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The New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at Progressive Field.

Mike Mussina will be the starting pitcher for the Yankees on this day. Righthander Mussina is 2-3 this season with a 4.94 ERA.

Meanwhile, it'll be Aaron Laffey who starts for the Indians. Lefthander Laffey is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 108-moneyline favorites versus the Yankees, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

The Yankees defeated Cleveland 1-0 as a -110 favorite on Sunday. The one run scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (9).

Chien-Ming Wang pitched seven shutout innings, allowing only four hits while striking out nine for New York, while Melky Cabrera drove in the Yankees' lone run with a solo home run.

C.C. Sabathia took the loss for Cleveland despite allowing only one run on four hits, with eight strikeouts in eight innings.

Team records:
New York: 13-13 SU
Cleveland: 12-13 SU

New York most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Detroit are 4-6
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Seattle are 6-4
After playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 10-5 SU in their last 15 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 12 of NY Yankees's last 18 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees's last 6 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
NY Yankees are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing Cleveland
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games

Next up:
NY Yankees home to Detroit, Tuesday, April 29
Cleveland home to Seattle, Tuesday, April 29

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