Cleveland Indians
The Indians have been in some strong form of late and currently sport a solid 16-13 record. 1st Basemen Carlos Santana has been their offensive linchpin this season, currently leading the clubhouse with 17 RBI. Shane Bieber has also done a solid job from a pitching perspective, allowing an ERA of 3.68 through 29 innings.
Seattle Mariners
The Mariners make the trip to Cleveland in some very poor form, losing each of their last 4 to sit 18-15. This is despite the excellent offensive production of Domingo Santana, who has 6 homers and 30 RBI this season. Probable Pitcher Yusei Kichuki has largely struggled this season, allowing an ERA of 4.54 so far.
Prediction: Indians $1.62
The Indians have been in much better form than the struggling Mariners of late. I think they’ve got a very solid home field advantage and an edge in the pitching matchup here. I expect them to get this series started with a comfortable home win.
Detroit Tigers
The Tigers have had an up and down start to their season, currently sitting at 13-15 through 28 games. The offence just hasn’t been productive enough this season, with Christin Stewart still leading the way with just 13 RBI. Probable pitcher Matthew Boyd has had a stellar season so far, allowing an ERA of 3.13 through 38 innings.
Kansas City Royals
The Royals got back to losing ways against the upstart Rays yesterday, falling to 11-21 in the process. They just couldn’t get things going offensively, scoring just 1 run and failing to capitalize on a strong pitching performance. Probable pitcher Jorge Lopez has largely struggled on the mound this season, allowing an ERA over 5 through his 33 innings.
Prediction: Tigers $1.62
The Royals are one of the worst sides in baseball and I just can’t see them scoring enough in this matchup. Detroit’s stats indicate that they’re a better team than their record and I can see this being the start of a turnaround. While $1.62 is a bit short, I’m confident Matthew Boyd gets the job done here.
Chicago White Sox
The White Sox enter this series with Boston after a solid series win over Baltimore. Jose Abreu continues to impress offensively, topping 30 RBI through just 28 games. Chicago will be hoping for a better performance from Reynaldo Lopez in this one, who has currently allowed an ERA of 6.03 through 31 innings.
Boston Red Sox
A comfortable series sweep over Oakland indicates that the Red Sox might be turning things around. 1st Basemen Mitch Moreland has looked particularly impressive of late, leading the clubhouse with 9 homers and 19 RBI. While Ace Chris Sale is back on the mound here, he has allowed an awful ERA of 6.3 so far.
Prediction: White Sox $2.65
The Red Sox do appear to be in better form of late, but a price this high represents good value on Chicago. I don’t think Chris Sale is at his best and the market is overvaluing him here. If Lopez can deliver at least a solid performance, I love the White Sox at these odds.