Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 07/11/2022

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Jul 11, 2022
The Monday sports card features MLB action.

Major League Baseball has 10 games on its schedule. The Kansas City Royals host the Detroit Tigers at 2:10 PM ET. Brad Keller gets the pitching assignment for the Royals to face Michael Pineda of the Tigers. Kansas City is a -145 money line favorite with the total set at 9.5 (all odds from DraftKings). The Miami Marlins are at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates at 6:40 PM ET. The Marlins turn to Trevor Rogers in their starting rotation to pitch against the Pirates’ Mitch Keller. Miami is a -155 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.

Two MLB games begin at 7:10 PM ET. Chicago visits Cleveland with Lance Lynn pitching for the White Sox against the Guardians’ Cal Quantrill. The White Sox are a -120 money line road favorite with a total of 9. Boston plays at Tampa Bay with the Red Sox tapping Brayan Bello against a Rays’ starting pitcher that has yet to be determined. The Philadelphia Phillies travel to St. Louis to play the Cardinals at 7:15 PM ET. Aaron Nola pitches for the Phillies against Miles Mikolas of the Cardinals. Philadelphia is a -115 money line road favorite with a total of 7.5. 

The Atlanta Braves are at home against the New York Mets on FS1 at 7:20 PM ET. The Braves won their third straight game and sixth of their last seven with their 4-3 victory against Washington in 12 innings yesterday. The win improved their record to 52-35, leaving them only 1 1/2 games behind the Mets for first place in the NL East. Max Fried takes the ball for Atlanta after he pitched six scoreless innings at home against St. Louis on Wednesday. The left-hander has a 9-2 record this season with a 2.52 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP. The Mets have lost two of three after their 2-0 loss at home in ten innings against Miami on Sunday. They hold to first place in the division with a 53-33 record. Max Scherzer gets his second start since returning from the injured list from his left oblique strain. He struck out 11 batters in six scoreless innings in his most recent start at Cincinnati on Tuesday. He has a 5-1 record to go along with a 2.26 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP. The Braves are a -120 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.

The Texas Rangers host the Oakland A’s at 8:05 PM ET. Spencer Howard takes the hill for the Rangers against Adrian Martinez for the A’s. Texas is a -165 money line favorite with a total of 9. The Kansas City Royals are at home against the Detroit Tigers at 8:10 PM ET. The Royals tap Daniel Lynch to battle against the Tigers’ Alex Faedo. Kansas City is a -135 money line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. 

The San Diego Padres visit the Colorado Rockies at 8:40 PM ET. Sean Manaea takes the mound for the Padres to pitch against Jose Arena for the Rockies. San Diego is a -145 money line road favorite with a total of 11.5. The San Francisco Giants are at home against the Arizona Diamondbacks at 9:45 PM ET. The Giants turn to Alex Cobb to pitch against the Diamondbacks’ Merrill Kelly. San Francisco is a -155 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5.

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