Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 08/01/2022

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Aug 01, 2022
The Monday sports card features MLB action.

Major League Baseball has ten games on its schedule. The Cincinnati Reds travel to Miami to play the Marlins at 6:40 PM ET. Hunter Greene takes the mound for the Reds to pitch against a starting pitcher yet to be determined for the Marlins. Two more MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:05 PM ET. New York plays at Washington with the Mets turning to Max Scherzer to duel against the Nationals’ Patrick Corbin. The Mets are a -230 money line road favorite with the total set at 7.5 (all odds from DraftKings). New York is at home against Seattle, with Domingo German taking the ball for the Yankees against Marco Gonzales for the Mariners. The Yankees are a -170 money line favorite with an over/under of 9.

The Cleveland Guardians host the Arizona Diamondbacks at 7:10 PM ET. The Guardians tap Cal Quantrill as their starting pitcher to face the Diamondbacks’ Zach Davies. The Detroit Tigers travel to Minnesota to play the Twins at 7:40 PM ET. Tarik Skubal gets the pitching assignment for the Tigers against a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Twins. 

The Texas Rangers play at home against the Baltimore Orioles at 8:05 PM ET. The Rangers turn to Jon Gray to battle against the Orioles’ Spenser Watkins. Texas is a -155 money line favorite with a total of 8. Two MLB games start at 8:10 PM ET. Chicago is at home against Kansas City, with Michael Kopech pitching for the White Sox against Brady Keller for the Royals. The White Sox are a -170 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.

The Houston Astros host the Boston Red Sox on ESPN in the second game that begins at 8:10 PM ET. The Astros won for the third time in their last four games with a 3-2 victory in 10 innings against Seattle on Sunday. Houston is in first place in the AL West with a 67-36 record. They are 12 games ahead of the Mariners, who reside in second place. 

The Red Sox had lost four of their previous five games before beating Milwaukee yesterday, 7-2. Boston is in last place in the AL East with a 51-52 record. They are 3 1/2 games behidn Tampa Bay for third wildcard spot in the American League playoff race. 

The Astros' Luis Garcia takes the mound to pitch against the Red Sox's Nathan Eovaldi. Houston is a -180 money line favorite with a total of 8.5.

The Los Angeles Dodgers play at San Francisco against the Giants at 9:40 PM ET. Andrew Heaney takes the hill for the Dodgers to pitch against Logan Webb for the Giants. Los Angeles is a -120 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The San Diego Padres are at home against the Colorado Rockies at 9:45 PM ET. The Padres turn to Mike Clevinger to pitch against the Rockies’ Antonio Senzatela. San Diego is a -225 money line favorite with a total of 7.5.

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