Cleveland Indians (42-39) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (48-36)
July 5, 2021 7:10 pm EDT
The Line: Tampa Bay Rays -200 / Cleveland Indians +170; Over/Under: -8.5
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The Cleveland Indians and Tampa Bay Rays meet Monday in MLB action at Tropicana Field. The Indians need a win to snap a six-game losing streak. The Rays look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.
The Cleveland Indians have scored eight runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five straight games. The Indians have lost seven straight games when scoring three or less runs. Eddie Rosario leads the Indians with 72 hits and 46 RBI while Jose Ramirez and Amed Rosario have combined for 143 hits and 73 RBI. Logan Allen gets the ball, and he is 1-5 with a 8.38 ERA and 15 strikeouts this season. This will be Allen’s first career game against the Rays.
The Tampa Bay Rays have scored nine runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last eight games. The Rays have split their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Randy Arozarena leads the Rays with 76 hits and 40 RBI while Austin Meadows and Joey Wendle have combined for 137 hits and 89 RBI. Rich Hill gets the ball, and he is 6-3 with a 3.70 ERA and 80 strikeouts this season. Hill is 1-1 with a 4.82 ERA and 21 strikeouts in his career against the Indians.
The Indians are 4-0 in their last 4 Monday games and 0-5 in their last 5 overall. The Rays are 39-13 in their last 52 Monday games and 69-31 in their last 100 home games. The over is 5-2-1 in Indians last 8 overall. The over is 5-2-1 in Rays last 8 home games. The Indians are 0-4 in the last 4 meetings in Tampa Bay and 0-5 in the last 5 meetings.
The Indians just can’t get out of their own way right now, as the offense isn’t producing and they’ve lost six straight. Logan Allen also has been horrible this season in his limited innings. The Rays have been hit or miss these last couple of weeks, but they’re far and away the more consistent team of the two and have had solid success at home. It also looks like Rich Hill is easing into his role with his new club. Give me the Rays and the RL for max betting value.
