The Tigers won yesterday’s game against the Indians and with their recent good play, being 8-2 in their last 10 games, they are now tied with the White Sox for the lead in the AL Central. The Indians are slumping losers of 6 of their last 10 games and they are 4 games back of the Tigers and White Sox. <\/p>\n
Venue\/ Stadium: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio<\/strong> Matchup<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Preview<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Indians Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n MLB lines have the Tigers as the away favorite with last season’s Cy Young winner on the mound with a total of 7.5 runs.<\/p>\n In yesterday’s game the Tigers beat the Indians 5-3.<\/p>\n This season the Tigers have an O\/U record of 41-53 with a run0line W\/L record of 44-54 and the Indians have an Over\/Under record of 45-49 and they have an run-line W\/L record 45-53.<\/p>\n On the season the Indians are 26-25 at home and the Tigers are 25-24 on the road.<\/p>\n Even though the Indians lost yesterday to the Tigers they have beaten them in 6 of their last 8 games facing them.<\/p>\n Justin Verlander (11-5, 2.42 ERA) goes for the Tigers tonight and in his last outing he gave up 2 earned runs in 8 innings in a win over the White Sox. Zach McAllister (4-2, 3.21 ERA) is on the mound for the Indians and in last start he gave up 3 earned runs in 7 innings in a loss to the Orioles.\u00a0\u00a0[dfads params=’groups=10&limit=1&return_javascript=0′]<\/p>\n McAllister has lost 2 of his last 3 starts, but he has beaten Detroit this season.<\/p>\n Verlander has won 7 of his last 8 starts and he has the 3rd best ERA in the American League.<\/p>\n The Indians’ offense has been struggling and they have not scored over 3 runs in their last 7 games.<\/p>\n In some betting trends for this AL Central match up the Tigers are 5-2 in their last 7 road games, 19-7 in Verlander’s last 26 road starts, and they have an Under record of 7-1-1 in their last 9 road games.<\/p>\n The Indians are 2-5 in their last 7 home games, 5-2 in McAllister’s last 7 starts, and they have an Under record of 5-0 in their last 5 games.<\/p>\n
\nTime\/Date: 7:05 PM EST Thursday, July 26, 2012<\/strong>
\nMLB Odds From: Bovada<\/a><\/strong>
\nMoneyline: Tigers -166 \/ Indians +156 <\/strong>
\nOver\/Under:\u00a0 7.5 runs <\/strong><\/p>\n