Indians-Rays Pointers

The Cleveland Indians and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be trying to pick up a win on Monday when they battle at Tropicana Field. The Indians will give the ball to starter Cliff Lee in this one. Lefthander Lee is 14-2 this season with a 2.58 ERA. Meanwhile, it'll be Matt Garza who starts for the Rays. Righthander Garza is 9-6 with a 3.56 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 130-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Indians lost to Minnesota 6-2 as a +170 underdog on Sunday. The eight runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Ben Francisco hit a solo home run for Cleveland, while Matt Ginter took the loss after allowing five runs in six innings. The Rays defeated Detroit 6-5 as a -155 favorite on Sunday. The 11 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (8.5). B.J. Upton was 2-4 with a home run and two RBI for Tampa Bay and Eric Hinske hit a solo home in the win. Current streak: Tampa Bay has won 5 straight games. Team records: Cleveland: 48-62 SU Tampa Bay: 66-44 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Tampa Bay are 9-1 After playing Minnesota are 4-6 After a loss are 6-4 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Cleveland are 1-9 After playing Detroit are 5-5 After a win are 6-4 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 11-1 SU in its last 12 games when playing Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Cleveland's last 18 games when playing Tampa Bay Tampa Bay is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Tampa Bay's last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Tampa Bay's last 11 games Next up: Tampa Bay home to Cleveland, Tuesday, August 5