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Top of the hour. It is Veson by the books. Dave Ross right here at the mid-gaming Hall. Ian Franklin, Kentucky. Our closer, Jensen, Lewis, back home in Cleveland, Ohio. Before you get in that Big Bird, you've got some other responsibilities this week with some college baseball to attend to, Jensen. We got a great hour here. Jonathan Davis is going to join us in the very next segment talking all things,

Stanley Cup playoffs, a lot of injuries.

So we'll see if we can get a doctor's note from JD on some of these injuries that we're seeing in the Stanley Cup playoffs. And Kelly Bidlin, kind enough to join us here to wrap up the show today before he kickstarts it with Gil Alexander on a numbers game. I'm sure we'll talk a lot of golf with Kelly coming up here looking at Brooks Kepka this week.

Could he get back in the winter circle begins the day. with Gil Alexander on a numbers game. I'm sure we'll talk a lot of golf with Kelly coming up here,

looking at Brooks Kepka this week. Could he get back in the winter circle begins the day, just one off the lead here down there at the CJ Cup for the Byron Nelson in Texas. But there are some new weekend series here in Major League Baseball that have caught your attention. Let's start to break those down a little bit here. and Jensen, when we look at those, we talked about the Astros and Cubs a little bit.

What about the Guardians and Friends? your attention. Let's start to break those down a little bit here. And Jensen, when we look at those,

we talked about the Astros and Cubs a little bit. What about the Guardians and Phillies? It feels

like two teams, the Phillies have clearly righted the ship a little bit with Don Mattingly.

Guardians are a team. I can never quite take seriously, but you look up and here they are back in first place.

One six in a row, nine of their last 10 coming off the four games sweep in Comerica Park of the Detroit Tigers.

Let's make a note of that central race right now because yes, Detroit is only five games back,

but they're 11 games under 500.

They've lost six in a row,

nine of their last 10 identically here. So what's fascinating is that everyone had Detroit

winning this division. I didn't, you didn't. I still think Kansas City, even 10 games under 500

at four and a half back. They've also lost 9 of 10, including the in a row.

I still think that there is much more in the tank for Kansas City than I would with Detroit.

We'll wait and see how long it takes for Terrick Scouble to get back. And if the Detroit Tigers

are a week out of first place come the All Star break, they're going to have to seriously

consider trading Terrick Scouble. It was something that I talked about in our Visa and MLB betting guide

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