Friday MLB Free Pick
(The Spread) – The AL East will meet the AL Central tonight when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Cleveland Indians at 7:10PM ET.
Oddsmakers from online sports book Bodog.com have made the Rays –164 money line favorites over the visiting Indians, who are +154 on the ML. The over/under total for this game is currently 7.5 runs.
Josh Tomlin will take the hill for the Indians tonight, who are looking to snap their current two-game losing streak. The 6’1, 190-pound right-hander out of Tyler, Texas is currently 6-1 on the year with a dazzling 2.41 ERA over 59.2 innings. He grabbed the win in his last outing, a 2-1 victory over the Reds on May 21. He went seven innings while allowing just one run on three hits in that start.
He’ll be opposed by Rays’ ace David Price, who is 5-4 on the year with a 3.89 ERA over 69.1 innings. He took the loss in his last outing, surrendering five runs on six hits over 6.2 innings of work. He allowed two home runs in that 107-pitch outing, while striking out four.
MLB Picks: The Tribe are coming off a rough series at home against Boston but you know what? The Red Sox are beating everybody like a rented mule right now. Cleveland had won four in a row before dropping its last two games and I think the Indians will get back on track tonight. According to latest MLB trends, they’re 4-0 in their last four games following an off day and 5-1 in their last six Friday night games. They’re also 20-6 in their last 26 outings during Game 1 of a series and are 9-2 in Tomlin’s last 11 starts. Meanwhile, the Rays are 1-5 in their last six games overall and 0-5 in Price’s last five Friday night starts. Take the Tribe to bounce back tonight.
FRIDAY MLB FREE PICK: CLEVELAND INDIANS +154
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