Red Sox-Indians Pointspread Pointers

A winning streak will be on the line for the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday when they battle the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.

The Red Sox will trot Tim Wakefield out to the mound in this one. Righthander Wakefield has a 1-0 record and a 3.27 ERA this season.

Meanwhile, it'll be Paul Byrd who starts for the Indians. Righthander Byrd is 0-2 with a 11.05 ERA so far this season.

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

Manny Ramirez and Kevin Youkilis each had a homer and two runs batted in to lead the Red Sox over the Indians 6-4 on Monday night.

Boston won as +105 road underdogs as the teams played over the 9.5-run total set by oddsmakers.

Dustin Pedroia also knocked in two runs for the Red Sox, while David Ortiz went 2-for-5 in his return to the lineup in the win.

Travis Hafner led Cleveland, going 2-for-5 with two RBIs, as Victor Martinez and Ryan Garko also plated runs for the Indians.

Current streak:
Boston has won 3 straight games.

Team records:
Boston: 8-6 SU
Cleveland: 5-8 SU

Boston most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 4-6
Before playing NY Yankees are 6-4
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Tuesday are 7-3
Before playing Detroit are 4-6
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6

A few trends to consider:
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland
Boston is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Boston is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Cleveland is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games at home
Cleveland is 5-11 SU in its last 16 games when playing at home against Boston
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home

Next up:
Boston at NY Yankees, Wednesday, April 16

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