Astros vs. As prediction: MLB Friday picks, odds, bets

Transaction update: The Pirates picked up Christian Bethancourt from the Yankees for cash considerations.The Eagles traded A.J.Brown to the Patriots for a 2028 first-round pick, and the United States sent Prince Harry and Meghan Markle back to England for a case of Thomas’ English muffins and five orders of fish and chips.

President Trump called it “a very fair deal for both.”The Athletics’ J.T.Ginn limited the Red Sox to one run in his last road start.

The A’s are at Houston.Hayden Wesneski has given up eight runs in his last 11 innings.Put $50 on the A’s (+158, DraftKings).The Braves were swept by the Twinkies.But they rebounded (and so did we) when they blanked the White Sox 2-0.Grant Holmes took a no-no into the seventh inning but left after Andrew Benintendi’s hit.The Bravo bullpen picked up where Holmes left off, tossing three hitless innings.

Win has us at -428 princefielders.The one and only Stitches has been handicapping baseball, daily, for the Post since 2019.Miraculously, he has finished in the black twice.

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