Two teams out of the American League with hopes to play in October are scheduled to get together Saturday afternoon. The Cleveland Indians and Houston Astros will play the middle game of a three game series. The Cleveland Indians come into the series with a 20-19 record. Cleveland is tied with the Tigers are second place.
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The Houston Astros have been the best team in all of Major League Baseball. Houston, as 29-12 is a whopping 7.5 games ahead of the Texas Rangers in the American League West. The Astros are coming off a 3-0 win over Miami to sweep the series. The Houston Astros are -114 over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday.
Here’s A Closer Look At The Cleveland Indians Vs Houston Astros MLB Betting Odds & TV Info
When: Saturday May 20th, 2017; 3:05 pm CT
Where: Minute Maid Park; Houston, TX
TV: ROOTSW, MLBN
Stream Option: MLB.TV
Odds: Houston Astros -114
Why Bet on Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians need to find their stride. The defending American League Champions have dropped two straight, both to Tampa Bay. The Indians have failed to hit like most experts believed they would do. Cleveland is batting just .241 as a team, and have scored 168 runs on the season.
Jose Ramirez is having a pretty fine season for the Indians. He is batting .282, and has blasted 6 home runs and drove in 24. The Indians starting pitching is looking for it’s 19th quality start. The 18 that the Indians have rank them 14th in all of Major League Baseball.
Why Bet on Houston Astros
There is no one hotter in major League Baseball right now than the Houston Astros. The Astros are rolling everywhere, but have a 14-6 home record. Houston’s lone loss in the 10 game streak was the first of a doubleheader to the Yankees. The Astros allowed 11 runs in that loss, but came back and scored 10 the next night.
The Houston Astros are led offensively by a combination of Jose Altuve, George Springer and Briann McCann. Altuve has been at the top of the batting average chase for many years is batting .311 for Houston. Springer is the top homerun guy for the Astros, as he has blasted 9, and McCann has 25 runs batted in.
Expert Score & Prediction
The pitching matchup for this game is Mike Clevinger for the Cleveland Indians. He comes in with a 1-1 record and 2.61 on the season. He has thrown just 10.1 innings, and struck out 11. For the Houston Astros, they are going with Mike Fiers. He is 1-1 on the season, but a fairly high earned run average.
The Houston Astros have a little better starting pitcher going here. Clevinger has pretty good stuff, but when Fiers is right, he can be a ton. When betting on this game, take the Houston Astros -114 over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday afternoon.
