Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 06/27/2022

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Jun 27, 2022
The Monday sports card features MLB action.

Major League Baseball has nine games on its schedule. Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:05 PM ET. The Washington Nationals host the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Nationals won for the fourth time in their last five games with their 6-4 victory at Texas against the Rangers yesterday. The win improved their record to 27-48 on the season. The Pirates lost for the third straight time in a 4-2 loss in Tampa Bay to the Rays on Sunday. They have a 29-43 record. Erick Fedde takes the mound for Washington against a starting pitcher yet to be named for Pittsburgh. 

The New York Yankees play at home against the Oakland A’s. The Yankees ended a two-game losing streak with their 6-3 victory in ten innings at home against Houston yesterday. The Bronx Bombers raised their record to 53-20 with the win. The A’s are on a two-game winning streak after beating Kansas City on the road on Sunday, 5-3, to improve to 25-49 on the year. New York turns to Jordan Montgomery in their starting rotation to battle against the A’s Paul Blackburn. The Yankees are a -275 money line favorite with the total set at 8.5 (all odds from DraftKings). 

The Boston Red Sox travel to Toronto to play the Blue Jays at 7:07 PM ET. The Red Sox are on a seven-game winning streak after an 8-3 victory in Cleveland yesterday. They begin the week with a 42-31 record. The Blue Jays lost for the fourth time in their last six games after a 10-3 loss in Milwaukee on Sunday. Their record dropped to 40-32 with the setback. Connor Seabold is set to make his debut this season pitching for Boston against Kevin Gausman for Toronto. 

The Minnesota Twins visit Cleveland to play the Guardians at 7:10 PM ET. The Twins won for the third time in their last four games yesterday with their 6-3 victory at home against Colorado. They take a 41-33 record into this series. The Guardians are on a four-game losing streak after their loss to the Red Sox on Sunday. Minnesota has Sonny Gray taking the mound against Triston McKenzie for Cleveland. The Twins are a -120 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The St. Louis Cardinals play at home against the Miami Marlins at 7:45 PM ET. The Cardinals lost their third game in their last four in a 6-5 loss at home to the Chicago Cubs in 10 innings yesterday. Their record fell to 41-34 with the setback. The Marlins ended a two-game losing streak with a 3-2 win at home against the New York Mets on Sunday. They improved their record to 33-38. Adam Wainwright takes the hill for the Cardinals against Pablo Lopez for Miami. St. Louis is a -140 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

The Texas Rangers hit the road to play the Royals in Kansas City at 8:10 PM ET. The Rangers lost their second game in their last three games after their loss to Washington yesterday. Their record fell to 34-37 with the defeat. The Royals lost for the third time in their last four games in their 5-3 loss against Oakland on Sunday. They have a 26-45 record. Texas turns to Martin Perez as their starting pitcher against the A’s Kris Bubic. The Rangers are a -125 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers travel to Colorado to play the Rockies at 8:40 PM ET. The Dodgers beat Atlanta on the road last night, 5-3, in ten innings to raise their record to 45-26. The Rockies lost for the fifth time in their last six games with their 6-3 loss at Minnesota on Sunday. Their record dropped to 31-42 with the setback. Tyler Anderson takes the ball for Los Angeles as he faces Chad Kuhl pitching for Colorado. The Dodgers are a -190 money line road favorite with a total of 11.5. 

The Los Angeles Angels are at home against the Chicago White Sox at 9:38 PM ET. The Angels beat Seattle, 2-1, yesterday to improve their record to 35-40. The White Sox ended a four-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory at home against Baltimore on Sunday. Los Angeles pitches Noah Syndergaard against Chicago’s Lucas Giolito. The Angels are a -130 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Monday card concludes at 10:10 PM ET with the Seattle Mariners hosting the Baltimore Orioles. The Mariners' loss against the Angels yesterday dropped their record to 34-40. The Orioles’ four-game winning streak ended with their loss on the road to the White Sox on Sunday. George Kirby takes the hill for Seattle against Tyler Wells for Baltimore. The Mariners are a -150 money line favorite with a total of 7.5.

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