MLB Probable Starting Pitchers Today: Wednesday, August 28
Wednesday’s MLB slate features a slew of intriguing pitching matchups, and we’ve got all of the probable pitchers highlighted below. Top billing goes to the matchup between the Royals and the Guardians, who will be sending Michael Wacha and Tanner Bibee to the mound, respectively.
Read on to find the probable starters for every game on the calendar for August 28.
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Today’s Probable Starting Pitchers
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Cubs at Pirates Probable Pitchers
The Chicago Cubs will send Kyle Hendricks (3-10) to the mound as they take on the Pirates, who will look to Paul Skenes (8-2) when the clubs play on Wednesday.
| CHC: Hendricks | PIT: Skenes | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 (101 IP) | Games/IP | 17 (104 IP) |
| 6.33 | ERA | 2.16 |
| 6.0 | K/9 | 11.3 |
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- PIT Odds to Win: -170
- CHC Odds to Win: +142
- Total: 8 runs
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Royals at Guardians Probable Pitchers
The Kansas City Royals will send Wacha (11-6) to the hill as they play the Guardians, who will give the start to Bibee (10-6) when the clubs play Wednesday.
| KC: Wacha | CLE: Bibee | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 (133 IP) | Games/IP | 25 (138 IP) |
| 3.32 | ERA | 3.46 |
| 7.6 | K/9 | 9.8 |
Vegas Odds for Royals at Guardians
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- CLE Odds to Win: -142
- KC Odds to Win: +120
- Total: 7.5 runs
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Astros at Phillies Probable Pitchers
The Houston Astros will send Spencer Arrighetti (6-11) to the hill as they take on the Phillies, who will give the start to Taijuan Walker (3-5) for the game between the clubs Wednesday.
| HOU: Arrighetti | PHI: Walker | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 (116.2 IP) | Games/IP | 13 (64.2 IP) |
| 4.94 | ERA | 6.26 |
| 10.8 | K/9 | 7.4 |
Vegas Odds for Astros at Phillies
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- PHI Odds to Win: -110
- HOU Odds to Win: -110
- Total: 9.5 runs
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Rays at Mariners Probable Pitchers
The Tampa Bay Rays will send Drew Rasmussen (0-0) to the bump as they face the Mariners, who will give the start to Luis Castillo (10-12) for the matchup between the clubs on Wednesday.
| TB: Rasmussen | SEA: Castillo | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 (10 IP) | Games/IP | 27 (159.2 IP) |
| 2.70 | ERA | 3.66 |
| 12.6 | K/9 | 9.2 |
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- SEA Odds to Win: -175
- TB Odds to Win: +145
- Total: 7 runs
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Rangers at White Sox Probable Pitchers
The White Sox play the Rangers on Wednesday but there are no probable starters available yet.
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Angels at Tigers Probable Pitchers
The Los Angeles Angels will send Griffin Canning (4-11) to the mound as they play the Tigers, who will counter with Mason Englert (1-0) when the clubs face off Wednesday.
| LAA: Canning | DET: Englert | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 (139 IP) | Games/IP | 11 (19.2 IP) |
| 5.24 | ERA | 5.95 |
| 6.6 | K/9 | 6.4 |
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- DET Odds to Win: -142
- LAA Odds to Win: +120
- Total: 9 runs
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Athletics at Reds Probable Pitchers
The Oakland Athletics will send Osvaldo Bido (5-3) to the bump as they take on the Reds, who will counter with Fernando Cruz (3-8) when the teams face off on Wednesday.
| OAK: Bido | CIN: Cruz | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 (50 IP) | Games/IP | 61 (52.2 IP) |
| 3.24 | ERA | 5.30 |
| 9.2 | K/9 | 13.5 |
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- OAK Odds to Win: -115
- CIN Odds to Win: -105
- Total: 10 runs
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Yankees at Nationals Probable Pitchers
The New York Yankees will send Carlos Rodon (14-8) to the mound as they take on the Nationals, who will counter with MacKenzie Gore (7-11) when the teams meet Wednesday.
| NYY: Rodon | WSH: Gore | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 (140.2 IP) | Games/IP | 26 (131.2 IP) |
| 4.16 | ERA | 4.51 |
| 9.8 | K/9 | 9.6 |
Vegas Odds for Yankees at Nationals
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- NYY Odds to Win: -205
- WSH Odds to Win: +170
- Total: 9 runs
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Blue Jays at Red Sox Probable Pitchers
The Toronto Blue Jays will send Chris Bassitt (9-12) to the mound as they face the Red Sox, who will hand the ball to Brayan Bello (11-6) for the matchup between the clubs Wednesday.
| TOR: Bassitt | BOS: Bello | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 (145 IP) | Games/IP | 24 (129 IP) |
| 4.41 | ERA | 4.95 |
| 8.7 | K/9 | 8.5 |
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- BOS Odds to Win: -155
- TOR Odds to Win: +130
- Total: 9.5 runs
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Braves at Twins Probable Pitchers
The Atlanta Braves will send Chris Sale (14-3) to the mound as they face the Twins, who will hand the ball to David Festa (2-3) when the clubs meet Wednesday.
| ATL: Sale | MIN: Festa | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 (147.2 IP) | Games/IP | 8 (36.1 IP) |
| 2.62 | ERA | 5.20 |
| 11.6 | K/9 | 10.9 |
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- ATL Odds to Win: -148
- MIN Odds to Win: +124
- Total: 7.5 runs
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Padres at Cardinals Probable Pitchers
The San Diego Padres will send Joe Musgrove (4-4) to the bump as they play the Cardinals, who will counter with Andre Pallante (6-6) when the teams play on Wednesday.
| SD: Musgrove | STL: Pallante | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 (65 IP) | Games/IP | 23 (86.2 IP) |
| 4.43 | ERA | 3.84 |
| 8.3 | K/9 | 6.7 |
Vegas Odds for Padres at Cardinals
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- SD Odds to Win: -130
- STL Odds to Win: +110
- Total: 8 runs
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Rangers at White Sox Probable Pitchers
The Texas Rangers will send Jack Leiter (0-0) to the hill as they take on the White Sox, who will hand the ball to Chris Flexen (2-12) when the teams face off Wednesday.
| TEX: Leiter | CHW: Flexen | |
|---|---|---|
| 0 (0 IP) | Games/IP | 27 (128 IP) |
| – | ERA | 5.34 |
| – | K/9 | 6.3 |
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Giants at Brewers Probable Pitchers
The San Francisco Giants will send Kyle Harrison (7-5) to the mound as they take on the Brewers, who will look to Freddy Peralta (8-7) when the clubs play Wednesday.
| SF: Harrison | MIL: Peralta | |
|---|---|---|
| 22 (117 IP) | Games/IP | 26 (142.1 IP) |
| 4.00 | ERA | 3.86 |
| 8.3 | K/9 | 10.4 |
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- MIL Odds to Win: -166
- SF Odds to Win: +140
- Total: 8 runs
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Marlins at Rockies Probable Pitchers
The Miami Marlins will send Max Meyer (3-3) to the mound as they face the Rockies, who will look to Kyle Freeland (3-6) when the clubs meet on Wednesday.
| MIA: Meyer | COL: Freeland | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 (46.1 IP) | Games/IP | 15 (79 IP) |
| 5.44 | ERA | 5.70 |
| 6.8 | K/9 | 7.1 |
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- COL Odds to Win: -130
- MIA Odds to Win: +110
- Total: 11 runs
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Mets at Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers
The New York Mets will send Luis Severino (9-6) to the hill as they face the Diamondbacks, who will counter with Eduardo Rodriguez (2-0) when the teams play on Wednesday.
| NYM: Severino | ARI: RodrÃguez | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 (147.2 IP) | Games/IP | 3 (16 IP) |
| 3.84 | ERA | 3.94 |
| 7.4 | K/9 | 6.2 |
Vegas Odds for Mets at Diamondbacks
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- ARI Odds to Win: -130
- NYM Odds to Win: +110
- Total: 8.5 runs
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Orioles at Dodgers Probable Pitchers
The Baltimore Orioles will send Corbin Burnes (12-6) to the mound as they play the Dodgers, who will give the start to Walker Buehler (1-4) when the teams play on Wednesday.
| BAL: Burnes | LAD: Buehler | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 (159.1 IP) | Games/IP | 10 (44.1 IP) |
| 3.28 | ERA | 6.09 |
| 8.2 | K/9 | 7.1 |
Vegas Odds for Orioles at Dodgers
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- LAD Odds to Win: -112
- BAL Odds to Win: -108
- Total: 8.5 runs
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