Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 09/05/2023

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Sep 05, 2023
The Tuesday sports card features MLB action. 

Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The Cleveland Guardians host the Minnesota Twins at 6:10 PM ET. Tanner Bibee gets the ball for the Guardians to pitch against Sonny Gray for the Twins. Both teams are priced at -110, with the total set at 8  (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Milwaukee Brewers travel to Pittsburgh to play the Pirates at 6:35 PM ET. The Brewers send out Corbin Burnes to face a Pirates starting pitcher yet to be named. Caesars lists the over/under at 10. 

Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 PM ET. Los Angeles plays at Miami, with Clayton Kershaw going out to the mound for the Dodgers to go against Jesus Luzardo for the Marlins. The Dodgers are a -155 money-line road favorite with a total of 7.5. Seattle visits Cincinnati, with the Mariners turning to Bryce Miller to battle against the Reds’ Connor Phillips. The Mariners are a -155 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 10. Tampa Bay plays at home against Boston, with Zach Eflin being tapped by the Rays to go against Sutter Crawford for the Red Sox. The Rays are a -162 money-line favorite with a total of 8.

The MLB games start at 7:05 PM ET. New York is at home against Detroit, with the Yankees sending out Gerrit Cole to duel against the Tigers’ Alex Faldo. The Yankees are a -230 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. New York plays in Washington, with Jose Quintana getting the start for the Mets against Patrick Corbin for the Nationals. The Mets are a -142 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. The St. Louis Cardinals are in Atlanta to play the Braves at 7:20 PM ET. The Cardinals turn to Miles Mikolas to face a Braves starting pitcher yet to be determined. 

Two MLB games begin at 7:40 PM ET. Chicago hosts San Francisco on TBS, with the Cubs sending out Kyle Hendricks to pitch against the Giants’ Ryan Walker. The Cubs are a -148 money-line favorite, with Caesars listing the over/under at 9. Kansas City plays at home against Chicago, with Brady Singer taking the ball for the Royals to go against the Dylan Cease for the White Sox. The Royals are a -118 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. The Houston Astros travel to Texas to play the Rangers at 8:05 PM ET. The Astros tap Framber Valdez to battle against the Rangers’ Nathan Eovaldi. Houston is a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Baltimore Orioles play in Los Angeles against the Angels at 9:38 PM ET. Dean Kremer goes to the mound for the Orioles to face Reid Detmers for the Angels. Baltimore is a -162 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. Three more games complete the MLB card at 9:40 PM ET. Arizona is at home against Colorado, with the Diamondbacks turning to Brandon Pfaadt to duel against the Rockies’ Kyle Freeland. The Diamondbacks are a -205 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. Toronto visits Oakland with Chris Bassitt taking the mound for the Blue Jays to face Ken Waldichuk for the A’s. The Blue Jays are a -185 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. Philadelphia plays in San Diego, with the Phillies sending out Michael Lorenzen to go against the Padres’ Pedro Avila. The Phillies are a -115 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9.

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