One day after one of the smallest slates of the entire MLB season on Thursday, the entire league is back on Friday night with all 30 teams in action.
Aaron Judge makes his long anticipated and much needed return to the Yankees lineup as Gerrit Cole faces off against Grayson Rodriguez in Baltimore. Lucas Giolito makes his Angels debut two days after the trade with a start against the Blue Jays, and the Phillies and Pirates begin their in-state rivalry with a three-game series in Pittsburgh.
The Brewers and Braves will face one another for the second consecutive weekend as Milwaukee continues to hold off the chasing Reds and red-hot Cubs for the NL Central lead.
Here are my best bets for the Friday MLB slate.