{"id":289737,"date":"2024-08-09T15:09:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=289737"},"modified":"2024-08-09T15:09:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:09:39","slug":"mlb-odds-and-schedule-august-9-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/mlb-odds-and-schedule-august-9-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Aug. 9 MLB odds, schedule and matchups: Dodgers, Guardians look to keep hold on division leads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The MLB schedule shows the start of a few important series for a couple of divisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The latest:<\/strong> The Cleveland Guardians aim to get out of a slump against the Minnesota Twins who are hot on their tail in the AL Central. Elsewhere, the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers try to get a good start in their respective series as the NL West is starting to heat up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the latest MLB odds for Friday, Aug. 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MLB odds: Aug. 9<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Visit all of NorthStar Bets&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/baseball\/mlb\">MLB markets<\/a>. Click on game odds below to bet now<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Los Angeles Angels vs. Washington Nationals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91056\">Embed: #91056<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Baltimore Orioles vs. Tampa Bay Rays<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91060\">Embed: #91060<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91061\">Embed: #91061<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oakland Athletics vs. Toronto Blue Jays<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91062\">Embed: #91062<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>San Diego Padres vs. Miami Marlins<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91063\">Embed: #91063<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Houston Astros vs. Boston Red Sox<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91064\">Embed: #91064<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas City Royals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91065\">Embed: #91065<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cincinnati Reds vs. Milwaukee Brewers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91066\">Embed: #91066<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cleveland Guardians vs. Minnesota Twins<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91067\">Embed: #91067<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91068\">Embed: #91068<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Atlanta Braves vs. Colorado Rockies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91072\">Embed: #91072<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Philadelphia Phillies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91073\">Embed: #91073<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New York Mets vs. Seattle Mariners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91074\">Embed: #91074<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Dodgers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91075\">Embed: #91075<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Detroit Tigers vs. San Francisco Giants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:91076\">Embed: #91076<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Betting insights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Guardians and Twins take part in a doubleheader on Friday to start an important series in Minnesota. Cleveland holds the top spot in the AL Central but has lost five straight coming in. The Twins are top five in runs scored per game (4.9) and can overtake their opponent in the standings with a four-game sweep.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>San Diego is on a 14-2 run and all of a sudden, the NL West has become interesting. The Padres have a good chance to build on their league-high five-game win streak in a series with the Marlins. Miami ranks as a bottom-five team on offence and defence. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Speaking of the NL West, the Dodgers play host to the Pirates in a game that provides one of the better pitching duels of the evening. Mitch Keller (10-5, 3.20 ERA) takes the mound for Pittsburgh while Jack Flaherty (8-5, 2.80 ERA) gets the start for L.A.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The other pitching matchup to highlight is in Boston. Ronel Blanco (9-6, 2.98 ERA) gets the call for the visiting Astros and Tanner Houck (8-8, 3.09 ERA) takes the mound for the home side. However, both teams carry a strong offence ranking top-three in hits and batting average meaning this game carries one of the higher run totals of the day (9.5).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MLB schedule shows the start of a few important series for a couple of divisions. The latest: The Cleveland Guardians aim to get out of a slump against the Minnesota Twins who are hot on their tail in the AL Central. 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