Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 05/30/2025

by Big Al Staff

Friday, May 30, 2025
The Friday sports card features MLB action. 

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The Cincinnati Reds travel to Chicago to play the Cubs at 2:20 p.m. ET. The Reds send out Andrew Abbott to pitch against a Cubs pitcher yet to be named. 

The Philadelphia Phillies host the Milwaukee Brewers at 6:45 p.m. ET. Taijuan Walker gets the ball for the Phillies to face Quinn Priester for the Brewers. Philadelphia is a -142 money-line favorite with the total set at 9 (all odds from DraftKings). 

The Baltimore Orioles play at home against the Chicago White Sox at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Orioles turn to Zach Eflin to take on the White Sox’s Sean Burke. Baltimore is a -225 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. 

The Toronto Blue Jays are home against the Athletics at 7:07 p.m. ET. Chris Bassitt gets the starting assignment for the Blue Jays to battle Jeffrey Springs for the Athletics. Toronto is a -166 money-line favorite with a total of 8.

Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:10 p.m. ET. Cleveland hosts Los Angeles with the Guardians tapping Luis Ortiz, Jr. to challenge the Angels’ Jose Soriano. The Guardians are a -142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. New York plays at home against Colorado with David Peterson taking the mound for the Mets to go against Kyle Freeland for the Rockies. The Mets are a -360 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. San Francisco plays in Miami with the Giants sending out Kyle Harrison to pitch against the Marlins’ Cal Quantrill. The Giants are a -180 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Atlanta Braves are home against the Boston Red Sox on Apple TV+ at 7:15 p.m. ET. Grant Holmes gets the ball for the Braves to face Lucas Giolito for the Red Sox. Atlanta is a -162 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. 

The St. Louis Cardinals are in Texas to play the Rangers at 8:05 p.m. ET. The Cardinals send out Matthew Liberatore to take on a Rangers starting pitcher yet to be named.

Two MLB games start at 8:10 p.m. ET. Houston hosts Tampa Bay with Framber Valdez taking the hill for the Astros to challenge Ryan Pepiot for the Rays. The Astros are a -166 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Detroit visits Kansas City with the Tigers tapping Casey Mize to throw against the Royals’ Seth Lugo. The Tigers are a -118 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. 

Two MLB games begin at 9:40 p.m. ET. Arizona plays at home against Washington with Merrill Kelly taking the hill for the Diamondbacks to pitch against Jake Irvin for the Nationals. The Diamondbacks are a -218 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. San Diego is home against Pittsburgh with the Padres turning to Nick Pivetta to face the Pirates’ Mitch Keller. The Padres are a -192 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

Two games conclude the MLB card at 10:10 p.m. ET. Seattle hosts Minnesota with Bryan Woo getting the start for the Mariners to battle Zebby Matthews for the Twins. The Mariners are a -162 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. New York plays in Los Angeles on Apple TV+ with the Yankees sending out Max Fried to face the Dodgers’ Tony Gonsolin. The Yankees are a -135 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.

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