Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 07/08/2024

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Jul 08, 2024
The Monday sports card features MLB action. There are seven games on the MLB schedule. 

The Pittsburgh Pirates host the New York Mets at 12:35 p.m. ET. The Pirates lost for the third time in their last four games in a 3-2 loss at home to the Mets yesterday. The Mets have won two games in a row. Pittsburgh turns to Mitch Keller to face New York’s Christian Scott. The Pirates are a -115 money-line favorite with the total set at 8.5 (all odds from DraftKings). 

The Washington Nationals play at home against the St. Louis Cardinals at 4:05 p.m. ET. The Nationals have lost two of their last three games after their 8-3 loss to the Cardinals yesterday. The Cardinals have won three of their last four games. Mitchell Parker gets the ball for Washington to pitch against Miles Mikolas for the Nationals. Washington is a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.

The Cleveland Guardians travel to Detroit to play the Tigers at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Guardians have won two of their last three games after their 5-4 victory against San Francisco on Sunday. The Tigers are on a three-game winning streak after a 5-1 win at Cincinnati yesterday. Cleveland taps Gavin Williams to make his second start of the season against Keider Montero for Detroit. The Guardians are a -142 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. 

The Cincinnati Reds are at home against the Colorado Rockies on FS1 at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Reds are on a three-game losing streak after their loss to Detroit yesterday. The Rockies were on a three-game winning streak before their 10-1 loss to Kansas City on Sunday. Andrew Abbott takes the mound for Cincinnati to battle against Ryan Feltner for Colorado. The Reds are a -192 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. 

The Minnesota Twins play in Chicago against the White Sox at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Twins won for the third time in their last four games after a 3-2 victory against Houston yesterday. The White Sox lost for the fifth time in their last seven games in a 7-4 loss to Miami on Sunday. Chicago turns to Christopher Flexen to pitch against Minnesota’s Chris Paddack coming off the injured list who is likely their starting pitcher. The Twins are a -185 money-line road favorite with a total of 9.5. 

The Texas Rangers are in Los Angeles against the Angels at 9:38 p.m. ET. The Rangers are on a three-game winning streak after their 13-2 victory against Tampa Bay on Sunday. The Angels lost for the sixth time in their last seven games in a 5-0 loss in Chicago against the Cubs yesterday. Texas turns to Sonny Gray to face Los Angeles’ Davis Daniels. The Rangers are a 0142 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5.

The Atlanta Braves visit Arizona to play the Diamondbacks at 9:40 p.m. ET. The Braves won their second straight game with a 6-0 victory against Philadelphia yesterday. The Diamondbacks have won two in a row after a 9-1 victory against San Diego yesterday. Chris Sale takes the mound for Atlanta to pitch against Yilber Diaz for the Diamondbacks. The Braves are a -198 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.

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