The Phillies’ offense was alive and well late Friday night in rainy Atlanta.
After scoring a single run over three games and being swept by the Astros, the Phillies began their series against the Braves by tallying a season-high 13 runs. They moved to 48-34 on the year with a 13-0 win. Every member of the Phillies’ starting lineup recorded a hit.
The downpour at Truist Park delayed proceedings over two hours and the game did not finish until after midnight. Atlanta’s pitchers obviously had a tougher time than the Phillies’ with the wet weather.
Mick Abel was supposed to start, but the delay caused Phillies manager Rob Thomson to opt for a bullpen game instead. Tanner Banks opened and threw two clean innings.
The Braves stuck with their starter and he had a dreadful outing. Bryce Elder only managed six outs and allowed 10 runs (nine earned), eight hits and four walks.
Trea Turner led off the evening with a double and Kyle Schwarber walked. A bases-loaded, two-out J.T. Realmuto free pass eventually brought home the Phils’ first run.
Turner ripped another shot to deep left field in the second inning, nailing a solo home run. Three batters later, Nick Castellanos blasted the Phillies to a 5-0 lead by lacing a juicy first-pitch sinker 445 feet to dead center.
Elder’s misery continued in the third. After Realmuto and Bryson Stott singled, Otto Kemp slammed a hanging slider for his first big-league home run.
The Phils didn’t mind seeing a new pitcher. The first batter Michael Petersen faced was Schwarber and the Phils’ slugger hammered his 25th homer of the season.
The remainder of the game contained zero drama and the Phillies had no need to use high-leverage bullpen arms. Taijuan Walker and Alan Rangel combined for seven scoreless innings out of the ‘pen. Turner bashed his second homer on a 52.4 mph offering from position player Luke Williams in the ninth inning.
The Phillies will search for a series win on Saturday night. The scheduled starters are the Phils’ Jesus Luzardo (7-3, 4.08 ERA) and the Braves’ Spencer Schwellenbach (6-4, 3.21 ERA).
In his first at-bat for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday night, the Yankees' top prospect showed off his pop, crushing a full-count fastball to dead center for a solo home run against the Red Sox's affiliate. The ball traveled 397 feet, with an exit velocity of 110 mph.
Jones, who's ranked the Yankees' second-best prospect by MLB Pipeline, officially made the move from Double-A Somerset on Friday afternoon. The behemoth 24-year-old thrived in Double-A, posting a .274/.389/.594 slash line with 16 homers and 32 RBI across 49 games.
The red-hot start to his Triple-A stint doesn't come as much of a surprise. Jones entered Friday with a laudable .321 average and 1.039 OPS in June (21 games).
Jones' first Triple-A dinger can be watched below.
The start of the series opener between the Mets and the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park was delayed due to inclement weather, including lightning in the area.
The Pirates announced a new start time of approximately 7 p.m.
The Mets enter this series after two straight wins to split their four-game series with the Atlanta Braves.
David Peterson (5-3, 2.98 ERA) will look to keep the Mets' winning ways going. In his last start, Peterson was roughed up by the Phillies, allowing five runs over four innings in the loss last Sunday. Friday marks the return of Mark Vientos, who was activated off the IL prior to the game. He's starting at DH and hitting in the No. 6 spot for the Mets.
The Pirates are sending Mitch Keller (1-10, 4.02 ERA) to the mound. The veteran right-hander pitched well in his last start -- Saturday vs. the Rangers -- having allowed just two runs on three hits through 5.2 innings, but Keller took the loss.
While the All-Star break is still two-plus weeks away, the Yankees have already reached the midway point of their season.
Before their home series opener against the Athletics on Friday -- Game 81 of 162, the halfway mark -- manager Aaron Boone was asked about his overall impressions of the club, which enters the final weekend of June with the seventh-best record in MLB (46-34) and a narrow half-game lead in the AL East standings.
In one word, Boone shrewdly labeled the Yankees' campaign as "incomplete," acknowledging the few peaks and valleys they've encountered through three months of action. But the skipper still expressed confidence in the group, despite their recent downtown that's exposed some warts.
"We've put ourselves in a pretty good spot here through this first half with some of the ups and downs," Boone said. "You kind of obsess with trying to do better in everything. It's a little bit of a boring answer, but you're always trying to get individuals better. You're trying to be better as a team in everything you do. That's kind of what the work is, day in and day out."
The Yankees wouldn't be sitting atop the division -- as tight as the race currently is, with the Rays and Blue Jays looming -- without exceptional starting pitching, and Boone mentioned the rotation as their obvious strength. And the level of production from the unit is worthy of acclaim.
In spite of injuries to key starters, the Yankees' rotation has brushed its volatile reputation aside and exceeded expectations. Their season ERA of 3.43 ranks sixth-best in the majors, their opponents' BABIP of .262 ranks third, and their 445 total strikeouts rank fourth. They also have MLB's wins leader in Max Fried (10), a candidate to start the All-Star Game.
"I've been really pleased with how the starting pitching's rounded into form," Boone said. "Especially leaving spring training, we left with a lot of question marks around there with two major injuries happening to our rotation. The rotation has really stepped up and been a consistent group for us."
Of course, the Yankees won't see one of their camp casualties take the mound at any point this season -- veteran ace Gerrit Cole underwent Tommy John surgery in March. But reinforcements are on the way, as right-handers Luis Gil (lat) and Marcus Stroman (knee) and nearing returns from months-long ailments.
Carlos Rodon has also resembled his former All-Star self, pitching to a sharp 2.92 ERA across 17 starts with added pressure and responsibility. Clarke Schmidt has thrived too, posting a career-low 2.84 ERA since his mid-April season debut, and rookie Will Warren has largely stepped up as a reliable back-end option.
As for the bullpen, Boone believes the group has been "mostly solid," but still has a chance to be "excellent" in the second half. Call it a fair assessment, as the Yankees navigated an injury to Luke Weaver this month and troubling inconsistency from Devin Williams in the springtime. But, to the bullpen's credit, they own a 3.53 ERA -- best for 10th in the bigs.
While the debate on whether the Yankees have been better off without Juan Soto remains somewhat fervent, the 2025 numbers clearly indicate that they've adjusted well to his crosstown departure and absence in the heart of the lineup. The offense ranks second-best in OPS (.786) and home runs (121), plus they've scored the fifth-most runs (407).
The most glaring issue from their June swoon has been poor fundamentals, both in the field and on the basepaths. Boone likes the team's balance and athleticism -- upgrades when compared to the 2024 roster's composition -- but they'll need to play a much cleaner and more-polished brand of baseball in order to defend their AL pennant.
"I sit here very convicted that we have a really good club with tremendous capabilities, but we've got to go realize that potential," Boone said. "Now we get to go hopefully make it happen here the rest of the way in the second half, and ultimately become the team we ultimately want to be."
Angels manager Ron Washington walks off the field during a game against the Baltimore Orioles on June 14. (Terrance Williams / Associated Press)
A week after he stepped away from managerial duties indefinitely, the Angels announced Friday that manager Ron Washington will remain on medical leave for the rest of the season.
General manager Perry Minasian said last week that Washington, 73, had been feeling unwell for a few days — experiencing shortness of breath and fatigue at the New York Yankees series in New York from June 16-19.
“The fortunate part is he knows what he needs to do, and from a health standpoint, he knows how to get better," said Minasian, who noted that he spoke to Washington three times on Friday. "In my opinion, and I think a lot of people's opinion, the game of baseball is 1000 times better when Ron Washington's part of it on a daily basis.”
Washington is in the final season of a two-year contract with the Angels, who hold an option for 2026.
In 2024, the Angels finished the season 63-99. The Angels are 40-40 so far in 2025.
“He’s got 26 sons in here, so that's a lot to juggle if we're all texting at the same time. We haven't talked to him much individually but he knows they're thinking about him," Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe said.
Bench coach Ray Montgomery is the interim manager, the Angels announced. The Angels are 4-2 since Montgomery took over managerial duties in Washington's absence.
Ahead of Friday's series opener against the Pirates, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza spoke about a number of players and topics...
Plan, expectation for Blade Tidwell
With Griffin Canning out for the season with a ruptured Achilles, Tidwell was called up to seemingly take the starter's spot in the rotation. Mendoza was asked directly if that is the plan for Tidwell.
"As of right now, we're looking at him," he said. "He's available out of the bullpen today. Then for him to take that turn, he'll pitch again in the Brewers series."
Mendoza said he wasn't committed to giving Tidwell multiple starts, but they are taking it "one start at a time."
This doesn't come as a surprise. While the Mets look for fresh starters to replace Kodai Senga, Tylor Megill and now Canning, Tidwell has had some -- albeit limited -- experience in the big leagues. The young right-hander has just two big league starts under his belt. He allowed six runs in 3.2 innings against the Cardinals back on May 4 and then allowed two runs in 3.2 innings in Philadelphia last weekend.
Down in Syracuse, Tidwell pitched to a 4-4 record and a 4.76 ERA but has 73 strikeouts over 62.1 innings pitched across 13 games (11 starts).
Why Jared Young was optioned
One of the surprises on Friday was the Mets' decision to keep Ronny Mauricio on the roster when Mark Vientos was activated from the IL. Young became the odd man out with Vientos' return and Mendoza explained the reasoning behind the move. "We just feel at-bats are going to be limited. Keeping a guy like Mauricio that can provide some versatility, the way he's been playing as of late, there's going to be enough at-bats for him to keep him on the roster. Brett Baty continues to play well. We just felt like we were better, as of right now, with the way the roster is constructed."
Young played 17 games with the Mets but tallied just seven hits in 41 at-bats (.171) with three home runs and four RBI with a .642 OPS. His playing time was cut short due to the emergence of the young infielders. Young will return to Syracuse, where he was solid, hitting .259 with five home runs and 21 RBI across 22 games in Triple-A. He also played at first, second and third base, giving the Mets a versatile bat if they need one in the future.
Jun 25, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets center fielder Jeff McNeil (1) reacts after making a leaping catch in the first inning against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field. / Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images
Jeff McNeil seeing more time in center field?
Part of McNeil's game is his versatility around the diamond, but with so many young infielders on the roster (Vientos, Baty, Mauricio) is Mendoza and the Mets comfortable with McNeil playing in center more often?
"We feel comfortable. He continues to go out there, make routine plays. Made an unbelievable play the other day," Mendoza said. "He's a baseball player. Not only we see it in the infield, we see it in the outfield as well. I could see a scenario where Jeff goes out there and allows to keep some of these younger players getting reps in the infield as well."
As Mendoza pointed out, using McNeil primarily in the outfield -- opposite the right-handed Tyrone Taylor -- would allow for the three young infielders to get everyday at-bats as it opens up second base for Mauricio and Baty. It also keeps McNeil's bat in the lineup more often, especially since he's begun to pick it up offensively of late.
So far this season, McNeil is hitting .255 with eight home runs and 26 RBI across 50 games. But in June, McNeil is having his best month, slashing .266/.330/.506 with five home runs and 14 RBI.
Getting swept by the Miami Marlins at home wasn’t an ideal way for the Giants to hit the midpoint of the 2025 MLB season.
But in Game 82 of 162, San Francisco started the second half strong, getting back to their primary strengths in a 3-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night at Rate Field.
“I think it’s going to get back to just timely hitting, kind of situational, getting the job done, just putting together quality ABs,” Bailey explained. “Obviously, our pitching has been huge in the first half. I think that’s going to be one of our strengths in the second half as well. I think we’ve got a lot of stuff to clean up defensively and baserunning.
“But that being said, I think we have a lot better baseball to play, and I think we’re in a pretty good spot right now.”
Patrick Bailey details the Giants' keys to success during the second half of the season 🔑 pic.twitter.com/IzQdtz54Dq
Appropriately, Bailey played a huge part in both main keys to success Friday night.
Though his offense has largely underwhelmed this year, Bailey continues to make a difference behind the plate, helping guide a Giants pitching staff that is among MLB’s best from front to back.
Starter Landen Roupp has struggled on the road in 2025, but the 26-year-old righty delivered one of his better outings on the South Side. In 5 1/3 innings, Roupp gave up just one unearned run to pick up his sixth win of the season.
Following San Francisco’s tried-and-true formula dating back to its early-2010s dynasty, manager Bob Melvin then turned the ball over to his league-leading bullpen. Ryan Walker, Randy Rodriguez, Tyler Rogers and Camilo Doval combined for 3 2/3 hitless innings to shut the door and end the Giants’ losing streak.
But, as Bailey noted, pitching typically wasn’t an issue in the first half, and it doesn’t project to be in the second half, either.
San Francisco’s hitting, on the other hand, has been far more inconsistent; the team particularly struggled with runners in scoring position during its last homestand.
Even though the Giants went just 2-for-9 with RISP on Friday, Bailey gave them just enough at the plate. He came up with that timely hit — the eventual game-winning knock — a two-run triple in the top of the sixth inning.
After the game, Melvin underscored the importance of Bailey’s clutch hit at a time when the Giants can’t find many.
“When we get a big hit like that now, it’s huge, especially in a game like that where one at bat could dictate the course of the game,” Melvin told reporters postgame. “Earlier in the season, we were really good in a lot of those situations, and we haven’t been [lately], but to get that one right there obviously was the biggest hit of the game.”
Those situations are particularly important for San Francisco, which leads MLB with 54 games (out of 82) decided by two runs or fewer this season.
Bob Melvin emphasizes the importance of Patrick Bailey's timely triple in tonight's win 👏 pic.twitter.com/J09FMpc7Rg
Friday night, of course, was no exception. But, as Giants fans learned well during their World Series runs, elite pitching, combined with timely hitting, can take you far.
And once again, that’s the formula for San Francisco in 2025.
It's Friday, June 27, and the Twins (39-42) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (51-31). David Festa is slated to take the mound for Minnesota against Sawyer Gipson-Long for Detroit.
After being shut out on Wednesday by the Athletics, the Tigers returned the favor on Thursday. They beat the Athletics 8-0 yesterday.
The Twins are coming off a 10-1 beat down of the Mariners yesterday. Simeon Woods Richardson was a beast on the mound. He struck out six batters in five scoreless innings.
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Spread: Tigers -1.5
Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Twins at Tigers
Pitching matchup for June 27, 2025: David Festa vs. Sawyer Gipson-Long
Twins: David Festa, (1-2, 6.39 ERA) Last outing (Milwaukee Brewers, 6/22): 4.2 Innings Pitched, 8 Earned Runs Allowed, 12 Hits Allowed, 3 Walks, and 3 Strikeouts
Tigers: Sawyer Gipson-Long, (0-0, 4.59 ERA) Last outing (Tampa Bay Rays, 6/18): 6.1 Innings Pitched, 4 Earned Runs Allowed, 6 Hits Allowed, 0 Walks, and 3 Strikeouts
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The Tigers have a 19-5 record in series openers this season
The Over is 7-3 in the Twins' last 10 games
The Twins have covered in 4 of their last 5 on the road, profiting 2.48 units
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RHP Austin Warren and INF Jared Young were optioned to Syracuse.
More moves:
LHP Richard Lovelady was outrighted to Syracuse after being DFA'd earlier this week. He elected free agency.
OF Jose Azocar was signed to a minor league deal and will report to Syracuse.
What this all means:
Tidwell will be available out of the bullpen for now and could enter the rotation next week as the Mets await the returns of Sean Manaea and Kodai Senga.
With Young being sent down, Ronny Mauricio remains on the active roster.
The Dodgers' Freddie Freeman hits an RBI single in the sixth inning of Thursday's game against the Colorado Rockies. It was Freeman's first hit of the series against the Rockies. (David Zalubowski / Associated Press)
As the Dodgers completed a sweep of the Colorado Rockies on Thursday, it was two of their cornerstone hitters who helped lead the way.
In what was a tie score in the top of the sixth inning, Mookie Betts led off with a double in the gap, Freddie Freeman brought him home with a line drive to right, and the Dodgers took a lead they didn't relinquish, completing a three-game sweep that kept them tied for the best record in baseball.
For much of the last four years, that would’ve been an unremarkable sequence. Shohei Ohtani might be the most potent hitter in the Dodgers’ lineup, but Betts and Freeman have long been the bedrock of their offense; All-Stars in each season they’ve played in Los Angeles, and MVP candidates more often than not.
On Thursday, however, their sixth-inning heroics had a different feel. Because, for the last three weeks, both superstars have been mired in startlingly stark slumps.
Over Betts’ last 17 games, the former MVP is batting .191 with only one home run and eight RBIs — dropping his season-long production to just a shade above league average (he has a 106 OPS+, an all-encompassing stat in which 100 is considered league average).
Freeman’s last 20 games have been even worse, highlighted by a .160 average that marks the lowest of any single-season, 20-game stretch in his entire career — diminishing the stellar numbers he had this year beforehand.
Such coinciding struggles haven’t triggered any “long-term concerns,” manager Dave Roberts said this week. Thursday’s game provided some long-awaited production, a sigh of relief for two veteran sluggers who don’t often need one.
But still, the numbers are the numbers. A trip to even hitter-friendly Coors Field failed to fully bring them back to life. And until they rebound, external questions about their bats will linger, while their personal search for answers will carry on.
“I've been frustrated for about six weeks now,” Freeman said recently.
"If I knew [what was wrong],” Betts echoed this week, “I promise you I wouldn't keep doing it.”
The Dodgers' Mookie Betts remains adamant that playing shortstop is not the reason his numbers are down at the plate this season. (Luke Johnson / Los Angeles Times)
It wasn’t long ago that both Betts and Freeman were on polar opposite trajectories, surging through most of May and early June on offensive heaters that evaporated their slow (and physically hampered) starts to the campaign.
On April 28, Betts was hitting only .230 with an OPS nearly below .700, clearly affected by a stomach virus that drained him over the two weeks leading up to opening day.
Then, in a 32-game stretch from April 29-June 7, his typical levels of production suddenly reappeared. He hit .312 with four doubles, four home runs and an .835 OPS. And he did it all while showing defensive mastery of shortstop, quieting a growing narrative that the toll of his new position was curbing his capabilities at the plate.
“It's not about shortstop,” Betts said last month. “Because remember, last year, I was playing pretty well [offensively while] playing at shortstop. I had no idea what I was doing. Now, I'm way more confident in how I show up and prepare each and every day. The shortstop argument can't be it."
Given his recent skid, however, such speculation is back.
“I’m gonna hold to no,” Roberts said when asked about the dynamic again this week. “I think it’s a fair debate. But all I can go with is what Mookie is saying, as far as the separation of the hitting to the defense, the comfort level with the defense … So I don’t think there’s a correlation.”
Instead, Roberts pointed to a lack of power as a bigger factor. Betts’ .392 slugging percentage thus far is 50 points worse than his previous career-low (which came in his rookie 2014 season). He ranks below league-average in underlying metrics such as exit velocity, hard-hit percentage and bat speed most of all (slipping to the 11th percentile among MLB hitters in that category).
“I think it’s the lack of hitting the ball on the barrel,” Roberts said. “He’s a guy that knows how to find the barrel. But there’s times that he’s chasing a little bit more than he usually does. And then there’s a lot more pop-ups than typical. So to get power, you gotta find the barrel. That’s what we’re trying to do.”
Freeman has endured even more whiplash amid his rollercoaster season.
At the end of May, he was leading the National League with a .374 batting average. He was seemingly compensating for whatever lingering pain remained in the right ankle he had surgically repaired in the offseason, then re-aggravated with a slip in the shower at the end of March.
Even at age 35, he appeared primed for a potential career season, well on track for an elusive first batting title.
“He's just been relentless,” Roberts said last month.
Now, however, one of the game’s best hit collectors can’t seem to buy a hit most days. His batting average has dropped to .309 entering Friday. Before his Thursday afternoon single, he was 0 for 11 in the Rockies series and one-for-his-last-22 overall.
“I have seen some signs where he’s hit some balls hard and hasn’t gotten anything to show for it,” Roberts said, searching for positives amid Freeman’s highly uncharacteristic slump. “That’s discouraging for him. But I just know he’s gonna find his way out of it.”
To this point, though, he hasn’t, with his usual routine of slump-busting drills — from a net exercise designed to promote an inside-out bat path, to mental cues intended to help him stay back in his swing — having yet to get his mechanics re-aligned.
“I've gone through every cue 16 times over again in the last six weeks,” he said. “So just waiting for it to click.”
Though Freeman, who also battled a minor quadriceps injury in recent weeks, still looks hobbled while running the bases and playing defense at times, he insisted the problems aren’t injury-related.
“The only pain is the swing,” he said.
And despite his best efforts to conceal such frustrations during games, Roberts has noticed the toll his slump has started to take.
“I think he just wants consistency from his swing,” Roberts said. “Wants to feel right consistently.”
Somewhat amazingly, the Dodgers haven’t missed a beat even with their superstar pairing clearly out of tune. The team is 13-4 in its last 17 games. The offense has scored six runs per game in that span, half-a-run better than its already MLB-leading season average. Other middle-of-the-order bats — from current NL batting leader Will Smith, to June player of the month candidate Max Muncy and rising second-year star Andy Pages — have helped pick up the slack.
But in the long run, much of the Dodgers’ success still figures to run through Betts and Freeman. They are still the two most veteran, experienced producers in a lineup full of All-Star caliber talent.
At the very least, Roberts insisted, Thursday offered “something to build on.”
But with the way the last month has gone for each, there remains a lot of work left to do.
SEATTLE — Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, who leads the majors in homers with 32, said Friday he will participate in next month's Home Run Derby.
The derby will be held on July 14, the night before the All-Star Game, at Truist Park in Atlanta.
It's the first derby appearance for the 28-year-old known as Big Dumper. This season, Raleigh became the first catcher and first switch-hitter to reach 30 homers before the All-Star break.
“I’m excited to represent the Mariners and our fanbase,” Raleigh said in a statement. “It will be extra special for me getting to do it in Atlanta, where I spent a lot of time playing baseball as a kid.”
No catcher has ever won the Home Run Derby, which began in 1985.
Raleigh becomes the eighth Seattle player to compete in the derby, joining Hall of Famers Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martinez along with Jay Buhner, Alex Rodriguez, Bret Boone, Robinson Canó and current teammate Julio Rodríguez. Griffey won the event in 1994, 1998 and 1999, and in 1993, he became the only player to hit the B&O Warehouse at Camden Yards on the fly.
Entering Friday, Raleigh was batting .275 with 69 RBIs, 15 doubles and 47 walks in 79 games.
It's Friday, June 27, and the Cardinals (44-38) are in Cleveland to take on the Guardians (40-39). Sonny Gray is slated to take the mound for St. Louis against Luis L. Ortiz for Cleveland.
Last night the Guardians were shut out by the Blue Jays and dropped the series 2-1.
The Cardinals suffered a similar fate when they were shut out by the Chicago Cubs yesterday.
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Date: Friday, June 27, 2025
Time: 7:10PM EST
Site: Progressive Field
City: Cleveland, OH
Network/Streaming: Apple TV+
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Moneyline: Cardinals (-129), Guardians (+108)
Spread: Cardinals -1.5
Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Cardinals at Guardians
Pitching matchup for June 27, 2025: Sonny Gray vs. Luis L. Ortiz
Guardians: Luis L. Ortiz, (4-8, 4.30 ERA) Last outing (Athletics, 6/21): 6.0 Innings Pitched, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 2 Hits Allowed, 2 Walks, and 10 Strikeouts
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It's Friday, June 27, and the Phillies (47-34) are in Atlanta to take on the Braves (37-43). Mick Abel is slated to take the mound for Philadelphia against Bryce Elder for Atlanta.
The Phillies are coming off a series sweep against the Houston Astros. They only scored one run in the three-game series.
The Braves also struggled to score last night against the New York Mets. They were shut out and only had three hits last night.
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Odds for the Phillies at the Braves
The latest odds as of Friday:
Moneyline: Phillies (+117), Braves (-136)
Spread: Braves -1.5
Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Phillies at Braves
Pitching matchup for June 27, 2025: Mick Abel vs. Bryce Elder
Phillies: Mick Abel, (2-1, 3.47 ERA) Last outing (New York Mets, 6/21): 3.0 Innings Pitched, 4 Earned Runs Allowed, 6 Hits Allowed, 0 Walks, and 1 Strikeouts
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Phillies at Braves
The Braves have won 4 straight divisional matchups at home
The Phillies' last 5 road games have stayed under the Total
The Braves have failed to cover the Run Line in 5 of their last 7 games
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Phillies and the Braves
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday's game between the Phillies and the Braves:
Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Atlanta Braves on the Moneyline.
Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Philadelphia Phillies 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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It's Friday, June 27, and the Giants (44-37) are in Chicago to take on the White Sox (26-55). Landen Roupp is slated to take the mound for San Francisco against Aaron Civale for Chicago.
The White Sox are coming off a 7-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. That was just their third win in the last 10 games.
The Cubs also added a tick in the win column with a victory over the Cardinals. Shota Imanaga was solid in his return to the mound. He struck out three batters in five shutout innings, while only allowing one hit.
Let's dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Giants at White Sox
Date: Friday, June 27, 2025
Time: 7:40PM EST
Site: Rate Field
City: Chicago, IL
Network/Streaming: Space City Home Network, Marquee Sports Network
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Odds for the Giants at the White Sox
The latest odds as of Friday:
Moneyline: Giants (-168), White Sox (+141)
Spread: Giants -1.5
Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Giants at White Sox
Pitching matchup for June 27, 2025: Landen Roupp vs. Aaron Civale
White Sox: Aaron Civale, (1-4, 4.91 ERA) Last outing (Los Angeles Angels, 6/21): 6.0 Innings Pitched, 7 Earned Runs Allowed, 9 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 6 Strikeouts
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Giants at White Sox
The Giants have won 14 of their last 20 away games against teams with losing records
The Under has hit in each of the White Sox's last 3 games with a rest advantage over their opponents
The Giants have failed to cover the Run Line in 9 of their last 11 games
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday's game between the Giants and the White Sox:
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 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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“You know what the happiest animal on Earth is? It’s a goldfish.”
And did you know recent Giants call-up Carson Seymour is connected to the man who helped inspire the character Ted Lasso? Seymour’s father-in-law, Donnie Campbell, is the basketball coach who inspired the lovable character from the hit Apple TV+ show.
“So, my girlfriend’s dad was Jason Sudeikis’ basketball coach,” Seymour told Roger Munter, who covers Giants prospects on the “There R Giants” podcast, in June 2023 — a little over a year before he married his now-wife, Sydney. “So, a lot of, basically Ted Lasso, the character Ted Lasso, is a combination of Sudeikis’ dad and Donnie, my girlfriend’s dad.”
“Ted Lasso,” for those unaware, is a television show about an American college football coach who leaves the United States and becomes a soccer coach — or football depending on where you live — in England and defies the odds to lead a down-and-out team to victory.
So, while the 20th-ranked prospect in the Giants’ system is ready to make his mark on the diamond after being called up to the big leagues Friday, his connection to the soccer pitch is quite the interesting tidbit.
“All those sayings, like the goldfish saying, that’s Donnie,” Seymour said. “And, that’s just a really good guy too. That’s who he is. He’s literally Ted Lasso, like a real-life Ted Lasso, so it’s cool to watch.”
Giants fans are hoping Seymour will be cool to watch as he joins one of MLB’s best bullpens — they’re first in ERA (2.86), and second in WHIP (1.14) and opponent batting average (.213).
The first of the Carsons to arrive, Seymour is a big right-hander who impressed in camp and kept it going in AAA. Front office views him and Whisenhunt as next up in rotation. He was one of two minor league pitchers thrown into the Ruf-Davis trade, one of Zaidi’s best moves. https://t.co/gkaGeoOZ3N
