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Red Sox at White Sox Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 11  —  Its Friday, April 11 and the Red Sox (6-7) are in the Windy City to take on the White Sox (2-9) in Game 1 of a weekend series.  —  Sean Newcomb is slated to take the mound for Boston against Davis Martin for Chicago.
Discussion: South Side Sox
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Phillies at Cardinals Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends and stats for April 11  —  Its Friday, April 11 and the Phillies (8-4) are in St. Louis to open a weekend series against the Cardinals (5-7).  —  Aaron Nola is slated to take the mound for Philadelphia against Andre Pallante for St. Louis.
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Cubs at Dodgers Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 11  —  Its Friday, April 11 and the Cubs (9-6) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (10-4).  —  Matthew Boyd is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Los Angeles.
Discussion: Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Giants at Yankees prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 11  —  Its Friday, April 11, and the San Francisco Giants (9-3) are in the Bronx to open a weekend series against the Yankees (7-5).  —  Robbie Ray is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Marcus Stroman for New York.
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Mets at Athletics prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 11  —  Its Friday, April 11 and the Mets (8-4) are in Sacramento to take on the Athletics (5-8) to open a weekend series.  —  Griffin Canning is slated to take the mound for New York against JP Sears for the Athletics.
Discussion: SNY
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Blue Jays at Orioles Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 11  —  Its Friday, April 11 and the Blue Jays (8-6) are in Baltimore to open a series against the Orioles (5-8).  —  Bowden Francis is slated to take the mound for Toronto against Tomoyuki Sugano for Baltimore.
Discussion: Camden Chat
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Braves at Rays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 11  —  Its Friday, April 11 and the Braves (3-9) are in Tampa to begin a series against the Rays (5-7).  —  Bryce Elder is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Taj Bradley for Tampa Bay.
Discussion: DRaysBay and Battery Power
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Tigers at Twins prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 11  —  Its Friday, April 11 and the Tigers (7-5) are in Minneapolis for three games against the Twins (4-9).  —  Reese Olson is slated to take the mound for Detroit against David Festa for Minnesota.
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Phillies at Braves Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 10
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Blue Jays at Red Sox prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, trends, and stats for April 10
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Angels at Rays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 10
Associated Press:
Braves OF Ronald Acuña Jr. to have knee reevaluated as the slugger works to return to lineup  —  Braves star outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. will have his injured left knee reevaluated next week as he works to return to the Atlanta lineup after ACL surgery last year.
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Spencer Strider dominates with 13 Ks in Triple-A start and may soon join the Braves  —  Spencer Strider struck out 13 batters in 5 1/3 innings for Triple-A Gwinnett on Thursday in his second injury rehabilitation start and appears ready to return from elbow surgery to make his Atlanta Braves season debut next week.
Associated Press:
Twins place pitcher Pablo Lopez on the 15-day injured list with a strained hamstring  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins placed pitcher Pablo López on the 15-day injured list Friday with a strained right hamstring.  —  The move is retroactive to Wednesday, a day after López …
Eric Samulski / NBCSports.com:
Griffin Canning is working backwards into becoming a fixture in the Mets' rotation  —  When Griffin Canning was traded from the Angels to the Braves this past Halloween, there was immediate conversation on Baseball Twitter about whether the Braves would “fix” Canning and turn him into the 2025 version of Reynaldo Lopez.
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