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NEW YORK — David Peterson had just walked back to the dugout after eight innings and 97 pitches when New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza approached him.

“Kind of pulled me aside and said let’s have a talk and wanted to hear what I had to say,” Peterson would later recall.

He strolled into the tunnel toward the clubhouse for a quick talk with Mendoza and pitching coach Jeremy Hefner.

“I told them let me finish this thing,” the 29-year-old left-hander said.

Peterson returned to the mound and polished off a six-hitter for the first nine-inning complete game of his professional career, a 5-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night that stretched New York’s winning streak to five.

“He came in the dugout and he didn’t want to give me a look,” Mendoza said. “That for me is a sign that he wants to go back out.”

Their tunnel conversation was brisk. Ryne Stanek was warming up in the bullpen, just in case.

“I said, `Man, this is a tough one,’” Mendoza remembered. “You’ve only got a few pitches here.’ It was like: `Let me finish it.’ I said: `All right, it’s yours.’”

Mendoza emphasized the short leash to catcher Luis Torrens.

“He says, `Hey, he’s got about eight or nine pitches,’” Torrens related through a translator, “so I went out there with the plan to be able to get a quick ninth.”

Fans in the Citi Field crowd of 40,681 roared when Peterson rushed back to the mound for the ninth. He fell behind Amed Rosario 2-0 before retiring him on a lineout, struck out slugger James Wood on three pitches and retired Andrés Chaparro on a groundout with his 106th pitch, ending a game that took just 2 hours, 16 minutes.

Peterson pumped a fist, flashed the widest of smiles and hugged Torrens and then Pete Alonso. The first baseman handed Peterson the ball, which the pitcher promptly tucked into a rear pocket in his pants. A dozen Mets formed a circle, arms over shoulders, and each raised a knee quickly in their goofy group celebration.

“It’s been fun to see him grow up in front of my eyes,” said outfielder Brandon Nimmo, who homered twice. “I was here when he first came up and everybody’s kind of trying to feel their way around and kind of make sure they belong in the big leagues. And then now to see him the way that he is and him take the field with such confidence and knowing that if he executes his plan, he’s really hard to hit.”

Peterson struck out six and walked none, throwing 75 of 106 pitches for strikes and opening with a strike to 21 of 32 batters. He mixed 30 fastballs, 29 sinkers, 27 sliders, 11 changeups and nine curveballs, getting 13 swings and misses.

“He kept us off balance,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said.

Peterson’s only prior professional complete game was a four-hitter in a rain-shortened, five-inning loss to Atlanta on April 28, 2023. His previous nine-inning complete game came in college, a four-hit shutout for Oregon against Arizona State on April 28, 2017.

Selected by the Mets with the 20th overall pick in that year’s amateur draft, Peterson signed for a $2,994,500 bonus. He won his debut three years later at Fenway Park early in the pandemic-shortened season and was 18-21 with a 4.51 ERA in his first four seasons, getting optioned back to Triple-A Syracuse five times in 2022 and twice more in 2023.

He had surgery on Nov. 6, 2023, to repair a torn labrum in his left hip, delaying his 2024 debut until May 29. He is 15-5 with a 2.74 ERA since.

Last October, he was moved to the bullpen and got the final three outs of the Division Series clincher at Milwaukee.

“The compete, how much he wants it, his ability to come through in big moments,” Mendoza explained, “I can sit here and say a lot of different things about him, but he’s just a guy that the situation is never too big for.”

In an age of analytics that has made bullpen use paramount, Peterson pitched the seventh shutout and 14th complete game in the major leagues this season. The Mets hadn’t thrown a complete game since Luis Severino’s shutout against Miami last Aug. 17 and they hadn’t gotten a shutout from a left-hander since Steven Matz vs. Pittsburgh on July 27, 2019.

“When you have to work for something, and when it doesn’t come easy, it means all that much more,” Nimmo said. “He was a first-round pick, and you have a lot of expectations that come with you with that. But he stayed the process, and he’s worked hard and taken advantage of that talent.”

NEW YORK — David Peterson had just walked back to the dugout after eight innings and 97 pitches when New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza approached him.

“Kind of pulled me aside and said let’s have a talk and wanted to hear what I had to say,” Peterson would later recall.

He strolled into the tunnel toward the clubhouse for a quick talk with Mendoza and pitching coach Jeremy Hefner.

“I told them let me finish this thing,” the 29-year-old left-hander said.

Peterson returned to the mound and polished off a six-hitter for the first nine-inning complete game of his professional career, a 5-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night that stretched New York’s winning streak to five.

“He came in the dugout and he didn’t want to give me a look,” Mendoza said. “That for me is a sign that he wants to go back out.”

Their tunnel conversation was brisk. Ryne Stanek was warming up in the bullpen, just in case.

“I said, `Man, this is a tough one,’” Mendoza remembered. “You’ve only got a few pitches here.’ It was like: `Let me finish it.’ I said: `All right, it’s yours.’”

Mendoza emphasized the short leash to catcher Luis Torrens.

“He says, `Hey, he’s got about eight or nine pitches,’” Torrens related through a translator, “so I went out there with the plan to be able to get a quick ninth.”

Fans in the Citi Field crowd of 40,681 roared when Peterson rushed back to the mound for the ninth. He fell behind Amed Rosario 2-0 before retiring him on a lineout, struck out slugger James Wood on three pitches and retired Andrés Chaparro on a groundout with his 106th pitch, ending a game that took just 2 hours, 16 minutes.

Peterson pumped a fist, flashed the widest of smiles and hugged Torrens and then Pete Alonso. The first baseman handed Peterson the ball, which the pitcher promptly tucked into a rear pocket in his pants. A dozen Mets formed a circle, arms over shoulders, and each raised a knee quickly in their goofy group celebration.

“It’s been fun to see him grow up in front of my eyes,” said outfielder Brandon Nimmo, who homered twice. “I was here when he first came up and everybody’s kind of trying to feel their way around and kind of make sure they belong in the big leagues. And then now to see him the way that he is and him take the field with such confidence and knowing that if he executes his plan, he’s really hard to hit.”

Peterson struck out six and walked none, throwing 75 of 106 pitches for strikes and opening with a strike to 21 of 32 batters. He mixed 30 fastballs, 29 sinkers, 27 sliders, 11 changeups and nine curveballs, getting 13 swings and misses.

“He kept us off balance,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said.

Peterson’s only prior professional complete game was a four-hitter in a rain-shortened, five-inning loss to Atlanta on April 28, 2023. His previous nine-inning complete game came in college, a four-hit shutout for Oregon against Arizona State on April 28, 2017.

Selected by the Mets with the 20th overall pick in that year’s amateur draft, Peterson signed for a $2,994,500 bonus. He won his debut three years later at Fenway Park early in the pandemic-shortened season and was 18-21 with a 4.51 ERA in his first four seasons, getting optioned back to Triple-A Syracuse five times in 2022 and twice more in 2023.

He had surgery on Nov. 6, 2023, to repair a torn labrum in his left hip, delaying his 2024 debut until May 29. He is 15-5 with a 2.74 ERA since.

Last October, he was moved to the bullpen and got the final three outs of the Division Series clincher at Milwaukee.

“The compete, how much he wants it, his ability to come through in big moments,” Mendoza explained, “I can sit here and say a lot of different things about him, but he’s just a guy that the situation is never too big for.”

In an age of analytics that has made bullpen use paramount, Peterson pitched the seventh shutout and 14th complete game in the major leagues this season. The Mets hadn’t thrown a complete game since Luis Severino’s shutout against Miami last Aug. 17 and they hadn’t gotten a shutout from a left-hander since Steven Matz vs. Pittsburgh on July 27, 2019.

“When you have to work for something, and when it doesn’t come easy, it means all that much more,” Nimmo said. “He was a first-round pick, and you have a lot of expectations that come with you with that. But he stayed the process, and he’s worked hard and taken advantage of that talent.”

We're nearing the halfway point of the MLB season, which means it should be crystal clear to you by now where your fantasy teams stand in their respective leagues. We know there is more than enough time to make up ground in the standings, but you need to have already identified your weakest categories and started to attack them.

For many people, that's pitching. While the league starting pitcher ERA is 4.02 this season, the lowest mark in quite some time, the league average strikeout rate for starters is the lowest it's been since 2021, the WHIP is the second-highest it's been, and the hard-hit and barrel rates are the highest they've been. On top of that, we've lost plenty of top-tier talents to injury, like Corbin Burnes, Hunter Greene, Cole Ragans, and more.

If we're looking for starting pitching help in our fantasy leagues, sometimes we need to be looking to acquire pitchers whose surface-level stats aren't as enticing as we'd like them to be. In order to help identify some names, I created some leaderboards using two stats I like to identify baseline talent (SIERA and K-BB%) and looked to see if any pitchers stood out as players we might want to target in a trade or on the waiver wire. Let's see what we can find.

STATS ARE UPDATED AS OF TUESDAY, JUNE 10TH.

Starting Pitcher Targets: SIERA

Below is the list of pitchers who have underperformed their SIERA the most. As I mentioned above, these stats were before Tuesday's games, so the numbers on guys like Dylan Cease or Jesus Luzardo are not fully up-to-date, but I left them in here because they're worth discussing. I also removed currently injured pitchers like Cole Ragans, Max Meyer, Aaron Nola, and Bryce Miller. I also removed pitchers who are technically underperforming their SIERA but still have awful SIERAs, like Tanner Houck, Charlie Morton, Bowden Francis, etc.

A lot of the pitchers in this first group are players who are rostered in the vast majority of formats, so if you're "targeting them," you're doing so in trades. However, there are some solid trade targets here. Dylan Cease is still flashing elite swing-and-miss stuff with a 15.9% SwStr%. You'd have to expect that his results will skew closer to his SIERA as command stabilizes and sequencing improves. People are also jumping off the Jesus Luzardo train because of his last two bad starts, but I don't think we should throw out all the good work he did before that. There is some chatter that he's simply been tipping his pitches, and I also don't want to ignore WHY he was good in his first 11 starts. His new sweeper is a legit change for him, and he has a deep arsenal with good swing-and-miss rates. I think he finishes the year closer to his 3.41 SIERA. OBVIOUSLY, AFTER CEASE'S AND LUZARDO'S LAST STARTS, IT MAY BE HARDER TO TRADE FOR THEM BUT STILL WORTH A LOOK.

Will Warren is another pitcher you'd likely need to trade for after his hot stretch in May, but I am more of a believer in his SIERA than his ERA. His 18.4% K-BB% is well above league average, and he grades out above-average in Stuff+ as well. I covered Warren in detail in this article, so I'd encourage you to check that out.

Oh, Sandy Alcantara. At this point, we know the deal; his raw stuff remains great, as evidenced by his 107.9 Stuff+, and the velocity is back, but his command is a mess, which has led to plenty of baserunnersand inconsistent results. However, the Marlins have been working with him on shifting his focus to be more glove-side, and also have gotten him to use his four-seamer and curve more in the hopes of improving his overall command. The numbers above are from before his start on Tuesday against Pittsburgh, but those changes do seem to be working. Remember that command is not impacted much by your opponent, so it was nice to see Alcantara attack the strike zone more in his last two starts. While it's been great to see him take advantage of Pittsburgh and Colorado, Philadelphia and Atlanta are up next, and that worries me. Given his recent run of success, I would suggest benching him to see if he can maintain his command improvements, but I would not yet be trading for him.

Eduardo Rodriguez has always been a conundrum. He seems to frequently post a SIERA that suggests he deserves better results, but he also has poor Stuff+ grades and doesn't miss lots of bats, which means his margin for error is very slim. He'll probably end the season with a low 4s ERA because that's what he does, but he's not somebody I need to target unless I'm in a deeper format where a 4.10 ERA with middling strikeout numbers is useful.

Michael Soroka is an interesting name here because of his 3.38 SIERA and an 18.3% K-BB% that's well above league average. He's also been filling up the zone, which has led to a strong 29.1% CSW and a 99.7 Pitching+ grade, which is right below league average. Soroka is not likely to turn into a major fantasy asset for you, but he looks like a solid deep league option and a solid streamer based on his plus command.

Lucas Giolito has vascillated between strong and poor throughout his 2025 campaign, which shouldn't be much of a surprise given that he's coming off internal brace surgery on his elbow and missed all of last season. His SwStr% and Stuff+ numbers are down overall, but he does have some spike performances, and is coming off his best game from a whiff perspective. He has a 52% zone rate, which means he's attacking the zone regularly, which is both good and bad. We love it because we love hitters who attack the zone, but Boston's defense also leads MLB in errors, and Giolito has had a few games with outrageous BABIPs, like a .588 mark on May 6th and a .636 mark on June 4th. His ISO and xwOBA suggest he's been a bit unlucky based on the contact he's given up. I believe he'll remain inconsistent, but if it clicks into place at any point, he could be a real asset down the stretch. In deeper formats, he's probably worth a gamble.

I'm just not a fan of Ryan Gusto or Andre Pallante as targets. Gusto has a good fastball but little else, and Pallante has been playing around with his slider in his most recent starts, but there's nothing in his arsenal that speaks to swing-and-miss value or a true go-to pitch. Of the two, I prefer Gusto because his 10.4% SwStr% is at least league average, and his 99.9 Stuff+ grade is also average, but I just think too much of that is on the back of one good pitch.

However, I do like what we've seen recently from Shane Baz. There was a real issue in May where I believe he was tipping his pitches, whichI covered in detail in my starting pitcher article. His four-seam fastball remains a strong pitch, and if the tipping issues on his curve are fixed, then that remains a strong pitch as well. I do wish he had a better third offering, though. As it stands, I think Baz is somebody with plus raw stuff on two pitches, but a limited mix which leads to overall solid but not great SwStr% and CSW marks. He throws a lot of strikes, but the whiffs just haven't been there, which is a bit of a concern. Still, when you're talking about pitchers who could return value, Baz is one of the better bets here. I think the Rays will let him get to 130-ish innings and then could shut him down if they're no longer in contention, but I can't see them manipulating his innings right now. At some point, you have to let a young pitcher learn how to pitch a full season.

I've never been a huge believer in Cade Povich, but he made this list, so I decided to dig in. He has a solid 15.6% K-BB% and a good Zone%, which means he's attacking hitters and getting some whiffs. However, his 9.2% SwStr% is below average, as is his 97 Stuff+ grade overall. It comes back to a larger issue that none of his pitches truly stand out. The four-seamer grades out well, but that's mostly due to command. The curve and change are just league-average swinging strike rate pitches. The sweeper is a below-average whiff pitch even against lefties.

Starting Pitcher Targets: K-BB%

We have some duplicate names on here, and some pitchers I covered in more detail in my starting pitcher news column. I just wrote about Jameson Taillon yesterday and the impact his new changeup is having. I also discussed how Kevin Gausman had found his splitter a few weeks ago.

If anybody in your league doesn't believe in David Peterson, I'd make sure to float some offers and see if you can pry him away. He will likely settle closer to his 3.66 SIERA, but he's getting tons of swings outside of the zone, and I think the overall improvements to his slider and curve have been beneficial. I'm more "in" on Peterson than Matthew Liberatore, despite Liberatore having a better Stuff+ ranking. OBVIOUSLY, PETERSON SHOVED ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, SO ACQUIRING HIM WILL BE HARDER NOW.

Edward Cabrera is one of my favorite targets on this list, and I covered his new pitch shapes and mix in detail here. The short summary is that I think the new arm angle and decision to feature his sinker over his four-seamer will lead to better command. He also now has a plus breaking ball to hitters of each handedness, which raises his floor a bit.

Hunter Dobbins continues to intrigue me. I know the Red Sox don't let him go through the order three times, and so that limits his upside, but he has a solid 3.72 SIERA and an above-average 15% K-BB%. He also grades out well in Pitching+, which is Eno Sarris' Stuff+ model that takes into account location and overall effectiveness. Dobbins doesn't have elite stuff, but all five of his pitches grade out as at least average by PLV, which counts location as well as movement/shape. I don't think there is tons of strikeout upside here, and you may want to sit him against top offenses like the Yankees, but I like the sum of the parts.

Clarke Schmidt is somebody you might be able to trade for because he doesn't get a ton of respect. He has good enough swing and miss numbers with an above-average SwStr% and K-BB%. He also has yet to allow more than three runs in any of his last seven starts. In that stretch, he has a 3.20 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and 26% strikeout rate with a 13.6% SwStr%. He has leaned into the cutter a little more of late, and that's a pitch I like for him.

I know I'm in the bag for Luis L. Ortiz, but this leaderboard is one of the reasons why. A 12.3% SwStr% is above average, as is a 29.3% CSW. He's attacking the zone at a 54% clip but has just average K-BB% and below-average Stuff+ marks. Over the last few starts, he has leaned into his slider more, and that pitch has a 21% SwStr% and 34% ICR on the season. The Guardians have him working on burying it low and away from righties more, and the pitch has added horizontal movement as the year has gone on, but it's not consistently in the zone. He's also gaining velocity on his fastball as the weather warms, which is nice to see. The downside is that the cutter from last year has left him with the other new changes, and he's lacked consistency, which makes sense since the Guardians are making major changes to his pitch mix and locations. There are days when it looks like it'll come together and he'll be really useful, and other days where it's a mess, but maybe he figures it out in the second half.

Landen Roupp was a pitcher I liked in the spring because he had added a cutter and changed his changeup into more of a kick-change. I thought that would bring him more success against lefties. He has also started to trust his changeup more as the season has gone on and seems to have lowered his release point across the board. Maybe that's a small sample issue, or maybe it's him finding a more comfortable arm angle for some of his new pitches, but his changeup has taken off. The issue is that the SwStr% has not been there like it was when he was in the minor leagues.

I covered Ryan Yarbrougha few weeks ago in my starting pitcher news column, breaking down all the ways that the Yankees tweaked his arsenal. He then promptly went out and got hit around by Boston. Then again, Boston has a good offense, especially against left-handers, so maybe we can give Yarbrough a pass. Check out the article to see that detailed breakdown and make the call.

Other Names to Target

I wanted to highlight a few names that didn't make the leaderboard, but are names I'm intrigued by for a few reasons

Ben Casparius is being stretched out to join the starting rotation, and while that might not stick long-term, I think there is clearly a path for Casparius to remain in the rotation if he pitches well. It may take a little time for it to "click" for him as a starter, but I'm willing to roster him and let him figure it out.

I know people aren't into Slade Cecconi, but I kinda dig what he's doing through five starts in Cleveland. It's a 4.26 ERA (3.60 SIERA), 18.3% K-BB%, 13% SwStr%, and 31% CSW. I covered his changes in more detail here, but the short version is that he fixed his mechanics to be taller on the back foot. He's added a sinker and a cutter to take some pressure off the four-seamer, which has more iVB this year. He's using his curve more in two-strike counts and has seen it become a great put-away pitch. He also took some velocity off the slider and added movement, and has seen the SwStr% jump 8%. He gives up more hard contact than you'd like, and that's the wrinkle to look for, but I think he's worth stashing on benches.

My "On the Corner" podcast co-host Nick Pollack loves Sawyer Gipson-Long, and he has talked me into it to a certain extent. There will be inconsistencies like there are for any pitcher coming off arm surgery, but a 17.4% SwStr% and 35% CSW through two appearances is appealing. He still possesses elite 7.4 feet of extension on his fastball, and a good slider that is harder and tighter this year. If that changeup builds into a good third offering, he could be a good five-inning option on perhaps the best team in the AL. That's useful.

Both Mick Abel and Jacob Misiorowski are both currently up in their MLB rotations and are worth a look. Misiorowski has more upside with an elite fastball and good breaker, but will his command gains stick at the big league level? Abel has a deeper pitch mix and better team context, so he feels like the safer floor option to me and probably the pitcher I'd prefer in deeper formats. However, if Misiorowski can hold his improved fastball command, he's going to be tough to hit.

It's Thursday, June 12 and the Tigers (44-25) are in Baltimore to take on the Orioles (27-39). Tarik Skubal is slated to take the mound for Detroit against Dean Kremer for Baltimore.

The Orioles beat the Tigers, 10-1, yesterday to snap a two-game losing streak. This is the rubber match with the series tied at one apiece.

The Orioles are 2-3 over the last five games, which followed up six-game winning streak for Baltimore. Detroit is 6-4 to start June, while Baltimore is 6-3 overall.

Let's dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch first pitch, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.

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Game details & how to watch Tigers at Orioles

• Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
• Time: 6:35PM EST
• Site: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
• City: Baltimore, MD
• Network/Streaming: FDSNDT, MASN2

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Odds for the Tigers at the Orioles

The latest odds as of Thursday:

• Moneyline: Tigers (-189), Orioles (+157)
• Spread:  Tigers -1.5
• Total: 8.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Tigers at Orioles

• Pitching matchup for June 12, 2025: Tarik Skubal vs. Dean Kremer
  
  • Tigers: Tarik Skubal, (6-2, 2.16 ERA)
    Last outing: 7.2 Innings Pitched, 1 Earned Runs Allowed, 8 Hits Allowed, 0 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts
  • Orioles: Dean Kremer, (5-6, 4.98 ERA)
    Last outing: 5.1 Innings Pitched, 5 Earned Runs Allowed, 8 Hits Allowed, 1 Walk, and 2 Strikeouts

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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Tigers and the Orioles

Rotoworld Best Bet Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) likes a sprinkle on Spencer Torkelson in the AL Comeback Player of the Year market:

"Right now, Jacob DeGrom (-160) leads the field for AL Comeback Player of the Year, but if he gets injured, Spencer Torkelson (+420) will be the new favorite or co-favorite. This award has mostly been a two-player race with a third poking his head, like Byron Buxton (+1000) or Mike Trout (+6500), but Torkelson has remained a steady favorite alongside DeGrom and doesn't have quite the injury history."

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• The Tigers have won 4 of their last 5 road series
• The Under is 4-1 in the Orioles' last 5 home games
• Baltimore is 5-8 when Dean Kremer pitches this season
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It's Thursday, June 12 and the Yankees (41-25) are in Kansas City to take on the Royals (34-34). Will Warren is slated to take the mound for New York against Seth Lugo for Kansas City.

New York goes for the sweep today after winning the first two of the series against Kansas City, 10-2 and 6-3. The Yankees high powered offense has been led by Aaron Judge who homered in both games of the series.

The Yankees have won five of the last six with Warren on the mound compared to the Royals who have dropped the past three with Lugo.

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Game details & how to watch Yankees at Royals

• Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
• Time: 7:40PM EST
• Site: Kauffman Stadium
• City: Kansas City, MO
• Network/Streaming: YES, FDSNKC, MLBN

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Odds for the Yankees at the Royals

The latest odds as of Thursday:

• Moneyline: Yankees (-147), Royals (+123)
• Spread:  Yankees -1.5
• Total: 9.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Yankees at Royals

• Pitching matchup for June 12, 2025: Will Warren vs. Seth Lugo
  
  • Yankees: Will Warren, (4-3, 5.34 ERA)
    Last outing: 5.1 Innings Pitched, 4 Earned Runs Allowed, 3 Hits Allowed, 4 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts
  • Royals: Seth Lugo, (3-5, 3.46 ERA)
    Last outing: 5.0 Innings Pitched, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 5 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 5 Strikeouts

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Rotoworld Best Bet Vaughn Dalzell (@VmoneySports) likes sprinkles on Aaron Judge to hit .400 by the All-Star break (+1300) and the season (+5500):

"Aaron Judge is currently hitting .394 and no Yankee has ever hit .400 let alone the last MLB player being Ted Williams in 1941. Judge is ripping this season and hitting .364 this month with nine hits through nine games.

Judge hit .364 in May too, so he will need to step it up a little but a date with the Red Sox, Angels, Orioles, Reds, and Athletics over the next five series — I see a lot of hits coming for Judge, so I played the +1300 for .400 by the All-Star break and sprinkled +5500 for the season."

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• The Yankees have won 4 of their last 5 matchups against AL Central teams
• 7 of the Royals' last 8 games (88%) have gone over the Total
• The Yankees have covered the Run Line in 5 of their last 6 matchups against the Royals

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Its Thursday, June 12 and the Giants (40-28) are in Denver to take on the Rockies (12-55).

Hayden Birdsong is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Antonio Senzatela for Colorado.

The Giants won their second in a row against the Rockies and seventh in a row overall last night rallying for seven runs in the final two innings to come from behind and knock off the Rockies, 10-7 Wednesday night. Willy Adames went 3-3 at the plate and drove in three runs to pace the attack.

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Game details & how to watch Giants at Rockies

• Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
• Time: 3:10PM EST
• Site: Coors Field
• City: Denver, CO
• Network/Streaming: NBCSBA, COLR

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Odds for the Giants at the Rockies

The latest odds as of Thursday:

• Moneyline: Giants (-219), Rockies (+179)
• Spread:  Giants -1.5
• Total: 11.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Giants at Rockies

• Pitching matchup for June 12, 2025: Hayden Birdsong vs. Antonio Senzatela
  
  • Giants: Hayden Birdsong (3-1, 2.55 ERA)
    Last outing: 6/6 vs. Atlanta - 4.1IP, 2ER, 2H, 5BB, 5Ks
  • Rockies: Antonio Senzatela (1-10, 6.68 ERA)
    Last outing: 6/6 vs. Mets - 4IP, 0ER, 3H, 4BB, 2Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Giants at Rockies

• The Giants have won their last 3 road games, while the Rockies have lost 5 straight overall
• In his last 5 starts, Antonio Senzatela has an ERA of 10.00
• After a dismal start to June (1-22) Willy Adames is 4-7 over his last 2 games
• Mike Yastrzemski is riding a modest 3-game hitting streak (4-9)
• Hunter Goodman has hit in 8 straight games (15-35)

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Expert picks & predictions for today’s game between the Giants and the Rockies

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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday's game between the Giants and the Rockies:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the San Francisco Giants on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Colorado Rockies at +1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the under on the Game Total of 11.0.

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Its Thursday, June 12 and the Rangers (32-36) are in Minneapolis to take on the Twins (36-31).

Patrick Corbin is slated to take the mound for Texas against Bailey Ober for Minnesota.

The series is even at one game apiece following the Twins' 6-2 win last night. Byron Buxton went 3-3 including his eleventh home run of the season (a 479-foot blast!) and Minnesota improved to five games over .500 for the season. Marcus Semien tallied his seventh home run of the season in the loss.

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Game details & how to watch Rangers at Twins

• Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
• Time: 1:10PM EST
• Site: Target Field
• City: Minneapolis, MN
• Network/Streaming: RSN, MNNT, MLBN

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Odds for the Rangers at the Twins

The latest odds as of Thursday:

• Moneyline: Rangers (+138), Twins (-166)
• Spread:  Twins -1.5
• Total: 8.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Rangers at Twins

• Pitching matchup for June 12, 2025: Patrick Corbin vs. Bailey Ober
  
  • Rangers: Patrick Corbin (3-5, 3.52 ERA)
    Last outing: 6/6 at Washington - 8IP, 2ER, 5H, 0BB, 2Ks
  • Twins: Bailey Ober (4-2, 3.78 ERA)
    Last outing: 6/6 vs. Toronto - 7IP, 5ER, 5H, 1BB, 4Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Rangers at Twins

• The Twins have won 4 of their last 5 home games against teams with losing records
• The Over is 4-1 in the Twins' last 5 games
• Josh Jung is 3-28 (.107) in his last 8 games
• Since returning to the lineup, Carlos Correa has hit in 4-straight games (6-17)

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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday's game between the Rangers and the Twins:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Minnesota Twins on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Texas Rangers 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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Its Thursday, June 12 and the Nationals (30-37) are in Queens to take on the Mets (44-24).

Michael Soroka is slated to take the mound for Washington against Kodai Senga for New York.

David Peterson tossed the first nine-inning complete game of his career, and the Mets rolled to a 5-0 win for their fifth straight win. Juan Soto went yard for the second straight game to pace the attack.

The Mets are now 26-7 at Citi Field this season.

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Game details & how to watch Nationals at Mets

• Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
• Time: 1:10PM EST
• Site: Citi Field
• City: Queens, NY
• Network/Streaming: MASN, SNY, MLBN

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Odds for the Nationals at the Mets

The latest odds as of Thursday:

• Moneyline: Nationals (+200), Mets (-244)
• Spread:  Mets -1.5
• Total: 8.0 runs

Probable starting pitchers for Nationals at Mets

• Pitching matchup for June 12, 2025: Michael Soroka vs. Kodai Senga
  
  • Nationals: Michael Soroka (3-3, 4.87 ERA)
    Last outing: 6/6 vs. Texas - 6IP, 0ER, 2H, 1BB, 7Ks
  • Mets: Kodai Senga (6-3, 1.59 ERA)
    Last outing: 6/6 at Colorado - 6IP, 1ER, 5H, 2BB, 6Ks

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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Nationals at Mets

• The Mets have won 4 of their last 5 NL East home games with Kodai Senga toeing the slab
• In his last 5 starts at home Kodai Senga has an ERA of 1.76
• The Mets have covered the Run Line in 3 successive games with Kodai Senga as the starter
• Juan Soto is 7-11 over his last 3 games and 10-19 over his last 5 to raise his average to .252 for the season
• Brandon Nimmo has hit in 4 straight games (6-17) and 8 of his last 9 games (10-38)

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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Thursday's game between the Nationals and the Mets:

• Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the New York Mets on the Moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the New York Mets at -1.5.
• Total: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Game Total of 8.0.

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