Sunday, May 17, 2015

Globe Life Park

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Probable Pitchers: Carlos Carrasco (4-3) vs. Nicholas Martinez (2-0)

The Cleveland Indians head to Globe Life Park on Sunday to take on the Texas Rangers. The probable starters are Carlos Carrasco for the Indians and Nicholas Martinez for the Rangers. The opening line has Cleveland at -121 and Texas at +111. The over/under for this matchup is 9. So far this season Cleveland is 20-14 against the over/under while the Rangers are 18-15.

The Indians come into this game with a 13-21 record, including 7-9 on the road. Carlos Carrasco has a 4-3 record and an earned run average of 4.84. He's given up 39 hits in 35.1 innings pitched so far and Cleveland is currently averaging 5.3 runs in his starts. As a team, they are batting .253, good for 17th in the league. They also rank 10th in the league in on base percentage at .325 with Michael Brantley leading the way at .403.

The Rangers overall record is 15-21 and they are 5-12 at home. Nicholas Martinez is currently 2-0 with an ERA of 1.88. He's pitched 43 innings thus far and given up 40 hits. Texas has averaged 7 runs in his starts this year. The Rangers are 20th in the league in team ERA at 4.21 and 22nd in the league in hits allowed per 9 innings at 9.09. They come into this game batting .233 as a team with an OBP of .312, good for 18th in the league.

Cleveland Indians Betting Trends

The Cleveland Indians are 20-14 against the over/under

The Cleveland Indians are 14-20 against the run line

Texas Rangers Betting Trends

The Texas Rangers are 18-15 against the over/under

The Texas Rangers are 19-17 against the run line

Injuries to Watch

Cleveland Indians

05/16/15 RF Ryan Raburn Knee injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Texas Rangers
05/02/15 P T.J. House Shoulder 15-day DL (5/1)
04/12/15 C Yan Gomes Knee 15-day DL (4/12)
04/06/15 P Josh Tomlin Shoulder 60-day DL (3/29)
04/05/15 P Gavin Floyd Elbow 60-day DL (4/6)

Texas Rangers

05/16/15 CF Leonys Martin Hand "?" Saturday vs. Cleveland Indians
04/11/15 CF Ryan Rua Ankle 60-day DL (4/10)
04/06/15 P Lisalverto Bonilla Elbow 60-day DL (3/31)
04/06/15 P Matt Harrison Back 60-day DL (3/27)
04/06/15 P Yu Darvish Elbow 60-day DL (4/6), out for season
04/05/15 LF Josh Hamilton Shoulder 15-day DL (3/27)
04/04/15 RF Antoan Richardson Back 60-day DL (4/2)
04/04/15 2B Jurickson Profar Shoulder 60-day DL (2/24), out for season
04/04/15 P Martin Perez Elbow 60-day DL (3/11)

Guy's Pick: Take the Indians

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