| The Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Wrigley Field in an interleague contest.
The Indians will give the ball to starter Toma Ohka in this one. Righthander Ohka is 0-1 this season with a 2.57 ERA.
Ohka’s opponent in this one will be Ted Lilly. The Cubs lefthander has a 2.94 ERA to go along with a 7-4 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
Ryan Theriot singled in the winning run in the 10th inning as the Cubs snuck past the Indians 8-7 in Friday’s opener. The Cubs won that game as -120 favorites, and the 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9).
Derrek Lee went 3-for-5 at the plate with two home runs for the Cubs. Kevin Gregg tossed a scoreless 10th inning for the victory.
Luis Valbuena belted a three-run homer for the Indians, who were +100 underdogs. Luis Vizcaino gave up the winning run and was saddled with the loss.
Current streak: Cleveland has lost 4 straight games. Chicago has won 2 straight games. Team records: Cleveland: 29-40 SU Chicago: 32-31 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 7-3 Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-4 After playing Chi Cubs are 3-3 After a loss are 6-4 Chicago most recently: A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games Chi Cubs are 15-8 SU in their last 23 games at home Next up:
Chi Cubs home to Cleveland, Sunday, June 21 |