Dustin Bradford/Getty ImagesThe oddsmakers foresee a big offseason for the Philadelphia Phillies.According to OddsShark Pedro Alvarez Jersey , the Phillies are the betting favorites to sign Bryce Harper and Manny Machado. Philadelphia has even odds of landing Harper and is at plus-150 to add Machado:OddsShark OddsSharkUpdated odds for what team Bryce Harper will be on for the first game of the 2019 regular season (BovadaOfficial):Phillies EVENCubs +300Nationals +400Giants +750Yankees +800Dodgers +850Red Sox +1500Angels +1500OddsShark OddsSharkOpening odds for which team Manny Machado will be on for the first game of the 2019 regular season (BovadaOfficial):Phillies +150Dodgers +225Yankees +300Marlins +800Angels +900Braves +1400Nationals +1400The Phillies are also considered a long shot (+500) to sign Craig Kimbrel. The world champion Boston Red Sox have even odds of re-signing the All-Star closer:OddsShark OddsSharkOpening odds for which team Craig Kimbrel will be on for the first game of the 2019 regular season (BovadaOfficial):Red Sox EVENBraves +225Cubs +500Dodgers +500Phillies +500OddsSharkalso provided the early landscape for the ClaytonKershawsweepstakes assumingKershawopts out of his contract. The Los Angeles Dodgers are at minus-150 to retain the veteran left-hander:OddsShark OddsSharkOpening odds for which team Clayton Kershaw will be on for the first game of the 2019 regular season (BovadaOfficial):Dodgers -150Rangers +375Astros +375Cubs +800Giants +800Yankees +850Reds +1600Nobody expects Philadelphia to actually get both Harper andMachadosince that would mean investing $500 million鈥攃onservatively鈥攊n two players.But the Phillies are set to have the 19th-highest payroll ($68.9 million) in baseball in 2019, perSpotrac. Based on recent history, that would leave general managerMattKlentakto make at least one big signing. In 2011 when the franchise made its last playoff appearance, it had thethird-highest payroll($169.9 million).Ownership has shown a willingness to spend when the Phillies are contending. After making a 14-game improvement in 2018, Philadelphia looks on the cusp of a breakthrough. Getting one of Harper orMachadowould unquestionably help achieve that.KimbrelandKershawwill be two interesting free agents to follow.They're both among the most proven veterans at their respective positions, yet they're coming off relatively disappointing 2018 seasons.Kimbrelfinished with a career-high 3.13FIPin the regular season, perBaseball Reference.His 13.9 strikeouts per nine innings were also a big step backward from 2017 (16.4).Most concerning,Kimbrel's fastball velocity (97.63 mph) was his lowest since 2011, according toBrooks Baseball. The aging curveisn't kindto relief pitchers http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-tim-beckham-jersey , and the 30-year-oldKimbrelmay be on the verge of a steep decline.Kershawis unlikely to fall off a cliff performance-wise in the coming years, but it's fair to wonder whether the three-time Cy Young Award winner can continue to set the gold standard for starting pitchers.His 3.19FIPwas his highest since his rookie year in 2008, perBaseball Reference, and he hasn't made 30-plus starts since 2015.As great as it would be to seeKershawend his career in Los Angeles, the Dodgers have to seriously consider how far they're willing to go to keep him. LettingKershawgo may be the better course of action over agreeing to anotherrecord-settingcontract. ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Marwin Gonzalez was at his best again, homering for the eighth time this month. Justin Verlander didn’t have his best stuff, but he did just enough.Gonzalez and Verlander proved to be a winning combination as they led the Houston Astros to an 8-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.Gonzalez hit a solo home run to left-center field off reliever Williams Jerez to lead off the four-run eighth inning. Gonzalez has 14 home runs this season, including eight in August. The Astros had been clinging to a one-run lead before he opened the eighth with that homer.“Marwin is a great player Anthony Santander Jersey ,” teammate Jose Altuve said. “He did it last year. He’s been doing it a long time. Sometimes, people get surprised by what he does. Not me, because I’ve seen him play this good.”The Astros (79-50) are in first place in the AL West and have won four consecutive games and five of their last six. They’re the best road team in baseball, improving to 17-5 in California. The Astros are 6-2 against the Angels this season. The Angels have lost five consecutive games.Verlander allowed three runs in six innings, but he was staked to an early 3-0 lead and the offense picked him up.“Awesome. Those guys backed me up today,” Verlander said. “Today was a battle for me physically. Didn’t feel great for whatever reason. One of those games you take pride in battling, knowing I didn’t have anywhere near my best stuff.”Altuve was hit in the elbow by a fastball from Justin Anderson in the seventh, but remained in the game. Ohtani was then hit in the backside by Roberto Osuna in the eighth and both benches were warned. Deck McGuire hit Yuli Gurriel in the leg in the ninth inning and was ejected. Angels manager Mike Scioscia was also ejected.“I would like to think the pitch was not on purpose. I’m not sure about that,” Ohtani said through an interpreter. “We hit their guy. I’m sure it wasn’t on purpose. It’s part of baseball. It happens.”McGuire said there was no intent behind his pitch http://www.oriolesfanproshop.com/authentic-brad-brach-jersey , either.“I was just trying to go in … to a guy who likes to dive over the plate and I missed down the middle, and I’m just trying to make sure it didn’t happen again,” McGuire said. “It’s unfortunate in that situation that (bench) warnings had been issued because there was no intent on my part.”Verlander (13-8) had thrown 26 consecutive scoreless innings against the Angels this season before Shohei Ohtani homered against him in the fourth inning on the first pitch of the at-bat. It was Ohtani’s 14th home run of the season, eight shy of his career best in Japan in 2016.Verlander allowed six hits and struck out six and walked two. He was grooving until the fourth when Ohtani hit a two-run homer to center field. Andrelton Simmons hit a run-scoring triple off Verlander in the sixth.Ohtani was caught stealing for the first time this season. He was thrown out at third by catcher and friend Martin Maldonado, who was traded by the Angels in July. Maldonado was smiling plenty afterward.Jaime Barria (8-8) had a rough outing, lasting just three innings after he gave up four runs on five hits. It was his shortest outing since he threw just two innings in a loss against San Francisco on April 22.CHECK PLEASEOne day after showing off a million-dollar receipt for being a “Dodger killer” for his lunch from The Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday, Verlander revealed that his meal was comped. The hotel jokingly charged him an extra $1 million since Houston beat the Dodgers to win the World Series last year. The receipt went viral, for many things, including how expensive the items were Colby Rasmus Jersey , like the $30 pancakes, $42 chicken salad and $10 cranberry juice.“The manager came over and we ended up laughing about it,” Verlander said. “They actually ended up comping the meal. Everyone was talking about how expensive the pancakes were and the salad. It was comped. It worked out well for both sides.”TRAINER’S ROOMAstros: OF George Springer (quadriceps) is expected to get an at-bat Saturday or Sunday. A decision will be made by Monday whether he will go on the disabled list or not. He has missed five consecutive games. … INF Gonzalez (sore knee) is still in the lineup but experiencing some soreness.Angels: RHP/DH Ohtani (strained right elbow) threw a 21-pitch bullpen session on Saturday. He is scheduled to throw a simulated game next week. … LHP Tyler Skaggs (left adductor strain) played catch again Saturday. … C Rene Rivera (bee sting) was stung on his arm during Friday’s game when he threw a ball back to the mound. He stayed in the game.UP NEXTAstros: LHP Framber Valdez (1-0, 0.00 ERA) will make his first career start and second appearance. He threw 4 1/3 innings in relief in his Major League debut Tuesday, allowing one unearned run on two hits and struck out four.Angels: RHP Felix Pena (1-3, 4.53) struck out 12 in his last start but gave up four earned runs in six innings in the Angels’ 5-4 loss in Arizona on Tuesday.