The Cleveland Indians and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Tropicana Field.
CarlPavano will be the starting pitcher for the Indians on this day. RighthanderPavano is 3-3 this season with a 6.45 ERA.
Starting this game for the Rays will be MattGarza. The righthander has a 3.56 ERA to go along with a 3-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Rays came from seven runs down to defeat the Indians 8-7 on Friday, as -155 favorites. The game’s 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (10.5).
B.J.Upton had three hits and drove in one run for the Rays. DanWheeler tossed an inning of relief and picked up his first win of the season.
Shin-Soo Choo hit a two-run homer for the Indians, who were +135 underdogs in that game. LuisVizcaino gave up the winning run and was tagged with the loss.
Team records: Cleveland: 14-23 SU TampaBay: 17-20 SU
Cleveland most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Tampa Bay are 7-3 After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4
Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Saturday are 4-6 Before playing Cleveland are 3-7 After playing Cleveland are 5-5 After a win are 3-7
A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 20-5 SU in its last 25 games when playing Tampa Bay Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Cleveland is 3-6 SU in its last 9 games Tampa Bay is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland Tampa Bay is 5-20 SU in its last 25 games when playing Cleveland
Next up: Tampa Bay home to Cleveland, Sunday, May 17
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