Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 08/16/2022

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Aug 16, 2022
The Tuesday sports card features MLB action.

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. Two games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 PM ET. San Diego visits Miami with Sean Manaea taking the ball for the Padres to pitch against Edward Cabrera for the Marlins. The Padres are a -150 money line road favorite with the total set at 7.5. Philadelphia plays at Cincinnati with the Phillies turning to Kyle Gibson in their starting rotation to pitch against the Reds’ T.J. Zeuch. The Phillies are a -180 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9.5. 

Three MLB games start at 7:05 PM ET. New York hosts Tampa Bay on TBS, with Nestor Cortes taking the mound for the Yankees to battle against Jeffrey Springs for the Rays. The Yankees are a -170 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. Chicago travels to Washington with the Cubs tapping Justin Steele to duel against the Nationals’ Patrick Corbin. The Cubs are a -155 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Boston plays at Pittsburgh with Nick Pivetta getting the start for the Red Sox to pitch against Mitch Keller for the Pirates. The Red Sox are a -135 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Toronto Blue Jays are at home against the Baltimore Orioles at 7:07 PM ET. The Blue Jays turn to Alek Manoah in their starting rotation against the Orioles’ Dean Kremer. Toronto is a -225 money line favorite with a total of 9. 

The Cleveland Guardians host the Detroit Tigers at 7:10 PM ET. Zach Plesac takes the hill for the Guardians to pitch against the Tigers Garrett Hill. Cleveland is a -210 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Atlanta Braves play at home against the New York Mets at 7:20 PM ET. The Braves tap Charlie Morton as their starting pitcher go against the Mets’ Taijuan Walker. Atlanta is a -150 money line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Minnesota Twins are at home against Kansas City at 7:40 PM ET. Sonny Gray gets the start for the Twins to duel against Zack Greinke for the Royals. Minnesota is a -190 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The St. Louis Cardinals play at home against the Colorado Rockies at 7:45 PM ET. The Cardinals turn to Jose Quintana to pitch against the Rockies’ Kyle Freeland. St. Louis is a -230 money line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

The Oakland A’s visit Texas to play the Rangers at 8:05 PM ET. J.P. Sears gets the pitching assignment for the A’s against Kohei Arihara for the Rangers. Two more MLB games begin at 8:10 PM ET. Milwaukee plays at home against Los Angeles with the Brewers tapping Brandon Woodruff to pitch against the Dodgers’ Ryan Pepiot. The Brewers are a -125 money line favorite with an over/under of 8. Houston plays at Chicago with Justin Verlander taking the mound for the Astros’ to pitch against Dylan Cease for the White Sox. The Astros are a -125 money line road favorite with a total of 7.

The Seattle Mariners travel to Los Angeles to play the Angels at 9:38 PM ET. The Mariners have Robbie Ray take the mound to battle against the Angels’ Jose Suarez. Seattle is a -175 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The San Francisco Giants host the Arizona Diamondbacks at 9:45 PM ET. Jakob Junis takes the ball for the Giants to pitch against Merrill Kelly for the Diamondbacks. San Francisco is a -115 money line favorite with a total of 8.

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