by Big Al Staff
Tuesday, Jul 19, 2022The Tuesday sports card features the MLB and WNBA action.
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game starts at 7:30 PM ET. The Midsummer Classic takes place at Dodger Stadium, the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The American League beat the National League for the eighth time in a row with their 5-2 victory last year.
Dusty Baker is the manager of the American League squad. The Houston Astros manager has named Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan as his starting pitcher. The left-hander has a 10-3 record with a 1.71 ERA and a 0.80 WHIP. Baker will then have Toronto's Alek Manoah, New York's Nestor Cortes, Los Angeles' Shohei Ohtani, Oakland's Paul Blackburn, Texas' Martin Perez, and Houston's Framber Valdez as starting pitchers at his disposal. The AL team has New York's Clay Holmes, Cleveland's Emmanuel Clase, Baltimore's Jorge Lopez, and Detroit's Gregory Soto as potential closers. Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole, Jose Altuve, and Mike Trout were all initially named to the AL squad but are unavailable and replaced by other players.
Brian Snitker is the manager of the National League team. The Atlanta Braves manager has tapped Los Angeles' Clayton Kershaw as his starting pitcher. Snitker has Miami's Sandy Alcantara, San Diego's Joe Musgrove, Los Angeles' Tony Gonsolin and Tyler Anderson, Cincinnati's Luis Castillo, and St. Louis' Miles Mikolas as starting pitchers who can relieve Kershaw. The NL team has New York's Edwin Diaz, St. Louis' Ryan Helsley, Pittsburgh's David Bednar, Arizona's Joe Mantiply, and Milwaukee's Devin Williams as relievers at his disposal. Corbin Burnes, Max Fried, Carlos Rodon, and Josh Hader were initially named to the NL team but are unavailable and replaced by other players.
The National League is a -115 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Fox broadcasts the game.
Four games take place in the WNBA. The Connecticut Sun hosts the New York Liberty at 11:30 AM ET. The Sun lost for the fifth time in their last six games with their 91-83 loss at home to Las Vegas as a 3.5-point underdog on Sunday. They are in second place in the Eastern Conference with a 16-9 record. The Liberty had their three-game winning streak end on Thursday in a 108-74 loss at home to Las Vegas as a 6-point underdog. They are in fifth place in the Eastern Conference with a 9-15 record. Connecticut is an 8.5-point favorite with the total set at 164.5 (all odds from DraftKings).The
The Las Vegas Aces play at home against the Atlanta Dream at 10 PM ET. The Aces won for the second straight time with their win at Connecticut on Sunday. They are in first place in the Western Conference with an 18-7 record. The Dream ended their three-game losing streak with an 85-75 upset win at Phoenix as a 5.5-point underdog on Sunday. They are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with an 11-14 record. Las Vegas is an 11.5-point favorite with an over/under of 172.
The Los Angeles Sparks are at home against the Indiana Fever on the CBS Sports Network at 10:30 PM ET. The Sparks are on a three-game losing streak after their 80-68 loss to Chicago as a 5.5-point underdog on Thursday. They are in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 10-14 record. The Fever have lost two in a row after an 81-65 loss at Seattle as a 15.5-point underdog on Sunday. They are last place in the six-team Eastern Conference with a 5-22 record. Los Angeles is an 8.5-point favorite with a total of 163.5.
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game starts at 7:30 PM ET. The Midsummer Classic takes place at Dodger Stadium, the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The American League beat the National League for the eighth time in a row with their 5-2 victory last year.
Dusty Baker is the manager of the American League squad. The Houston Astros manager has named Tampa Bay’s Shane McClanahan as his starting pitcher. The left-hander has a 10-3 record with a 1.71 ERA and a 0.80 WHIP. Baker will then have Toronto's Alek Manoah, New York's Nestor Cortes, Los Angeles' Shohei Ohtani, Oakland's Paul Blackburn, Texas' Martin Perez, and Houston's Framber Valdez as starting pitchers at his disposal. The AL team has New York's Clay Holmes, Cleveland's Emmanuel Clase, Baltimore's Jorge Lopez, and Detroit's Gregory Soto as potential closers. Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole, Jose Altuve, and Mike Trout were all initially named to the AL squad but are unavailable and replaced by other players.
Brian Snitker is the manager of the National League team. The Atlanta Braves manager has tapped Los Angeles' Clayton Kershaw as his starting pitcher. Snitker has Miami's Sandy Alcantara, San Diego's Joe Musgrove, Los Angeles' Tony Gonsolin and Tyler Anderson, Cincinnati's Luis Castillo, and St. Louis' Miles Mikolas as starting pitchers who can relieve Kershaw. The NL team has New York's Edwin Diaz, St. Louis' Ryan Helsley, Pittsburgh's David Bednar, Arizona's Joe Mantiply, and Milwaukee's Devin Williams as relievers at his disposal. Corbin Burnes, Max Fried, Carlos Rodon, and Josh Hader were initially named to the NL team but are unavailable and replaced by other players.
The National League is a -115 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Fox broadcasts the game.
Four games take place in the WNBA. The Connecticut Sun hosts the New York Liberty at 11:30 AM ET. The Sun lost for the fifth time in their last six games with their 91-83 loss at home to Las Vegas as a 3.5-point underdog on Sunday. They are in second place in the Eastern Conference with a 16-9 record. The Liberty had their three-game winning streak end on Thursday in a 108-74 loss at home to Las Vegas as a 6-point underdog. They are in fifth place in the Eastern Conference with a 9-15 record. Connecticut is an 8.5-point favorite with the total set at 164.5 (all odds from DraftKings).The
The Las Vegas Aces play at home against the Atlanta Dream at 10 PM ET. The Aces won for the second straight time with their win at Connecticut on Sunday. They are in first place in the Western Conference with an 18-7 record. The Dream ended their three-game losing streak with an 85-75 upset win at Phoenix as a 5.5-point underdog on Sunday. They are in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with an 11-14 record. Las Vegas is an 11.5-point favorite with an over/under of 172.
The Los Angeles Sparks are at home against the Indiana Fever on the CBS Sports Network at 10:30 PM ET. The Sparks are on a three-game losing streak after their 80-68 loss to Chicago as a 5.5-point underdog on Thursday. They are in fourth place in the Western Conference with a 10-14 record. The Fever have lost two in a row after an 81-65 loss at Seattle as a 15.5-point underdog on Sunday. They are last place in the six-team Eastern Conference with a 5-22 record. Los Angeles is an 8.5-point favorite with a total of 163.5.
