Friday, June 13, 2008

Padres-Indians Pointers

The fans at Progressive Field will be treated to a interleague game between the San Diego Padres and the Cleveland Indians when they take their seats on Friday.

Josh Banks will be the starting pitcher for the Padres on this day. Righthander Banks is 1-0 this season with a 0.60 ERA.

Starting this game for the Indians will be Jeremy Sowers. The lefthander has a 6.91 ERA to go along with a 0-1 record this season.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Padres, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Jake Peavy combined on a five-hit shutout on Thursday, as the Padres defeated the Dodgers 9-0 in the rubber match at home. The Padres won the game as -140 favorites, and the game's nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7).

Brian Giles led the way with a three-run homer, while Adrian Gonzalez went deep and finished with two RBIs with two runs scored. Peavy improved to 5-3 with the win.

Ben Francisco and Shin-Soo Choo drove in three runs each to lead the Indians to a convincing 12-2 win over the Twins last time out, as -180 favorites. The game's 14 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (9.5).

Jhonny Peralta and Kelly Shoppach had two RBIs apiece for the Indians. Aaron Laffey went six innings on the mound for the win, allowing one run off five hits.

Current streak:
San Diego has won 2 straight games.

Team records:
San Diego: 30-38 SU
Cleveland: 31-36 SU

San Diego most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing Cleveland are 1-5
After playing LA Dodgers are 7-3
After a win are 7-3

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing San Diego are 5-1
After playing Minnesota are 6-4
After a win are 2-8

A few trends to consider:
San Diego is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
San Diego is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Cleveland's last 11 games
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing San Diego

Next up:
Cleveland home to San Diego, Saturday, June 14

 

 

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