Sunday, June 21, 2015

Progressive Field

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Probable Pitchers: Alex Colome (3-3) vs. Cody Anderson (0-0)

The Tampa Bay Rays take on the Cleveland Indians on Sunday at Progressive Field. The probable starters are Alex Colome for the Rays and Cody Anderson for the Indians. The opening line for this matchup has Tampa Bay at +103 and Cleveland at -113. The over/under was set at 8. The Rays, with a 42-27 run line record, cover the spread 61% of the time. They also have a 28-38 over/under record. The Indians have a 31-34 over/under record and a 29-37 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 44% of the time.

The Rays head into this matchup with a 39-30 record, including 21-13 on the road. Alex Colome has a 3-3 record on the season, an earned run average of 5.14 and a 1.55 WHIP. He's pitched 49 innings thus far while surrendering 60 hits over that time and when he starts, the Rays are 3-7. Against the over/under, the Rays are 6-4 in his starts. The team is averaging 3.5 runs when he starts. The bullpen has given up 207 hits on the season and have a earned run average of 3.56. Teams are hitting .234 against the bullpen while being struck out 217 times and walking 92 times this season. As a team, Tampa Bay has allowed 7.98 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.39 batters per nine. They are 4th in the league in team earned run average at 3.35.

Tampa Bay is batting .245 as a team, which is good for 20th in the league and hitting .239 away from home. The Rays on-base percentage sits at .309, which puts them at 22nd in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .386. They rank 23rd in baseball with 8.14 hits per game and Logan Forsythe leads the team with 67.

With a 13-20 home record, Cleveland will hope to improve on their 31-35 overall mark. Cody Anderson is making his first appearance of the year for the Indians. The bullpen has given up 185 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 3.39. Teams are hitting .240 against the Indians bullpen while being struck out 205 times and walking 76 times this season. As a team, Cleveland has allowed 8.79 hits per nine innings while striking out 9.56 batters per nine. They are 21st in the league in team earned run average at 4.05.

They are batting .252 as a team, which is good for 16th in the league and hitting .259 at home. The Indians on-base percentage sits at .327, which puts them at 5th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .392. They rank 16th in baseball with 8.48 hits per game and Jason Kipnis leads the team with 89.

In terms of team defense, the Rays have a fielding percentage of .987 with 32 total errors, 621 assists and 1,848 put outs. For the home team, they hold a .984 team fielding percentage while committing 39 errors, accumulating 602 assists and compiling 1,753 put outs.

Tampa Bay Rays Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Rays are 28-38 against the over/under so far this season

The Tampa Bay Rays are 42-27 against the run line so far this season

Cleveland Indians Betting Trends

The Cleveland Indians are 31-34 against the over/under so far this season

The Cleveland Indians are 29-37 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

Tampa Bay Rays

06/12/15 P Andrew Bellatti Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/10)
06/10/15 P Jake Odorizzi Oblique Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/6)
05/31/15 2B Tim Beckham Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/31)
05/25/15 1B James Loney Finger Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (5/24)
05/10/15 P Drew Smyly Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/6), out for season
05/09/15 P Alex Cobb Forearm Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27), out for season
05/03/15 CF Desmond Jennings Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/26)
04/29/15 P Kirby Yates Pectoral Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (4/29)
04/18/15 P Jeff Beliveau Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/22), out for season
04/09/15 C John Jaso Wrist Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/7)
04/06/15 P Matt Moore Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)

Cleveland Indians

06/14/15 1B Nick Swisher Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/13)
04/06/15 P Josh Tomlin Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/29)
04/05/15 P Gavin Floyd Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)

Guy's Pick: Take the Indians

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