Indians-Rays Who Will Cover?

The Cleveland Indians and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at Tropicana Field. The Indians will give the ball to starter Jeremy Sowers in this one. Lefthander Sowers is 1-6 this season with a 6.51 ERA. Starting this game for the Rays will be ace Scott Kazmir. The lefthander has a 2.89 ERA to go along with a 8-5 record this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 240-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Dioner Navarro was 2-for-3 with a dinger and three runs batted in, as the Rays downed the Indians 8-4 on Tuesday night. Tampa Bay cashed in as -135 home favorites as the game played over the 9-run total set by sportsbooks. Evan Longoria swatted a two-run bomb for the Rays, while Edwin Jackson allowed three runs over 5 2-3 innings to take the win for Tampa Bay. Jhonny Peralta went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer for Cleveland, as losing pitcher Fausto Carmona gave up four runs over four innings for the Indians. Team records: Cleveland: 49-63 SU Tampa Bay: 67-45 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Toronto are 7-3 After playing Tampa Bay are 6-4 After a loss are 7-3 Tampa Bay most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 7-3 Before playing Seattle are 1-9 After playing Cleveland are 3-7 After a win are 5-5 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 19-3 SU in its last 22 games when playing Tampa Bay Cleveland is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay Cleveland is 5-15 SU in its last 20 games on the road Tampa Bay is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home Tampa Bay is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Cleveland Tampa Bay is 3-19 SU in its last 22 games when playing Cleveland Next up: Cleveland at Toronto, Friday, August 8 Tampa Bay at Seattle, Thursday, August 7