by Big Al Staff
Saturday, May 17, 2025The Saturday sports card features NHL and MLB action.
The 150th running of the Preakness Stakes headlines the sporting events of the day. The second leg of the Triple Crown is the 13th race at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, with a start time of 7:01 p.m. ET.
The National Hockey League playoffs continue with one game on ABC on its slate. The Dallas Stars host the Winnipeg Jets in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal series at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Jets evened this best-of-seven series at 3-3 with their 4-0 victory at home against the Stars on Thursday. Dallas is a -155 money-line favorite with the total set at 5.5 (all odds from DraftKings).
Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. The New York Yankees play at home against the New York Mets at 1:05 p.m. ET. The Yankees send out Clarke Schmidt to pitch against the Mets’ Griffin Canning. The Yankees are a -135 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. The Chicago Cubs are home against the Chicago White Sox at 2:20 p.m. ET. Matthew Boyd takes the ball for the Cubs to take on Sean Burke for the White Sox. The Cubs are a -278 money-line favorite. The Detroit Tigers travel to Toronto to face the Blue Jays at 3:07 p.m. ET. The Tigers tap Reece Olson to battle against a Blue Jays’ starting pitcher yet to be named.
The Baltimore Orioles host the Washington Nationals on FS1 at 4:05 p.m. ET. The Orioles send out Kyle Gibson to challenge the Nationals’ Jake Irvin. Baltimore is a -162 money-line favorite with a total of 10. The Tampa Bay Rays travel to Miami to take on the Marlins at 4:05 p.m. ET. Drew Rasmussen takes the ball for the Rays to challenge Sandy Alcantara for the Marlins. Tampa Bay is a -148 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.
The Philadelphia Phillies play at home against the Pittsburgh Pirates at 6:05 p.m. ET. The Phillies send out Zack Wheeler to pitch against the Pirates’ Carmen Mlodzinski. Philadelphia is a -290 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Cleveland Guardians play in Cincinnati against the Reds at 6:40 p.m. ET. Slade Cecconi takes the mound for the Guardians to take on Brent Suter for the Reds. Cleveland is a -125 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 10.
The Texas Rangers are home against the Houston Astros at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Rangers turn to Tyler Mahle to pitch against the Astros’ Ronel Blanco. Texas is a -142 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Kansas City Royals host the St. Louis Cardinals at 7:10 p.m. ET. Noah Cameron gets the assignment for the Royals to go against Miles Mikolas for the Cardinals. Kansas City is a -125 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5.
Two MLB games are featured on Fox’s regional television coverage at 7:15 p.m. ET. Boston plays at home against Atlanta with the Red Sox tapping Lucas Giolito to pitch against the Braves’ Grant Holmes. The Red Sox are a -122 money-line favorite with a total of 9. Minnesota is in Milwaukee with Pablo Lopez taking the mound for the Twins to battle Tobias Myers for the Brewers. The Twins are a -112 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are home against the Colorado Rockies at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Diamondbacks turn to Zac Gallen to face the Rockies’ German Marquez. Arizona is a -340 money-line favorite with a total of 9. The San Diego Padres host the Seattle Mariners at 8:40 p.m. ET. Nick Pivetta gets the ball for the Padres to challenge Emerson Hancock for the Mariners. San Diego is a -170 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.
The San Francisco Giants play at home against the Athletics at 9:05 p.m. ET. The Giants turn to Landen Roupp to battle the Athletics’ Luis Severino. San Francisco is a -130 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The Los Angeles Dodgers are home against the Los Angeles Angels at 9:10 p.m. ET. Clayton Kershaw pitches for the Dodgers against Tyler Anderson for the Angels. The Dodgers are a -245 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.
