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Guardians at Padres Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 1 — Its Tuesday, April 1 and the Guardians (2-2) are in San Diego to take on the Padres (5-0) in Game 2 of this series. — Logan Allen is slated to take the mound for Cleveland against Michael King for San Diego
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Tigers at Mariners Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 1 — Its Tuesday, April 1 and the Tigers (1-3) are in Seattle to take on the Mariners (2-3) in Game 2 — of this three-game series. — Casey Mize is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Logan Gilbert for Seattle
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Bless You Boys and Associated Press
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Braves at Dodgers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 2 — Its Wednesday, April 2 and the Braves (0-5) are at Chavez Ravine to take on the Dodgers (6-0) in Game 3 of this series. — Chris Sale is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Dustin May for Los Angeles
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Dodgers Nation
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Mets at Marlins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 1 — Its Tuesday, April 1 and the Mets (2-2) are in Miami to take on the Marlins (3-2) in Game 2 — of their three-game series. — Kodai Senga is slated to take the mound for New York against Sandy Alcantara for Miami.
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Cubs at Athletics prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 1 — Its Tuesday, April 1 and the Cubs (3-4) are in Sacramento, CA to take on the Athletics (2-3) in Game 2 of this three-game series. — Justin Steele is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Luis Severino for Oakland.
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Rangers at Reds Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 1 — Its Tuesday, April 1 and the Rangers (3-2) are in Cincinnati to take on the Reds (2-2) in Game 2 of this three-game series. — Nathan Eovaldi is slated to take the mound for Texas against Carson Spiers for Cincinnati.
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Dallas Morning News, WFAA-TV and Lone Star Ball
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Diamondbacks at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for April 1
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Sports Illustrated, Pinstripe Alley, AZ Snake Pit and Arizona Republic
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Royals at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 1
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Royals Review, Farm to Fountains, Associated Press and Brew Crew Ball
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Red Sox LHP Garrett Crochet gets $170M extension, sources say — Left-hander Garrett Crochet and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a six-year, $170 million contract extension, sources told ESPN on Monday, keeping the 25-year-old ace with the organization that traded for him this winter to lead its rotation.
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Boston Herald, NESN.com, Just Baseball, Sox Machine, MLB Trade Rumors and Yahoo Sports
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
What is a torpedo bat? Inside MLB's next big thing — EARLY IN THE 2023 season, Aaron Leanhardt started asking New York Yankees hitters what they needed to perform better. He was a minor league hitting coordinator for the team, and with league-wide batting average the previous year …
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Yahoo Sports, The Ringer, Sports Illustrated, Pinstripe Alley, Federal Baseball, DRaysBay, CNN, Bleed Cubbie Blue, MLB.com, Orange County Register, Newsday and Twinkie Town
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Andrew Greif / NBC News:
The Yankees' new torpedo bats propel team to record-breaking start
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New York Times, Bleacher Report, Yahoo Sports, Chicago Tribune, New York Post, FanGraphs Baseball, Awful Announcing, NPR and Cubs Insider
Associated Press:
Lance Lynn, World Series champion and 2-time All-Star pitcher, says he's retiring — World Series champion and two-time All-Star pitcher Lance Lynn is retiring from Major League Baseball. — Lynn announced his decision on the “Dymin in the Rough” podcast. — He was 7-4 with a 3.84 ERA in 23 starts last season with St. Louis.
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New Jersey Online, New York Post, Lone Star Ball and MLB Trade Rumors
Barry M. Bloom / Sportico:
Athletics' Sacramento Era Begins With Minor-League Feel — WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Major League Baseball arrived at the California state capital area Monday night, and everyone was on their best behavior trying to deal with a less-than-ideal situation for the Athletics.
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MLB.com, Mercury News, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, Yahoo Sports, Baseball America and USA Today
Associated Press:
Adam Ottavino returns to the Yankees, agrees to a 1-year contract — NEW YORK — Right-hander reliever Adam Ottavino is returning to the New York Yankees, agreeing to a one-year contract. — A 39-year-old sidearmer, Ottavino agreed to a minor league contract with Boston on Feb. 18 …
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New York Times, New Jersey Online, Yahoo Sports, MLB.com, Pinstripe Alley, masslive.com, MLB Trade Rumors, New York Daily News and NESN.com
Beth Harris / Associated Press:
Shower slip knocks Dodgers 1B Freddie Freeman out of lineup after hurting surgically repaired ankle — Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was out of the lineup Monday night against the Atlanta Braves after slipping in the shower and hurting his surgically repaired right ankle.
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Los Angeles Times, Yahoo Sports, AZ Snake Pit, Orange County Register, New York Times, Dodgers Nation and ABC17NEWS
