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Sinking Indians Clash With Kansas City Royals
Foes from the AL Central lock horns on Sunday night at Progressive Field when the Kansas City Royals finish up their 3-game series with the Cleveland Indians.
MLB betting fans will be able to engage in action on this duel until the first pitch at 10:05 a.m. (PT).
Cleveland knows that it is in a heck of a lot of trouble right now. The Detroit Tigers are starting to pull away in the AL Central, the Chicago White Sox aren't all that far behind and the Tribe have picked a terrible time to fall flat. In the first six games of this 8-game homestand, Cleveland has scored a grand total of seven runs and was no-hit as well by the Angels' Ervin Santana.
About the only hope that the Indians have right now of getting back in the playoff race is if they can figure out how to keep their pitching staff together.
Fausto Carmona was the weak link of the rotation at the outset of the year, as demonstrated by his 5-10 record and 5.34 ERA. However, since serving a short stint on the disabled list with shoulder problems, Carmona has been pitching quite well.
The righty threw six innings against both the Minnesota Twins and the aforementioned Angels, allowing a total of two runs and 11 hits in those outings.
Carmona hasn't pitched all that well against Kansas City in his career though, going 6-4 with a 4.62 ERA. He did allow just two runs in seven innings against it on April 28, picking up an 8-2 win for the Tribe.
The Royals have been out to play the role of spoiler of late, and they've been doing a great job of just that. Since the middle of July, they have taken two out of three from the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays, split a 4-game series on the road against the Boston Red Sox (winning both games at +260, mind you), and have beaten the Tribe 12-0 in the first game in this series.
The big problem that Kansas City has in this one is trying to find a way to pick up a victory in a game that Kyle Davies is pitching. The right-hander is just 1-9 on the year, and that victory came way back on April 13.
Since that point, Davies is 0-8, and the team is just 1-9. The good news is that Davies was able to help his squad beat the boys from Beantown after throwing six strong frames, allowing just one run against a very potent offense. It was the only time this season in which he allowed fewer than two runs.
The last time the Royals won two straight games that Davies pitched was in September 2010.
Davies has faced the Indians three times this season, and they have averaged a tremendous 11.33 runs per game. The righty only lasted longer than 3 1/3-innings in one of those three starts. Needless to say, Kansas City went 0-3 in those efforts.
Friday night's 12-run outburst marked the sixth straight 'over' game in this series. 'Over' bettors are 37-17-2 over the last 55 meetings in this series.
Veteran umpire Wally Bell might have other plans than following those trends, however. Now in his 20th season, Bell's last 129 plate assignments have seen the 'under' go 66-50 with 13 'pushes.'
Television coverage is set for Sports Time Ohio and FOX Sports Kansas City on Sunday. The weather forecast is calling for a bright, sunny day. Temperatures should be in the mid-80s.
From here, Cleveland heads to Boston to battle the Red Sox while the Royals start a 3-game set with the Baltimore Orioles at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday.
Foes from the AL Central lock horns on Sunday night at Progressive Field when the Kansas City Royals finish up their 3-game series with the Cleveland Indians.
MLB betting fans will be able to engage in action on this duel until the first pitch at 10:05 a.m. (PT).
Cleveland knows that it is in a heck of a lot of trouble right now. The Detroit Tigers are starting to pull away in the AL Central, the Chicago White Sox aren't all that far behind and the Tribe have picked a terrible time to fall flat. In the first six games of this 8-game homestand, Cleveland has scored a grand total of seven runs and was no-hit as well by the Angels' Ervin Santana.
About the only hope that the Indians have right now of getting back in the playoff race is if they can figure out how to keep their pitching staff together.
Fausto Carmona was the weak link of the rotation at the outset of the year, as demonstrated by his 5-10 record and 5.34 ERA. However, since serving a short stint on the disabled list with shoulder problems, Carmona has been pitching quite well.
The righty threw six innings against both the Minnesota Twins and the aforementioned Angels, allowing a total of two runs and 11 hits in those outings.
Carmona hasn't pitched all that well against Kansas City in his career though, going 6-4 with a 4.62 ERA. He did allow just two runs in seven innings against it on April 28, picking up an 8-2 win for the Tribe.
The Royals have been out to play the role of spoiler of late, and they've been doing a great job of just that. Since the middle of July, they have taken two out of three from the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Rays, split a 4-game series on the road against the Boston Red Sox (winning both games at +260, mind you), and have beaten the Tribe 12-0 in the first game in this series.
The big problem that Kansas City has in this one is trying to find a way to pick up a victory in a game that Kyle Davies is pitching. The right-hander is just 1-9 on the year, and that victory came way back on April 13.
Since that point, Davies is 0-8, and the team is just 1-9. The good news is that Davies was able to help his squad beat the boys from Beantown after throwing six strong frames, allowing just one run against a very potent offense. It was the only time this season in which he allowed fewer than two runs.
The last time the Royals won two straight games that Davies pitched was in September 2010.
Davies has faced the Indians three times this season, and they have averaged a tremendous 11.33 runs per game. The righty only lasted longer than 3 1/3-innings in one of those three starts. Needless to say, Kansas City went 0-3 in those efforts.
Friday night's 12-run outburst marked the sixth straight 'over' game in this series. 'Over' bettors are 37-17-2 over the last 55 meetings in this series.
Veteran umpire Wally Bell might have other plans than following those trends, however. Now in his 20th season, Bell's last 129 plate assignments have seen the 'under' go 66-50 with 13 'pushes.'
Television coverage is set for Sports Time Ohio and FOX Sports Kansas City on Sunday. The weather forecast is calling for a bright, sunny day. Temperatures should be in the mid-80s.
From here, Cleveland heads to Boston to battle the Red Sox while the Royals start a 3-game set with the Baltimore Orioles at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday.
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