Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 08/20/2024

by Big Al Staff

Tuesday, Aug 20, 2024
The Tuesday sports card features MLB action. Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule.

The Arizona Diamondbacks travel to Miami to play the Marlins at 6:40 p.m. ET. Eduardo Rodriguez gets the ball for the Diamondbacks to face Edward Cabrera for the Marlins. Arizona is a -155 money-line road favorite at BetMGM with the total set at 7.5. The Washington Nationals host the Colorado Rockies at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Nationals tap D.J. Herz to pitch against the Rockies’ Austin Gomber. Washington is a -155 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). 

The New York Yankees play at home against the Cleveland Guardians at 7:05 p.m. ET. Luis Gil takes the mound for the Yankees to go against Matthew Boyd for the Guardians. New York is a -166 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Toronto Blue Jays are at home against the Cincinnati Reds at 7:07 p.m. ET. The Blue Jays send out Jose Berrios to challenge the Reds’ Carson Spiers. Toronto is a -150 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The New York Mets host the Baltimore Orioles at 7:10 p.m. ET. Jose Quintana gets the start for the Mets to battle against Dean Kremer for the Orioles. New York is a -125 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Philadelphia Phillies play in Atlanta against the Braves on TBS at 7:20 p.m. ET. The Phillies turn to Zack Wheeler to duel against the Braves’ Reynaldo Lopez. Philadelphia is a -130 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The St. Louis Cardinals play at home against the Milwaukee Brewers at 7:45 p.m. ET. Erick Fedde takes the ball for the Cardinals to pitch against Frankie Montas for the Brewers. St. Louis is a -130 money-line favorite with a total of 8. 

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 8:05 p.m. ET. Chicago is at home against Detroit with the Cubs sending out Javier Assad to go against a Tigers’ starting pitcher yet to be named. Texas hosts Pittsburgh with Cody Bradford taking the hill for the Rangers to pitch against the Pirates’ Mitch Keller. The Rangers are a -155 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. Two more MLB games start at 8:10 p.m. ET. Houston plays at home against Boston with Ronel Blanco getting the ball for the Astros to challenge Nick Pivetta for the Red Sox. The Astros are a -122 money-line favorite with a total of 8. Kansas City is at home against Los Angeles with the Royals tapping Cole Ragans to battle against the Angels’ Tyler Anderson. 

Two MLB games begin at 9:40 p.m. ET. Tampa Bay is in Oakland with Shane Baz taking the mound for the Rays to duel against Joey Estes for the A’s. The Rays are a -120 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. Minnesota visits San Diego with the Twins turning to Bailey Ober to pitch against the Padres’ Martin Perez. The Twins are a -115 money-line road favorite with a total of 7.5. The San Francisco Giants host the Chicago White Sox at 9:45 p.m. ET. Robbie Ray gets the ball for the Giants to face Davis Martin for the White Sox. San Francisco is a -245 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against the Seattle Mariners at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Dodgers send out Walker Buehler to go against the Mariners’ Bryce Miller. Los Angeles is a -155 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5.  

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