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Orioles at Diamondbacks prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for April 7 — Its Monday, April 7 and the Orioles (4-6) are in Phoenix to take on the Diamondbacks (5-5) in Game 1 of their three-game series. — Zach Eflin is slated to take the mound for Baltimore against Zac Gallen for Arizona.
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Rangers at Cubs Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 7 — Its Monday, April 7 and the Rangers (8-2) are in the Windy City to take on the Cubs (7-5). — Nathan Eovaldi is slated to take the mound for Texas against Justin Steele for Chicago
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Marlins at Mets Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 7 — Its Monday, April 7 and the Marlins (5-4) open a series in New York against the Mets (6-3). — Valente Bellozo is slated to take the mound for Miami against Kodai Senga for New York
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Dodgers at Nationals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 7 — Its Monday, April 7 and the Dodgers (9-2) are in Washington, DC to take on the Nationals (3 6). — Dustin May is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against MacKenzie Gore for Washington.
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Blue Jays at Red Sox prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 7 — Its Monday, April 7 and the Blue Jays (5-5) are in Boston to take on the Red Sox (6-4). — Easton Lucas is slated to take the mound for Toronto against Richard Fitts for Boston.
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Yankees at Tigers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 7 — Its Monday, April 7 and the Yankees (6-3) are in Motown to take on the Tigers (5-4). The game has been moved up from its original 6:40P start time due to the weather forecast.
Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times:
A Q&A With Rob Manfred, M.L.B.'s Commissioner, on the Future of Baseball — In an interview, the commissioner said torpedo bats are good and challenges for balls and strikes are likely on the way. … The season started in Tokyo. What was Japan like? — The most striking thing …
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Associated Press:
Manfred says torpedo bats are ‘good for baseball’ and he hopes to see robot umps in MLB by 2026 — Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes all that chatter is positive for the sport. — “They're absolutely good for baseball …
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New York Times
Buster Olney / ESPN:
Inside the 48 hours when torpedo bats took over MLB
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Sports Illustrated and New York Daily News
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Sources: Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays agree on $500 million deal — First baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays are in agreement on a 14-year, $500 million contract extension, pending a physical, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Sunday night.
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Report: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Blue Jays agree to 14-year, $500 million deal that starts in 2026 — NEW YORK — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a 14-year, $500 million contract that starts in 2026, according to a person familiar with the negotiations …
D.J. Short / NBCSports.com:
Odds by MLB Team Power Rankings: The NL West Rules — We have some movement, people. While I was reluctant to make any major changes to our MLB Power Rankings after the opening weekend of the season, you'll see some dramatic shakeups this week. — The NL West has been the best division …
Associated Press:
Great starting pitching stretches not enough for the White Sox and Reds early this season — The Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox both got brilliant stretches from their starting rotations — and largely wasted them. — Chicago's starters did not allow an earned run through …
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Associated Press:
Dodgers place 2-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell on injured list — The Los Angeles Dodgers placed two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell on the 15-day injured list with left shoulder inflammation. — Snell went 1-0 with a 2.00 ERA in his first two starts for the Dodgers this season.
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