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Boston Red Sox (59-39) at Cleveland Indians (58-40)
Monday, 7:05 pm Eastern
SBG Global Opening
Line: Cleveland -128, Total 10.5 Over (-120)
Jon Lester gets his first start of the season for the Boston Red
Sox on Monday. Lester pitches for Boston for the first time since
being diagnosed with cancer last August. Lester was 7-2 with a 4.76
ERA in 15 starts last season. Lester started the season on the DL
after undergoing cancer treatment and has pitched well in his minor
league rehab starts. "I don't think it really has sunken in
yet," Lester said "and I don't think it will sink in until
tomorrow when I get on the mound." SBG
Global reports that early betting has the gambling
public split on the decision but playing the Over 10.5 runs.
"It's been hard, but you have to sit back and see that they
have your best interest involved," Lester said. "It's
been hard getting treated like you're in a glass bottle, so it'd
be nice to finally break through and get to pitch again."
The Red Sox have won three straight. Manny Ramirez went 2-for-2
with a home run and four RBIs to help Boston to an 8-5 win over
Chicago on Sunday. They have scored 29 runs with 31 hits in their
last three games. "It's just one of those situations where
guys are having big at-bats in key situations and we're just going
to try and keep it rolling," outfielder J.D. Drew said.
Cleveland
is a -128 favorite with a total of 10.5 Over (-120) at SBG Global.
Cleveland won three of four against Texas over the weekend and
is only a game back of Detroit for the AL Central lead. The Indians
have baseball’s best home record at 31-14. Jake Westbrook
(1-5, 6.07) will start for the Indians. He is 0-3 in six starts
since beating Baltimore on April 27. Westbrook gave up four runs
in six innings on Wednesday against Chicago. He is 3-1 with a 4.23
ERA in five career starts against the Red Sox.
The Red Sox are 20-7 in their last 27 road games vs. a right-handed
starter.
The Red Sox are 1-7 in their last 8 games as an underdog. The Red
Sox are 0-6 in their last 6 road games. The Red Sox are 6-2 in the
last 8 meetings in Cleveland.
The Indians are 6-2 in their last 8 vs. the American League East.
The Indians are 8-3 in their last 11 home games vs. a left-handed
starter. The Indians are 12-5 in their last 17 games as a favorite.
The Indians are 4-0 in Westbrook's last 4 starts vs. the American
League East. The Indians are 4-1 in Westbrook's last 5 starts as
a home favorite.
The Over is 5-1 in the Red Sox last 6 vs. the American League Central.
The Over is 5-1 in Red Sox last 6 overall. The Over is 4-0-3 in
Lester's last 7 starts overall. The Under is 4-0 in Westbrook's
last 4 starts as a favorite. The Over is 4-1-1 in the last 6 meetings
in Cleveland.
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