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Los Angeles opens a three-game set at Rogers Centre on Monday night, with first pitch scheduled for 7:07 p.m. ET in Toronto. The Dodgers come in 7-2, undefeated on the road at 3-0, and sitting atop the NL West after a weekend sweep in Washington. The Blue Jays are 4-5, second in the AL East, and trying to stop a

Baltimore opens a road series at Rate Field on Monday night, with first pitch set for 7:40 p.m. ET in Chicago. The Orioles are 3-6 and fourth in the AL East after getting swept in Pittsburgh, while the White Sox are 4-5 and suddenly in a much better mood after sweeping Toronto. MASN has the Baltimore side of the broadcast,

Detroit heads to Target Field on Monday night to open a four-game AL Central set, with first pitch scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET in Minneapolis. The Tigers come in at 4-5 after dropping Sunday’s series finale to St. Louis, while the Twins are 3-6 after losing back-to-back games to Tampa Bay. Streaming is available on MLB.TV, and this one sets

Seattle opens a three-game set in Arlington on Monday night, with first pitch scheduled for 8:05 p.m. ET at Globe Life Field. The Mariners are 4-6 and fourth in the AL West after dropping four of their last five, while the Rangers are 4-5 and third in the division after getting swept at home by Cincinnati over the weekend. Seattle

Houston opens this three-game set at Coors Field on Monday night, with first pitch scheduled for 8:40 p.m. ET in Denver. The Astros come in 6-4 and sitting first in the AL West, while the Rockies are 3-6 and fifth in the NL West. Houston is trying to bounce back after a wild 12-10 extra-inning loss to the Athletics on

Atlanta heads to Angel Stadium on Monday night for the opener of this interleague series, with first pitch set for 9:38 p.m. ET in Anaheim. The Braves enter at 6-4, tied for second in the NL East, while the Angels are 5-5 and second in the AL West. Broadcast coverage is listed on FanDuel Sports Network West and BravesVision, with

Philadelphia opens a three-game set at Oracle Park on Monday night, with first pitch scheduled for 9:45 p.m. ET in San Francisco. The Phillies come in at 5-4 and fourth in the NL East, while the Giants are 3-7, fifth in the NL West, and trying to stop a three-game slide. Local coverage is on NBC Sports Philadelphia+ and NBC

The Baltimore Orioles head into PNC Park to face the Pittsburgh Pirates in a matchup that already showed how tight this series can be. Pittsburgh edged out a 3–2 win in the previous game, and that result tells you exactly what kind of environment this matchup can produce. This is not a game driven by explosive offense. It is about

The Los Angeles Dodgers head into Nationals Park to face the Washington Nationals in a matchup that already showed a clear gap in offensive firepower. The Dodgers took the previous game 10–5, and while the Nationals did manage to score, the overall structure of the game leaned heavily toward Los Angeles controlling tempo and pressure. Now the market reflects that