Saturday, May 28, 2011

MLB Preview: Cleveland Indians vs. Tampa Bay Rays

The Cleveland Indians will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.

The Indians will give the ball to starter Carlos Carrasco in this one. Righthander Carrasco is 3-2 this season with a 5.16 ERA.

It'll be James Shields toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Righthander Shields is 5-2 with a 2.00 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 178-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.

Cleveland lost its last outing, a 5-0 result against the Rays on May 27. Bettors who backed the Rays at -175 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (5) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.

Current streak: Cleveland has lost 3 straight games.

Team records: Cleveland: 30-18 SU Tampa Bay: 27-23 SU

Cleveland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 3-7 Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After playing Tampa Bay are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4

Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Saturday are 8-2 Before playing Cleveland are 6-4 After playing Cleveland are 8-2 After a win are 5-5

A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay The total has gone OVER in 11 of Cleveland's last 16 games The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games on the road Tampa Bay is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Cleveland Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Tampa Bay's last 9 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland

Next up: Tampa Bay home to Cleveland, Sunday, May 29

MLB Preview: Cleveland Indians vs. Tampa Bay Rays

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