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In true getaway day fashion, nearly all of Thursday's MLB games take place in the afternoon.
Today's MLB narrative: The lone night game is the series finale between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets. Atlanta is 5-1 vs. New York this month, but the team is still five games under .500 right now. Some notable starters from earlier in the day include Cristopher Sanchez, Shota Imanaga and Clayton Kershaw.
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- Imanaga (3-2) is back for the Cubs after missing the better part of two months with a hamstring strain. In three rehab starts this month, the left-hander struck out 16 batters over 10.1 scoreless innings. Last season, Chicago won both of his starts against St. Louis.
- Tampa Bay has been the best road team in MLB this year (18-12), which might make sense given that pretty much every game is a road game for the Rays this year. Kansas City, looking to avoid a three-game sweep today, faces Tampa starter Shane Baz. On May 1, Baz allowed seven runs on nine hits vs. the Royals in a losing effort.
- Say what you will about the Marlins (33-45), but they're one win away from a 4-2 season series win over a talented Giants squad. Miami has the fifth-best run line record in MLB (43-35, 55.1%), per Team Rankings. Janson Junk recently moved from a bulk relief role to the starting rotation, and he turned in a strong effort last time out: 5.0 innings, five hits, one run, five Ks.
- The Mets are sliding, having lost 10 of their past 12 games, and five of those came against the Braves. New York is still 9.0 games up on the Braves in the standings, though. Griffin Canning has embodied the Mets' recent struggles; after a 2.47 ERA in his first nine outings, he has a 6.49 ERA in his past six.
Today's MLB schedule
Toronto Blue Jays (+117) vs. Cleveland Guardians (-139)
Start time: 1:10 p.m. ET
Athletics (+128) vs. Detroit Tigers (-152)
Start time: 1:10 p.m. ET
Seattle Mariners (+102) vs. Minnesota Twins (-120)
Start time: 1:10 p.m. ET
Philadelphia Phillies (+130) vs. Houston Astros (-152)
Start time: 2:10 p.m. ET
Tampa Bay Rays (-122) vs. Kansas City Royals (+104)
Start time: 2:10 p.m. MT
Chicago Cubs (-137) vs. St. Louis Cardinals (+117)
Start time: 2:15 p.m. ET
Los Angeles Dodgers (-295) vs. Colorado Rockies (+240)
Start time: 3:10 p.m. ET
Miami Marlins (+155) vs. San Francisco Giants (-182)
Start time: 3:45 p.m. ET
Atlanta Braves (-105) vs. New York Mets (-113)
Start time: 7:10 p.m. ET
