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Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 08/26/2024

by Big Al Staff

Monday, Aug 26, 2024
The Monday sports card features MLB action. Major League Baseball has 11 games on its schedule.

The Kansas City Royals travel to Cleveland to play the Guardians in the opening game of their doubleheader at 1:10 p.m. ET. Cole Ragans takes the ball for the Royals to pitch against Nick Sandlin for the Guardians. Kansas City is a -125 money-line road favorite with the total set at 8.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). 

The MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Pittsburgh hosts Chicago with the Pirates tapping Mitch Keller to take the mood to face the Cubs’ Jameson Taillon. The Pirates are a -115 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. Kansas City plays in Cleveland in the second game of their doubleheader with Alec Marsh getting the ball for the Royals to go against a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Guardians. The Royals are a -115 money-line road favorite at BetMGM with a total of 8.5. Philadelphia plays at home against Houston with the Phillies turning to Zack Wheeler on FS1 to challenge the Astros’ Ronel Blanco. The Phillies have won two games in a row after their 

The Astros ended a two-game losing streak with their 6-3 victory at Baltimore last night. The Phillies have won two games in a row after their 11-3 win against Kansas City on Sunday. The Astros ended a two-game losing streak with a 6-3 win at Baltimore last night. Philadelphia is a -162 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. 

The New York Yankees are in Washington to play the Nationals at 6:45 p.m. ET. Nestor Cortes, Jr. takes the mound for the Yankees to battle against Mitchell Parker for the Nationals. New York is a -185 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. The Boston Red Sox are at home against the Toronto Blue Jays at 7:10 p.m. ET. The Red Sox turn to Nick Pivetta to fuel against the Blue Jays’ Jose Berrios. Boston is a -162 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9. The Minnesota Twins host the Atlanta Braves at 7:40 p.m. ET. Bailey Ober gets the ball for the Twins to face Max Fried for the Braves. Minnesota is a -112 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The St. Louis Cardinals play at home against the San Diego Padres at 7:45 p.m. ET. The Cardinals send out Kyle Gibson to pitch against the Padres’ Randy Vasquez. St. Louis is a -112 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. 

The Detroit Tigers visit the Chicago White Sox at 8:10 p.m. ET. Ty Madden gets called up from the minors to make the start for the Tigers to challenge Davis Martin for the White Sox. Detroit is a -155 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. The Miami Marlins play at home against the Colorado Rockies at 8:40 p.m. ET. The Marlins tap Edward Cabrera to battle against a Rockies starting pitcher yet to be determined. The Seattle Mariners are home against the Tampa Bay Rays on FS1 at 9:40 p.m. ET. The Mariners won for the second time in their last three games in a 4-3 win at San Francisco on Sunday. The Rays lost for the third time in their previous four games in a 3-1 loss in Los Angeles against the Dodgers yesterday. Bryce Miller takes the hill for the Mariners to duel against Ryan Pepiot for the Rays. Seattle is a -125 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.