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Go Inside the Handicappers’ Playbook All in one spot. Real-time line moves, sharp reads, and verified edges. The Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers close out their three-game series Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, and this is one of the cleaner pitching-form matchups on the MLB board. Atlanta answered Friday’s loss with a 7-2 win Saturday, while Los Angeles now

Go Inside the Handicappers’ Playbook All in one spot. Real-time line moves, sharp reads, and verified edges. The St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres close their four-game series Sunday at Petco Park, with San Diego trying to rescue a split after finally breaking through Saturday. The Padres were quiet for most of the series, but Fernando Tatis Jr.’s two-run

Go Inside the Handicappers’ Playbook All in one spot. Real-time line moves, sharp reads, and verified edges. The Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals close out their weekend series Sunday night at Kauffman Stadium, and the betting story has flipped hard from where this matchup sat a month ago. Detroit swept Kansas City in three one-run games in April, but

Red-hot Royals chase series sweep of tumbling Tigers Last month, the Detroit Tigers continued their recent dominance of Kansas City by sweeping a three-game series. On Sunday night, the host Royals can return the favor by handing the reeling Tigers a season-high sixth straight defeat. From April 14-16, Detroit posted three straight one-run victories over the visiting Royals to record

Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres seek to secure split with Cardinals Craig Stammen saw something in the at-bats of Fernando Tatis Jr. Friday night that no one else did. The first-year manager of the San Diego Padres liked Tatis’ approach, even as he was going 0-for-2 with a walk as his team was being one-hit by the St. Louis Cardinals in

Diamondbacks pitchers determined to ‘be better’ vs. Mets Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo summoned the starting rotation to his office on a road trip in Chicago during a recent rough patch. “It was to remind us that we are really good, and what we are going through now is not who we are,” right-hander Merrill Kelly said. Maybe the meeting

Dodgers’ Justin Wrobleski eager to keep rolling vs. Braves A pair of pitchers intent on continuing hot starts to the season will face off Sunday when the host Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves close out a three-game series. While the Dodgers send left-hander Justin Wrobleski (5-0, 1.25 ERA) to the mound, the Braves will counter with right-hander Bryce Elder

With first career HR in books, Giants’ Bryce Eldridge to go for another vs. Pirates San Francisco Giants fans undoubtedly will hope to see more of the same from top prospect Bryce Eldridge and less from their bullpen when the club closes out a three-game home series against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon. Fifteen outs after starting pitcher Landen

Carlos Rodon makes return to Yankees’ rotation against Brewers Veteran left-hander Carlos Rodon is scheduled to make his season debut for the visiting New York Yankees as they look to avoid a series sweep against the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Rodon has been sidelined since undergoing elbow surgery last October. He will be opposed by right-hander Logan Henderson (0-1, 4.50