Cleveland Indians (30-32) +120, o/u 10 ½ at New York Yankees (35-26), 7 p.m. Eastern
by Ultimatecapper.com Staff
The struggling Cleveland Indians pay a visit to the Big Apple to take on the New York Yankees in the opener of a three-game set Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium.
Cleveland has lost three straight series and sits in third place in the AL Central, 10 games back of the division-leading Detroit Tigers.
New York has lost four games in a row and sits in second place in the AL East, a game back of the division-leading Red Sox.
Cleveland is 12-17 on the road this year, but 11-8 as underdogs.
The Yankees are 18-13 at home this season, 30-20 as favorites.
New York won the season series with the Indians last year 4 games to 3, with the over/under going 4-2-1. This is the first meeting between these two teams this season.
Cleveland starter Byrd (5-4, 5.15) has allowed 7 ER and 23 H+W in his last 20 innings of work. In two starts for the Angels last year vs. the Yankees, Byrd gave up 7 ER and 19 H+W in 10 2/3 IP.
The Indians are 8-4 in Byrd’s starts this year, the o/u 9-3.
New York starter C-M Wang (6-2, 4.52) has given up 10 ER and 28 H+W in his last 18 IP. In one start vs. Cleveland last year, Wang allowed 3 ER and 10 H+W in 6 2/3 IP.
The Yanks are 7-6 in Wang’s starts this year, the o/u 8-5.
The Indians own a .361 team OBP this year, 4th-best in the AL, and average 5.8 runs per game.
New York leads the league with a .370 team OBP, and averages 5.9 RPG.
The Cleveland bullpen has been clipped for 9 ER and 24 H+W in its last 10 IP.
The Yankees bullpen has given up 5 ER and 20 H+W in its last 17 IP.
New York 1B Jason Giambi is listed as questionable for Tuesday’s game with a hand injury.
The o/u is 37-23 in Indians games this year, 34-26 in Yankees games, but just 15-15 at Yankee Stadium.
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The Ultimatecapper Pick: We like the Indians as a short dog here!
