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Rays hope homecoming, Nick Martinez help snap skid vs. trending Angels The Los Angeles Angels and Tampa Bay Rays open a three-game series Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla., and the two American League clubs are trending in the opposite direction of the positions they occupy in the standings. Holding down last place in an AL West where every team

The Minnesota Twins visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night at PNC Park, with first pitch set for 6:45 PM ET on Apple TV. Minnesota comes in at 27-30 and third in the AL Central after losing two straight in Chicago. The Twins are still 6-4 over their last ten, but the rotation injuries are starting to show up in

The Atlanta Braves visit the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night at Great American Ball Park, with first pitch set for 6:40 PM ET. Atlanta comes in at 38-19 and first in the NL East, owning the best record in baseball. The Braves just beat Boston 10-2, and the offense looked exactly like the kind of lineup nobody wants to face

The Boston Red Sox visit the Cleveland Guardians on Friday night at Progressive Field, with first pitch set for 7:10 PM ET. Boston comes in at 23-32 and fifth in the AL East after dropping Thursday’s series finale against Atlanta. The Red Sox have lost six of their last ten, but they have actually been more competitive on the road

Marlins’ Max Meyer, Mets’ Freddy Peralta set for rematch The fashion in which the New York Mets finally won a game Wednesday night probably is not sustainable. All the Mets can do is hope the win provides the spark they desperately need to turn around a potentially lost season. The Mets will look to build off Wednesday’s win when they

Surging Nationals to test MLB’s top offense against Padres The surprising Washington Nationals return home on Friday night to open a three-game series against the slumping San Diego Padres. The Nationals moved above .500 for the first time since the opening week of the season during a 4-2 road trip when they earned series wins against the Atlanta Braves and

The Chicago Cubs visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night at PNC Park, with first pitch set for 6:40 PM ET on MARQ. Chicago comes in at 30-26 and second in the NL Central after finally snapping its 10-game losing streak with a 10-4 win over Pittsburgh on Wednesday. That win mattered, not just because it stopped the slide, but

After ending 10-game skid, Cubs face tall task vs. Paul Skenes, Pirates The Chicago Cubs finally cured some of their ills by snapping their longest losing streak in almost four years on Wednesday. But on Thursday night, the Cubs will face Pirates ace and reigning National League Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes, who will try to get back on

The Houston Astros visit the Texas Rangers on Thursday night at Globe Life Field, with first pitch set for 8:05 PM ET. Houston comes in at 25-32 and fourth in the AL West after taking Wednesday’s game 4-3. The Astros have now won two of the first three games in this series, and the biggest reason is pretty obvious. Yordan