The Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Rangers Ballpark.
Jeremy Sowers will be the starting pitcher for the Indians on this day. Lefthander Sowers is 2-6 this season with a 6.00 ERA.
Sowers’s opponent in this one will be Brandon McCarthy. The Rangers righthander has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Indians scored twice in the top of the ninth to come away with a 7-5 win over the Rangers on Friday, as +110 underdogs. The 12 runs went as a PUSH against the posted over/under (12).
Ben Francisco went 3-for-5 at the plate for the Indians with one RBI. Fausto Carmona allowed one run off six hits over six innings in the win.
Marlon Byrd cracked a three-run homer in a losing effort for the Rangers, who were -125 favorites in that game. Matt Harrison gave up five runs off seven hits over 3 2-3 innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Team records:
Texas: 63-66 SU Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4 Before playing Texas are 4-6 After playing Texas are 5-5 After a win are 8-2 Texas most recently: A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road Cleveland is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing on the road against Texas Texas is 3-8 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Cleveland Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home Texas is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Next up:
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