973 Indians -1.5 -143 over Tigers
Like the Indians with Mike Clevinger getting the start. Clevinger has been on the IL this season but in the starts he’s had he’s been solid and throughout his career he has great numbers against potential batters that’ll be in the lineup for the Tigers (.154/.247/.539). The Indians will face Spencer Turnbull and he’s been below average despite his 3.59 ERA. His record is 3-8 and the Tigers record when he pitches is 6-12. Potential batters that’ll be in the lineup for the Indians have great numbers against Turnbull (.396/.448/1.033). Jake Bauers, Mike Freeman, Jason Kipnis, Oscar Mercado, Tyler Naquin, Carlos Santana and Kevin Plawecki are all hitting .330 or better off Turnbull and as long as 5 of these 7 batters are in the lineup I like the odds of a strong play on the RL. The Tigers are 7-26 in their last 33 meetings in Cleveland and they’re 18-53 in the last 71 meetings.