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The fans at Progressive Field will be treated to a interleague game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Cleveland Indians when they take their seats on Friday.
Righthander Joel Pineiro will take the mound for the Cardinals to start this game. Pineiro is 5-6 this season with a 3.97 ERA.
Meanwhile, it’ll be David Huff who starts for the Indians. Lefthander Huff is 1-2 with a 8.71 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Cardinals, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Cardinals scored three runs in the eighth inning to come back and defeat the Marlins 6-5 in the series rubber match on Thursday, as -120 favorites. That game’s 11 runs made it OVER the day’s posted over/under (9).
Albert Pujols went deep for a two-run shot to lead the way. Trever Miller tossed one inning of relief in the win, and Ryan Franklin notched his 14th save.
Shin-Soo Choo drove in the winning run to lift the Indians to a 4-3 victory over the Royals last time out, as +120 underdogs. The seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (8).
Mark DeRosa went 3-for-3 at the plate with two runs scored. Matt Herges got the win on the mound with a scoreless ninth.
Current streak:
St. Louis has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
St. Louis: 33-28
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Cleveland
: 27-35 SU
St. Louis most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before playing Cleveland are 2-7
After playing Florida are 8-2
After a win are 5-5

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 6-3
After playing Kansas City are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of St. Louis’s last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of St. Louis’s last 6 games when playing Cleveland
St. Louis is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 6 games when playing St. Louis
Cleveland is 8-4 SU in its last 12 games at home
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
Next up:
Cleveland home to St. Louis, Saturday, June 13

 

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