Sean Manaea (4-8, 4.73 ERA) and Danny Salazar (11-4, 3.57 ERA) start in the second of a three-game series between the Oakland Athletics (53-72) and the Cleveland Indians (72-51) at O.C. Coliseum. The Indians won the last game 1-0, and Cleveland leads the series 1-0. Action begins at 10:05 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 23 and can be seen on STOh and CSCA.
Manaea pitched 6.0 innings in his last outing, surrendering five runs and striking out five in a 6-2 defeat to the Rangers. Salazar went 1.0 inning, surrendering three runs, striking out one and walking three in a 5-4 win over the White Sox in his most recent start. Mike Napoli (.260, 77 Rs, 29 HRs, 87 RBIs, 4 SBs) went 1 for 4 yesterday.
Cleveland takes on Oakland as a -153 favorite. The Over/Under (O/U) for the matchup is sitting at seven runs. The Athletics have an overall money line of -1,450 and a record as the underdog of 35-49. Oakland has gone winless (0-8) as the underdog and 2-8 SU in its last 10 outings.
As for their opponent, Cleveland is coming in with an overall money line of +705 and an impressive record of 56-36 as the favorite. They played solid baseball as the favorite over their last 10 games with a 7-2 record and a 7-3 record SU. Offensively, they average 5.0 runs per game, which is good for second in the AL. The Indians are tough outs for opponents, ranking second in the AL with 9.2 hits per game. The Indians are an excellent base stealing team with 102 stolen bases, ranking third in the MLB. Moving on to Cleveland’s pitching staff and defense, the Indians allow just 4.2 runs per game, ranking them third in the AL. When it comes to preventing batters from getting hits, the Indians are the best in the AL with an average of 8.2 hits allowed per game.
The Indians have the edge in the season series, 4-0. The Athletics have a 40-50 record against right-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Salazar takes the mound. Manaea (LHP) will be on the hill against the Indians, who have a very good 25-12 record against left-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – CLE, O/U – Over
Notes
Cleveland earned its ninth shutout of the season in its last game. Oakland has been shut out eight times this season.
The Athletics didn’t score any runs in their last game. The Indians have a 9-0 record when they don’t allow any runs.
It looks like the Indians have a slight leg up on the Athletics, as the Indians have won their last two games while the Athletics have lost their last three.
When they outhit their opponents, the Athletics are 36-13. The Indians have a 58-6 record when outhitting opponents.
Ranking 25th in runs, Oakland has earned 495 this season. Cleveland ranks fourth with 617 runs.
Ranking 29th, Oakland is near the bottom of the league in walks, notching 312 this season. Cleveland ranks in the top half at 14th with 381.
When the Athletics hit at least one home run, they are 41-40. When the Indians hit at least one homer, they have a 52-33 record.
