“I mean, it didn’t take long,” Posey told former Giants pitcher Jake Peavy and former MLB general manager Steve Phillips. “That’s another fascinating part about this job, right, is how quickly stuff leaks out.”
Although the former Giants catcher talked about how quickly the news broke, mentioning he threw on ESPN for their “Sunday Night Baseball” coverage of the Giants-Los Angeles Dodgers game, he followed that up by saying it wasn’t until the agreement was in place that the news broke.
“I am pleased with our group and credit to the Red Sox as well,” Posey said. “We were talking about this for going on a month, so the fact that we were able to get it done before something came out is a credit to both sides.”
It seems good things come to those who wait — and keep quiet — as both teams got what they wanted in the end.
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Mets Notes
Juan Soto is hitting .323/.482/.662 with six homers, four doubles, 19 walks, 12 RBI, and 18 runs scored over his last 19 games
Brandon Nimmo is hitting .302/.368/.523 with five homers, four doubles, 12 RBI, and 15 runs scored over his last 22 games
Blade Tidwell, who is being called up from Triple-A Syracuse, will be making his second career big league start
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Absolutely, and Posey doesn’t need to go digging through the club’s history books all that much.
“I think back in my career when we added a guy by the name of Jake Peavy,” Posey humorously shared with the former Giants pitcher and co-host Steve Phillips on the MLB Network on Friday. “I was pretty excited.”
Is Rafael Devers the biggest Giants trade since Jake Peavy?
Buster Posey makes the comparison and explains his expectations for the slugger in San Francisco.
Peavy and Posey were Giants teammates for three seasons, winning a World Series together in 2014, the same season San Francisco traded for the right-hander.
“In all seriousness, Peavy injected an energy into our clubhouse,” Posey added. “There was a leadership element that he brought that I know that [general manager Brian Sabean] targeted those types of guys. I certainly pay attention to that.”
Posey spent plenty of time together with Peavy from 2014 to 2016. Now, as San Francisco’s lead executive, he is hoping Devers’ arrival has a similar impact in San Francisco.
“Ultimately, I believe a big part of this job is, of course, [that] we want to have great players on the field and a roster that is going to help us win a lot of games,” Posey said.
“To me, Rafael Devers is a star. And our fan base, as you know, has been clamoring to have guys like this that can show up to the park and root for daily.”
As it stands, the 28-year-old slugger is owed roughly $255 million over the next eight and a half seasons, signaling a heavy commitment from Posey and Co.
Posey, however, believes it will all be worth it — both for the Giants’ clubhouse and the fan base.
“I think it was pretty evident from the get-go, knowing our fanbase like I know our fanbase, that they would be extremely excited about Rafael being in our lineup,” Posey concluded.
Russell Martin agreed a three-year contract at Rangers in early June [SNS]
Russell Martin will have shown he is the "right man" for Rangers "within the first six months or so", predicts former team-mate Steven Naismith.
The former Southampton manager, 39, begins his Ibrox reign with a Champions League qualifier against Panathinaikos next month, while his first Scottish Premiership game is a visit to Motherwell on 2 August.
Naismith played alongside Martin for Norwich City and Scotland and believes he will prosper in Glasgow.
"I fully believe that he will come in and be a real success," Naismith told BBC Scotland.
"I think what has been lacking at Rangers over the years, he ticks most of the boxes. His style of play, he knows how to break down a low block that he'll come up against a lot, in terms of dominating possession.
"His communication and leadership skills are probably the highest things for him. He's shown in the three clubs he's managed before that he can produce, he can make teams better.
"Within the first six months or so, I think he will have shown a lot of those doubting him that he is the right man."
Ex-Hearts head coach Naismith also revealed the pair are in contact regularly and, although he has not spoken to him specifically about the Rangers job, he says he will be on hand if Martin needs him.
"We chat a lot because we're friends and we're similar in terms of what we're going through in terms of coaching and management," the 38-year-old continued.
"I'll give him any help I can. He's pretty straightforward and laser focused on his style, his mindset and what he wants.
"His experience of playing at the club (on loan in 2018) is definitely something that will hold him in good stead going into the start of his managerial career at Rangers.
"He wants his players to do certain things on the pitch that in Scotland get challenged from the stands quickly if it's not going well. Finding that balance of having that clear style and working towards that, but also getting results short-term, is going to be key for him."
Here are five things to watch and predictions as the Mets and Phillies play a three-game series in Philadelphia starting on Friday.
5 things to watch
Can the Mets' offense snap out of it?
New York's offense is in a serious rut, having scored just five runs over the last four games -- all losses. And four of those runs came on Tuesday against the Braves in Atlanta.
A main culprit has been the Mets' bottom of the order (save for Tyrone Taylor's big game on Tuesday), which has not been able to do much.
Lindor is 0-for-14 over his last four games, though he did hit a few balls on the screws on Thursday night in Atlanta.
Alonso has just three hits in his last 16 at-bats and hasn't homered since June 8.
It's easy to envision New York's bats coming alive at hitter-friendly Citizens Bank Park, but Philadelphia's starting rotation could have something to say about that.
The Phillies' rotation
Zack Wheeler, Mick Abel, and Jesus Luzardo are lined up to start against the Mets, with Wheeler getting Friday's series-opener.
Wheeler is having another Cy Young-caliber season, with a 2.76 ERA and career-best 0.88 WHIP. He's also striking out a career-high 11.3 batters per nine.
Abel has hit the ground running in his rookie season, with a 2.21 ERA and 1.03 WHIP over his first four starts in the majors.
The wild card is Luzardo, who began the season on fire but has struggled badly recently, pitching to a 13.50 ERA in 16.2 innings over his last four starts.
When the Mets were forced to turn to Justin Hagenman on Thursday night in Atlanta, it meant they were going to have to call someone else up to start on Friday.
May 4, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; New York Mets pitcher Blade Tidwell (40) makes his debut pitching appearance against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. / Tim Vizer-Imagn Images
Tidwell struggled earlier this season against the Cardinals in St. Louis during what was his first big league start, allowing six runs on nine hits in 3.2 innings.
And he was hit hard his last time out for Triple-A Syracuse, giving up six runs on seven hits in 3.2 innings.
Before that start, Tidwell had been pitching relatively well, allowing just 12 earned runs over his prior 31.2 innings over six outings.
Baty left last Sunday's game against the Rays early due to right groin tightness, and he hasn't played since.
He made some progress on Thursday, and was viewed as a possible option to contribute off the bench. But he wasn't called upon in the Mets' lopsided loss.
With Baty out, it has opened the door for more playing time for Ronny Mauricio, who homered last Saturday and went 1-for-2 on Sunday after replacing Baty in the seventh inning. But Mauricio didn't do much against the Braves, going 1-for-10.
Baty was scuffling at the plate before injuring his groin, but did smack a homer last Saturday.
On the horizon is Mark Vientos, who is rehabbing with Syracuse and could possibly return to the Mets next week.
Kyle Schwarber has stepped up power-wise with Bryce Harper out
Harper hasn't played since June 5 due to a wrist injury, taking a massive bat out of Philadelphia's lineup.
But Schwarber has filled the power void in Harper's absence, smacking four homers in the 13 games since the first baseman went down.
Schwarber remains very susceptible to the strikeout, though, having fanned 26 times in 64 at-bats this month.
Elsewhere in Philadelphia's lineup, Alec Bohm -- who was the subject of trade fodder earlier this season -- is hitting well.
He has 17 hits in his last 41 at-bats, including a pair of homers and a pair of doubles.
Predictions
Who will the MVP of the series be?
Pete Alonso
The homer drought ends in Philadelphia.
Which Mets pitcher will have the best start?
David Peterson
Peterson carries a 2.60 ERA into Sunday's start.
Which Phillies player will be a thorn in the Mets' side?
Nick Castellanos
Castellanos isn't having the best season, but he's always dangerous.
Reporter Joon Lee provided an example of this dysfunction earlier this week, revealing on NBC Sports Boston’s Arbella Early Editionthat one candidate interviewing for a Red Sox baseball operations job went through five rounds of interviews without speaking to a human being.
“During this interview process, the entire interview was conducted with an AI bot, where you would record the answers to the questions and then the Red Sox would then evaluate them,” Lee said.
“And this wasn’t just one round. It wasn’t just two rounds. It was five rounds of interviews where this person did not talk to another person in the Red Sox organization.”
The Red Sox called Lee’s reporting “unsubstantiated” in a statement Wednesday and insisted they mostly used HireVue — the AI and human resources management company that “conducted” those interviews — to screen a vast number of applications early in the hiring process.
But there’s more evidence that suggests Boston’s HR operation isn’t exactly five-star quality.
The Boston Globe’s Alex Speier spoke to “multiple individuals” who described their interview process with the Red Sox as “discouragingly impersonal,” with “infrequent human interaction relative to other teams.” That impersonality manifested itself in the form of a brutal form letter received by several candidates who didn’t make it to the final stages of interviews.
From Speier:
The sense of the team’s impersonal approach to hiring was amplified last year by the fact that multiple applicants, after completing the problem set and HireVue interview, received the same emailed form letter, with the same unfortunate top-level sentence:
“Thank you for your interest in working for the Boston Red Sox and applying for the {{insert job title}}.”
“I didn’t go further than that line. I kind of laughed and closed out the email,” said one applicant. “That was the part that upset me in the moment. I still look back and laugh on it.”
That’s a tough look for a professional baseball team looking to attract the best front-office talent in the sport.
Speier added that some had better experiences with the Red Sox, with one candidate noting he received a follow-up call from a Boston staffer with feedback about his application. But another candidate described the whole process as “awkward and cold.”
On its face, the Red Sox doing everything they can to leverage AI and analytics isn’t a bad thing. But the reporting of the past week suggests Breslow and his front office have gone too far in embracing data while failing to connect with job candidates — as well as their own staffers and players — on a personal level.
And nothing drives that home like the dreaded form letter typo.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took seven games over 11 days for the simmer to reach full boil.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres flashed playoff intensity in their long-awaited first two series of the season and went face-to-face, quite literally, after 10 batters were hit during a stretch the Dodgers owned on the scoreboard.
In winning five of the seven games, the Dodgers also hit Fernando Tatis Jr. with pitches three times. The last of those came in the eighth inning of Thursday’s 5-3 Padres victory when the benches finally cleared after Tatis was hit near the right hand.
While the staredown behind home plate was more peacock feathers than fisticuffs, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and Padres manager Mike Shildt were ejected following a tense back-and-forth exchange.
Afterward, the Padres’ Manny Machado said his true feelings won’t be known until Tatis gets results from X-rays and a CT scan.
“They gotta pray for (results) to come back negative tomorrow,” Machado said. “They should. Us, too, but they should for sure.”
After Tatis was hit, the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani took a pitch to the back of his right (pitching) shoulder from Robert Suarez. With Dodgers players starting to move over the dugout railing, Ohtani waved back his teammates and took first base.
“Well, I think he knew it was intentional,” Roberts said. “He wasn’t hurt by it, and he didn’t want any more drama, which I respect that a lot.”
Ohtani was hit twice in the series, each a half inning after Tatis was hit. The Dodgers’ Andy Pages also was hit twice in the series.
Roberts said he hoped Tatis does not miss extended time.
“I didn’t feel good about Tatis — great player, good guy — getting hit,” Roberts said. “I didn’t feel good about it. And so as (Shildt) comes out, and he’s yelling at me and staring me down, that bothers me. Because, to be quite frank, that’s the last thing I wanted.”
Shildt said he has respect for the Dodgers but seeing Tatis get hit three times by their pitchers in less than two weeks doesn’t sit right. He has also been hit by the Dodgers six times in his career, the most by any club.
“Whether it was (intentional) or it wasn’t, enough is enough,” Shildt said. “We got a guy who’s getting X-rays right now, is one of the best players in the game, fortunately he’s on our team, and this guy has taken shots, OK?”
While the teams waited more than two months to face each other for the first time this season, there will be another two-month wait until they face off again Aug. 15-17 at Los Angeles and Aug. 22-24 at San Diego.
“It’s going to be a fun ride,” Machado said. “This division’s freaking awesome, and it’s going to be a fun ride going down the road. The Giants got better with (Rafael) Devers, and we know what these guys have on the other side. And what we have on this side. And obviously you can’t count out Arizona. They’ve got a really good team over there. They’re going to be battling. It’s a four-headed monster battling it out, so it’ll be an interesting second half.”
Its Friday, June 20 and the Brewers (40-35) are in Minneapolis to open a weekend series against the Twins (37-37).
Jacob Misiorowski is slated to take the mound for Milwaukee against Joe Ryan for Minnesota.
The Twins salvaged the final game of their three-game set against the Reds with a 12-5 win yesterday. Byron Buxton cracked a couple home runs to pace the attack. Milwaukee split a four-game series against the Cubs. Every player in the Brewers' lineup had at least one hit and the team collected 13 total hits in their 8-7 win yesterday.
Lets dive into the series opener and find a sweat or two.
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Date: Friday, June 20, 2025
Time: 8:10PM EST
Site: Target Field
City: Minneapolis, MN
Network/Streaming: FDSNWI, MNNT
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Moneyline: Brewers (+140), Twins (-166)
Spread: Twins -1.5
Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Brewers at Twins
Pitching matchup for June 20, 2025: Jacob Misiorowski vs. Joe Ryan
Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (1-0, 0.00 ERA) Last outing: 6/12 vs. St. Louis - 5IP, 0ER, 0H, 4BB, 5Ks
Twins: Joe Ryan (7-2, 2.93 ERA) Last outing: 6/14 at Houston - 7IP, 2ER, 2H, 2BB, 7Ks
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The Brewers have won 4 of their last 5 matchups against American League teams
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The Twins have covered in 4 of their last 5 games showing a profit of 2.48 units
Ty France picked up a couple hits yesterday after going hitless in his previous 4 games (0-13)
Jackson Chourio is riding a 9-game hitting streak (12-39)
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It's Friday, June 20, and the Astros (43-32) are in Anaheim to take on the Angels (36-38). Hunter Brown is slated to take the mound for Houston against Yusei Kikuchi for Los Angeles.
The Astros are coming off a 6-4 loss to the Athletics last night despite a decent effort from Colton Gordon. The Astros' pitcher only gave up two earned runs in 5.0 innings pitched.
With a 7-3 loss, the Los Angeles Angels were unable to sweep the New York Yankees.
Let's dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two. They have made a slight dent in the Astros' lead in the AL West. They are now only 6.5 games behind the division leaders.
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Date: Friday, June 20, 2025
Time: 9:38PM EST
Site: Angel Stadium
City: Anaheim, CA
Network/Streaming: FanDuel Sports Home Network, Space City Home Network
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Moneyline: Astros (-184), Angels (+154)
Spread: Astros -1.5
Total: 8.0 runs
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Pitching matchup for June 20, 2025: Hunter Brown vs. Yusei Kikuchi
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It's Friday, June 20 and the Royals (37-38) are in San Diego to take on the Padres (40-34). Michael Lorenzen is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Nick Pivetta for San Diego.
Despite picking up the win against the Texas Rangers, the Royals' struggles continue. They are just 4-6 in their last 10 games and are 10.5 games behind the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central.
The Padres have struggled as well. Even though they won yesterday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, they have won just three of their last 10 and are 5.0 games back from first in the NL West.
Let's dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Date: Friday, June 20, 2025
Time: 9:40PM EST
Site: Petco Park
City: San Diego, CA
Network/Streaming: Apple TV+
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Moneyline: Royals (+154), Padres (-184)
Spread: Padres -1.5
Total: 8.0 runs
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Pitching matchup for June 20, 2025: Michael Lorenzen vs. Nick Pivetta
Royals: Michael Lorenzen, (4-7, 4.91 ERA) Last outing (Athletics, 6/14): 6.0 Innings Pitched, 3 Earned Runs Allowed, 4 Hits Allowed, 3 Walks, and 4 Strikeouts
Padres: Nick Pivetta, (7-2, 3.40 ERA) Last outing (Arizona Diamondbacks, 6/15): 7.0 Innings Pitched, 2 Earned Runs Allowed, 2 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 9 Strikeouts
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“Yeah, that’s not going to happen this weekend,” San Francisco’s manager told Brian Murphy and Markus Boucher. “We haven’t gotten there. … It’s going to take a little bit more time than having him at first base during the Red Sox series.”
Bob Melvin shuts down any possibility of Devers playing first base against the Red Sox:
"Yeah that's not gonna happen this weekend, we haven't gotten there… It's going to take a little bit more time than having him at first base during the Red Sox series."
Devers was moved to designated hitter during the 2025 MLB season after playing third base for the first eight years of his big-league career to make way for Alex Bregman, whom the Red Sox signed to a three-year, $120 million free-agent contract this past offseason. Boston later asked Devers to move to first base after Triston Casas suffered a ruptured left patellar tendon in early May, which Devers refused.
“There’s time for everybody,” Melvin explained to Murphy and Boucher. “I mean, certainly, Raffy’s going to be in there and agreeing to play first base, and we’ll be working on that here for several days before we feel comfortable running him out there. Once he does that, we can get [Wilmer Flores] back into the DH spot, where he’s been so productive.
“In the interim, Flo’s going to play a bit more first – he will tonight [Friday against the Boston Red Sox at Oracle Park] – and we’ll mix [Dominic Smith] in there, too.”
Melvin added that, regardless of who plays where at whatever point, the Giants will have a “real professional hitter on the bench that can pick up a big at-bat” like Flores, who has flourished in key moments repeatedly in 2025 and throughout his six-year San Francisco tenure.
Devers has a ways to go before he can comfortably switch corners at first. And Melvin suggested that the organization and Devers understand that patience is required, especially as the two-time Silver Slugger award winner is attempting to learn a new position mid-season in a new city.
“The hard part is, doing it during the season is difficult,” Melvin told Murphy and Boucher. “You can’t really simulate game stuff. The easy part is going to be fielding grounders and throwing the baseball. The hard part is where do you go for cut-offs, your first time at first base stretching, or bunt plays, other side of the diamond, different spins from lefties …”
The wait for Devers should be well worth it. He is one of baseball’s top bats and already looks comfortable as a Giant, with three hits in three games.
After all, San Francisco’s newfound partnership with Devers — which is scheduled to run through 2033, as part of the 10-year, $313.5 million contract extension he signed with Boston during the 2023 offseason — only will improve as the offensive juggernaut expands his defensive versatility.
“There’s going to be a little bit of a process in getting him ready, but he’s all in,” Melvin told Murphy and Boucher. “And like I said, if you can field the ball and throw the ball at third base – similar to Casey Schmitt, who picked it up quickly over at first – we feel like that transition will happen.”
It would’ve been something to see Devers play first against his old Red Sox, though.
It's Friday, June 20 and the Nationals (31-44) are in Los Angeles to take on the Dodgers (46-30). MacKenzie Gore is slated to take the mound for Washington against Clayton Kershaw for Los Angeles.
Yesterday the Dodgers dropped game four of the series against the Padres. Depsite the loss they still picked up a 3-1 series lead and have extended their lead in the NL West to 3.5 games.
The Nationals were able to avoid getting swept by the Rockies with a 4-3 win yesterday. That series loss marked five straight series losses.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Date: Friday, June 20, 2025
Time: 10:10PM EST
Site: Dodger Stadium
City: Los Angeles, CA
Network/Streaming: SportsNet LA, MASN 2, MLBN
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Moneyline: Nationals (+168), Dodgers (-204)
Spread: Dodgers -1.5
Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Nationals at Dodgers
Pitching matchup for June 20, 2025: MacKenzie Gore vs. Clayton Kershaw
Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw, (2-0, 3.25 ERA) Last outing (San Francisco Giants, 6/14): 7.0 Innings Pitched, 0 Earned Runs Allowed, 3 Hits Allowed, 1 Walks, and 5 Strikeouts
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The Nationals have covered the Run Line in 5 of their last 7 matchups against the Dodgers
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday's game between the Nationals 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 Washington Nationals 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 Friday, June 20 and the Reds (39-36) are in St. Louis to open a weekend series against the Cardinals (40-35).
Brady Singer is slated to take the mound for Cincinnati against Andre Pallante for St. Louis.
The Reds lost Thursday but did take two of three in their series earlier this week against the Twins. TJ Friedl went 3-5 and scored two runs in Cincy's 12-5 loss yesterday. St. Louis swept a three-game set against the White Sox including an 8-6 win in ten innings yesterday. Nolan Arenado hit his ninth home run of the season to help the cause for the Cards.
Lets dive into the series opener and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Reds at Cardinals
Date: Friday, June 20, 2025
Time: 7:15PM EST
Site: Busch Stadium
City: St. Louis, MO
Network/Streaming: FDSNOH, FDSNMW
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Odds for the Reds at the Cardinals
The latest odds as of Friday:
Moneyline: Reds (+115), Cardinals (-137)
Spread: Cardinals -1.5
Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Reds at Cardinals
Pitching matchup for June 20, 2025: Brady Singer vs. Andre Pallante
Reds: Brady Singer (7-4, 4.34 ERA) Last outing: 6/14 at Detroit - 6IP, 1ER, 4H, 3BB, 4Ks
Cardinals: Andre Pallante (4-3, 4.83 ERA) Last outing: 6/14 at Milwaukee - 4.1IP, 3ER, 4H, 2BB, 7Ks
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Reds at Cardinals
The Cardinals have won 4 of their last 5 home games against National League teams
The Under is 4-1 in the Cardinals' last 5 matchups against divisional opponents
The Cardinals have failed to cover the Run Line in 4 straight home games
Willson Contreras was 2-10 in the 3-game series against the White Sox
Gavin Lux was 1-8 in the 3-game series against the Twins
Elly De La Cruz was hitless in the series against the Twins (0-10)
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Reds and the Cardinals
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday's game between the Reds and the Cardinals:
Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the St. Louis Cardinals 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 staying away from a play on the Game Total of 9.0.
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Its Friday, June 20 and the Rangers (36-39) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (30-46).
Jacob deGrom is slated to take the mound for Texas against Mike Burrows for Pittsburgh.
The Bucs scratched out an 8-4 win in ten innings yesterday against the Tigers. Paul Skenes started and allowed two runs in six innings and the Pirates cracked three home runs to salvage the last game of this three-game series against Detroit. The Rangers were swept this week at home by the Royals losing the finale Thursday 4-1. Texas managed just three hits (one extra base hit) and six baserunners in the contest while striking out seven times.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Rangers at Pirates
Date: Friday, June 20, 2025
Time: 6:40PM EST
Site: PNC Park
City: Pittsburgh, PA
Network/Streaming: CW33, SNP
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Odds for the Rangers at the Pirates
The latest odds as of Friday:
Moneyline: Rangers (-188), Pirates (+156)
Spread: Rangers -1.5
Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Rangers at Pirates
Pitching matchup for June 20, 2025: Jacob deGrom vs. Mike Burrows
Rangers: Jacob deGrom (6-2, 2.19 ERA) Last outing: 6/14 vs. White Sox - 6IP, 2ER, 5H, 0BB, 6Ks
Pirates: Mike Burrows (1-1, 4.24 ERA) Last outing: 6/14 at Cubs - 5.1IP, 1ER, 5H, 0BB, 8Ks
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Rangers at Pirates
The Rangers are 12-9 against National League teams this season
The Pirates' last 5 against the Rangers have stayed under the Total
With Mike Burrows starting the Pirates have covered in 4 of their last 5 games to return 3.40 units
Andrew McCutcheon is swinging a hot bat with 7 hits in his last 16 ABs
Marcus Semien is rising an 11-game hitting streak (14-43)
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Expert picks & predictions for tonight’s game between the Rangers and the Pirates
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the MLB calendar based on data points like past performance, player matchups, ballpark information and weather forecasts.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projection next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for Friday's game between the Rangers and the Pirates:
Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is recommending a play on the Texas Rangers on the Moneyline.
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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