{"id":2988,"date":"2018-06-29T00:45:56","date_gmt":"2018-06-29T00:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/?p=2988"},"modified":"2024-07-17T13:09:06","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T13:09:06","slug":"mlb-betting-american-league-matchup-oakland-athletics-vs-cleveland-indians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.offshoresportsbooks.com\/news\/mlb-betting-american-league-matchup-oakland-athletics-vs-cleveland-indians\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Betting: American League Matchup: Oakland Athletics vs. Cleveland Indians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Cleveland Indians<\/strong> will head out west to take on the Oakland Athletics for a three game series. Both teams are playing great baseball, and are both 8-2 in their last ten games. The Cleveland Indians were expected to contend for the American League pennant this season, while the <strong>Oakland Athletics<\/strong> are starting to show signs of improving as a franchise.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Athletics<\/strong> come into this series in third place in the American League West, trailing both the Astros and Mariners. The Cleveland Indians are once again leading the American League Central, and have broken open a 8.5 game lead over the Minnesota Twins.<strong>\u00a0<b><em><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">The Cleveland Indians are -170 over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.<\/a><\/em><\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"suddenly-red-hot-oakland-as\">Suddenly Red Hot Oakland A\u2019s<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfexaminer.com\/oakland-athletics-finish-sweep-detroit-tigers-behind-sean-manaea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The <strong>Oakland Athletics<\/strong> head into this series coming off of a <\/a>four game sweep of the Detroit Tigers. The <strong>Athletics<\/strong> appeared to be headed for another disappointing season, but are 8-2 over their last 10 games and have an improved roster. Oakland still doesn\u2019t appear as a true threat to challenge for the American League West title, but are headed in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>The A\u2019s have a very potent offense that ranks 6th in all of baseball in total runs scored. Veteran <strong>Jed<\/strong> <strong>Lowrie<\/strong> has been the best hitter for the A\u2019s this season, and leads the team in most offensive categories. Khris Davis is the power hitter for the team, and has belted a team high 20 home runs. <strong>Oakland<\/strong> faces a tough challenge this week in the Indians overpowering pitching staff.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bauer-starts-for-indians\">Bauer Starts For Indians<\/h2>\n<p>Hard throwing right hander, <strong>Trevor<\/strong> <strong>Bauer<\/strong>, will start for the Indians in the series opener on Friday. Bauer has had an interesting season on and off the field, but is proving to be one of the top pitchers in the American League. <strong>Bauer<\/strong> is just 7-5 in 2018, but his 2.44 earned run average ranks among the top ERA\u2019s in the American League.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohio.com\/akron\/sports\/indians\/cardinals-11-indians-2-corey-kluber-clobbered-as-carpenter-homers-twice-cardinals-win-big\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The <strong>Indians<\/strong> had a rough series against the <strong>St. Louis Cardinals,<\/strong><\/a> but are still playing great baseball once again. Jose Ramirez burst onto the scene last season, and has continued to produce on offense for them this season. Ramirez has belted 23 home runs and also gets on base at a .395 clip. The Indians have a proven and experience line up and will try to make life difficult for A\u2019s pitchers all weekend.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"cleveland-rocks-athletics\">Cleveland Rocks Athletics<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>A\u2019s<\/strong> were able to dominate the Twins this past week, but the Indians are a much tougher test. Paul Blackburn makes the start for <strong>Oakland<\/strong> on Friday night, and things have not gone well for him this season. Blackburn is just 1-2 with a 8.83 ERA so far in 2018, and things won\u2019t get easier against the Indians.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cleveland<\/strong> appears to be one of the favorites to reach the World Series again in 2018. The Indians have a dominant starting rotation, but also have an offense that scores runs and wears down opposing pitchers. Look for the Indians to to hit their way to a series opening victory.\u00a0<em style=\"font-weight: bold\"><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">Take the Cleveland Indians -170 over the Oakland Athletics on Friday.\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/offshoresportsbooks.com\/review\/mybookie\/\">Bet on Major League Baseball at MyBookie.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cleveland Indians and Oakland Athletics are set to start a three game series on Friday.","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3035],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - 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