Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 08/04/2021

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Aug 04, 2021
The Wednesday sports card features action in MLB. Fifteen games are on the MLB slate.

Four games take place in the afternoon. Cincinnati hosts Minnesota at 12:35 PM ET in the final game of their two-game series. The Reds pitch Luis Castillo against the Twins Charlie Barnes. Cincinnati is a -235 money line favorite with the total set at 9.5 (all odds from DraftKings). Tampa Bay is at home against Seattle at 1:10 PM ET in the final game of their three-game series. Josh Fleming pitches for the Rays against Logan Gilbert of the Mariners. Tampa Bay is a -160 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. Milwaukee is at home against Pittsburgh at 2:10 PM ET in the third game of their three-game series. The Brewers pitch Freddy Peralta against the Pirates Stephen Brault. Milwaukee is a -300 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. San Diego concludes their two-game series at Oakland at 3:37 PM ET. The Padres pitch Joe Musgrove against the A’s Frankie Montas. San Diego is a -115 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8.

Two games begin the evening card at 7:05 PM ET. The New York Yankees host Baltimore in the final game of their three-game series. The Yankees pitch Jameson Taillon against the Orioles Matt Harvey. New York is a -280 money line favorite with a total of 9.5. Philadelphia is at Washington in the third game of their four-game series. Chase Anderson pitches for the Phillies against Paolo Espino of the Nationals. Philadelphia. Both teams are -110 money line favorites with an over/under of 9. Toronto is at home against Cleveland at 7:07 PM ET in the third game of their four-game series. The Blue Jays pitch Steven Matz against the Indians’ J.C. Mejia. Toronto is a -220 money line favorite with a total of 10. Two games start at 7:10 PM ET. The New York Mets are at Miami in the third game of their four-game series. Carlos Carrasco pitches for the Mets against the Marlins’ Zach Thompson. New York is a -160 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Boston plays at Detroit in Game 2 of their three-game series. Eduardo Rodriguez pitches for the Red Sox against Casey Mize of the Tigers. Boston is a -150 money line road favorite with a total of 9. 

The Los Angeles Angels are at Texas at 8:05 PM ET in the third game of their four-game series. The Angels pitch Shohei Ohtani against the Rangers Kolby Allard. Los Angeles is a -170 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The Chicago White Sox host Kansas City at 8:10 PM ET in the second game of their three-game series. Lucas Giolito pitches for the White Sox against Carlos Hernandez of the Royals. Chicago is a -275 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. Atlanta is at St. Louis at 8:15 PM ET in the second game of their three-game series. Drew Smyly pitches for the Braves against the recently acquired J.A. Happ for the Cardinals. Atlanta is a -120 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. 

Colorado plays at home against the Chicago Cubs at 8:40 PM ET in the second game of their three-game series. The Rockies pitch Jon Gray against the Cubs Alec Mills. Colorado is a -150 money line favorite with a total of 11. The Los Angeles Dodgers conclude their two-game series with Houston at 9:40 PM ET. Max Scherzer makes his debut for the Dodgers against Jake Odorizzi of the Astros. Los Angeles is a -225 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. San Francisco plays at Arizona at 9:40 PM ET in the third game of their four-game series. The Giants pitch Kevin Gausman against the Diamondbacks Zac Gallen. San Francisco is a -195 money line road favorite with a total of 8.5. 

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