Indians vs Royals Picks

The Cleveland Indians will be trying to extend a winning streak on Monday when they take on the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. The Indians will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Jeremy Sowers in this game. Sowers has a 3-9 record and a 5.10 ERA this season. Meanwhile, it'll be Gil Meche who starts for the Royals. Righthander Meche is 6-9 with a 4.73 ERA so far this season. Oddsmakers currently have the Royals listed as 115-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Indians defeated Seattle 6-1 as a +140 underdog on Sunday., The seven runs scored fell UNDER the posted over/under total (8). Fausto Carmona allowed only one run on five hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings for Cleveland, while Jhonny Peralta was 2-4 with a home run and two RBI The Royals lost to Minnesota 10-3 as a -105 favorite on Sunday. The 13 runs scored went OVER the posted over/under total (9). Mike Jacobs was 2-4 with two RBI for Kansas City, while Brian Bannister allowed four runs on six hits in six innings. Current streak: Cleveland has won 2 straight games. Kansas City has lost 4 straight games. Team records: Cleveland: 54-69 SU Kansas City: 47-76 SU Cleveland most recently: When playing on Monday are 5-5 Before playing Kansas City are 4-6 After playing Seattle are 7-3 After a win are 5-5 Kansas City most recently: When playing on Monday are 7-3 Before playing Cleveland are 5-5 After playing Minnesota are 3-7 After a loss are 6-4 A few trends to consider: The total has gone OVER in 10 of Cleveland's last 12 games on the road The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Kansas City Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Kansas City The total has gone OVER in 8 of Kansas City's last 9 games at home The total has gone OVER in 5 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing Cleveland The total has gone OVER in 4 of Kansas City's last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland Kansas City is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland Next up: Kansas City home to Cleveland, Tuesday, August 25