Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 08/23/2022

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Aug 23, 2022
The Tuesday sports card features MLB action.

Major League Baseball has 16 games on its schedule. The St. Louis Cardinals travel to Chicago to play the Cubs in the first game of their doubleheader at 2:20 PM ET. Adam Wainwright gets the ball for the Cardinals to pitch against Javier Assad for the Cubs. 

Four MLB games throw out the first pitch at 7:05 PM ET. Philadelphia plays at home against Cincinnati, with the Phillies tapping Ranger Suarez against the Reds’ Nick Lodolo. The Phillies are a -210 money line favorite with an over/under of 8 (all odds from DraftKings). Atlanta plays at Pittsburgh with Max Fried taking the mound for the Braves against J.T. Brubaker for the Pirates. The Braves are a -265 money line road favorite with the total set at 8. Chicago visits Baltimore with the White Sox turning to Dylan Cease in their starting rotation to pitch against the Orioles’ Austin Voth. The New York Yankees are at home against the New York Mets, with Frankie Montas pitching for the Yankees against Taijuan Walker for the Mets. The Yankees are a -120 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Three MLB games start at 7:10 PM ET. San Francisco plays at Detroit with the Giants tapping Carlos Rodon to pitch against the Tigers’ Drew Hutchison. The Giants are a -215 money line road favorite with a total of 7.5. Tampa Bay hosts Los Angeles with Corey Kluber pitching for the Rays against Jose Suarez for the Angels. The Rays are a -175 money line favorite with an over/under of 7. Toronto is at Boston with the Blue Jays pitching Ross Stripling against the Red Sox’s Josh Winckowski. The Blue Jays are a -135 money line road favorite with a total of 10. 

Two MLB games begin at 8:05 PM ET. Arizona visits Kansas City with Zach Davies taking the hill for the Diamondbacks against Jonathan Heasley for the Royals. Arizona is a -125 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. The Cardinals send out Jake Woodford to pitch against Adrian Sampson for the Cubs in the second game of their doubleheader. The Colorado Rockies play at home against the Texas Rangers at 8:40 PM ET. German Marquez takes the mound for the Rockies to pitch against Dane Dunning for the Rangers. Colorado is a -120 money line favorite with a total of 11. 

Two MLB games start at 9:40 PM ET. San Diego hosts Cleveland with the Padres tapping Mike Clevinger against the Guardians Aaron Civil. The Padres are a -145 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Miami plays at Oakland with Pablo Lopez pitching for the Marlins against Zach Logue for the A’s. The Marlins are a -140 money line road favorite with an over/under of 7. 

The games conclude the MLB card at 10:10 PM ET. Los Angeles hosts Milwaukee with the Dodgers turning to Tony Gonsolin to pitch against the Brewers' Corbin Burnes. The Dodgers are a -145 money line favorite with a total of 7. Seattle plays at home against Washington with Robbie Ray pitching for the Mariners against Erick Fedde for the Nationals. The Mariners are a -260 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. 

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