The fans at Rangers Ballpark will be treated to a game between the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers when they take their seats on Wednesday.
The Indians will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Fausto Carmona in this game. Carmona has a 0-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season.
It'll be ace Vicente Padilla toeing the rubber for the Rangers in this contest. Righthander Padilla is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 110-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Hank Blalock went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, as the Rangers pounded the Indians 9-1 on Monday.
Texas won as +120 home underdogs as the teams played over the 9.5-run total set by oddsmakers.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia was 2-for-4 with a dinger and three runs batted in for the Rangers, while winning pitcher Kevin Millwood allowed one run over seven innings for Texas.
Cliff Lee was rocked for seven runs over five innings to take the loss for Cleveland, as Travis Hafner scored the lone run for the Indians.
Team records:
Cleveland: 0-1 SU
Texas: 1-0 SU
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Texas are 6-4
After playing Texas are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4
Texas most recently:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Cleveland are 4-6
After playing Cleveland are 4-6
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games when playing Texas
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games when playing on the road against Texas
Cleveland is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games when playing on the road against Texas
Cleveland is 16-8 SU in its last 24 games on the road
Texas is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas's last 8 games when playing Cleveland
Texas is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Next up:
Texas home to Cleveland, Thursday, April 9