Indians-Rangers Preview

The fans at Rangers Ballpark will be treated to a game between the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers when they take their seats on Friday. Ace Fausto Carmona will be the starting pitcher for the Indians on this day. Righthander Carmona is 5-5 this season with a 4.71 ERA. Carmona's opponent in this one will be Matt Harrison. The Rangers lefthander has a 5.77 ERA to go along with a 5-2 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 123-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Grady Sizemore drove in seven runs in leading the Indians to a three-game sweep on Thursday, as they cruised past the Royals 10-3 in the finale. The Indians won the game as -270 favorites, while the 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (7.5). Sizemore finished 4-for-5 at the plate, including a three-run homer. Cliff Lee improved to 18-2 with the win, allowing three runs over seven innings. The Rangers took the series finale with a convincing 9-1 win over the Tigers last time out, as -115 favorites. The 10 runs fell UNDER the posted over/under (11.5). Travis Metcalfe drove in three runs with two home runs to power the Rangers. Kevin Millwood went the distance, allowing one run off six hits. Current streak: Cleveland has won 4 straight games. Team records: Cleveland: 59-67 SU Texas: 63-65 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 4-6 Before playing Texas are 3-7 After playing Kansas City are 7-3 After a win are 7-3 Texas most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Cleveland are 5-5 After playing Detroit are 2-8 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Texas The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Texas Cleveland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Texas The total has gone OVER in 5 of Texas's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 4 of Texas's last 5 games when playing Cleveland Texas is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Cleveland Texas is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games at home Next up: Texas home to Cleveland, Saturday, August 23