Rays vs. Indians Pick
Will the Cleveland Indians get past the Tampa Bay Rays when the two meet at Cleveland tonight at 6:10PM ET?
According to oddsmakers at BetDSI, the Indians are the clear favorite of today’s game, as they are getting odds of -165 to win. The Rays are listed with a money line of +150 to win, while the over/under total has been set at 8.5 runs.
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The pitching matchup today has Jake Odorizzi (2-2, 2.61 ERA) on the mound to face Danny Salazar (2-3, 5.20) of the Indians. Odorizzi has been solid for his last five appearances. He has pitched 25 innings over that time, allowing just five earned runs. His WHIP on the season is just 0.81. Salazar has given up multiple runs in all but one start this year, including 5 last week in just 2.2 innings against the Jays. Salazer has a WHIP of 1.57 this season, but he does have 53 strikeouts over 36.1 innings.
Cleveland picked up an 8-7 win over Tampa Bay on Monday night. The Indians have now won six straight meetings with the Rays. Cleveland is now 20-17 overall and 8-8 at home while Tampa Bay is 19-22 overall and 7-12 on the road.
These two put up 15 runs on Monday despite a strong pitching matchup on the mound. Cleveland got to Chris Archer early, posting seven runs over five innings against him. Carlos Carrasco lasted an even shorter time, going just 3.2 innings, allowing five earned runs. At the plate, Lonnie Chisenhall drove in three runs. Brad Miller had three hits while Kevin Kiermaier had two hits and scored a pair of runs for the Rays.
Cleveland has been pretty good at home with Salazar on the mound, winning 19 of his last 26 starts. Though Odorizzi has been good, the Rays haven’t had the same success with him on the mound. They are just 4-11 in his last 15 road starts against winning teams. They, as a team, are just 20-53 in their last 73 road games against a winning team. Cleveland managed to out-power the Rays last night and I think they will need to do more of the same. Salazar could be giving up some runs, so they will need to jump out quickly on Odorizzi.
MLB DAILY PREDICTION: CLEVELAND INDIANS -165