Houston Astros vs. Cleveland Indians MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 7/4/2021

The Houston Astros and Cleveland Indians meet Sunday in MLB action at Progressive Field. The Astros look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Indians need a win to snap a five-game losing streak.

The Houston Astros have scored 16 runs in their last three games and three or less runs in six of their last nine games. The Astros have split their last eight games when scoring three or less runs. Yuli Gurriel leads the Astros with 91 hits and 53 RBI while Michael Brantley and Carlos Correa have combined for 175 hits and 83 RBI. Zack Greinke gets the ball, and he is 8-2 with a 3.65 ERA and 74 strikeouts this season. Greinke is 10-9 with a 3.75 ERA and 131 strikeouts in his career against the Indians.

The Cleveland Indians have scored seven runs in their last three games and three or less runs in five of their last seven games. The Indians have lost six straight games when scoring three or less runs. Jose Ramirez leads the Indians with 72 hits and 50 RBI while Eddie Rosario and Amed Rosario have combined for 139 hits and 68 RBI. Cal Quantrill gets the ball, and he is 0-2 with a 4.11 ERA and 39 strikeouts this season. Quantrill is 0-0 with a 3.86 ERA and four strikeouts in his career against the Astros.

The Astros are 4-1 in their last 5 Sunday games and 23-9 in their last 32 overall. The Indians are 2-6 in their last 8 Sunday games and 0-4 in their last 4 overall. The over is 4-1 in Astros last 5 overall. The over is 5-1-1 in Indians last 7 overall. The Astros are 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in Cleveland and 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.

The Indians struggles this week is becoming concerning, mainly with the offense that’s not producing, and Quantrill hasn’t been great in his limited starts. The Astros offense is starting to heat up and Greinke has been good as advertised this year. The only way for me to go here is to side with the Astros and the RL for max betting value.