Lucas Giolito trade boosts Angels playoff odds; Shohei Ohtani not being dealt and will start Thursday matinee vs. Tigers

It often takes one big deal within a week or so of the annual MLB trade deadline to open the floodgates for more major deals. That may soon be the case after the Los Angeles Angels acquired'Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Lucas Giolito and reliever Reynaldo Lopez'for prospects late Wednesday. The Halos are still +700 longshots at DraftKings to make the playoffs but now will keep Shohei Ohtani through the deadline — and he pitches Thursday afternoon in Detroit.
  
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