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The Los Angeles Angels and the Cleveland Indians will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Progressive Field.
The Angels will give the ball to starter Joe Saunders in this one. Lefthander Saunders is 14-5 this season with a 3.07 ERA.
Saunders’s opponent in this one will be Jeremy Sowers. The Indians lefthander has a 6.28 ERA to go along with a 1-6 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Angels listed as 160-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Angels evened their three-game series with a hard-fought 4-3 win over the Indians on Saturday, as -165 favorites. The combined seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8.5).
Vladimir Guerrero drove in two runs to lead the Angels at the plate. John Lackey tossed six innings for the win, allowing three runs off six hits.
David Dellucci had two hits, including a solo home run for the Indians, who were +155 underdogs. Fausto Carmona gave up four runs off six hits over seven innings in the loss.
Team records:
Los Angeles: 76-45 SU
Cleveland: 55-67 SU
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Tampa Bay are 3-7
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a win are 7-3

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Kansas City are 5-5
After playing LA Angels are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels’s last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
LA Angels are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games
LA Angels are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing at home against LA Angels
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against LA Angels
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland’s last 9 games at home
Next up:
LA Angels at Tampa Bay, Monday, August 18
Cleveland home to Kansas City, Tuesday, August 19

 

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