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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.