Friday, July 18, 7:08 PM on STOh, FSDT

Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan

Cleveland Indians - Bauer, T (3-4) vs. Detroit Tigers - Sanchez, A (6-3)

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Friday night, Trevor Bauer will take the hill for the Cleveland Indians as they face Anibal Sanchez and the Detroit Tigers. Bauer makes his 13^th start as Sanchez makes his 17^th.

Trevor Bauer didn't factor into the decision in his last outing and that held his record at 3 - 4 with a 3.84 ERA. He didn't get the decision despite pitching 6.2 innings of scoreless baseball and allowing only 8 hits and 3 walks while striking out a season-high 10 batters. But despite the solid start, Bauer has not been that great this season. Last season, he posted a record of 1 - 2 with an ERA of 5.29 in 4 starts.

In 2013, Bauer didn't face the Tigers but he has 2 starts against them already this season. He won the first start but escaped with a no-decision in the 2 ^nd outing after allowing 4 runs and 8 hits (including 3 home runs) in 6.1 innings.

Anibal Sanchez improved his record to 6 - 3 with a 3.04 ERA after winning his last start. In that outing, Sanchez allowed just a run on 8 hits in 7 innings. He didn't walk any batters while striking out 3. Sanchez has looked solid in his last 6 starts with a 4 - 1 record but he isn't striking out many batters. In 2013, Sanchez tied a career-high with 202 strikeouts as he compiled a 14 - 8 record with a 2.57 ERA in 29 starts.

Last season, Sanchez was 2 - 0 with a 2.79 ERA in 3 starts against the Indians. This season, he took his first loss of the year against the Tribe after allowing 3 runs on just 2 hits in 5 innings as he walked 4 and struck out 8.

Cleveland Indians Betting Trends

Cleveland Indians are 49-42-3 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Cleveland Indians is -0.1

Detroit Tigers Betting Trends

Detroit Tigers are 48-38-5 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Detroit Tigers is 0.5

Injuries to Watch

Cleveland Indians

07/08/14 P Justin Masterson Knee 15-day DL (7/7)
07/06/14 CF Michael Bourn Hamstring 15-day DL (7/6)
06/12/14 1B Jason Giambi Knee 60-day DL (6/12)
05/15/14 RF Nyjer Morgan Knee 60-day DL (5/14)

Detroit Tigers

07/07/14 P Pat McCoy Hamstring 15-day DL (7/6)
06/25/14 P Luke Putkonen Elbow 60-day DL (4/19)
05/02/14 P Joel Hanrahan Elbow 15-day DL (5/2)
03/28/14 LF Andy Dirks Back 60-day DL (3/29)
03/28/14 P Bruce Rondon Elbow 60-day DL (3/29), out for season
03/27/14 SS Jose Iglesias Stress Fracture 60-day DL (3/29); out for season

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit

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