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The Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Wrigley Field. The Indians will trot ace Cliff Lee out to the mound in this one. Lefthander Lee has a 4-6 record and a 2.88 ERA this season. It'll be Rich Harden toeing the rubber for the Cubs in this contest. Righthander Harden is 4-3 with a 4.53 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Cubs listed as 118-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. Ryan Garko went 2-for-5 at the plate with four runs as the Indians fell 9-8 in 11 innings to the Brewers, as -140 favorites last time out. The 17 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (10.5). Ryan Garko went 2-for-5 at the plate with four runs batted in. Greg Aquino gave up the winning run and suffered the loss. The Cubs managed a split of a rain-shortened two-game series with a come-from-behind 6-5 win over the White Sox last time out, as -155 favorites. That game's 11 runs made it OVER the posted over/under (8.5). Derrek Lee belted a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs for the Cubs. Kevin Gregg closed out the ninth inning and earned the win in relief. Current streak: Cleveland has lost 3 straight games. Team records: Cleveland: 29-39 SU Chicago: 31-31 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Friday are 5-5 Before playing Chi Cubs are 3-3 After playing Milwaukee are 2-8 After a loss are 6-4 Chicago most recently: When playing on Friday are 6-4 Before playing Cleveland are 3-3 After playing Chi White Sox are 7-3 After a win are 4-6 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 14 of Cleveland's last 20 games on the road Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games Chi Cubs are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home Chi Cubs are 2-5 SU in their last 7 games Next up: Chi Cubs home to Cleveland, Saturday, June 20