On Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays will open up a series (at home) with the St. Louis Cardinals. They are coming off a series where they took two out of three games over the Washington Nationals. Most recently, the Blue Jays won by a score of 5-2 on Wednesday. George Springer finished with one hit, one walk, one RBI and one run.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider will likely provide another update on the severity of Guerrero's injury after the game. If Guerrero is forced to miss time, Okamoto would likely take over first base duties in his absence.

New York Yankees (61-48, second in the AL East) vs. Chicago Cubs (62-47, second in the NL Central) Chicago; Friday, 2:20 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Will Warren (7-5, 4

Boston Red Sox (57-51, third in the AL East) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (69-40, first in the NL West) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:10 p.m. EDT. PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Ranger Suarez

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Minnesota Twins vs. Seattle Mariners MLB game to be played on July 31, 2026 on ESPN.

Nationals: Jake Irvin (0-0); Braves: Grant Holmes (6-4, 3.79 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 83 strikeouts) LINE: Braves -152, Nationals +124; over/under is 9 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves start a four-game series at home against the Washington Nationals on Thursday.