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Turn MLB Results Into Smarter Bets See what the data says next The Colorado Rockies visit the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field, with first pitch set for 4:10 PM on KWGN. Colorado enters at 20-32, but the Rockies come in with some short-term confidence after beating Arizona 3-2 in the last meeting on May 22. That win

Turn MLB Results Into Smarter Bets See what the data says next The Athletics visit the San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon at PETCO Park, with first pitch set for 4:10 PM on NBC. The Athletics enter at 26-25 and sit first in the AL West, which gives them a stronger profile than the market may initially suggest. They are

Turn MLB Results Into Smarter Bets See what the data says next The Detroit Tigers head to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday night trying to stop a seven-game losing streak that has dragged them to 20-32. First pitch is set for 6:05 PM on MASN, with light rain and a mild breeze expected in Baltimore. That weather does

Turn MLB Results Into Smarter Bets See what the data says next The Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels close out their AL West matchup Sunday night at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, with first pitch scheduled for 7:20 PM on PEAC. Texas enters at 24-27, sitting second in the division but trying to stop a two-game slide after Saturday’s 5-2

D-backs’ Ketel Marte brings hot bat into series finale vs. Rockies Three-time All-Star second baseman Ketel Marte has spent much of this season underperforming with the bat. But the Arizona Diamondbacks star is on a hot streak and has increased his batting average 42 points in just seven games entering Sunday afternoon’s contest against the Colorado Rockies in Phoenix. Marte

Nationals aim to clinch road series against Braves The Washington Nationals have an opportunity to become the first team to clinch a road series this season against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon in the finale of the three-game set. Washington evened the weekend series on Saturday in an atypical way for the upstart club. The Nationals, who lead baseball

Mike Trout, Angels aspire for rare feat in matchup vs. Rangers The Los Angeles Angels will try to finish their first three-game series sweep of the season on Sunday when they close their 10-game homestand with a contest against the Texas Rangers in Anaheim, Calif. The Angels, just 8-24 over their past 32 games, followed a 9-6 win over Jacob

Padres a study of contrasts as series with A’s closes San Diego Padres manager Craig Stammen cracked a joke about a lack of hitting on Saturday night, when his team managed only two hits in a 2-0 shutout of the visiting Athletics. “If you want to put it into football terms, we got our safety and got out of there,”

White Sox, Giants eager to land final blow in series rubber game Two sparkplug outfielders who have helped deliver wins in vastly different ways the last two days hope to continue to be a nuisance for opposing pitchers Sunday afternoon when Sam Antonacci and the Chicago White Sox face Harrison Bader and the host San Francisco Giants. The teams have