Indians vs. Astros Pick
After being silenced on Monday, will the Cleveland Indians bats pick up tonight against the Houston Astros?
Cleveland has Trevor Bauer on the mound tonight to face Chris Devenski of the Astros. According to oddsmakers at Bovada.lv, Houston is favored at home tonight, as the Astros are getting odds of -125 to win, while the Indians have odds of +115 to prevail. The over/under total for the contest is listed at 8.5 runs.
Cleveland is 15-14 overall, 7-8 on the road and 15-12-2 with the over. Houston is 13-20 overall, 9-9 at home and 17-12-4 with the over. The Astros picked up a 7-1 win on Monday night to get this series started. The home team has won four straight between these two.
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The Indians have been hit-or-miss at the plate it seems. They have just one run in their last two losses combined, but have scored five runs or more in four of their last five wins. Houston has been on a nice scoring surge as of late, posting five runs or more in their last five wins. Cleveland hasn’t done well with Bauer on the mound, as he has a 5.14 ERA. Devenski has been solid with a 1.46 ERA, but Cleveland’s bats should warm up after a quiet showing last night.
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