by Big Al Staff
Tuesday, Jul 15, 2025The Tuesday sports card features WNBA action and the MLB All-Star Game.
The WNBA has two games on its slate. The Indiana Fever travel to Connecticut to play the Suns on ESPN at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Fever have won two games in a row and five of their last seven after a 102-83 victory against Dallas as a 9.5-point favorite on Sunday. They are tied for third place in the Eastern Conference with an 11-10 record. The Suns lost for the second time in a row and for the 12th time in their last 13 games after a 92-88 loss at Los Angeles as a 10.5-point underdog on Sunday. Connecticut is in last place in the Eastern Conference with a 3-18 record. Indiana is a -15.5-point road favorite, with the total set at 165.5 (all odds from DraftKings).
The Washington Mystics play in Los Angeles against the Sparks at 10:00 p.m. ET. The Mystics are on a three-game winning streak with six victories in their last eight contests after a 74-69 upset win at Seattle as a 7.5-point underdog on Sunday. Their 11-10 record puts them in a tie with the Fever in third place in the Eastern Conference. The Sparks won for the second time in their last three games with their 92-88 victory against the Suns on Sunday. Washington is a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 164.
The 95th Major League All-Star Game takes place on Fox at 8:00 p.m. ET. The Atlanta Braves Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, hosts the spectacle. The American League rebounded from a 3-2 loss in 2023 with a 5-3 victory at the Texas Rangers Globe Life Stadium in Arlington last summer. The National League had lost nine Midsummer Classics in a row before that triumph two years ago.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is the skipper for the National League. He tapped the Pittsburgh Pirates Paul Skenes as their starting pitcher. New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone will send out American League Cy Young award winner Tarik Skubal as his starting pitcher.
The National League will be without pitchers Chris Sale, who is on the injured list, along with Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Freddy Peralta, and Robbie Ray, who pitched on Sunday. Zack Wheeler and Matthew Boyd opted out after being named to the roster. Andrew Abbott, Trevor Megill, Jacob Misiorowski, Adrian Morejon, David Peterson, and Robert Suarez were added to the roster to take their places. Clayton Kershaw was added to the roster as a "Legend's Pick."
The American League will be missing Hunter Brown, who started on Sunday along with starting pitchers Garrett Crochet, Jacob deGrom, Max Fried, and Yusei Kikuchi from their initial roster. Casey Mize, Drew Rasmussen, Carlos Rodon, and Joe Ryan were added to the pitching staff given those absences.
The National League is a -115 money-line favorite with a total of 7.
