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Rays pitching has dominated Giants so far in series The Tampa Bay Rays will look to sweep the first half of their six-game homestand when they face the offensively-starved San Francisco Giants in the series finale Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla. Manager Kevin Cash’s club checked off a box in Saturday’s 5-1 win over the National League West club,

Hits keep coming for Yankees while Orioles having issues making contact Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger are a pair of potent left-handed bats supporting Aaron Judge in the middle of the New York Yankees’ lineup. The duo keyed the previous two wins, and the Yankees attempt to secure another series victory Sunday afternoon when they host the Baltimore Orioles. The

Struggling Mets look for rare series win against Angels Hours after David Stearns said there were no plans to fire Carlos Mendoza, the New York Mets went out Friday night and finally authored the kind of victory necessary to ensure the heat is turned down on their manager. The Mets will look to earn a rare series win Saturday night

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Miami Marlins The Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins continue their series Saturday at loanDepot Park after Philadelphia escaped with a 6-5 win on May 1. That one-run result sets up a tight betting rematch, and the market reflects it with both teams priced near even money. Miami is a slight home favorite at -119, while Philadelphia comes

Houston Astros vs Boston Red Sox The Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox continue their series Saturday at Fenway Park after Boston opened the matchup with a 3-1 win on May 1. That result gives the Red Sox early control, and the market has them priced as short home favorites at -124. Houston comes back at +103, which keeps this

Milwaukee Brewers vs Washington Nationals The Milwaukee Brewers and Washington Nationals continue their series Saturday at Nationals Park after Milwaukee opened the matchup with a convincing 6-1 win on May 1. That result gives the Brewers immediate control of the series, and the market has them priced as short road favorites at -132. Washington comes back at +111, looking to

Roki Sasaki needs strong start for Dodgers against Cardinals With a proven veteran ready to return to the Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitching staff, every start counts for the existing members of the rotation. All eyes will be on right-hander Roki Sasaki when he starts for the Dodgers on Saturday in a road game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Los Angeles

Walt Weiss, Braves pursue more success vs. Rockies Walt Weiss had a successful return to Coors Field on Friday, and the Atlanta manager hopes to make it two straight wins there when the Braves play the second of three games against the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Saturday night. Atlanta will send left-hander Chris Sale (5-1, 2.31 ERA) to the

Tigers battling bullpen woes as Rangers visit The concerns about the Detroit Tigers’ bullpen figure to be amplified following another late-inning setback. Detroit has lost three of its last four games heading into Saturday night’s matchup against the visiting Texas Rangers, who opened the three-game series with a 5-4 win on Friday. Detroit rallied from an early 4-0 deficit to