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Major League Baseball returns for the second half on Friday, and things could hardly be tighter at the top of the stretch.
The local teams have both endured ups and downs over the first half.
The Yankees will head into the weekend trailing the Toronto Blue Jays by two games in the AL East, while the Mets are a half-game behind the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East.
The Los Angeles Dodgers remain the betting favorites to repeat as World Series champions.
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What our Post expert thinks about the second half of the MLB season
The Dodgers have been the favorites to win the World Series since Opening Day and have given bookmakers very little reason to change their tune.
The chasing pack does look formidable, however, with the Yankees, Tigers, Phillies, Mets, and Astros all sitting under 10/1.
Other contenders like the Cubs (12/1), Blue Jays (20/1), Mariners (20/1), and Brewers (25/1), could be noisemakers come October, too.
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