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Kansas City and Cleveland are back at it Tuesday afternoon at Progressive Field after the Royals took Monday’s opener 4-2. The Royals come in 5-5, the Guardians are 6-5, and the first pitch was moved up to 1:10 p.m. ET because of the cold-weather forecast in Cleveland. This looks like one of those AL Central games where the environment matters almost as much as the pitching matchup. Noah Cameron gets the ball for Kansas City, while Gavin Williams starts for Cleveland. The market is treating this like a tight, pitching-led game, and that makes sense. ESPN listed Cleveland as a slight favorite, with totals showing both 6.5 and 7 depending on the book. With temperatures around freezing and both starters

Baltimore and Chicago meet again Tuesday afternoon at Rate Field after the Orioles took Monday’s opener 2-1 behind a strong group pitching effort. Both clubs are 4-6, but the setup for Game 2 leans clearly toward Baltimore on paper. First pitch was moved up to 3:10 p.m. ET because of the cold-weather forecast, and the Orioles hand the ball to Trevor Rogers against White Sox right-hander Shane Smith. This looks like a pitching-driven handicap more than anything else. Rogers has opened the season at 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA, while Smith comes in at 0-2 with a 19.29 ERA after getting hit hard in both of his first two starts. In a cold daytime game with a low total, that

Arizona heads into Citi Field on Tuesday afternoon trying to keep a two-game winning streak going, but this is a tougher spot than the records alone make it look. The Diamondbacks are 5-5, the Mets are 6-4, and New York has won three straight after finishing off a road series win in San Francisco. First pitch was moved up to 4:10 p.m. ET because of the cold and wind forecast, and the pitching matchup is Zac Gallen against Freddy Peralta. For bettors tracking the full board, this is one of the sharper MLB game previews on Tuesday because the starter matchup is stronger than the raw moneyline suggests. The weather matters a little here. Citi Field is expected to be

The Cubs and Rays are back at it Tuesday night at Tropicana Field, with first pitch set for 6:40 p.m. ET in St. Petersburg. Chicago comes in 4-6 after dropping Monday’s opener 6-4, and the offense still looks a bit uneven through the first stretch of the season. Tampa Bay is 5-5, has won three straight, and looked comfortable in its return to Tropicana Field after 19 months away. Javier Assad gets the ball for Chicago in his season debut after being recalled, while Drew Rasmussen starts for a Rays club that has steadied itself with cleaner pitching and better at-bat quality lately. This is one of those games where the recent form and the starting-pitcher setup point in the