Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 08/09/2023

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Aug 09, 2023
The Wednesday sports card features MLB action.

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The Cincinnati Reds host the Miami Marlins at 12:35 PM ET. Graham Ashcraft takes the ball for the Reds to pitch against Johnny Cueto for the Marlins. Cincinnati is a -122 money-line favorite, with the total set at 10 (all odds from DraftKings). The Milwaukee Brewers play at home against the Colorado Rockies at 2:10 PM ET. The Brewers tap Adrian Houser to face the Rockies’ Chris  Flexer. Milwaukee is a -230 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. The Texas Rangers are in Oakland to play the A’s at 3:37 PM ET. Jordan Montgomery goes to the mound for the Rangers to face a starting pitcher yet to be named for the A’s. 

Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 PM ET. Tampa Bay is at home against St. Louis, with the Rays tapping Jalen Beeks to go against the Cardinals’ Dakota Hudson. The Rays are a -155 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. Philadelphia hosts Washington, with Michael Lorenzen getting the start against the Nationals’ Mackenzie Gore. The Phillies are a -185 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. Minnesota travels to Detroit with Bailey Ober taking the hill for the Twins to face Alex Faedo for the Tigers. The Twins are a -155 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. 

Two MLB games start at 7:05 PM ET. Atlanta plays in Pittsburgh against the Pirates, with the Braves sending out Max Fried to battle against the Pirates’ Quinn Priester. The Braves are a -278 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. Baltimore hosts Houston, with Jack Flaherty taking the ball for the Orioles to face Cristian Javier for the Astros. The Orioles are a -122 money-line favorite with a total of 9. 

Three MLB games begin at 7:10 PM ET. Boston plays at home against Kansas City, with the Red Sox tapping Nick Pivetta to get the start to duel against the Royals’ Jordan Lyles. The Red Sox are a  -230 money-line favorite with an over/under of 11. Chicago visits New York with Kyle Hendricks taking the mound for the Cubs to go against David Peterson for the Mets. The Cubs are a -118 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. Toronto is at Cleveland with the Blue Jays sending out Kevin Gausman to face the Guardians’ Logan Allen. The Blue Jays are a -148 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. 

The Chicago White Sox plays at home against the New York Mets at 8:10 PM ET. Mike Clevinger goes to the mound for the White Sox to pitch against a starting pitcher for the Yankees that has yet to be named. The Los Angeles Angels are at home against the San Francisco Giants at 9:38 PM ET. The Angels turn to Shohei Ohtani for his spot in their pitching rotation to face a Giants starting pitcher that has not yet been named. 

Two games complete the MLB card at 9:40 PM ET. Los Angeles plays in Arizona, with Bobby Miller getting the ball for the Dodgers to pitch against Merrill Kelly for the Diamondbacks. The Dodgers are a -135 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. San Diego is in Seattle, with the Padres turning to Yu Darvish to face a Mariners’ starting pitcher that has not been named. 

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