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The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cleveland Indians will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at Progressive Field in an interleague contest.
Paul Maholm will be the starting pitcher for the Pirates on this day. Lefthander Maholm is 3-7 this season with a 3.12 ERA.
It'll be Carlos Carrasco toeing the rubber for the Indians in this contest. Righthander Carrasco is 6-3 with a 4.09 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Indians listed as 150-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 8.
The Pirates were a 5-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Indians. That made winners of bettors who got Cleveland at -148 on the moneyline, while the total score (6) was good news for UNDER bettors.
Team records:
Pittsburgh: 35-34 SU
Cleveland: 37-31 SU
Pittsburgh: 35-34 SU
Cleveland: 37-31 SU
Pittsburgh most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Cleveland are 4-6
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 2-8
After a win are 4-6
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Cleveland are 4-6
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a loss are 6-4
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Pittsburgh are 4-6
After playing Pittsburgh are 2-8
After a win are 4-6
A few trends to consider:
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games
Cleveland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Next up:
Cleveland home to Pittsburgh, Sunday, June 19
Cleveland home to Pittsburgh, Sunday, June 19
