Big Al's Daily Angle: MLB and WNBA Previews and Odds - 05/31/26

by Big Al Staff

Sunday, May 31, 2026
The Sunday sports card features MLB and WNBA action.

Major League Baseball has 15 games scheduled. The Baltimore Orioles host the Toronto Blue Jays on Peacock at 12:15 p.m. ET. The Orioles send out Kyle Bradish to pitch against the Blue Jays’ Spencer Miles. Baltimore is a -137 money-line favorite with the total set at 8 (all odds from DraftKings). 

Two MLB games throw out the first pitch at 1:35 p.m. ET. Pittsburgh plays at home against Minnesota, with Braxton Ashcraft getting the ball for the Pirates to face Zebby Matthews for the Twins. The Pirates are a -163 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. San Diego travels to Washington with the Padres tapping Griffin Canning to take the mound to challenge the Nationals’ Zack Littell. The Padres are a -136 money-line road favorite with a total of 9. 

Four MLB games start at 1:40 p.m. ET. Boston plays on the road in Cleveland with Ranger Suarez taking the hill for the Red Sox to battle Tanner Bibee for the Guardians. The Red Sox are a -114 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. New York is at home to play Miami, with the Mets turning to Nolan McLean to grab the ball to face the Marlins’ Jansen Junk. The Mets are a -163 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

Tampa Bay hosts Los Angeles with Shane McClanahan getting tapped to pitch for the Rays against Jack Kochanowicz for the Angels. The Rays are a -199 money-line favorite with an over/under of 8. Atlanta is on the road in Cincinnati with the Braves sending out Spencer Strider to take on the Reds’ Nick Lodolo. The Braves are a -136 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5.

Two MLB games begin at 2:10 p.m. ET. Milwaukee visits Houston with Jacob Misiorowski taking the mound for the Brewers to face Tatsuyama Imai for the Astros. The Brewers are a -185 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 7.5. Chicago plays at home against Detroit with the White Sox turning to Sean Burke to duel against the Tigers’ Keider Montero. The White Sox are a -131 money-line favorite with a total of 7.5. 

The Texas Rangers are at home to play the Kansas City Royals at 2:35 p.m. ET. Jack Leiter gets the starting assignment for the Rangers to challenge Michael Wacha for the Royals. Texas is a -117 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. 

The San Francisco Giants play in Colorado against the Rockies at 3:10 p.m. ET. The Giants tap Robbie Ray to take the mound to battle the Rockies’ Tanner Gordon. San Francisco is a -131 money-line road favorite with a total of 11. 

The New York Yankees are on the road to play the Athletics at 4:05 p.m. ET. Will Warren gets the ball for the Yankees to face a starting pitcher yet to be named for the Athletics. New York is a -156 money-line road favorite with an over/under of 10.

Two MLB games start at 4:10 p.m. ET. Los Angeles is at home against Philadelphia, with the Dodgers turning to Yoshinobu Yamamoto to take on Andrew Painter for the Phillies. The Dodgers are a -220 money-line favorite with a total of 9. Seattle hosts Arizona on Peacock with Bryce Miller taking the mound for the Mariners to battle Merrill Kelly for the Diamondbacks. The Mariners are a -156 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7.5. 

Sunday Night Baseball on NBC/Peacock features the Chicago Cubs traveling to St. Louis to play the Cardinals at 7:20 p.m. ET. The Cubs send out Jordan Wicks to pitch against the Cardinals’ Matthew Liberatore. Chicago is a -114 money-line road favorite with a total of 8.5. 

The WNBA has one game on tap. The Las Vegas Aces play in Golden State against the Valkyries on NBC/Peacock at 3:30 p.m. ET as a 1.5-point road favorite with an over/under of 169.5.

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