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The
Cleveland Indians will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Friday
when they take on the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field.
Felipe
Paulino will be the starting pitcher for the Royals on this day.
Righthander Paulino is 2-5 this season with a 4.11 ERA.
Meanwhile,
it'll be Ubaldo Jimenez who starts for the Indians. Righthander
Jimenez is 7-10 with a 4.88 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers
currently have the Indians listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus
the Royals, while the game's total is sitting at 9.
Last
time out for Kansas City, they were a 9-6 winner as they battled the
Blue Jays on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Royals at +152
were rewarded, while the 15 combined runs moved the game OVER for
totals bettors.
In
their last action, Cleveland was a 9-2 loser at home against the
Mariners. Bettors on Seattle at -102 on the moneyline collected their
winnings from that game, while the total score (11) sent OVER bettors
home happy as well.
Current
streak:
Cleveland has lost 2 straight games.
Team
records:
Kansas City: 54-77 SU
Cleveland: 63-64 SU
Kansas
City most recently:
When playing on Friday are 3-7
Before
playing Cleveland are 3-7
After playing Toronto are 4-6
After a
win are 2-8
Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Friday
are 4-6
Before playing Kansas City are 6-4
After playing
Seattle are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4
A
few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Kansas
City's last 8 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER
in 4 of Kansas City's last 6 games when playing on the road against
Cleveland
Kansas City is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the
road
Kansas City is 5-12 SU in its last 17 games
The
total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
Cleveland
is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against Kansas
City
Cleveland is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing Kansas
City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 8 games when
playing Kansas City
Next
up:
Cleveland home to Kansas City, Saturday, August 27
