Indians-Pirates Odds Preview

The Cleveland Indians and the Pittsburgh Pirates will both be gunning for a victory on Wednesday when they meet at PNC Park in an interleague contest. The Indians will give the ball to starter Carl Pavano in this one. Righthander Pavano is 6-5 this season with a 5.73 ERA. The Pirates will counter Pavano with Zach Duke. Lefthander Duke has a 3.18 ERA to go along with a 7-5 record this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Pirates listed as 135-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. David Huff pitched eight scoreless innings to earn the win, as the Indians tripped up the Pirates 5-4 on Tuesday night. Cleveland won as +105 road underdogs as the game resulted in a PUSH on the 9-run total set by oddsmakers. Jhonny Peralta was 2-for-4 with a big fly and three runs batted in for the Indians, while Grady Sizemore went 2-for-5 with two RBIs for Cleveland. Adam LaRoche went 2-for-5 with a solo homer for Pittsburgh, as Ian Snell took the defeat after allowing four runs over 2 2-3 innings for the Pirates. Current streak: Pittsburgh has lost 5 straight games. Team records: Cleveland: 30-42 SU Pittsburgh: 31-39 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 4-6 Before playing Pittsburgh are 3-7 After playing Pittsburgh are 2-8 After a win are 3-7 Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 5-5 Before playing Cleveland are 5-5 After playing Cleveland are 5-5 After a loss are 4-6 A few trends to consider: Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh Cleveland is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games on the road Cleveland is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh Cleveland is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games Pittsburgh is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Cleveland Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home Pittsburgh is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland Pittsburgh is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games Next up: Pittsburgh home to Cleveland, Thursday, June 25