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Athletics Host Angels Minus Ace

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

Rich Harden was scheduled to take the mound for the Oakland Athletics in the opener of a three-game home series against the rival Los Angeles Angels on Friday. Instead, Harden is now a member of the Chicago Cubs as the A’s traded away their ace hurler. Harden had been enjoying good health over the past...

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Red Sox Visit Yankee Stadium

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Boston Red Sox will head to Yankee Stadium for a four-game series against their bitter rival over the holiday weekend. And while the Red Sox are still ahead of the Yankees in the AL East, the two clubs are coming off very different results in their last game. New York put up nine runs...

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The Battle Of The Big Apple

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The New York Yankees will play host to the New York Mets on Friday afternoon, and then the New York Mets will play host to the New York Yankees on Friday night. Confused? The two Big Apple clubs have decided to play what they’re calling a “day-night intra-city doubleheader” to begin their latest interleague series...

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Cubs, ChiSox In Windy City Battle

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

New York. Los Angeles. The Bay Area. None of those places can boast two first-place baseball teams right now. One place can, though, and those teams meet this weekend in a matchup that’s particularly fascinating from a baseball betting perspective. The Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox will both take a lead in their...

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Cards Carry On Without Pujols

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

If the St. Louis Cardinals are going to take top spot in the NL Central division away from the Chicago Cubs prior to the All-Star Break, they’re going to have to do it without the services of an important player – slugging first baseman Albert Pujols. Pujols left the Cards’ game against the Cincinnati Reds...

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Angels Head North To Oakland

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Los Angeles Angels were supposed to be challenged by the Seattle Mariners in the AL West this season – but anyone who’s been paying attention to the baseball odds on the struggling M’s over the first two months knows that hasn’t come to pass. Los Angeles does have another team to contend with in...

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White Sox Get Ready For Rays

• Charlie Boccanegra

• Last Updated: October 4, 2017

The Chicago White Sox fattened up their record with two series against the floundering Cleveland Indians over the past two weeks, but they’ll be put to the test this weekend when they take on one of the best teams in baseball this season – the Tampa Bay Rays. The ChiSox managed to dispatch the Tribe...