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2018 MLB Season
(22-23) Cleveland Indians vs. Chicago Cubs (25-19)
Date: Tuesday May 22, 2018
Time: 7:05 PM ET
Venue: Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL.
Projected Starters: Bauer vs. Chatwood
MLB Moneyline Odds: Cubs -110, Indians -110
MLB RunLine Betting Odds: OFF
MLB Baseball Gambling Total: OFF
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Cleveland Indians
Carlos Carrasco made an admirable effort, pitching into the eighth inning in Houston and only allowing three runs, but Cleveland’s offense couldn’t give him enough and dropped the rubber match.
Cleveland has come out just short against both Houston and New York in the last couple weeks, which is a fair representation of where the Indians are.
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But it’s only May. The Tribe doesn’t quite have the offensive firepower of the other two big dogs in the AL but it has the pitching to potentially make up for it in a playoff series and time to make a deal.
This team is missing Jay Bruce and could use some added power in the middle of the lineup, like it did last season when it went out and traded for the power-hitting lefty.
Until then, guys like Francisco Lindor are going to feel the onus to put the ball over the fence more and that’s not who he is. The Indians aren’t in a bad spot at all and have the opportunity to be more patient because they play in the weakest division in baseball.
Chicago Cubs
The Cubs won the opener and the finale with a split doubleheader in between in Cincinnati this weekend. Joe Maddon will take three out of four.
The final two wins were especially encouraging because Jose Quintana and Yu Darvish pitched well in either game. Of course, the concern would be higher than what the encouragement is now, had they pitched poorly against the Reds.
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Darvish gave up two hits in six innings and struck out seven. His hit rate hasn’t been bad this season, nor has his strikeout rate. The walks have been what have given him trouble, however.
He walked another three on Sunday and perhaps the only difference between that game and another this season is that the Reds didn’t make him pay.
Tyler Chatwood was the lower-profile signing in the offseason but he’s been the better pitcher so far. He’ll go in this game on Tuesday.
MLB Baseball Betting Trends:
- Over is 16-6-1 in CLE last 23 on grass.
- Over is 16-6-1 in CLE last 23 overall.
- CLE are 3-8 in their last 11 road games.
- CHC are 14-4 in their last 18 interleague games.
- CHC are 11-4 in their last 15 home games.
- Under is 10-4 in CHC last 14 games following a win.
Cleveland Indians vs. Chicago Cubs MLB Prediction: over.
These aren’t the most consistent starting pitchers. I’ll take my shot here.
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