Independence Day in the United States means there’s a lot of early baseball on Thursday.
The latest: Max Scherzer makes his third start of the year for the Texas Rangers against Michael King and the San Diego Padres. Elsewhere, Zac Gallen looks to hold off the slugging Los Angeles Dodgers.
Check out the latest MLB odds for Thursday, July 4.
MLB odds: July 4
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New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals
St.Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Yankees
Houston Astros vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Boston Red Sox vs. Miami Marlins
Chicago White Sox vs. Cleveland Guardians
Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins
Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs
San Diego Padres vs. Texas Rangers
Los Angeles Angels vs. Oakland Athletics
Baltimore Orioles vs. Seattle Mariners
San Francisco Giants vs. Atlanta Braves
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Kansas City Royals
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Colorado Rockies
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
Betting insights
- Scherzer (1.74 ERA) has looked strong through his first two starts of the season, allowing just two earned runs combined to the Royals and Orioles. The 39-year-old aims to continue his bounce back from a career-worst 2023 season with the Mets (4.01 ERA).
- The Astros are 11-2 in their last 13 games and have scored five-plus runs in 10 of those contests. They face Toronto’s red-hot Chris Bassitt, who has given up just five runs in his last five starts.
- Gallen (2.83 ERA) missed almost a month between the end of May and June but picked up right where he left off. In his first game back from injury, the righty threw six shutout innings against the Athletics, allowing just one hit and striking out seven.
- The Mariners strike out a league-worst 10.24 times a game. They face Corbin Burnes, who's second on the AL Cy Young odds table, boasting a 2.28 ERA and 8.9 K/9 through 17 starts.
