Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees Free MLB Total Prediction, 8–28–2017
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Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees Free Total Prediction
MLB: Monday, August 28, 2017
Odds: Yankees -110 | 7
The New York Yankees host the Cleveland Indians Monday night for a three game series as both teams continue to push towards a playoff position. Cleveland swept their three game series against the Royals at home over the weekend and won 12–0 Sunday afternoon. New York won the rubber game of their three-game set against the Mariners at home, taking a 10–1 victory Sunday. These teams split a four game series in Cleveland earlier in the month.
The Indians are (37–27) on the road, with 21 games going over the total, 36 going under, with seven pushes. As a team, they are scoring 4.9 runs per game and giving up 3.6 per contest. The Indians have been surging winning 7 of 10 and they extended their lead in the AL Central to 6.5 games over the Twins while jumping half a game ahead of the Red Sox for the second-best record in the AL.
Corey Kluber gets the nod tonight and he is 12–4 with a 2.65 ERA, a 0.91 WHIP, 32 walks and 208 strikeouts over 152.2 innings of work this season. Kluber has pitched well vs the Yankees in his career, going 4–1 with a 1.71 ERA and a 0.857 WHIP over 42 innings of action. He is 2–1 with a 2.25 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP over three starts totaling 20 innings at Yankee Stadium in his career.
New York took two of three from the Mariners over the weekend and improved their position in the playoff picture. The Yankees are within 2.5 games of the AL East leading Red Sox and 3.5 games ahead of Minnesota for the top wild card spot.
The Yankees will usher out Luis Severino tonight who has pitched well this season and is 11–5 with a 3.10 ERA, a 1.104 WHIP with 42 walks and 183 strikeouts over 156.2 innings of work. Severino will make his fourth career start vs the Indians and he is 2–0 with a 1.93 ERA.
The Under is 5–2–2 in the Indians last 9 vs. the American League East. The Under is 7–3–1 in the Indians last 11 road games. The Under is 9–2 in Kluber’s last 11 starts vs. the American League East, the Under is 4–1 in the Yankees last 5 home games and the Under is 4–1–1 in the last 6 meetings between the two teams.
We have two very good pitchers on the mound tonight in a playoff type game. I am taking the Under 7 in Game 1 as runs should come at a premium.
Cleveland Indians vs New York Yankees Free MLB Pick: Under 7
