"Super surprised," he said after a presentation in which he was told by coach Andy Wise that he'd be taking a team photo and instead found former major leaguer Dexter Fowler greeting him with the player of the year trophy while family, friends and teammates were cheering him on.
The Gatorade national baseball player of the year award that was presented to Corona pitcher Seth Hernandez. (Eric Sondheimer / Los Angeles Times)
Hernandez joined Corona last season after two years of being home schooled. He has developed into the top high school pitching prospect available in next month's MLB amateur draft.
"At the end of the day, I have brothers for life and I'll never forget the memories I spent with them," he said of his high school days.
He went 9-1 this season with an 0.39 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 53 1/3 innings with only seven walks.
Jonathan Toews aims for NHL return with new betting odds revealed for his next team
Jonathan Toews is officially eyeing an NHL comeback, according to multiple reports and the question becomes: where will the three-time Stanley Cup champion end up?
After stepping away from the game due to long COVID and Chronic Immune Response Syndrome, the former Blackhawks captain announced he’s ready to return and sportsbooks like FanDuel have already released odds on his potential destination.
Before stepping away from hockey, Toews played 53 games during the 2022–23 season, tallying 15 goals and 16 assists for 31 points. His faceoff percentage remained strong at 63.1%, and he continued to be relied upon in defensive situations.
With Toews expressing interest in winning another Cup, speculation has swirled around contenders and potential fits, from his hometown Winnipeg Jets to reunion possibilities with former coaches. Now, bettors can get in on the action and wager on where “Captain Serious” might suit up next.
Toews returning to Winnipeg would be a storybook homecoming and could be the final piece for a Jets team poised to contend. The Jets dominated the 2024–25 regular season with a league-best 56–22–4 record, earning the Presidents’ Trophy.
Kyle Connor led the charge with 97 points, while Connor Hellebuyck secured his second straight Vezina Trophy with elite goaltending. But with captain Adam Lowry sidelined for 5–6 months after hip surgery, the Jets could use Toews’ leadership and experience down the middle. If Toews is chasing one more Stanley Cup, few teams offer a better shot than Winnipeg.
Anaheim Ducks (+2200)
This is a long shot on paper, but offers one of the most intriguing storylines. Anaheim just hired Joel Quenneville, Toews’ coach during Chicago’s dynasty run, as their new head coach.
The Ducks are rebuilding, but a veteran like Toews could help mentor young players while giving Quenneville a familiar leader to help establish a new culture in Anaheim. We even outlined this possibility in a previous article about how Toews could fit in Anaheim’s system and at +2200 odds, this bet could be a steal.
Colorado Avalanche (+470)
Colorado remains a perennial Cup contender, and Toews would add playoff-tested depth to a core led by Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. He wouldn’t need to carry the load but could play a crucial shutdown role in key matchups. He’d be joining a roster that already knows how to win.
It’s always a circus in Toronto, but the Leafs remain a team on the cusp. Adding Toews could help tilt the balance, especially given their need for reliable two-way forwards in the postseason.
Plus, the spotlight would make for a high-profile final act to his career and further solidify his legend status by ending the Maple Leafs' Cup Curse.
Vegas Golden Knights (+650)
Vegas never shies away from veteran additions and already proved it can win with a deep, physical roster. With some cap gymnastics, Toews could be the next puzzle piece in another deep playoff run.
Edmonton Oilers (+1100)
If Edmonton doesn’t capture the 2025 Stanley Cup, look for them to be aggressive in free agency. Toews could fill a similar role as Corey Perry, who's provided veteran leadership and grit as well as playoff IQ that very few have.
Toews joining the back-to-back Western Conference Champions would give him one of the best chances to chase a ring alongside Connor McDavid.
Here’s what Green had to say in the podcast, which aired soon after Tyrese Haliburton’s game-winner gave the Indiana Pacers a 1-0 series lead over Oklahoma City in the 2025 NBA Finals.
“Where I think they’re similar is the age; young guys with a few vets, like [Isaiah] Hartenstein, but not Chet [Holmgren]; Shaun [Livingston], [Andre Iguodala], they weren’t our age, so we kind of had that balance – and [Andrew] Bogut, [David] Lee, they were (also) the older guys.
“[Alex] Caruso has been there before, right? I think they’ve got a few vets like we had that kind of settles things down for them. And they got young guys, Shai [Gilgeous-Alexander], [Jalen Williams] just kind of out there running wild doing their thing, relying on their talent, obviously thinking the game, but not to the level of the vets – because they’ve just seen more.”
The Thunder remind Green of the old Warriors because of their dynamics being based around seasoned veterans in their 30s and stars in their 20s.
Steph Curry, Klay Thompson and Green formed Golden State’s headlining trio during its 2015 NBA Finals victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, with the support of valuable role players such as Livingston, Iguodala, Bogut and Lee, to name a few.
Oklahoma City has a similar situation around Gilgeous-Alexander, Williams and Holmgren, for example, with a strong supportive cast of players like Caruso and Hartenstein, who have been in the league for a while, each with high floors suitable for the playoffs.
“The vets see more, they help you more; they’re seeing these things develop,” Green added. “I think [the Thunder] are [similar] in that aspect. I’ve seen the playoff record, very similar. Offensive rating, I think we were number one, they’re like three. Defensive rating, we’re both number one. I saw those things … The end-of-season record, they [won] 68, we [won] 67.
“I see all of that stuff, and I see a young team that’s gone through their lumps, and seems poised to take that final step. I can see those similarities, but the style of play couldn’t be further from the same.”
Livingston had a similar stance to Green. However, his perspective is from that of a player who was a Warriors veteran in 2014-15, unlike Green, who was an up-and-coming two-way star.
“It’s definitely similar. [Green] nailed all the points,” Livingston said about similarities between the Warriors and Thunder. “Listen, they were the best team by far this season – by far. And honestly, watching them too, they did not take games off; if they were supposed to beat a team they were a lot better than, they would beat the dog sh-t out of that team. The habits they were building, that’s what I watched.”
Livingston noticed how today’s Thunder and those past Warriors didn’t take games off. But he also pointed out how both teams, despite being a force every game, encountered uncharted territory as one of the last two teams standing.
“When I came to [the Warriors], I had come from playing with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Joe Johnson, Deron Williams; these guys were kind of already cemented in their careers – former champions, veterans,” Livingston said about his Brooklyn Nets tenure. “They had a mindset about winning, where they expected to win.
“When I came to Golden State, they had already tasted winning, and I felt like they wanted to win … but none of us had been to the finals, similar to OKC.”
Those Warriors won in their Finals debut; it’s still to be determined if the Thunder will do the same.
Green and Livingston, though, agreed that Oklahoma City is gaining great experience right now, regardless of the series outcome.
The Thunder undoubtedly were the best team during the 2024-25 NBA season. But they had no way of preparing for the chaos the Pacers seem to embrace, despite entering the series with a variety of top-notch statistics and 18 more regular-season wins.
Oklahoma City needs to win four of its next six games to truly rival the old Golden State squad. Then, if things go well, three more trophies to match the Warriors’ dynasty.
However, Green’s bewilderment stemmed from a reason beyond the actual trade and more from a hypothetical one.
The Warriors star forward joined “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and hilariously recalled how his confusion unraveled thanks to a little premature information from Golden State majority owner Joe Lacob.
“When it first happened, we were at a Warriors charity poker tournament,” Green remembered. “I had just saw Joe Lacob 10 minutes before this happened. Joe gets excited. Joe goes, ‘Draymond, I think we’re going to get Kevin Durant. It’s right there at the finish line. It’s happening. We’re getting Kevin Durant back.’ I’m like, ‘Oh, man. Here we go. Let’s go.’ And we talk about it. He asks if I think it’ll work. I said absolutely. He leaves, he comes running back two minutes later like, ‘Draymond! Draymond! I wasn’t supposed to say anything. Don’t say nothing to nobody.’ I’m like, ‘Joe, I got you. I won’t say anything to anyone.’
“So we’re at this tournament and I go sit down and about 15 minutes later, Steph yells, ‘Draymond, you see the trade?’ And I go, ‘It happened?’ Steph goes, ‘Wait, who?’ I said, ‘Oh, never mind, nobody. What happened?’ And he’s like, ‘Luka got traded.’ “
Whew.
You can only imagine the emotional rollercoaster Green endured over those 20 minutes or so.
First, he had to fathom the thought that Durant was returning to the Bay, where he helped bring two championships, to then — like so many others — try and wrap his head around Dončić and LeBron James teaming up, to finally realizing that Durant was, in fact, not on his way to San Francisco.
What a whirlwind.
“I couldn’t believe it, I thought Shams was hacked,” Green said of the Dallas Mavericks trading Dončić. “There’s videos out at the charity event of us reacting. I couldn’t believe it. Superstars at 25 don’t get traded. Luka’s a megastar.
“Then I thought, ‘I have to be next if Luka’s getting traded. It’s coming for me soon.’ “
To be fair to Lacob, several reports indicated that Durant’s return to the Warriors was a possibility before the 15-time NBA All-Star turned down a reunion.
Maybe next time, Lacob will wait for the trade to be official before spilling any premature beans.
OKLAHOMA CITY — NBA expansion has felt like a pot of water sitting on the NBA's stovetop for a long time, with the heat kept on low. Everyone knows that eventually the heat will be cranked up, the water will boil, and there will be cooking, but so far, everything is just being kept warm.
This July, expect the NBA to turn up the heat.
That was the takeaway from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, speaking to the media before Game 1 of the NBA Finals. He was asked about the owners' temperature on expansion.
"I'd say the current sense is we should be exploring it," Silver said. "I don't think it's automatic because it depends on your perspective on the future of the league. As I've said before, expansion, in a way, is selling equity in the league. If you believe in the league, you don't necessarily want to add partners. On the other hand, we recognize there are underserved markets in the United States and elsewhere…
"We have an owners' meeting in July in Las Vegas. It will be on the agenda to take the temperature of the room. We have committees that are already talking about it. But my sense is at that meeting, they're going to give direction to me and my colleagues at the league office that we should continue to explore it."
Adam Silver’s newest comments on expansion. “The current sense is, we should be exploring it.” Says it will be discussed further at Board of Governors meeting in July.
That exploration will be a more formal process, although Silver, always cautious in his public statements, wouldn't go beyond that.
"What I expect is if a decision is made that there should be further exploration by the league office and presumably a committee of team owners, it would be more of a formal process," Silver said.
What that likely means is the league starts meeting with potential ownership groups.
"There's been no lack of interest. Certainly I've gotten a lot of unsolicited calls," Silver said. "I essentially have said to people from several different cities, We're just not engaging in that process right now. I want to be fair to everyone. So I don't want to have meeting with some and not others.
"So if we were to say yes, we're now going to move into a more formal exploratory phase, we would take those meetings and in addition likely we would engage with outside advisors who would look at markets, look at economic opportunities and media opportunities, et cetera."
The expectation in league circles is that the NBA will ultimately move forward with expansion, with two teams: Seattle and, most likely, Las Vegas. Silver and the league office had wanted to wait for a new CBA to be in place (ensuring stability) as well as the new television deal finalized before moving forward. Those are now done.
The NBA also waited for the sale of the Boston Celtics — with the franchise value in that sale set at $6 billion — before moving forward, so the league could have an idea what it could ask for in expansion fees. The sale of the Portland Trail Blazers, a process that has just begun, will also be factored into that expansion price tag.
Expect the heat to be turned up on the expansion process this summer when the owners get together in Las Vegas. Maybe then everything will move toward a boil.
Its Friday, June 6 and the Royals (33-30) are in Chicago to take on the White Sox (20-43).
Seth Lugo is slated to take the mound for Kansas City against Davis Martin for Chicago.
The White Sox welcome the Royals into town following a split of a four-game series against the AL Central-leading Tigers. Tim Elko drove in the game-winner in the tenth inning in a 3-2 win for the ChiSox yesterday. The Royals come to town having taken two of three from the Cardinals in St. Louis. Maikel Garcia went 2-3 and drove in a pair of runs to pace the attack for KC in a 7-5 win last night.
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Date: Friday, June 6, 2025
Time: 7:40PM EST
Site: Rate Field
City: Chicago, IL
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Moneyline: Royals (-176), White Sox (+147)
Spread: Royals -1.5
Total: 8.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Royals at White Sox
Pitching matchup for June 6, 2025: Seth Lugo vs. Davis Martin
Royals: Seth Lugo (3-5, 3.45 ERA) Last outing: 5/30 vs. Detroit - 3.1IP, 4ER, 5H, 2BB, 3Ks
White Sox: Davis Martin (2-6, 3.67 ERA) Last outing: 5/31 at Baltimore - 6IP, 4ER, 5H, 1BB, 3Ks
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The Royals have won 4 of their last 5 road games against teams with losing records
The Over is 4-1 in the White Sox's last 5 games against AL Central teams
The White Sox are showing a profit of 2.39 units on the Run Line in their last 5 games at Rate Field
Bobby Witt Jr. has at least one hit in four straight games (5-16)
Seth Lugo has averaged 4 Ks per start over his last 4 starts
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The Boston Celtics have begun a pivotal offseason for the franchise.
One position group that could see significant change is the frontcourt. Kristaps Porzingis is entering the final year of his contract. If the Celtics try to get under the second apron of the luxury tax, the star center could be a player who is moved to shed salary.
Veteran centers Al Horford and Luke Kornet have expiring contracts and will become unrestricted free agents in July. Both of them have been key players off the Celtics bench the last couple seasons.
If any of these players depart Boston in the offseason, how will the Celtics add some much-needed talent and depth in the frontcourt? Well, the 2025 NBA Draft could be the best place to find it.
The Celtics own the No. 28 overall pick in the first round and the second pick (No. 32 overall) in the second round.
One player who fits what the Celtics are looking for and could fall to them in the late first round is Georgetown center Thomas Sorber.
Learn more about Sorber and his fit with the C’s below:
Thomas Sorber’s bio
Position: Forward/Center
Height: 6-foot-10
Weight: 255 pounds
Birthdate: Dec. 25, 2005
Birthplace: Trenton, New Jersey
College: Georgetown
Thomas Sorber’s collegiate stats
2024-25: 14.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 2.0 blocks per game, 53.2 field goal percentage (24 games)
Sorber averaged 14.5 points per game last season. He has good touch around the rim and is effective on lobs off the pick-and-roll. He’s also able to beat slower players off the dribble and finish at the rim. Sorber isn’t much of a 3-point shooter, though. He shot 16.2 percent on 1.5 3-point attempts per game.
Sorber doesn’t have to shoot lights out from 3-point range to be a quality NBA player. But as NBC Sports Boston’s Celtics insider Chris Forsberg explains, it would definitely improve Sorber’s potential at the next level if he could become an average (or better) outside shooter.
“The Hoyas big man is coming off of foot surgery, but he was named to the Big East All-Freshman team,” Forsberg said. “His offensive game was close to the rim. The question is: Can he fully develop a 3-point shot? If he does, he has the potential to become more than just a defensive rotational player.”
Two areas where Sorber could help the Celtics immediately is rebounding and defense. He crashes the glass at both ends of the floor and is a real shot-blocking presence at the basket.
Sorber’s versatile skill set would make him worthy of the No. 28 pick.
Its Friday, June 6 and the Cubs (39-23) are in Detroit to take on the Tigers (41-23).
Ben Brown is slated to take the mound for Chicago against Tarik Skubal for Detroit.
Detroit split a series with the Chicago White Sox earlier this week losing the series finale yesterday 3-2 in ten innings. Wenceel Perez went 2-4 with a home run in the loss for the Tigers. The Cubs took two of three against the Nationals winning yesterday 7-1. Ian Happ went 3-6 and drove in four runs to lead the rout for Chicago.
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Date: Friday, June 6, 2025
Time: 7:10PM EST
Site: Comerica Park
City: Detroit, MI
Network/Streaming: Apple TV+
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Moneyline: Cubs (+172), Tigers (-205)
Spread: Tigers -1.5
Total: 7.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Cubs at Tigers
Pitching matchup for June 6, 2025: Ben Brown vs. Tarik Skubal
Cubs: Ben Brown (3-3, 5.72 ERA) Last outing: 5/31 vs. Cincinnati - 6IP, 0ER, 1H, 1BB, 9Ks
Tigers: Tarik Skubal (5-2, 2.26 ERA) Last outing: 5/31 at Kansas City - 7IP, 0ER, 2H, 0BB, 7Ks
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The Cubs have won 4 of their last 5 matchups against AL Central teams
5 of the Cubs' last 7 road trips to the Tigers have gone over the Total
The Cubs have covered in 4 of their last 5 games showing a profit of 3.85 units
Tarik Skubal struck out 35 hitters in 41 innings in May
Pete Crow-Armstrong is 5-16 (.313) to open June
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Francisco Lindor has nine hits in his last 24 at-bats and has smacked four home runs in his last six games, but will be out of the lineup for the second consecutive game after sustaining a toe injury
METS
ROCKIES
Brandon Nimmo, LF
Jordan Beck, RF
Starling Marte, DH
Thairo Estrada, 2B
Juan Soto, RF
Hunter Goodman, C
Pete Alonso, 1B
Ryan McMahon, 3B
Jeff McNeil, 2B
Brenton Doyle, CF
Tyrone Taylor, CF
Ryan Ritter, SS
Brett Baty, 3B
Keston Hiura, 1B
Francisco Alvarez, C
Mickey Moniak, RF
Ronny Mauricio, SS
Tyler Freeman, DH
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Its Friday, June 6 and the Red Sox (30-34) are in Bronx to take on the Yankees (38-23).
Walker Buehler is slated to take the mound for Boston against Will Warren for New York.
The Yankees answered Cleveland's 4-0 shutout of New York Wednesday with a 4-0 shutout of the Guardians last night. Max Fried earned his eighth win of the season with a dominant outing. He struck out seven and gave up just one hit over six scoreless innings. Boston was off yesterday after losing two of three at home to the Angels. The Sox rallied for two in the ninth to take out the Halos 11-9 to salvage the series and earn just their third win in their last ten games.
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Date: Friday, June 6, 2025
Time: 7:05PM EST
Site: Yankee Stadium
City: Bronx, NY
Network/Streaming: NESN, YES, MLBN
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Moneyline: Red Sox (+143), Yankees (-172)
Spread: Yankees -1.5
Total: 9.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Red Sox at Yankees
Pitching matchup for June 6, 2025: Walker Buehler vs. Will Warren
Red Sox: Walker Buehler (4-3, 4.44 ERA) Last outing: 5/31 at Atlanta - 5.2IP, 5ER, 10H, 2BB, 6Ks
Yankees: Will Warren (3-3, 5.19 ERA) Last outing: 5/31 at Dodgers - 1.1IP, 7ER, 6H, 4BB, 2Ks
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The Yankees have won their last 5 games against teams with losing records
4 of the Yankees' last 5 home games against the Red Sox have stayed under the Total
Rafael Devers has hit safely in 4 straight (4-15) and 7 of the last 8 games (8-31)
Aaron Judge is 3-11 in June after hitting .364 in May
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SAN FRANCISCO — A week ago, Mike Yastrzemski was leading off for the Giants. On the first night of this homestand, he was batting sixth, but for the next three games, he was out of the lineup entirely.
Thursday’s decision came with an easy explanation. Yes, the Giants wanted to get another look at Daniel Johnson, who shined in his debut a night earlier, but Yastrzemski also was hitless with eight strikeouts in 11 previous at-bats against San Diego Padres starter Dylan Cease.
It was still a third straight game out of the lineup against a right-handed pitcher, which had to be a bit of an uncomfortable feeling for a veteran who watched fellow long-time Giant LaMonte Wade Jr. get DFA’d on Wednesday. But manager Bob Melvin said he anticipates Yastrzemski starting in right field Friday night against the Atlanta Braves.
Yastrzemski was a savior for the Giants early on, moving to the leadoff spot when Wade struggled and posting a .385 on-base percentage with five homers through his first 38 games. Much of May was a struggle, though, and he has just one extra-base hit and a .167 average over his last 19 appearances.
“It’s probably pitch selection, some of the swings he’s getting. He was getting good pitches to hit and wasn’t missing them. Now maybe he’s missing them a little bit,” Melvin said. “But I do think we probably played him a little bit more than maybe he’s used to playing. There was a little platooning in the past. We haven’t seen a ton of lefties. He has played against lefties.
“I think there was an element where he might be a little run down right now and I don’t know that a couple days of break won’t be good for him.”
Patty (More) Barrels
At the time that he was let go, Wade had the fourth-lowest batting average in baseball since the start of the 2024 second half. The lowest belongs to Patrick Bailey, but the catcher is showing signs that he might be coming out of a prolonged slump.
Bailey hit a long double in Miami that would have been a homer in 19 ballparks, and his RBI double on Wednesday night would have been out in one-third of the league’s parks. For the first time in nearly a year, Bailey is consistently driving the ball. He has three doubles during a modest five-game hitting streak that has raised his OPS to .540, his highest since April 16.
“It just looks like he’s tracking the ball a little bit better, not swinging and missing or guessing and missing by a lot,” Melvin said. “He’s driving the ball to right-center field and that’s a pretty good indication that he’s seeing it a lot cleaner. That’s actually been going on for the last week or 10 days. He’s swinging it a lot better.”
Bailey leads all catchers with eight Defensive Runs Saved and is tied for second in Catcher Framing Runs and Pop Time. He doesn’t need to provide much at the plate to be a valuable player, but even he admitted recently that some of the numbers over the first two months were unacceptable. It looks like he might finally be headed back in the right direction.
Ready For Coors?
The Giants are being cautious with Justin Verlander’s rehab, which was supposed to guarantee Kyle Harrison at least four starts. But Harrison came out of Wednesday night’s game after getting hit on the arm by a comebacker, which caused an elbow contusion. Melvin said Harrison was doing “a little better,” but the staff would have to wait and see how he feels after he throws his scheduled bullpen session this weekend.
The Giants have an extra day off before Harrison’s next scheduled start, which should help. If he’s not able to go, top prospect Carson Whisenhunt would be on normal rest — although making your debut at Coors Field is a little rough.
The Giants also could go with a straight bullpen game, which wouldn’t be difficult given that they have three long relief options — Spencer Bivens, Tristan Beck and Sean Hjelle — in their bullpen. Hjelle threw 2 2/3 hitless innings in relief of Harrison on Wednesday, picking up right where he left off last season.
“It was as big a contributor to the win (Wednesday) night as anything, what Hjelle did to keep us (close),” Melvin said Thursday. “He came in in the middle of the inning, pitched two more, shut them down and gave us a chance to come back. That was huge. It’s not lost on us. Without that, they score a couple more runs and we’re probably not in the position to come back.”
Its Friday, June 6 and the Mets (39-24) are in Denver to take on the Rockies (12-50).
Kodai Senga is slated to take the mound for New York against Antonio Senzatela for Colorado.
The Rockies were off yesterday following their three-game sweep of the Maimi Marlins. It was their first series sweep since May 2024. Meanwhile, the Mets arrive in Denver following a four-game split with the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine. New York blew a two-run lead in the eighth inning of a game for the first time this season as the Dodgers rallied for three in the bottom of the eighth for the win.
Lets dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Game details & how to watch Mets at Rockies
Date: Friday, June 6, 2025
Time: 8:40PM EST
Site: Coors Field
City: Denver, CO
Network/Streaming: SNY, COLR
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Odds for the Mets at the Rockies
The latest odds as of Friday:
Moneyline: Mets (-313), Rockies (+251)
Spread: Mets -1.5
Total: 10.0 runs
Probable starting pitchers for Mets at Rockies
Pitching matchup for June 6, 2025: Kodai Senga vs. Antonio Senzatela
Mets: Kodai Senga (6-3, 1.60 ERA) Last outing: 5/31 vs. Colorado - 6.1IP, 2ER, 2H, 2BB, 7Ks
Rockies: Antonio Senzatela (1-10, 7.14 ERA) Last outing: 5/31 at Mets - 4IP, 7ER, 8H, 2BB, 2Ks
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Top betting trends & insights to know ahead of Mets at Rockies
The Mets have won 5 straight games against the Rockies
Rockies' pitcher Antonio Senzatela has an ERA of 6.05 in his last 5 home starts
In their last 5 games with a rest advantage over their opponents the Rockies are 1-4 against the Run Line
Ryan McMahon is 1-15 (.067) through 4 games in June
Juan Soto is 3-15 (.200) through 4 games in June
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