Indians-Red Who Will Cover?

The Cleveland Indians and the Cincinnati Reds will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Great American Ball Park in an interleague contest.

The Indians will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Fausto Carmona in this game. Carmona has a 4-1 record and a 2.40 ERA this season.

It'll be ace Aaron Harang toeing the rubber for the Reds in this contest. Righthander Harang is 2-5 with a 3.32 ERA so far this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Reds listed as 118-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Adam Dunn scored on a bases-loaded walk to lift the Reds to a 4-3 win over the Indians on Friday as -120 favorites. The Reds won the game as -120 favorites, while the seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (9.5).

Brandon Phillips belted a two-run homer and Adam Dunn also went deep for the Reds. David Weathers tossed an inning of relief and was given credit for the win, and Francisco Cordero struck out the side in the ninth to earn his eighth save.

Jhonny Peralta, Travis Hafner and Casey Blake all went deep for the Indians, who were +110 underdogs. Jensen Lewis walked in the winning run and was tagged with the loss.

Current streak:
Cincinnati has won 4 straight games.

Team records:
Cleveland: 22-20 SU
Cincinnati: 19-23 SU

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Cincinnati are 6-4
After playing Cincinnati are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

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

A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
Cleveland is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cincinnati
Cincinnati is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Cincinnati is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
Cincinnati is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland

Next up:
Cincinnati home to Cleveland, Sunday, May 18

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