by Big Al Staff
Wednesday, Aug 28, 2024The Wednesday sports card features MLB action. Major League Baseball has 15 games on its schedule.
The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Chicago Cubs at 12:35 p.m. ET. The Pirates tap Paul Skenes to pitch against the Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks. Pittsburgh is a -170 money-line favorite with the total set at 8 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Cleveland Guardians play at home against the Kansas City Royals at 1:10 p.m. ET. Tanner Bibee gets the ball for the Guardians to face Michael Wacha for the Royals. Cleveland is a -142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.
The Philadelphia Phillies are at home against the Houston Astros at 4:05 p.m. ET. The Phillies send out Taijuan Walker to go against the Astros’ Spencer Arrighetti. Philadelphia is a -112 money-line favorite with a total of 9. The Seattle Mariners host the Tampa Bay Rays at 4:10 p.m. ET. Luis Castillo gets the ball for the Mariners to challenge a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Rays.
Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Oakland travels to Cincinnati with the A’s turning to Osvaldo Bido to battle against the Reds’ Fernando Cruz who is their opener in a bullpen game. Both teams are priced at -110 with an over/under of 10. Detroit plays at home against Los Angeles with Mason Englert opening for the Tigers to duel against Griffin Canning for the Angels. The New York Yankees play in Washington against the Nationals at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Yankees send out Carlos Rodon to duel against the Nationals’ MacKenzie Gore. New York is a -198 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. Brayan Bello gets the ball for the Red Sox to face Chris Bassitt for the Blue Jays. Boston is a -155 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. The Atlanta Braves are in Minnesota to play the Twins at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Braves tap Chris Sale to pitch against the Twins’ David Festa. Atlanta is a -155 money-line road favorite with a total of 7.5. The San Diego Padres visit St. Louis to play the Cardinals at 7:45 p.m. ET. Joe Musgrave takes the mound for the Padres to challenge Andrew Pallante for the Cardinals. San Diego is a -130 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5.
Three MLB games start at 8:10 p.m. ET. Texas plays in Chicago with the Rangers turning to Jack Leiter to go against the White Sox’s Chris Flexen. Milwaukee hosts San Francisco with Freddy Peralta getting the ball for the Brewers to duel against Kyle Harrison for the Giants. The Brewers are a -166 money-line favorite with a total of 8. Colorado plays at home against Miami with the Rockies sending out Kyle Freeland to battle against the Marlins’ Max Meyer. The Rockies are a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 11.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are home against the New York Mets at 9:40 p.m. ET. Brandon Pfaadt takes the hill for the Diamondbacks to pitch against Luis Severino for the Mets. Arizona is a -130 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Baltimore Orioles at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Dodgers turn to Walker Buehler to face the Orioles’ Corbin Burnes. Los Angeles is a -112 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5.
The Pittsburgh Pirates host the Chicago Cubs at 12:35 p.m. ET. The Pirates tap Paul Skenes to pitch against the Cubs’ Kyle Hendricks. Pittsburgh is a -170 money-line favorite with the total set at 8 (all odds from DraftKings unless indicated otherwise). The Cleveland Guardians play at home against the Kansas City Royals at 1:10 p.m. ET. Tanner Bibee gets the ball for the Guardians to face Michael Wacha for the Royals. Cleveland is a -142 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.
The Philadelphia Phillies are at home against the Houston Astros at 4:05 p.m. ET. The Phillies send out Taijuan Walker to go against the Astros’ Spencer Arrighetti. Philadelphia is a -112 money-line favorite with a total of 9. The Seattle Mariners host the Tampa Bay Rays at 4:10 p.m. ET. Luis Castillo gets the ball for the Mariners to challenge a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Rays.
Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 6:40 p.m. ET. Oakland travels to Cincinnati with the A’s turning to Osvaldo Bido to battle against the Reds’ Fernando Cruz who is their opener in a bullpen game. Both teams are priced at -110 with an over/under of 10. Detroit plays at home against Los Angeles with Mason Englert opening for the Tigers to duel against Griffin Canning for the Angels. The New York Yankees play in Washington against the Nationals at 6:45 p.m. ET. The Yankees send out Carlos Rodon to duel against the Nationals’ MacKenzie Gore. New York is a -198 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. Brayan Bello gets the ball for the Red Sox to face Chris Bassitt for the Blue Jays. Boston is a -155 money-line favorite with an over/under of 9.5. The Atlanta Braves are in Minnesota to play the Twins at 7:40 p.m. ET. The Braves tap Chris Sale to pitch against the Twins’ David Festa. Atlanta is a -155 money-line road favorite with a total of 7.5. The San Diego Padres visit St. Louis to play the Cardinals at 7:45 p.m. ET. Joe Musgrave takes the mound for the Padres to challenge Andrew Pallante for the Cardinals. San Diego is a -130 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 8.5.
Three MLB games start at 8:10 p.m. ET. Texas plays in Chicago with the Rangers turning to Jack Leiter to go against the White Sox’s Chris Flexen. Milwaukee hosts San Francisco with Freddy Peralta getting the ball for the Brewers to duel against Kyle Harrison for the Giants. The Brewers are a -166 money-line favorite with a total of 8. Colorado plays at home against Miami with the Rockies sending out Kyle Freeland to battle against the Marlins’ Max Meyer. The Rockies are a -130 money-line favorite with an over/under of 11.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are home against the New York Mets at 9:40 p.m. ET. Brandon Pfaadt takes the hill for the Diamondbacks to pitch against Luis Severino for the Mets. Arizona is a -130 money-line favorite with a total of 8.5. The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Baltimore Orioles at 10:10 p.m. ET. The Dodgers turn to Walker Buehler to face the Orioles’ Corbin Burnes. Los Angeles is a -112 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8.5.
