the Brewers (0-3).  Kris Bubic is scheduled to pitch for KC against Elvin Rodriguez of the Brewers.
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Guardians at Padres Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for March 31  —  Its Monday, March 31 and the Cleveland Guardians (2-1) are on the West Coast to take on the San Diego Padres (4-0) in Game 1 of this series.  —  Luis L. Ortiz is slated …
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Cubs at Athletics prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 31  —  Its Monday, March 31 and the Chicago Cubs (2-4) are in Sacramento, CA to take on the Oakland Athletics (2-2) in Game 1 of their series.  —  Ben Brown is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Joey Estes for Oakland.
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Mets at Marlins prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 31
Discussion: Amazin' Avenue and SNY
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Giants at Astros Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for March 31
Discussion: The Crawfish Boxes
Andrew Greif / NBC News:
The Yankees' new torpedo bats propel team to record-breaking start  —  The Bronx Bombers have picked up 36 runs, outscoring their opponents by an MLB-high 22 runs, through three games, including a team-record nine home runs in Saturday's victory.  —  The biggest revelation …
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Brendan Kuty / New York Times:
Meet the MIT physicist turned Marlins coach behind the ‘torpedo’ bats used by the Yankees  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees' bats were the story of the team's franchise-record nine-home run day against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.  Then came the discussion about the actual bats used by some players in the 20-9 win.
D.J. Short / NBCSports.com:
MLB Team Power Rankings: Yankees torpedo Brewers with historic power outburst, Dodgers start season 5-0  —  Most teams have only played three or four games at this early point of the 2025 MLB season, so don't look for any major changes since my MLB Opening Week Power Rankings were released last week.
Associated Press:
Powerful starts for last year's pennant winners as the Yankees and Dodgers stay unbeaten  —  In the spirit of this year's NCAA basketball tournaments — where Goliath has defeated David at almost every opportunity — the baseball season began with its own version of chalk supremacy.
Sam Blum / New York Times:
Why ‘torpedo bats’ have players across MLB intrigued after Yankees' power surge
Eric Samulski / NBCSports.com:
Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Tyler Soderstrom, Jack Leiter open season strong
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
Associated Press:
Braves' Jurickson Profar gets an 80-game ban for performance-enhancing drug use  —  NEW YORK — Atlanta Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar has been suspended for 80 games without pay for performance-enhancing drug use.  —  Major League Baseball announced Monday that Profar tested positive …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
Athletics start Sacramento era in minor-league stadium, much to dismay of visiting players  —  SACRAMENTO — It is raining, the wind is gusting at 40 mph, and the wind chill is 49 degrees.  —  Oh, baby, the Athletics are not in Oakland anymore.  —  There will be days that the A's …
 
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