The MLB schedule shows the start of a few important series for a couple of divisions.
The latest: The Cleveland Guardians aim to get out of a slump against the Minnesota Twins who are hot on their tail in the AL Central. Elsewhere, the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers try to get a good start in their respective series as the NL West is starting to heat up.
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Los Angeles Angels vs. Washington Nationals
Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees
Oakland Athletics vs. Toronto Blue Jays
San Diego Padres vs. Miami Marlins
Houston Astros vs. Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals
Cincinnati Reds vs. Milwaukee Brewers
Cleveland Guardians vs. Minnesota Twins
Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox
Atlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
New York Mets vs. Seattle Mariners
Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Detroit Tigers vs. San Francisco Giants
Betting insights
- The Guardians and Twins take part in a doubleheader on Friday to start an important series in Minnesota. Cleveland holds the top spot in the AL Central but has lost five straight coming in. The Twins are top five in runs scored per game (4.9) and can overtake their opponent in the standings with a four-game sweep.
- San Diego is on a 14-2 run and all of a sudden, the NL West has become interesting. The Padres have a good chance to build on their league-high five-game win streak in a series with the Marlins. Miami ranks as a bottom-five team on offence and defence.
- Speaking of the NL West, the Dodgers play host to the Pirates in a game that provides one of the better pitching duels of the evening. Mitch Keller (10-5, 3.20 ERA) takes the mound for Pittsburgh while Jack Flaherty (8-5, 2.80 ERA) gets the start for L.A.
- The other pitching matchup to highlight is in Boston. Ronel Blanco (9-6, 2.98 ERA) gets the call for the visiting Astros and Tanner Houck (8-8, 3.09 ERA) takes the mound for the home side. However, both teams carry a strong offence ranking top-three in hits and batting average meaning this game carries one of the higher run totals of the day (9.5).
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