by Big Al Staff
Thursday, Jul 23, 2026The Thursday sports card features MLB and CFL action.
Major League Baseball has five games scheduled. The Atlanta Braves host the San Diego Padres at 12:15 p.m. ET. The Braves won for the fifth time in their previous seven games with their 7-6 victory at home against the Padres yesterday. They are in first place in the NL East with a 59-42 record, up four games on the Philadelphia Phillies. The Padres have lost two of their last three games. With a 50-52 record, they are in third place in the NL West, 14 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Atlanta sends out Chris Sale to pitch against San Diego’s Griffin Canning. The Braves are a -245 money-line favorite with the total set at 8 (all odds from DraftKings).
The Cleveland Guardians play at home against the Minnesota Twins at 1:10 p.m. ET. The Guardians had won two games in a row before a 10-6 loss at home against the Twins on Wednesday. Their 54-49 record puts them in second place in the AL Central, one game behind the Chicago White Sox. The Twins are on a four-game losing streak. Their record has fallen to 50-53, which places them in third place in the AL Central, five games out of first place. Gavin Williams gets the ball for the Guardians to take on Taj Bradley for the Twins. Cleveland is a -141 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.
The Toronto Blue Jays are at home to face the Tampa Bay Rays on Peacock at 3:07 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays have lost four games in a row and seven of their last eight games after a 4-2 loss at home against the Rays yesterday. They are in last place in the AL East with a 46-56 record, trailing Tampa Bay by 13 1/2 games. The Rays are on a three-game winning streak, which has raised their record to 59-42. Toronto turns to Shane Bieber to duel against Tampa Bay’s Ian Seymour. The Blue Jays are a -112 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.
The St. Louis Cardinals host the Arizona Diamondbacks at 5:15 p.m. ET. The Cardinals ended a four-game losing streak with a 1-0 win at home against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. Their 52-49 record puts them in third place in the AL West, 3 1/2 games behind the Texas Rangers. The Diamondbacks have won four of their previous five games after a 15-5 win at home against the Athletics yesterday. They have improved their record to 53-49, putting them in second place in the NL West, trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers by 11 1/2 games. Michael McGreevy takes the mound for St. Louis to battle Brandon Pfaadt for Arizona. The Cardinals are a -127 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.
The Detroit Tigers play at home against the Kansas City Royals at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Tigers have won two of their previous three games after a 5-1 victory on the road in Chicago against the Cubs on Wednesday. With a 48-54 record, they are in fourth place in the AL Central, 6 1/2 games behind the White Sox. The Royals are on a three-game winning streak with five wins in their last six games after their 5-4 victory against the San Francisco Giants last night. They are in last place in the AL Central with a 43-60 record, 12 games out of first place. Detroit taps Troy Melton to challenge Kansas City’s Randy Dobnak. The Tigers are a -205 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.
Week 8 in the Canadian Football League kicks off with one game. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are at home to play the Edmonton Elks on the CBS Sports Network at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Roughriders have won two games in a row after their 38-7 victory at home against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as an 8-point favorite on July 12th. Their 4-1 record puts them in second place in the West Division, trailing the Elks by a 1/2 game. Edmonton improved their record to 5-1 with a 19-17 victory against British Columbia as a 1-point favorite last Friday. Saskatchewan is a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of 58.
Major League Baseball has five games scheduled. The Atlanta Braves host the San Diego Padres at 12:15 p.m. ET. The Braves won for the fifth time in their previous seven games with their 7-6 victory at home against the Padres yesterday. They are in first place in the NL East with a 59-42 record, up four games on the Philadelphia Phillies. The Padres have lost two of their last three games. With a 50-52 record, they are in third place in the NL West, 14 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. Atlanta sends out Chris Sale to pitch against San Diego’s Griffin Canning. The Braves are a -245 money-line favorite with the total set at 8 (all odds from DraftKings).
The Cleveland Guardians play at home against the Minnesota Twins at 1:10 p.m. ET. The Guardians had won two games in a row before a 10-6 loss at home against the Twins on Wednesday. Their 54-49 record puts them in second place in the AL Central, one game behind the Chicago White Sox. The Twins are on a four-game losing streak. Their record has fallen to 50-53, which places them in third place in the AL Central, five games out of first place. Gavin Williams gets the ball for the Guardians to take on Taj Bradley for the Twins. Cleveland is a -141 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.
The Toronto Blue Jays are at home to face the Tampa Bay Rays on Peacock at 3:07 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays have lost four games in a row and seven of their last eight games after a 4-2 loss at home against the Rays yesterday. They are in last place in the AL East with a 46-56 record, trailing Tampa Bay by 13 1/2 games. The Rays are on a three-game winning streak, which has raised their record to 59-42. Toronto turns to Shane Bieber to duel against Tampa Bay’s Ian Seymour. The Blue Jays are a -112 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.
The St. Louis Cardinals host the Arizona Diamondbacks at 5:15 p.m. ET. The Cardinals ended a four-game losing streak with a 1-0 win at home against the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. Their 52-49 record puts them in third place in the AL West, 3 1/2 games behind the Texas Rangers. The Diamondbacks have won four of their previous five games after a 15-5 win at home against the Athletics yesterday. They have improved their record to 53-49, putting them in second place in the NL West, trailing the Los Angeles Dodgers by 11 1/2 games. Michael McGreevy takes the mound for St. Louis to battle Brandon Pfaadt for Arizona. The Cardinals are a -127 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.
The Detroit Tigers play at home against the Kansas City Royals at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Tigers have won two of their previous three games after a 5-1 victory on the road in Chicago against the Cubs on Wednesday. With a 48-54 record, they are in fourth place in the AL Central, 6 1/2 games behind the White Sox. The Royals are on a three-game winning streak with five wins in their last six games after their 5-4 victory against the San Francisco Giants last night. They are in last place in the AL Central with a 43-60 record, 12 games out of first place. Detroit taps Troy Melton to challenge Kansas City’s Randy Dobnak. The Tigers are a -205 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.
Week 8 in the Canadian Football League kicks off with one game. The Saskatchewan Roughriders are at home to play the Edmonton Elks on the CBS Sports Network at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Roughriders have won two games in a row after their 38-7 victory at home against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats as an 8-point favorite on July 12th. Their 4-1 record puts them in second place in the West Division, trailing the Elks by a 1/2 game. Edmonton improved their record to 5-1 with a 19-17 victory against British Columbia as a 1-point favorite last Friday. Saskatchewan is a 4.5-point favorite with an over/under of 58.
