Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 06/20/2023

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Jun 20, 2023
The Tuesday sports card features action in MLB. 

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. Four MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 PM ET. Atlanta travels to Philadelphia on TBS, with Spencer Strider taking the ball for the Braves to pitch against Ranger Suarez for the Phillies. The Braves are a -150 money-line road favorite, with the total set at 8.5 (all odds from DraftKings). Miami hosts Toronto, with the Marlins sending out Eury Perez to battle against the Blue Jays’ Yusei Kikuchi. The Marlins are a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Detroit plays at home against Kansas City, with Michael Lorenzen taking the mound for the Tigers to go against Daniel Lynch for the Royals. The Tigers are a -150 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. Tampa Bay is at home against Baltimore, with the Rays tapping Tyler Glasnow facing the Orioles’ Kyle Bradish. The Rays are a -180 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. 

Three MLB games start at 7:05 PM ET. New York hosts Seattle, with Gerrit Cole pitching for the Yankees against George Kirby for the Mariners. The Yankees are a -130 money-line favorite with a total of 7. Chicago visits Pittsburgh, with the Cubs tapping Marcus Stroman to pitch against the Pirates' Johan Oviedo. The Cubs are a -145 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. St. Louis plays in Washington, with Jordan Montgomery taking the hill for the Cardinals against MacKenzie Gore for the Nationals. The Cardinals are a -145 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.5. 

Two MLB games begin at 7:10 PM ET. Cleveland plays at home against Oakland, with the Guardians sending out Aaron Civale to duel against the A’s Luis Medina. The Guardians are a -225 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. Cincinnati is at home against Colorado, with Ben Lively taking the ball for the Reds to pitch against Noah Davis for the Rockies. The Reds are a -165 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. The Minnesota Twins host the Boston Red Sox, with the Twins turning to Bailey Ober to pitch against the Red Sox’s Sutter Crawford. The Twins are a -140 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. 

Three MLB games start at 8:10 PM ET. Milwaukee plays at home against Arizona, with Colin Rea taking the mound for the Brewers to face Ryne Nelson for the Diamondbacks. The Brewers are a -125 money-line favorite with a total of 9. Houston is at home against New York, with the Astros tapping Framber Valdez to battle against the Mets’ Justin Verlander. The Astros are a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Texas travels to Chicago with Nathan Eovaldi taking the hill for the Rangers to pitch against Dylan Cease for the White Sox Sox. The Rangers are a -130 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. 

The San Francisco Giants host the San Diego Padres at 9:45 PM ET. The Giants tap Anthony DeSclafani to duel against the Padres’ Seth Lugo. San Francisco is a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers play across town in Los Angeles against the Angels on TBS at 10:07 PM ET. Clayton Kershaw takes the mound for the Dodgers to pitch against Reid Detmers for the Angels. The Dodgers are a -145 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. 

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