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The Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Wrigley Field.
The Indians will trot ace Cliff Lee out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Lee has a 4-6 record and a 2.88 ERA this season.
It’ll be Rich Harden toeing the rubber for the Cubs in this contest. Righthander Harden is 4-3 with a 4.53 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 118-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Ryan Garko went 2-for-5 at the plate with four runs as the Indians fell 9-8 in 11 innings to the Brewers, as -140 favorites last time out. The 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (10.5).
Ryan Garko went 2-for-5 at the plate with four runs batted in. Greg Aquino gave up the winning run and suffered the loss.
The Cubs managed a split of a rain-shortened two-game series with a come-from-behind 6-5 win over the White Sox last time out, as -155 favorites. That game’s 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5).
Derrek Lee belted a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs for the Cubs. Kevin Gregg closed out the ninth inning and earned the win in relief.
Current streak:
Cleveland has lost 3 straight games.
Team records:
Cleveland: 29-39 SU
Chicago: 31-31 SU
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-3
After playing Milwaukee are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

Chicago most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing Cleveland are 3-3
After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Cleveland’s last 20 games on the road
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home
Chi Cubs are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games
Next up:
Chi Cubs home to Cleveland, Saturday, June 20

 

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