Athletics-Indians Pointspread Pointers

The Cleveland Indians will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Saturday when they take on the Oakland Athletics at Progressive Field.

Lenny Dinardo will be the starting pitcher for the Athletics on this day. Lefthander Dinardo is 0-0 this season with a 0.00 ERA.

Meanwhile, it'll be Fausto Carmona who starts for the Indians. Righthander Carmona is 1-0 with a 0.69 ERA so far this season.

Odds aren't yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

The A's nearly blew an eight-run lead, but managed to defeat the Indians 9-7 in the opener on Friday, as +150 underdogs. The 16 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5).

Mike Sweeney was 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs for the A's. Joe Blanton tossed 7 2-3 innings for the victory, and Huston Street closed the game with his third save.

Jhonny Peralta homered and finished 2-for-3 at the plate for the Indians, who were -160 favorites in the game. C.C. Sabathia allowed all nine runs in 3 1-3 innings to suffer the loss.

Current streak:
Oakland has won 4 straight games.
Cleveland has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Oakland: 7-4 SU
Cleveland: 4-6 SU

Oakland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 4-6
After a win are 6-4

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Oakland are 4-6
After playing Oakland are 6-4
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Oakland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Oakland is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games at home
Cleveland is 16-7 SU in its last 23 games when playing at home against Oakland
Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Oakland
Cleveland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games

Next up:
Cleveland home to Oakland, Sunday, April 13

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