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Giants at Phillies prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 14  —  Its Monday, April 14 and the Giants' (11-4) East Coast road trip continues in Philadelphia with a series against the Phillies (9-6).  —  Landen Roupp is slated to take the mound …
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Royals at Yankees Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 14  —  Its Monday, April 14 and the Royals (8-8) are in Bronx to open a series against the Yankees (8-7).  —  Seth Lugo is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Carlos Carrasco for New York.
Discussion: Royals Review
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Red Sox at Rays Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 14  —  Its Monday, April 14 and the Red Sox (8-9) are in Tampa to begin a series against the Rays (7-8).  —  Tanner Houck is slated to take the mound for Boston against Shane Baz for Tampa Bay.
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Rockies at Dodgers prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 14  —  Its Monday, April 14 and the Rockies (3-12) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (11-6).  —  Antonio Senzatela is slated to take the mound for Colorado against Dustin May for Los Angeles.
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Nationals at Pirates Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 14  —  Its a Paul Skenes Monday!  Its April 14 and Skenes and the Pirates (5-11) are hosting the Nationals (6-9).  —  As noted, Paul Skenes is on the bump for the Bucs and Brad Lord is slated to take the mound for Washington.
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Mets at Twins Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 14  —  Its Monday, April 14 and the Mets (10-5) are in Minneapolis to take on the Twins (5-11).  —  Clay Holmes is slated to take the mound for New York against Joe Ryan for Minnesota.
Discussion: SNY
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Cubs at Padres Prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends and stats for April 14
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Braves at Blue Jays prediction: Odds, expert picks, starting pitchers, betting trends, and stats for April 14
ESPN:
Cubs 4-2 Dodgers (Apr 13, 2025) Box Score  —  Box score for the Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers MLB game from April 13, 2025 on ESPN.  Includes all pitching and batting stats.
Associated Press:
Cubs pitcher Justin Steele to have season-ending elbow surgery  —  Chicago Cubs ace Justin Steele will undergo season-ending surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his left elbow, dealing a significant blow to the team's rotation.  It was unclear whether Steele, who underwent Tommy John surgery in 2017 …
Bob Nightengale / USA Today:
What is the future of MLB free agency?  ‘Could be great, could be miserable’  —  PHOENIX — It's supposed to be baseball's Shangri-La, where all of your dreams come true and you're lying on the beach basking in a bidding war for your services, with your accountant preparing to set up generations of your family for life.
Associated Press:
Reds place Sam Moll on the 15-day injured list due to left shoulder impingement  —  CINCINNATI — The Reds have placed left-hander Sam Moll on the 15-day injured list due to left shoulder impingement.  The move was made retroactive to April 11.  —  Cincinnati begins a three-game series against Seattle.
Discussion: Redleg Nation
Associated Press:
Yankees' Aaron Judge to be U.S. captain at 2026 World Baseball Classic  —  NEW YORK — Aaron Judge will be the U.S. captain at next year's World Baseball Classic, the same role the two-time American League Most Valuable Player fills with the New York Yankees.
Associated Press:
Fan reaches into Mike Trout's glove to snatch a catch from Angels outfielder  —  HOUSTON — A fan grabbed the ball out of Mike Trout's glove after the Los Angeles Angels star reached into the right field stands Saturday night to make what appeared to be a great catch against the Houston Astros.
Discussion: Yahoo Sports
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David Schoenfield / ESPN:
MLB 2025 Watchability Index: Ranking most fun teams to watch  —  Imagine you're sitting at home on a Saturday evening, and you know you need to put the phone down, but your favorite team played an afternoon game.  Which MLB teams do you most want to watch?  We're back for our second annual …
Discussion: NESN.com
Associated Press:
Yankees place Stroman on 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees placed Marcus Stroman on the 15-day injured list with left knee inflammation Saturday, one day after he gave up five runs and got two outs in a rainy 9-1 loss to the San Francisco Giants.
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Marcus Stroman goes to hospital for knee tests after getting chased in five-run first inning
 
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