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The Detroit Tigers and the Cleveland Indians will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Progressive Field.
Righthander Armando Galarraga will take the mound for the Tigers to start this game. Galarraga is 5-9 this season with a 4.84 ERA.
The Indians will counter Galarraga with Carl Pavano. Righthander Pavano has a 5.66 ERA to go along with a 8-8 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Tigers listed as 120-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Tigers scored twice in the top of the 12th inning and held on for a 4-3 victory over the Indians on Saturday, as -125 favorites. The seven runs went UNDER the posted over/under (10).
Miguel Cabrera went 3-for-6 at the plate and drove in one run for the Tigers. Bobby Seay improved to 2-2 with the win in relief, and Zach Miner closed out the 12th for the save.
Jhonny Peralta drove in a pair of runs for the Indians, who were +105 underdogs. Jose Veras allowed two runs in relief and suffered the loss.
Team records:
Detroit: 54-48 SU
Cleveland: 43-61 SU
Detroit most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 2-8
Before playing Baltimore are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a win are 4-6

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Minnesota are 5-5
After playing Detroit are 4-6
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Detroit is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
Detroit is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing Cleveland
Detroit is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Detroit is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games on the road
Cleveland is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
Cleveland is 2-8 SU in its last 10 games when playing Detroit
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next up:
Detroit home to Baltimore, Monday, August 3
Cleveland home to Minnesota, Tuesday, August 4

 

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