Brewers vs. Pirates; Giants vs. Nationals odds, prediction: MLB best bets, picks for Friday

“The Preakness reminded me of the Knicks/Heat rivalry in the late ’90s. Plenty of brutal banging to go around!”

— Tim Crowe New York, NY

Tim, my pick would have won if it wasn’t for Jeff Van Gundy holding his leg.

Sophomore jinx?

Paul Skenes (11-3, ERA 1.96 last year) struggled early but has been rounding to form, allowing two runs over his last 14 frames.

Play $100 on the Pirates against the visiting Brewers … and … the Giants are in DC.

Play $50 on MacKenzie Gore and the Nationals.

Mackenzie Gore Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Well, we were in the black for about 20 hours.

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Looked like we were headed for another fantastic finish.

The Padres were down 4-2 before (oh, Sheet!) Gavin Sheets’ homer tied it in the ninth inning.

The teams exchanged runs in the 10th, but the Blue Jays scored twice in the 11th and won 7-6.

Fernando Tatis Jr. and Manny Machado went a combined 0-for-9.

The TatiChados have lost six straight. We are down -82 andyashbys.

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