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The Cleveland Indians and the Tampa Bay Rays will both be gunning for a victory on Sunday when they meet at Tropicana Field.

The Indians will give the ball to starter Justin Masterson in this one. Righthander Masterson is 3-8 this season with a 5.22 ERA.

It’ll be Jeff Niemann toeing the rubber for the Rays in this contest. Righthander Niemann is 7-2 with a 2.65 ERA so far this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Rays listed as 260-moneyline favorites versus the Indians, while the game’s total is sitting at 8½.

Gabe Kapler smacked a two-run single and the Rays shut down the Indians 4-0 on Saturday, as -250 favorites. The teams played UNDER that game’s posted over/under (9) set by sportsbooks.

Matt Garza improved to 10-5 with the win, allowing just one hit over six scoreless inning for the Rays.

Aaron Laffey was tagged with the Indians loss, giving up seven hits and three runs over 5 2-3 innings.

One of sports picks for today is for Tampa Bay to win.

Team records:
Cleveland: 34-53 SU
Tampa Bay: 53-34 SU

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Detroit are 2-8
After playing Tampa Bay are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

Tampa Bay most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 3-7
Before playing NY Yankees are 5-5
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing Tampa Bay
Cleveland is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games
Tampa Bay is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Tampa Bay is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games at home
Tampa Bay is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Cleveland

Stats and article courtesy of Chalk

The fans at Nationals Park will be treated to a game between the San Francisco Giants and the Washington Nationals when they take their seats on Sunday.

The Giants will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Madison Bumgarner in this game. Bumgarner has a 1-2 record and a 2.86 ERA this season.

The Nationals will counter Bumgarner with Livan Hernandez. Righthander Hernandez has a 3.12 ERA to go along with a 6-4 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 105-moneyline favorites versus the Nationals, while the game’s total is sitting at 8½.

Buster Posey went 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs on Saturday, as the Giants beat the Nationals 10-5. The Giants won that game as -115 favorites, and the 15 runs sailed OVER the posted over/under (8.5) set by sportsbooks.

Juan Uribe also drove in three runs for the Giants, and Santiago Casilla tossed under an inning of relief for the win.

Tyler Clippard surrendered four runs in relief and was tagged with the Nationals loss.

My baseball handicapping software predicts that Washington will win.

Team records:
San Francisco: 46-41 SU
Washington: 39-49 SU

San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing NY Mets are 3-7
After playing Washington are 7-3
After a win are 4-6

Washington most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Florida are 6-4
After playing San Francisco are 3-7
After a loss are 6-4

A few trends to consider:
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
San Francisco is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
San Francisco is 14-4 SU in its last 18 games when playing Washington
San Francisco is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Washington
Washington is 8-16 SU in its last 24 games
Washington is 4-14 SU in its last 18 games when playing San Francisco
Washington is 2-7 SU in its last 9 games when playing at home against San Francisco

Stats and article courtesy of Chalk