Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 05/31/2023

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, May 31, 2023
The Wednesday sports card features action in the MLB. 

Fourteen games take place in Major League Baseball. The Texas Rangers travel to Detroit to play the Tigers at 1:10 PM ET. Dane Dunning takes the mound for the Rangers against a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Tigers. The Chicago White Sox host the Los Angeles Angels at 2:10 PM  ET. The White Sox turn to Lance Lynn in their starting rotation to go against the Angels’ Jaime Barria. Chicago is a -135 money-line favorite, with the total set at 9 (all odds from DraftKings). The Tampa Bay Rays play in Chicago against the Cubs at 2:20 PM ET. Zach Eflin pitches for the Rays against Justin Steele for the Cubs. Tampa Bay is a -135 money-line road favorite. 

The Cleveland Guardians visit Baltimore to play the Orioles at 3:05 PM ET. The Guardians tap Shane Bieber in their starting rotation to face a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Orioles. The Atlanta Braves are in Oakland against the A’s at 3:37 PM ET. Jared Shutter takes the hill for the Braves to duel against James Kaprielian for the A’s. Atlanta is a -215 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. The San Francisco Giants play at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates at 3:45 PM ET. The Giants tap Alex Wood to battle against the Pirates’ Mitch Keller. San Francisco is a -125 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers are at home against the Washington Nationals at 4:10 PM ET. Noah Syndergaard takes the ball for the Dodgers to pitch against Patrick Corbin for the Nationals. Los Angeles is a -240 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. 

The San Diego Padres travel to Miami to play the Marlins at 6:40 PM ET. The Padres’ Blake Snell takes the mound to pitch against the Marlins’ Braxton Garrett. San Diego is a -120 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Toronto Blue Jays host the Milwaukee Brewers at 7:07 PM ET. Alex Manoah starts for the Blue Jays against Julio Teheran for the Brewers. Toronto is a -180 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. Two more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:10 PM ET. The Boston Red Sox play at home against the Cincinnati Reds, with the Red Sox turning to James Paxton to pitch against the Reds’ Luke Weaver. Boston is a -180 money-line favorite with a total of 10. The Philadelphia Phillies play in New York against the Mets, with Aaron Nola taking the ball for the Phillies to face Carlos Carrasco for the Mets. Philadelphia is a -125 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Houston Astros are at home against the Minnesota Twins at 8:10 PM ET. The Astros turn to Hunter Brown to take the ball and pitch against the Twins’ Louie Garland. Houston is a -180 money-line favorite with a total of 8. Two more games conclude the MLB card at 9:40 PM ET. The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Colorado Rockies, with Tommy Henry pitching for the Diamondbacks against Dinelson Lamet for the Rockies. Arizona is a -175 money-line favorite with an over/under of 10. The Seattle Mariners play at home against the New York Yankees, with the Mariners sending out George Kirby to pitch against the Yankees’ Clarke Schmidt. Seattle is a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

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