The Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Progressive Field.
Scott Richmond will be the starting pitcher for the Blue Jays on this day. Righthander Richmond is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.
Meanwhile, it'll be Scott Lewis who starts for the Indians. Lefthander Lewis is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 155-moneyline favorites versus the Blue Jays, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Blue Jays took three-of-four games from the Tigers with a 6-4 victory in the series finale on Thursday, as a -110 pick'em. The 10 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Adam Lind belted a solo home run and finished 3-for-4 at the plate, while Marco Scutaro drove in two runs. Ricky Romero scattered just two runs over six innings to earn the win.
The Indians were outlasted 12-8 by the Rangers last time out, as +100 underdogs. The combined 20 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (11).
Grady Sizemore belted two home runs, collecting four RBIs for the Indians. Carl Pavano surrendered nine runs in one inning on the mound to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
Cleveland has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Toronto: 3-1 SU
Cleveland: 0-3 SU
Toronto most recently:
When playing on Friday are 4-6
Before playing Cleveland are 3-7
After playing Detroit are 6-4
After a win are 3-7
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing Texas are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Toronto is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Toronto
Cleveland is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Toronto
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing Toronto
Next up:
Cleveland home to Toronto, Saturday, April 11