Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 08/08/2023

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Aug 08, 2023
The Tuesday sports card features MLB action.

Major League Baseball has 16 games on its schedule. The Philadelphia Phillies host the Washington Nationals in the opening game of their doubleheader at 4:05 PM ET after their Monday game got rained out. Zack Wheeler gets the ball for the Phillies to pitch against Trevor Williams for the Nationals. Philadelphia is a -278 money-line favorite, with the total set at 8.5 (all odds from DraftKings). 

Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 PM ET. Tampa Bay plays at home against St. Louis, with the Rays tapping Zack Eflin to take the mound to face the Cardinals’ Miles Mikolas. The Rays are a -180 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Miami travels to Cincinnati with Braxton Garrett taking the hill to pitch for the Marlins to pitch against the Reds’ Luke Weaver. The Marlins are a -135 money-line road favorite with a total of 10.5. Minnesota is in Detroit, with the Twins sending out Sonny Gray to battle against the Tigers’ Eduardo Rodriguez. The Twins are a -115 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. 

Two MLB games start at 7:05 PM ET. Houston plays at Baltimore with Framber Valdez getting the ball for the Astros to go against Grayson Rodriguez for the Orioles. The Astros are a -125 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. Atlanta is at Pittsburgh, with the Braves turning to Yonny Chirinos to take the mound against the Pirates’ Mitch Keller. The Braves are a -162 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 10. 

Four MLB games begin at 7:10 PM ET. The Phillies play the Nationals in the second game of their doubleheader, with Ranger Suarez getting the starting assignment for Philadelphia to pitch against Josiah Gray for Washington. Philadelphia is a -198 money-line favorite with a total of 8. Boston hosts Kansas City, with the Red Sox tapping Kutter Crawford to battle against the Royals’ Brady Singer. The Red Sox are a -180 money-line favorite with an over/under of 10. Chicago visits New York, with Jameson Taillon getting the start for the Cubs to pitch against Carlos Carrasco for the Mets. The Cubs are a -142 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.5. Toronto plays in Cleveland, with the Blue Jays sending out Yusei Kikuchi to face the Guardians’ Tanner Bibee. The Blue Jays are a -120 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. 

Two MLB games start at 8:10 PM ET. New York is in Chicago, with Clarke Schmidt taking the mound for the Yankees to pitch against Touki Toussaint for the White Sox. The Yankees are a -162 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. Milwaukee plays at home against Colorado, with the Brewers turning to Wade Miley to duel against the Rockies’ Kyle Freeland. The Brewers are a -218 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The San Francisco Giants travel to Los Angeles to play the Angels at 9:38 PM ET. Lucas Giolito gets the call to pitch for the Angels against a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Giants. Three more games conclude the MLB card at 9:40 PM ET. Los Angeles plays in Arizona, with the Dodgers giving the ball to Julio Urias to go against the Diamondbacks’ Brandon Pfaadt. The Dodgers are a -155 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. Texas is in Oakland, with Max Scherzer taking the hill for the Rangers to battle J.P. Sears for the A’s. The Rangers are a -238 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. Seattle is at home against San Diego, with the Mariners tapping Logan Gilbert to face the Padres’ Nick Martinez. The Mariners are a -142 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.

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