The Indians will pin their hopes on the pitching of righthander Carl Pavano in this game. Pavano has a 0-0 record and a 0.00 ERA this season.
The Rangers will counter Pavano with Brandon McCarthy. Righthander McCarthy has a 0.00 ERA to go along with a 0-0 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Rangers listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
Nelson Cruz belted two home runs in powering the Rangers to an 8-5 win over the Indians on Wednesday at EVEN odds. That game's 13 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (10.5).
Elvis Andrus went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and scored twice for the Rangers. Vicente Padilla allowed just three runs over 5 2-3 innings of work to earn the victory.
Ben Francisco hit a two-run homer for the Indians, while Fausto Carmona gave up six runs off seven hits in just five innings in the loss.
Current streak:
Cleveland has lost 2 straight games.
Texas has won 2 straight games.
Team records:
Cleveland: 0-2 SU
Texas: 2-0 SU
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing Texas are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5
Texas most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 7-3
Before playing Detroit are 2-8
After playing Cleveland are 5-5
After a win are 6-4
A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games when playing on the road against Texas
Cleveland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Cleveland is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games
Texas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
Texas is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Texas is 5-10 SU in its last 15 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Next up:
Cleveland home to Toronto, Friday, April 10
Texas at Detroit, Friday, April 10
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