Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 08/09/2022

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Aug 09, 2022
The Tuesday sports card features MLB action.

Major League Baseball has 16 games on its schedule. The Chicago White Sox travel to Kansas City to play the Royals in the opening game of their doubleheader at 4:10 PM ET. Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:05 PM ET. Philadelphia is at home against Miami, with Zack Wheeler taking the mound for the Phillies to pitch against Braxton Garrett for the Marlins. Philadelphia is a -230 money line favorite, with the total set at 7.5 (all odds from DraftKings). Toronto plays at Baltimore on TBS with the Blue Jays tapping Alek Manoah to pitch against the Orioles’ Kyle Bradish. The Blue Jays are a -170 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Four MLB games start at 7:10 PM ET. Atlanta is at Boston with Charlie Morton taking the mound for the Braves against Rich Hill for the Red Sox. The Braves are a -155 money line road favorite with a total of 9.5. The White Sox play the Royals in the second game of their doubleheader. Cleveland visits Detroit with the Guardians turning to Shane Bieber to battle against the Tigers’ Tyler Alexander. The Guardians are a -190 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. New York hosts Cincinnati with Carlos Carrasco pitching for the Mets against Mike Minor for the Reds. The Mets are a -305 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

The Chicago Cubs play at home against the Washington Nationals at 8:05 PM ET. The Cubs turn to Marcus Stroman in their starting rotation to pitch against the Nationals’ Paolo Espino. Chicago is a -200 money line favorite. Two more MLB games begin at 8:10 PM ET. Tampa Bay travels to Milwaukee with Jimmy Yacabonis serving as the opener for the Rays pitching against Freddy Peralta for the Brewers. Houston is at home against Texas, with the Astros pitching Jose Urquidy against the Rangers’ Martin Perez. The Astros are a -175 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. The St. Louis Cardinals play at Colorado at 8:40 PM ET. Miles Mikolas takes the mound for the Cardinals to duel against Ryan Feltner for the Rockies. St. Louis is a -180 money line road favorite with a total of 11. 

Three MLB games start at 9:40 PM ET. Los Angeles visits Oakland with the Angels tapping Shohei Ohtani to pitch against the A’s James Kaprielian. The Angels are a -180 money line road favorite with an over/under of 6.5. Arizona is at home against Pittsburgh, with Tommy Henry taking the ball for the Diamondbacks to pitch against Zach Thompson for the Pirates. The Diamondbacks are a -155 money line favorite with a total of 9. San Diego hosts San Francisco, with the Padres turning to Joe Musgrove to pitch against the Giants’ Alex Cobb. The Padres are a -170 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.

Two games conclude the MLB card at 10:10 PM ET. Los Angeles plays at home against Minnesota with Julio Urias taking the hill for the Dodgers against Joe Ryan for the Twins. The Dodgers are a -205 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. New York travels to Seattle with the Yankees pitching Gerrit Cole against the Mariners’ Luis Castillo. The Yankees are a -130 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7.

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