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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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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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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.


Diamondbacks at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for April 1 — The New York Yankees (3-0) and their torpedo bats take the field in the Bronx Tuesday night against the Arizona Diamondbacks (2-2) in the first game of their midweek series.
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Royals at Brewers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 1 — Tuesday, April 1, Kansas City (2-2) will continue its three-game series against the Brewers (0-4) in Milwaukee. — Michael Lorenzen is scheduled to start for the Royals with Chad Patrick getting the ball for Milwaukee.
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Guardians at Padres Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for March 31
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Rangers at Reds prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 31
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Cubs at Athletics prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for March 31
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Chicago Tribune, Marquee Sports Network, Associated Press, Athletics Nation and Bleed Cubbie Blue


Garrett Crochet reportedly agrees to $170 million, 6-year deal with Red Sox — Ace left-hander Garrett Crochet has agreed to a record-breaking $170 million, six-year contract with the Boston Red Sox, according to a person familiar with the negotiations. — The person spoke to The Associated Press …
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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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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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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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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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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.
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The Yankees' new torpedo bats propel team to record-breaking start
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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 …