Tampa Bay has plenty of offensive punch, 10th in baseball in runs scored, ninth in batting average, and sixth in on base percentage. The Rays are 11-5 in Chris Archer's last 16 starts with four days of rest, plus 7-1 in his last eight home starts. He has struggled on the road, but has been sharp at home with a 2-0 record in Tampa and a 3.06 ERA where opponents are hitting .222 off him. Cleveland is in town with a struggling offense, getting three hits and one run yesterday in a 7-1 loss here. The Indians are 1-8 in their last nine road games, plus 1-4 in Josh Tomlin's last five road starts. Cleveland is 12-25 against the mighty American League East. And they have not matched up well against Tampa Bay with the Indians 3-7 in the last 10 meetings, plus 6-15 in the last 21 meetings in Tampa Bay. Play Tampa Bay.
This pick was released to clients on May 11, 2014 at 9:52AM ET.
MLB
Cleveland at Tampa Bay
May 11, 2014
1:40 PM Eastern
1 unit on Tampa Bay -141 (moneyline) (risk 1 to return 1.71)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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