Houston goes for the sweep after winning the first two games of the series, including 9-3 on Tuesday when Jose Altuve hit home runs his first two times up and the Astros raced to a 9-0 lead. Houston has beaten the Indians seven times in a row and Cleveland has not scored more than three runs in any of those games. The Indians are 22-46 their past 68 games as underdogs and they have lost eight of their past 10 road games. The Astros are 58-23 their last 81 games versus AL Central teams. Lance McCullers Jr. has a 7-2 record and 2.80 ERA and hasn't allowed more than three runs since April 14. McCullers faced the Indians on July 2 and gave up two runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. Eli Morgan has allowed 23 runs on 35 hits in 26 1/3 innings for the Indians. Play the Astros.
This pick was released to clients on July 21, 2023 at 11:52AM ET.
MLB
Cleveland at Houston
July 21, 2021
8:10 PM Eastern
1.5 units on Houston -220 (moneyline) (risk 1.5 to return 2.18)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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