After a four-day hiatus for all-star festivities, MLB is back with a hefty slate of Friday matchups.
The latest: As of Thursday morning, many of Friday's pitching matchups have not yet been announced, but we will see Gerrit Cole pitch for the New York Yankees as they look to reclaim a share of the lead in the AL East.
Check out the latest MLB odds for Friday, July 19.
MLB odds: July 19
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Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds vs. Washington Nationals
Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers vs. Toronto Blue Jays
San Diego Padres vs. Cleveland Guardians
New York Mets vs. Miami Marlins
St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves
Baltimore Orioles vs. Texas Rangers
Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals
San Francisco Giants vs. Colorado Rockies
Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics
Houston Astros vs. Seattle Mariners
Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Betting insights
- Can the Pirates make a playoff push? They won six of their final seven games before the all-star break and now sit 1.5 games out of a wild-card spot. Dating back to last season, the Pirates and Phillies are 5-5 in their head-to-head matchups.
- The Yankees are among the heaviest moneyline favourites on Friday, with Cole (2-1, 5.40 ERA) matching up against Rays righty Zach Eflin (5-6, 3.99 ERA). Cole, the reigning AL Cy Young winner, has held Tampa's current lineup to a 40-for-194 (.206) batting line and a 29.4% K rate.
- Coming out of the break, the Mariners/Astros series is the one to watch. A month ago, the Mariners held a 10-game lead in the AL West ... but the surging Astros are now just one game behind. Seattle has gotten the better of this divisional matchup so far, though, winning five of seven games this year.
