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It's Tuesday, August 26 and the Diamondbacks (64-67) are in Milwaukee to take on the Brewers (81-50). Brandon Pfaadt is slated to take the mound for Arizona against Jacob Misiorowski for Milwaukee.

The Brewers beat the Diamondbacks, 7-5, on Monday to get back in the winning column. The Brewers had previously lost two consecutive games but improved to 3-5 over the last eight games with the victory. Arizona has fallen to 4-2 over the past six games as they attempt to win three consecutive series.

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Game details & how to watch Diamondbacks at Brewers

• Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
• Time: 7:40PM EST
• Site: American Family Field
• City: Milwaukee, WI
• Network/Streaming: ARID, FDSNWI

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Odds for the Diamondbacks at the Brewers

The latest odds as of Tuesday:

• Moneyline: Diamondbacks (+132), Brewers (-158)
• Spread:  Brewers -1.5
• Total: 8.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Diamondbacks at Brewers

• Pitching matchup for August 26, 2025: Brandon Pfaadt vs. Jacob Misiorowski
  
  • Diamondbacks: Brandon Pfaadt, (12-8, 4.95 ERA)
    Last outing: 2.57 ERA, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 0 Walks, and 5 Strikeouts
  • Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski, (4-2, 4.19 ERA)
    Last outing: 6.75 ERA, 3 Earned Runs Allowed, 1 Hits Allowed, 3 Walks, and 5 Strikeouts

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Diamondbacks at Brewers

• Milwaukee is 2-2 versus Arizona this season
• Milwaukee is 4-6 in the last 10 games
• The Brewers have won 15 of their last 20 home games
• Arizona is 4-2 in the last 6 games
• The Diamondbacks have failed to cover the Run Line in 3 straight road games

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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Tuesday’s game between the Diamondbacks and the Brewers:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Milwaukee Brewers on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Arizona Diamondbacks at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 8.0.

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It's Tuesday, August 26 and the Pirates (57-74) are in St. Louis to take on the Cardinals (64-67). Mitch Keller is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Andre Pallante for St. Louis.

The Cardinals rallied over the Pirates with a walk-off homer via Alec Burleson to tie up the season series at five wins apiece. The loss ended the Pirates' four-game winning streak and snapped the Cardinals two-game losing streak.

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Game details & how to watch Pirates at Cardinals

• Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
• Time: 7:45PM EST
• Site: Busch Stadium
• City: St. Louis, MO
• Network/Streaming: SNP, FDSNMW

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Odds for the Pirates at the Cardinals

The latest odds as of Tuesday:

• Moneyline: Pirates (+109), Cardinals (-130)
• Spread:  Cardinals -1.5
• Total: 8.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Pirates at Cardinals

• Pitching matchup for August 26, 2025: Mitch Keller vs. Andre Pallante
  
  • Pirates: Mitch Keller, (5-12, 4.35 ERA)
    Last outing: 13.50 ERA, 5 Earned Runs Allowed, 7 Hits Allowed, 3 Walks, and 4 Strikeouts
  • Cardinals: Andre Pallante, (6-11, 5.17 ERA)
    Last outing: 8.44 ERA, 5 Earned Runs Allowed, 8 Hits Allowed, 3 Walks, and 4 Strikeouts

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Pirates at Cardinals

• St. Louis is 5-5 versus Pittsburgh this season
• Pittsburgh is 4-1 in the last 5 games
• The Pirates have a losing record this season (57-74) but they have won 5 of their last 6 games
• Each of the last 5 matchups between the Cardinals and the Pirates have stayed under the Total
• The Pirates have failed to cover the Run Line in 3 straight road games against the Cardinals

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• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Pittsburgh Pirates at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Jacob deGrom has gone more than a month since winning a game for the Texas Rangers, and that is frustrating the All-Star pitcher.

DeGrom gave up a home run on the first pitch of his first game in 10 days, after the Rangers skipped his last scheduled start because what was described as shoulder fatigue, and they trailed throughout in a 4-0 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.

The 37-year-old deGrom is 0-4 in five starts since his last win July 22, when he was 10-2 after coming off being the only Rangers player to make the AL All-Star team. He struck out seven, walked two and hit a batter while allowing two runs and three hits in his third start against the Angels since the start of July. He needed 90 pitches (56 strikes) to get through five innings.

“Tonight just was inconsistent the whole time. Missed with a lot of sliders, missed with fastballs, first pitch of the game threw right down the middle,” deGrom said. “Just kind of all over the place, so that was frustrating.”

It was deGrom’s first start since throwing five scoreless innings Aug. 15 at Toronto, when he exited with a 3-0 lead but didn’t get a decision in what turned into a 6-5 loss for the Rangers. He said he felt good going into his 25th start of the season after some extra rest.

“That’s what’s frustrating about it. You go out there and you feel good,” he said. “The bullpen in between felt really good, warming up felt good, and then go out there and just not able to throw the ball where I want to.”

After Zach Neto hit his Angels’ franchise-record ninth leadoff homer this season, deGrom retired 10 batters in a row while striking out half of them. But even in that stretch, deGrom said he got away with missing a lot of spots with his slider and changeup, and ran up his pitch count.

When striking out the side in the fourth, deGrom gave up a one-out walk to Taylor Ward, who scored after consecutive two-out singles to put LA up 2-0.

DeGrom, who missed most of the last two seasons because of Tommy John surgery soon after joining the Rangers, said he feels good physically after 145 1/3 innings pitched this year. That is his most since 204 for the New York Mets in 2019, when he won his second consecutive NL Cy Young Award. That was also the last time he had a longer stretch of games in the same season without a win (six).

“He’ll keep making his starts until we think he needs a break like we just gave him a break,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “He’s healthy, he feels good. As long as that’s the case, he’s going to be out there.”

He threw only 191 innings combined from 2020-24, starting with the pandemic-shortened season. Two injury-plagued years followed to end his time with the Mets before going to the Rangers in free agency. He made six starts in his Texas debut in 2023 before his elbow surgery, then didn’t pitch again until three games at the end of last season.

His last win, when allowing one run over six innings against the Athletics just over a month ago, also came with nine days between starts. But that extended break was coming out of the All-Star break after he didn’t pitch for the American League squad in Atlanta.

Now with just under five weeks left in the regular season, and the Rangers desperately trying to make a push to get into a wild-card spot, deGrom hopes to pitch every fifth game.

“The goal is to take the ball as many times as I can, and feel good,” he said. “So try to continue to take the ball and just do a better job when I’m out there.”

It's Tuesday, August 26 and the Padres (74-57) are in Seattle to take on the Mariners (70-61). Dylan Cease is slated to take the mound for San Diego against Luis Castillo for Seattle.

Seattle won the series opener versus San Diego, 9-6, as Cal Raleigh raked in his 50th homer of the season. The Mariners extended their record to 4-0 versus San Diego this year. The Padres have now lost back-to-back games, while Seattle has won consecutive games and three of the past four.
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Game details & how to watch Padres at Mariners

• Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
• Time: 9:40PM EST
• Site: T-Mobile Park
• City: Seattle, WA
• Network/Streaming: SDPA, RSNW

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Odds for the Padres at the Mariners

The latest odds as of Tuesday:

• Moneyline: Padres (-102), Mariners (-118)
• Spread:  Mariners 1.5
• Total: 7.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Padres at Mariners

• Pitching matchup for August 26, 2025: Dylan Cease vs. Luis Castillo
  
  • Padres: Dylan Cease, (6-11, 4.71 ERA)
    Last outing: 7.20 ERA, 4 Earned Runs Allowed, 6 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 7 Strikeouts
  • Mariners: Luis Castillo, (8-7, 3.57 ERA)
    Last outing: 6.75 ERA, 3 Earned Runs Allowed, 10 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 2 Strikeouts

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Padres at Mariners

• Seattle is 4-0 versus San Diego this season
• The Padres are 0-2 in the last 2 games and 5-2 in the last 7
• Seattle is 4-8 over the last 12 games
• The Padres have won their last 5 road games against teams with worse records
• The Over is 13-10-3 (50%) in the Mariners' games this season with Luis Castillo as the opener
• The Padres have covered in 4 of their last 5 games showing a profit of 2.97 units

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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Tuesday’s game between the Padres and the Mariners:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the San Diego Padres on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the San Diego Padres at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 7.0.

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LOS ANGELES — Kiké Hernández was activated off the injured list, putting the Los Angeles Dodgers a step closer to getting back all of their key players who have been sidelined.

The 34-year-old infielder/outfielder had been out since July 6 with left elbow inflammation. He was available off the bench for the series opener against the Cincinnati Reds, and will start the next two games, although manager Dave Roberts wasn’t sure where he’d play.

Hernández made five rehab appearances with Triple-A Oklahoma City, batting .357 with two doubles and three RBI. He has played in 72 games this season, hitting .195 with eight homers and 22 RBI.

The Dodgers are locked in a tight race with San Diego in the NL West. They lost two of three to the Padres over the weekend and the teams were tied for first going into Monday’s action.

“We’re getting healthier,” Roberts said before the game. “I do appreciate the guys that have been here, kind of grinding through ‘til we get whole, but it’s nice looking on the horizon and seeing the guys that we got coming.”

Among those still out are third baseman Max Muncy, infielder/outfielder Tommy Edman, infielder Hyeseong Kim and relievers Michael Kopech, Brusdar Graterol and Brock Stewart. Muncy will return during the team’s East Coast trip.

Blake Snell will be back from paternity leave in time to make his scheduled start against Arizona. His wife recently gave birth to the couple’s second child and Roberts said everyone is healthy.

In a corresponding move, Buddy Kennedy was designated for assignment. The 26-year-old infielder had one hit in 17 at-bats over seven games for the Dodgers. They picked him up after shortly after he was DFA’d by Toronto.

It's Tuesday, August 26 and the Royals (67-64) are in Chicago to take on the White Sox (47-83). Michael Lorenzen is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Martín Pérez for Chicago.

The Chicago White Sox won the series opener over the Royals 7-0 to extend their winning streak to three games, while the Royals fell to 2-4 over the past six games after winning five straight. Entering tonight's meeting, the Royals are 8-3 versus the White Sox this season.

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Game details & how to watch Royals at White Sox

• Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
• Time: 7:40PM EST
• Site: Rate Field
• City: Chicago, IL
• Network/Streaming: FDSNKC, CHSN

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Odds for the Royals at the White Sox

The latest odds as of Tuesday:

• Moneyline: Royals (-124), White Sox (+104)
• Spread:  Royals -1.5
• Total: 8.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Royals at White Sox

• Pitching matchup for August 26, 2025: Michael Lorenzen vs. Martín Pérez
  
  • Royals: Michael Lorenzen, (5-8, 4.50 ERA)
    Last outing: 6.23 ERA, 3 Earned Runs Allowed, 9 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts
  • White Sox: Martín Pérez, (1-3, 2.51 ERA)
    Last outing: 0.00 ERA, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 3 Hits Allowed, 0 Walks, and 5 Strikeouts

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Royals at White Sox

• Kansas City is 8-3 versus Chicago this season
• Chicago is 3-0 in the last 3 games
• Kansas City is 1-3 in the last 4 games
• The White Sox have allowed 0 runs in the last 2 games
• The Royals have won 17 of their last 20 games against the White Sox
• 4 of the White Sox's last 5 matchups with the Royals have stayed under the Total
• The White Sox are showing a profit of 1.82 units on the Run Line in their last 5 games at Rate Field

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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Tuesday’s game between the Royals and the White Sox:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Kansas City Royals on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Chicago White Sox at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the over on the Game Total of 8.0.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers second baseman Marcus Semien has a broken bone and a sprained ligament in his left foot that almost certainly will end his regular season.

Manager Bruce Bochy said the recovery timeline is four to six weeks for the injury that occurred when he fouled a pitch off the top of his foot in Kansas City.

“Just bad luck, bad news,” Bochy said. “Nothing you can do. You get some of the other injuries, you wonder if you could have done something different, but this, that’s just bad luck. ... Must have caught him just right.”

Texas placed Semien on the injured list for only the second time in his 13 MLB seasons while still trying to determine the extent of the injury. His only other time on the IL came with the Athletics, when he missed nearly three months of the 2017 season because of a right wrist injury.

Semien saw a foot specialist, and afterward told reporters that he would be out some time but didn’t think he would need surgery. That came after inconclusive results from an X-ray in Kansas City, followed by MRI and CT scans after getting back to Texas.

The Rangers play their regular-season finale at Cleveland on Sept. 28, which is five weeks away. They went into the opener of a three-game series against the Angels 4 1/2 games back for the American League’s final wild card.

“Hopefully we get back in this race and we’ll see where we’re at by that time,” Semien told the Dallas Morning News and MLB.com. “I’m gonna be watching for a little while here. The (ligament) is what we’re most worried about, just trying to keep it intact by staying off of it. If you tear that, then it could be a year. I’m just trying to keep that intact and let the other fracture heal.”

Before the injury, Semien had missed only six of the Rangers’ 615 games since joining them before the 2022 season on a seven-year, $175 million contract. The 34-year-old Semien hit .230 with 15 homers, 62 RBIs and a team-leading 62 runs in 127 games this year.

It's Tuesday, August 26 and the Tigers (78-54) are in Sacramento to take on the Athletics (60-72). Charlie Morton is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Osvaldo Bido for the A's.

The Athletics surprised the Tigers with an 8-3 victory after trailing 3-0 early in the opening game of the series. Detroit has lost back-to-back games and hasn't lost three consecutive games in 28 contests. The A's are 7-3 in the last 10 games and 4-3 over the past seven home games.

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Game details & how to watch Tigers at Athletics

• Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
• Time: 10:05PM EST
• Site: Sutter Health Park
• City: Sacramento, CA
• Network/Streaming: FDSNDT, NBCSCA, MLBN

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Odds for the Tigers at the Athletics

The latest odds as of Tuesday:

• Moneyline: Tigers (-141), Athletics (+120)
• Spread:  Tigers -1.5
• Total: 11.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Tigers at Athletics

• Pitching matchup for August 26, 2025: Charlie Morton vs. Osvaldo Bido
  
  • Tigers: Charlie Morton, (9-10, 3.63 ERA)
    Last outing: 3.00 ERA, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 3 Hits Allowed, 3 Walks, and 8 Strikeouts
  • Athletics: Osvaldo Bido, (2-4, 5.37 ERA)
    Last outing: 3.00 ERA, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 2 Hits Allowed, 0 Walks, and 4 Strikeouts

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Tigers at Athletics

• The Tigers have won 4 of their last 5 away games against teams with losing records
• The Athletics have covered in 4 of their last 5 games showing a profit of 2.50 units

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• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Oakland Athletics at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the under on the Game Total of 11.0.

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It's Tuesday, August 26 and the Reds (68-63) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (74-57). Nick Martinez is slated to take the mound for Cincinnati against Clayton Kershaw for Los Angeles.

The Dodgers opened the series over the Reds with a 7-0 shutout win to move toward 3-1 versus Cincinnati this season. In the past five games, the Reds are 1-4 compared to the Dodgers who are 3-2 in that span.

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Game details & how to watch Reds at Dodgers

• Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025
• Time: 10:10PM EST
• Site: Dodger Stadium
• City: Los Angeles, CA
• Network/Streaming: FDSNOH, SNLA, MLBN

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Odds for the Reds at the Dodgers

The latest odds as of Tuesday:

• Moneyline: Reds (+151), Dodgers (-182)
• Spread:  Dodgers -1.5
• Total: 9.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Reds at Dodgers

• Pitching matchup for August 26, 2025: Nick Martinez vs. Clayton Kershaw
  
  • Reds: Nick Martinez, (10-9, 4.59 ERA)
    Last outing: 1.50 ERA, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 2 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 7 Strikeouts
  • Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw, (8-2, 3.13 ERA)
    Last outing: 4.77 ERA, 3 Earned Runs Allowed, 6 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 3 Strikeouts

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Reds at Dodgers

• Los Angeles is 3-1 versus Cincinnati this season
• Los Angeles is 3-2 in the past 5 games
• Cincinnati is 1-4 in the past 5 games
• The Dodgers have won 5 straight matchups against the Reds with Clayton Kershaw opening
• In his last 5 home starts on the mound the Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw has an ERA of 2.99
• The Reds have covered in 4 of their last 5 road games but they are profiting 1.74 units

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Reds and the Dodgers

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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Tuesday’s game between the Reds and the Dodgers:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Los Angeles Dodgers on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Cincinnati Reds at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the under on the Game Total of 9.0.

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