Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 06/02/2023

by Big Al Staff

Friday, Jun 02, 2023
The Friday sports card features action in MLB. 

The Friday card in Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The Milwaukee Brewers travel to Cincinnati to play the Reds on AppleTV+ at 5:10 PM ET. Corbin Burnes takes the ball for the Brewers to pitch against Brandon Williamson for the Reds. Milwaukee is a -180 money-line road favorite, with the total set at 9.5 (all odds from DraftKings). The Miami Marlins host the Oakland A’s at 6:40 PM ET. The Marlins turn to Edward Cabrera to pitch against the A’s Hogan Harris. Miami is a -200 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:05 PM ET. The St. Louis Cardinals play in Pittsburgh against the Pirates, with Jack Flaherty pitching for the Cardinals against the Pirates’ Roansy Contreras. St. Louis is a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. The Philadelphia Phillies are in Washington to play the Nationals, with Zack Wheeler taking the hill for the Phillies against Josiah Gray for the Nationals. Philadelphia is a -175 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5.

Two MLB games start at 7:10 PM ET. The Tampa Bay Rays visit Boston to play the Red Sox, with the Rays pitching Tyler Glasnow against the Red Sox’s Garrett Whitlock. Tampa Bay is a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.5. The New York Mets play at home against the Toronto Blue Jays, with Justin Verlander taking the mound for the Mets against Chris Bassitt for the Blue Jays. New York is a -135 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Seattle Mariners travel to Texas to play the Rangers at 8:05 PM ET. The Mariners tap Luis Castillo to battle against the Rangers’ Jon Gray. Seattle is a -120 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. Four more MLB games begin at 8:10 PM ET. The Houston Astros are at home against the Los Angeles Angels, with Framber Valdez pitching for the Astros against Shohei Ohtani for the Angels. Houston is a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The Kansas City Royals host the Colorado Rockies, with the Royals pitching Jordan Lyles against the Rockies’ Chase Anderson. Kansas City is a -120 money-line favorite with a total of 9. The Detroit Tigers play in Chicago against the White Sox, with Reese Olson taking the ball for the Tigers against a starting pitcher yet to be determined. The Minnesota Twins play at home against the Cleveland Guardians on Apple TV+. The Twins send Bailey Ober to the mound to duel against the Guardians’ Aaron Civale. Minnesota is a -130 money-line favor with an over/under of 7.5. 

Two MLB games start at 9:40 PM ET. The San Diego Padres are at home against the Chicago Cubs, with Michael Wacha pitching for the Padres against Jameson Taillon for the Cubs. San Diego is a -165 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Atlanta Braves are in Arizona to play the Diamondbacks, with the Braves turning to Charlie Morton to go against the Diamondbacks’ Merrill Kelly. Atlanta is a -125 money-line road favor with a total of 9. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers host the New York Yankees at 10:10 PM ET. Clayton Kershaw takes the hill for the Dodgers to battle against Luis Severino for the Yankees. Los Angeles is a -140 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The San Francisco Giants play at home against the Baltimore Orioles at 10:15 PM ET. The Giants give the ball to Logan Webb to pitch against the Orioles’ Dean Kremer. San Francisco is a -155 money-line favored with a total of 7.5. 

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