Cleveland at Texas

Terry Francona is a Manager of the Year candidate for the tremendous job he has done with Cleveland, which has won six straight and on the verge of clinching the AL Central title. The Guardians beat the Rangers 4-2 on Saturday as Oscar Gonzalez led off the fifth and ninth with homers and Cal Quantrill won his 10th straight decision. Aaron Civale will take the mound today and he allowed two runs on four hits in five innings against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. Cole Ragans has a 5.40 ERA in 30 innings pitched for Texas and he has given up nine runs on 15 hits in 11 2/3 innings in September. Texas is just 32-44 at home and it has lost 19 of its past 26 games overall and Cleveland is 38-18 the past 56 meetings. The Guardians are 17-4 their past 21 games and 20-6 their past 26 road contests. Take the Guardians.