Orioles-Indians Pointers

A winning streak will be on the line for the Cleveland Indians on Monday when they battle the Baltimore Orioles at Progressive Field. The Orioles will trot Dennis Sarfate out to the mound in this one. Righthander Sarfate has a 0-1 record and a 10.29 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it'll be ace Fausto Carmona who starts for the Indians. Righthander Carmona is 5-4 with a 4.46 ERA so far this season. NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Orioles, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Orioles lost to Texas 15-7 as a -125 favorite on Sunday. The 22 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (11). Melvin More was 3-4 with a home run and four RBI for the Orioles and Aubrey Huff launched a two-run home run. The Indians blanked Toronto 4-0 as a -140 favorite on Sunday. The four runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8.5). Cliff Lee pitched eight shutout innings to improve to 16-2 for Cleveland, while Shin-Soo Choo was 3-4 with an RBI in the win. Current streak: Cleveland has won 3 straight games. Team records: Baltimore: 56-60 SU Cleveland: 52-64 SU Baltimore most recently: When playing on Monday are 2-8 Before playing Cleveland are 4-6 After playing Texas are 2-8 After a loss are 5-5 Cleveland most recently: When playing on Monday are 4-6 Before playing Baltimore are 5-5 After playing Toronto are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 7 of Baltimore's last 9 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 8 of Baltimore's last 12 games The total has gone OVER in 4 of Baltimore's last 6 games when playing Cleveland Baltimore is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games when playing on the road against Cleveland Cleveland is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing at home against Baltimore The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games at home The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Baltimore The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games Next up: Cleveland home to Baltimore, Tuesday, August 12