Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 09/02/26

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Sep 02, 2026
The Wednesday sports card features MLB action.

Major League Baseball has 15 games scheduled. The San Diego Padres travel to Cincinnati to play the Reds at 12:40 p.m. ET. The Padres send out Casey Mize to pitch against the Reds’ Brandon Williamson. San Diego is a -149 money-line road favorite with the total set at 9.5 (all odds from DraftKings). 

The Atlanta Braves play in Washington against the Nationals at 1:05 p.m. ET. Grant Holmes gets the ball for the Braves to face a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Nationals. Atlanta is a -163 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. 

The Texas Rangers host the Athletics at 2:35 p.m. ET. The Rangers turn to Corey Bradford to take the hill against Jacob Lopez. Texas is a -167 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5.

The Baltimore Orioles play in Colorado against the Rockies at 3:10 p.m. ET. Trevor Rogers gets tapped by the Orioles to duel against Tomoyuki Sugano for the Rockies. Baltimore is a -162 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 11.5. The Philadelphia Phillies are on the road in Arizona to battle the Diamondbacks at 3:40 p.m. ET. The Phillies turn to Andrew Painter to pitch against a Diamondbacks starting pitcher yet to be determined. 

The Boston Red Sox play at home against the Seattle Mariners at 4:10 p.m. ET. Patrick Sandoval takes the mound for the Red Sox to challenge Bryce Miller for the Mariners. Boston is a -136 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. 

Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Tampa Bay is at home to play New York, with the Rays giving the ball to Griffin Jax to take on the Mets’ Justin Hagemann. The Rays are a -168 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. Toronto visits Cleveland with Dylan Cease getting the starting assignment for the Blue Jays to face Joey Cantillo for the Guardians. The Blue Jays are a -137 money-line road favorite with a total of 7. Pittsburgh hosts San Francisco with the Pirates sending out Jared Jones to duel against the Giants’ Landen Roupp. The Pirates are a -156 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Three MLB games start at 7:40 p.m. ET. Milwaukee plays in Chicago with Jacob Misiorowski taking the hill for the Brewers to take on David Peterson for the Cubs. The Brewers are a -163 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. Kansas City plays at home against Miami with the Royals tapping Noah Cameron to challenge the Marlins’ Eury Perez. The Royals are a -111 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Minnesota is at home to face Detroit, with Dean Kremer getting the ball for the Twins to battle against Drew Anderson for the Tigers. The Twins are a -118 money-line favorite with a total of 9. 

The Houston Astros host the Chicago White Sox at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Astros turn to Hayden Wesneski to duel against a White Sox’s starting pitcher yet to be named. Houston is a -126 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The New York Yankees are on the road in Los Angeles to play the Angels at 9:38 p.m. ET. Cam Schlittler takes the hill for the Yankees to challenge Reid Detmers for the Angels. New York is a -175 money-line road favorite with a total of 7. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against the St. Louis Cardinals at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Dodgers send out Yoshinobu Yamamoto to pitch against a Cardinals starting pitcher yet to be named. Los Angeles is a -252 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. 

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