Red Sox and Indians in Tuesday MLB betting clash
The Cleveland Indians entered the week with the best record in baseball and will be playing the middle game of a series against a club that many believed would be in that particular position heading into the season. Boston has recovered nicely from a disappointing start and will face Major League Baseball’s best home team with the first pitch scheduled for 4:05 p.m. (PT) at Progressive Field.
The Red Sox will be seeking payback for the Indians’ three-game sweep from April 5-7 at tonight’s venue that pushed the squad to a surprising 0-6 start. After beating the Cubs on Sunday to take two out of three from Chicago's North Siders, Boston has won 11 out of 14 contests.
Both teams possess two of the better home marks in baseball, but the determining factor in playing this series may be the visitor’s road record. Boston started the series with a disappointing 9-11 mark away from Fenway Park, which is far different than its 16-10 home record.
Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett (3-1, 1.73) will be making his 10th start of the season and will be looking to lead his club to a fourth straight victory with him on the hill. The hard-throwing right-hander picked up a no-decision in his last effort at home against the Tigers, surrendering just a run and five hits over six strong innings.
Beckett will be toeing the rubber on the road for the fifth time Tuesday, coming in with a 1-1 mark and 3.24 ERA, while holding opponents to a .209 batting average.
In eight career starts versus the Indians, he has registered a 3-5 record and 5.55 ERA, including a 3-1 loss at Progressive Field in his season debut. The former first-round pick allowed three runs and five hits over five frames in that effort.
The Indians will counter with a right-hander of their own on the mound as Fausto Carmona (3-4, 4.76) prepares to make his 11th start of the 2011 campaign. Cleveland has alternated wins and losses over his last four outings and he comes off a losing effort at the White Sox last time out. Carmona allowed a season-high eight runs on seven hits versus the White Sox in five innings of work and he’ll be looking to capture his first victory since May 3.
He will be facing the Red Sox for the ninth time (seventh start) in his career, bringing in a 2-3 mark and 3.44 ERA. The Dominican hurler threw one of his best games of the year against the Red Sox on April 7, tossing seven shutout innings and scattering two hits in a no-decision effort, with the Indians tallying a 1-0 home victory.
Cleveland has recently lost three of its main contributors with outfielder Grady Sizemore, designated hitter Travis Hafner and rookie pitcher Alex White each being placed on the disabled list in the last week. Hafner is expected to miss about a month with an oblique strain while Sizemore (right knee) could be back this weekend.
White will miss two months with ligament damage to his right middle finger. The former 1st-round pick out of UNC was called up at the end of April and made just three starts before hitting the DL.
Boston began the series without two of its starting pitchers, Daisuke Matsuzaka and John Lackey, both right-handers nursing elbow injuries.
Total players will be interested to know that the ‘under’ is 12-4 in Carmona’s last 16 starts, which fits nicely with teams falling short of the number in four of Beckett’s last five road outings.
Weather forecasts project a 30 percent chance of showers in the Cleveland area for most of the day with expected highs in the low-60s. A northwesterly wind (in from left) will be blowing at 5-10 mph throughout the contest.
The Cleveland Indians entered the week with the best record in baseball and will be playing the middle game of a series against a club that many believed would be in that particular position heading into the season. Boston has recovered nicely from a disappointing start and will face Major League Baseball’s best home team with the first pitch scheduled for 4:05 p.m. (PT) at Progressive Field.
The Red Sox will be seeking payback for the Indians’ three-game sweep from April 5-7 at tonight’s venue that pushed the squad to a surprising 0-6 start. After beating the Cubs on Sunday to take two out of three from Chicago's North Siders, Boston has won 11 out of 14 contests.
Both teams possess two of the better home marks in baseball, but the determining factor in playing this series may be the visitor’s road record. Boston started the series with a disappointing 9-11 mark away from Fenway Park, which is far different than its 16-10 home record.
Red Sox starting pitcher Josh Beckett (3-1, 1.73) will be making his 10th start of the season and will be looking to lead his club to a fourth straight victory with him on the hill. The hard-throwing right-hander picked up a no-decision in his last effort at home against the Tigers, surrendering just a run and five hits over six strong innings.
Beckett will be toeing the rubber on the road for the fifth time Tuesday, coming in with a 1-1 mark and 3.24 ERA, while holding opponents to a .209 batting average.
In eight career starts versus the Indians, he has registered a 3-5 record and 5.55 ERA, including a 3-1 loss at Progressive Field in his season debut. The former first-round pick allowed three runs and five hits over five frames in that effort.
The Indians will counter with a right-hander of their own on the mound as Fausto Carmona (3-4, 4.76) prepares to make his 11th start of the 2011 campaign. Cleveland has alternated wins and losses over his last four outings and he comes off a losing effort at the White Sox last time out. Carmona allowed a season-high eight runs on seven hits versus the White Sox in five innings of work and he’ll be looking to capture his first victory since May 3.
He will be facing the Red Sox for the ninth time (seventh start) in his career, bringing in a 2-3 mark and 3.44 ERA. The Dominican hurler threw one of his best games of the year against the Red Sox on April 7, tossing seven shutout innings and scattering two hits in a no-decision effort, with the Indians tallying a 1-0 home victory.
Cleveland has recently lost three of its main contributors with outfielder Grady Sizemore, designated hitter Travis Hafner and rookie pitcher Alex White each being placed on the disabled list in the last week. Hafner is expected to miss about a month with an oblique strain while Sizemore (right knee) could be back this weekend.
White will miss two months with ligament damage to his right middle finger. The former 1st-round pick out of UNC was called up at the end of April and made just three starts before hitting the DL.
Boston began the series without two of its starting pitchers, Daisuke Matsuzaka and John Lackey, both right-handers nursing elbow injuries.
Total players will be interested to know that the ‘under’ is 12-4 in Carmona’s last 16 starts, which fits nicely with teams falling short of the number in four of Beckett’s last five road outings.
Weather forecasts project a 30 percent chance of showers in the Cleveland area for most of the day with expected highs in the low-60s. A northwesterly wind (in from left) will be blowing at 5-10 mph throughout the contest.
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