by Big Al Staff
Thursday, Aug 26, 2021The Thursday sports card features action in MLB and the WNBA. The scheduled game between the Edmonton Elks and the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League got canceled after a COVID outbreak with Edmonton.
Eleven games are on the MLB docket. Three games take place in the afternoon. The Los Angeles Angels play at Baltimore at 1:05 PM ET in the third game of their three-game series. Jaime Barria pitches for the Angels against Keegan Akin of the Orioles. Los Angeles is a -140 money line road favorite with the total set at 11. Cincinnati plays at Milwaukee at 2:10 PM ET in the final game of their three-game series. The Reds pitch Sonny Gray against the Brewers’ Brett Anderson. Both teams are a -110 money line favorites with an over/under of 9. Toronto hosts the Chicago White Sox at 3:07 PM ET in Game 4 of their four-game series. Hyun Jin Ryu pitches for the Blue Jays against Carlos Rodon of the White Sox. Both teams are -110 money line favorites with a total of 8.5.
Two MLB games begin at 7:05 PM ET. St. Louis travels to Pittsburgh for the opening game of their four-game series. The Cardinals pitch Miles Mikolas against the Pirates’ Mitch Keller. St. Louis is a -150 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. Philadelphia hosts Arizona in the first game of their four-game series. Zack Eflin pitches for the Phillies against Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks. Philadelphia is a -160 money line favorite with a total of 8.5.
Four MLB games start at 7:10 PM ET. San Francisco plays at New York against the Mets in the concluding contest of their three-game series. The Giants pitch Alex Wood against the Mets’ Carlos Carrasco. San Francisco is a -125 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Boston hosts Minnesota in the final game of their three-game series. Chris Sale pitches for the Red Sox against the Twins’ John Gant. Boston is a -310 money line favorite with a total of 10. Miami is at home against Washington in Game 3 of their three-game series. The Marlins pitch Elieser Hernandez against the Nationals’ Patrick Corbin. Miami is a -120 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Cleveland plays at home against Texas in the third game of their three-game series. Sam Hentges pitches for the Indians against Dane Dunning of the Rangers. Cleveland is a -180 money line favorite with a total of 9.5.
The Los Angeles Dodgers conclude their three-game series at San Diego at 9:10 PM ET. The Dodgers pitch Max Scherzer against the Padres’ Yu Darvish. Los Angeles is a -150 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The New York Yankees play at Oakland at 9:40 PM ET in Game 1 of their four-game series. Jameson Taillon pitches for the Yankees against James Kaprielian of the A’s. New York is a -115 money line road favorite with a total of 9. Seattle hosts Kansas City at 10:10 PM ET in the opening game of their four-game series. The Mariners pitch Yusei Kikuchi against the Royals’ Brad Keller. Seattle is a -170 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5.
Three games are on the WNBA slate at 7 PM ET. Las Vegas travels to Atlanta. Los Angeles plays at Connecticut. Dallas visits Washington.
Eleven games are on the MLB docket. Three games take place in the afternoon. The Los Angeles Angels play at Baltimore at 1:05 PM ET in the third game of their three-game series. Jaime Barria pitches for the Angels against Keegan Akin of the Orioles. Los Angeles is a -140 money line road favorite with the total set at 11. Cincinnati plays at Milwaukee at 2:10 PM ET in the final game of their three-game series. The Reds pitch Sonny Gray against the Brewers’ Brett Anderson. Both teams are a -110 money line favorites with an over/under of 9. Toronto hosts the Chicago White Sox at 3:07 PM ET in Game 4 of their four-game series. Hyun Jin Ryu pitches for the Blue Jays against Carlos Rodon of the White Sox. Both teams are -110 money line favorites with a total of 8.5.
Two MLB games begin at 7:05 PM ET. St. Louis travels to Pittsburgh for the opening game of their four-game series. The Cardinals pitch Miles Mikolas against the Pirates’ Mitch Keller. St. Louis is a -150 money line road favorite with an over/under of 9. Philadelphia hosts Arizona in the first game of their four-game series. Zack Eflin pitches for the Phillies against Zac Gallen of the Diamondbacks. Philadelphia is a -160 money line favorite with a total of 8.5.
Four MLB games start at 7:10 PM ET. San Francisco plays at New York against the Mets in the concluding contest of their three-game series. The Giants pitch Alex Wood against the Mets’ Carlos Carrasco. San Francisco is a -125 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Boston hosts Minnesota in the final game of their three-game series. Chris Sale pitches for the Red Sox against the Twins’ John Gant. Boston is a -310 money line favorite with a total of 10. Miami is at home against Washington in Game 3 of their three-game series. The Marlins pitch Elieser Hernandez against the Nationals’ Patrick Corbin. Miami is a -120 money line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Cleveland plays at home against Texas in the third game of their three-game series. Sam Hentges pitches for the Indians against Dane Dunning of the Rangers. Cleveland is a -180 money line favorite with a total of 9.5.
The Los Angeles Dodgers conclude their three-game series at San Diego at 9:10 PM ET. The Dodgers pitch Max Scherzer against the Padres’ Yu Darvish. Los Angeles is a -150 money line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The New York Yankees play at Oakland at 9:40 PM ET in Game 1 of their four-game series. Jameson Taillon pitches for the Yankees against James Kaprielian of the A’s. New York is a -115 money line road favorite with a total of 9. Seattle hosts Kansas City at 10:10 PM ET in the opening game of their four-game series. The Mariners pitch Yusei Kikuchi against the Royals’ Brad Keller. Seattle is a -170 money line favorite with an over/under of 8.5.
Three games are on the WNBA slate at 7 PM ET. Las Vegas travels to Atlanta. Los Angeles plays at Connecticut. Dallas visits Washington.
