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Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB Previews and Odds - 09/11/2024

by Big Al Staff

Wednesday, Sep 11, 2024
The Wednesday sports card features MLB action. Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule. 

The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Miami Marlins at 12:35 p.m. ET. The Pirates tap Bailey Falter to face the Marlins’ Jonathan Bermudez. Pittsburgh is a -180 money-line favorite with the total set at 8.5 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Cleveland Guardians travel to Chicago to play the White Sox at 2:10 p.m. ET. Matthew Boyd gets the ball for the Guardians to pitch against Davis Martin for the White Sox. Cleveland is a -225 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8. The New York Mets play in Toronto against the Blue Jays at 3:07 p.m. ET. Sean Manaea takes the mound for the Mets to go against Bowden Francis for the Blue Jays. New York is a -125 money-line road favorite with a total of 8. The Arizona Diamondbacks play at home against the Texas Rangers at 3:40 p.m. ET. The Diamondbacks turn to Merrill Kelly to challenge the Rangers’ Cody Bradford. Arizona is a -142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5. 

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Philadelphia is at home against Tampa Bay with Zack Wheeler getting the ball for the Phillies to battle against Shane Bat for the Rays. The Philadelphia is a -218 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. Detroit hosts Colorado with the Tigers sending out Casey Mize to duel against the Rockies’ Tanner Gordon. The Tigers are a -185 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. The Atlanta Braves are in Washington to play the Nationals at 6:45 p.m. ET. Max Fried takes the hill for the Braves to pitch against Jake Irvin for the Nationals. Atlanta is a -170 money-line road favorite with a total of 7.5. 

The New York Yankees play at home against the Kansas City Royals at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Yankees turn to Luis Gil to face the Royals’ Cole Ragans. New York is a -142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. Two more MLB games start at 7:10 p.m. ET. Boston is at home against Baltimore with Nick Pivetta getting tapped by the Red Sox to challenge Dean Kremer for the Orioles. Minnesota hosts Los Angeles with the Twins with Zebby Matthews the starting pitcher taking on the Angels' Jack Kochanowicz. The Twins are a -205 money-line favorite with the total set at 8.5. Boston is a -125 money-line favorite with a total of 9.5. St. Louis hosts Cincinnati with the Cardinals sending out Lance Lynn to go against a Reds’ starting pitcher yet to be named. The Cardinals are a -125 money-line favorite at BetMGM with an over/under of 8.5. 

The Houston Astros play at home against the Oakland A’s at 8:10 p.m. ET. Hunter Brown gets the ball for the Astros to duel against Joey Estes for the A’s. Houston is a -238 money-line favorite with a total of 8. The Seattle Mariners are at home against the San Diego Padres at 9:40 p.m. ET. The Mariners tap Bryan Woo to battle against the Padres’ Michael King. Seattle is a -112 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7. The San Francisco Giants host the Milwaukee Brewers at 9:45 p.m. ET. Blake Snell takes the hill for the Giants to face Colin Rea for the Brewers. San Francisco is a -155 money-line favorite with a total of 7. The Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against the Chicago Cubs at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Dodgers tap Bobby Miller to pitch against the Cubs’ Jordan Wicks. Los Angeles is a -175 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.