First-place Cleveland has an impressive road record, and are on a 9-3 run on the road. The offense is also sixth in baseball in on-base percentage. Ace Corey Kluber is on a red-hot roll, allowing a total of three earned runs in 37 innings over his last five starts. Kluber went 4-0 with a 1.26 ERA in six starts in June as the AL Pitcher of the Month. In eight starts since coming off the DL, he's 4-1 with a 1.29 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 66 innings. The Indians are 18-5 against the American League West, 32-13 after two or more consecutive losses, as well as 23-9 when Kluber starts. He faces a weak Oakland offense that is #23 in runs scored, and #26 in on-base percentage. Oakland is on a 3-8 run at home, plus 4-9 vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15. And the Athletics are 30-59 against a starting pitcher whose strikes out five or more batters per start. Play Cleveland.
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MLB
Cleveland at Oakland
July 15, 2017
9:05 PM Eastern
1 unit on Cleveland -197 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 1.51)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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