Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 06/21/2023

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Jun 21, 2023
The Wednesday sports card features action in MLB. 

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 12:10 PM ET. Tampa Bay hosts Baltimore, with Taj Bradley taking the ball to pitch for the Rays against Tyler Wells for the Orioles. The Rays are a -145 money-line favorite, with the total set at 8 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). Toronto travels to Miami with the Blue Jays tapping Kevin Gausman to battle against Sandy Alcantara. The Blue Jays are a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. Two more MLB games start at 12:35 PM ET. Chicago plays at Pittsburgh with Kyle Hendricks pitching for the Cubs against Rich Hill for the Pirates. The Cubs are a -115 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. Cincinnati plays at home against Colorado, with the Reds turning to Andrew Abbott to take the mound against the Rockies’ Connor Seabold. The Reds are a -240 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. 

The Detroit Tigers are at home against the Kansas City Royals at 1:10 PM ET. Matthew Boyd gets the start for the Tigers to go against Brady Singer for the Royals. Detroit is a -125 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. Two more MLB games begin at 2:10 PM ET. Houston hosts New York, with the Astros sending out Cristian Javier to duel against the Mets’ Tylor Megill. The Astros are a -155 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Arizona visits Milwaukee with Zac Gallen taking the hill for the Diamondbacks to face the Brewers’ Julio Teheran. The Diamondbacks are a -140 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. 

The St. Louis Cardinals play in Washington against the Nationals at 4:05 PM ET. The Cardinals turn to Miles Mikolas to duel against Trevor Williams for the Nationals. St. Louis is a -165 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. The Philadelphia Phillies play at home against the Atlanta Braves at 6:40 PM ET. Aaron Nola takes the mound for the Phillies to pitch against A.J. Smith-Shawver for the Braves. Philadelphia is a -125 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

The Seattle Mariners visit New York to play the Yankees at 7:05 PM ET. The Mariners send out Luis Castillo to go against the Yankees’ Jhony Brito. Seattle is a -170 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The Cleveland Guardians are at home against the Oakland A’s at 7:10 PM ET. Gavin Williams gets the ball for the Guardians to pitch against Paul Blackburn for the A’s. Cleveland is a -180 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The Minnesota Twins host the Boston Red Sox at 7:40 PM ET. The Twins tap Sonny Gray to battle against the Red Sox’s Garrett Whitlock. Minnesota is a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Chicago White Sox play at home against the Texas Rangers at 8:10 PM ET. Michael Kopech gets the start for the White Sox to duel Martin Perez for the Rangers. Chicago is a -110 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. The Los Angeles Angels are at home against the Los Angeles Dodgers at 9:38 PM ET. The Angels tap Shohei Ohtani to pitch against a Dodgers’ starting pitcher yet to be named. The San Diego Padres play in San Francisco against the Giants at 9:45 PM ET. Yu Darvish takes the hill for the Padres to face a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Giants. 

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