Oakland Athletics vs. Cleveland Indians MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 8/11/2021

The Oakland Athletics and Cleveland Indians meet Wednesday in MLB action at Progressive Field. The Athletics look to build on their five-game winning streak. The Indians need a win after losing five of their last eight games.

The Oakland Athletics have scored 22 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five straight games. The Athletics have won eight straight games when scoring four or more runs. Matt Olson leads the Athletics with 111 hits and 74 RBI while Jed Lowrie and Elvis Andrus have combined for 183 hits and 83 RBI. Frankie Montas gets the ball, and he is 9-8 with a 4.10 ERA and 140 strikeouts this season. Montas is 1-2 with a 2.86 ERA and 32 strikeouts in his career against the Indians.

The Cleveland Indians have scored 19 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last nine games. The Indians have won six of their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Amed Rosario leads the Indians with 109 hits and 34 RBI while Jose Ramirez and Eddie Rosario have combined for 166 hits and 114 RBI. Cal Quantrill gets the ball, and he is 3-2 with a 3.14 ERA and 71 strikeouts this season. This will be Quantrill’s second career game against the Athletics.

The Athletics are 4-0 in their last 4 during game 2 of a series and 45-21 in their last 66 Wednesday games. The Indians are 4-1 in their last 5 home games and 2-5 in their last 7 Wednesday games. The over is 5-1 in Athletics last 6 overall. The over is 4-1 in Indians last 5 Wednesday games. The Athletics are 8-3 in the last 11 meetings.

The Athletics should be favored for obvious reasons, but we’re getting plus money with a red hot pitcher in Quantrill. In his last 19 innings, Quantrill has given up 11 hits and one earned run. Quantrill has allowed one or less runs in each of his last five starts. The value is with the Indians. I’ll take it.