Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 08/06/2024

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Aug 06, 2024
The Tuesday sports card features MLB action. Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule.

Three MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Cleveland hosts Arizona with Ben Lively getting the ball for the Guardians to pitch against Eduardo Rodriguez coming off the injured list to make his season debut for the Diamondbacks. The Guardians are a -118 money-line favorite with the total set at 8 (all odds from DraftKings). San Diego travels to Pittsburgh with the Padres tapping Dylan Cease to face the Pirates’ Bailey Falter. The Padres are a -166 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. Cincinnati plays in Miami with Nick Lodolo taking the mound for the Reds to go against Max Meyer for the Marlins. The Reds are a -155 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. The San Francisco Giants are in Washington to play the Nationals at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Giants turn to Hayden Birdsong to challenge the Nationals’ MacKenzie Gore. San Francisco is a -120 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 9. 

The New York Yankees play at home against the Los Angeles Angels at 7:05 p.m. ET. Luis Gil gets the start for the Yankees to battle Davis Daniel for the Angels. New York is a -205 money-line favorite with a total of 9. The Baltimore Orioles visit Toronto to play the Blue Jays at 7:07 p.m. ET. Grayson Rodriguez takes the hill for the Orioles to duel against Chris Bassitt for the Blue Jays. Baltimore is a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. The Atlanta Braves are at home against the Milwaukee Brewers on TBS at 7:20 p.m. ET. The Braves send out Bryce Elder to face the Brewers’ Collin Rea. Atlanta is a -148 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. The St. Louis Cardinals host the Tampa Bay Rays at 7:45 p.m. ET. Sonny Gray gets the ball for the Cardinals to pitch against Jeffrey Springs for the Rays. St. Louis is a -148 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. 

Two MLB games start at 8:05 p.m. ET. Minnesota plays at Chicago with the Twins tapping Pablo Lopez to challenge the Cubs’ Shota Imanaga. The Twins are a -112 money-line road favorite with a total of 5.5. Houston is in Texas with Framber Valdez getting the ball for the Astros to battle Tyler Mahle for the Rangers. The Astros are a -122 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The Kansas City Royals play at home against the Boston Red Sox at 8:10 p.m. ET. The Royals tap Seth Lugo to go against the Red Sox’s Bryan Bello. Kansas City is a -135 money-line favorite with a total of 9. The New York Mets travel to Colorado to play the Rockies at 8:40 p.m. ET. Luis Severino takes the mound for the Mets to duel against Kyle Freeland for the Rockies. New York is a -162 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 11. 

Two MLB games begin at 9:40 p.m. ET. Oakland are at home against Chicago with the A’s sending out Ross Stripling to battle against the White Sox’s Jonathan Cannon. The A’s are a -185 money-line favorite with a total of 8. Seattle hosts Detroit with Luis Castillo getting the ball for the Mariners to face Keider Montero for the Tigers. The Mariners are a -218 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against the Philadelphia Phillies at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Dodgers tap Clayton Kershaw to go against the Phillies’ Cristopher Sanchez. Los Angeles is a -112 money-line favorite with a total of 8.

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