The Astros will be trying to slam their rivals from the other league on Saturday, as the Cleveland Indians visit in inter-league play at Minute Maid Park.

The Astros will rely on Dallas Keuchel to turn in a quality outing on the mound in this one, while Jeanmar Gomez will be his counterpart for the Indians. Dallas Keuchel is 0-0 this season, and Jeanmar Gomez is 4-6.



View Cleveland vs Houston Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Astros as +100 moneyline underdogs in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 9.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Astros rated this week at No. 14 and the Indians sitting at No. 11.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Houston's National League No. 10-ranked scoring average of 4.1 runs per game, against a Indians offense rated No. 6 and scoring 4.4 runs per game in the league. The Astros have averaged 8.4 hits per game to date this season, less than the Indians hitters have managed (8.6 per nine innings).

Houston owns the National League's No. 15 defense, allowing 4.9 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Cleveland's American League No. 13-rated defense.

Cleveland won its last outing, a 2-0 result against the Astros on June 22. Bettors who backed the Indians at -135 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (2) sent UNDER bettors to the payout window. Ubaldo Jimenez chucked 6 2/3 shutout innings at the Astros in their last game, striking out 8 in a 2-0 win against Houston in baseball action at Minute Maid Park.




Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Houston are 3-7
After playing Houston are 5-4
After a win are 4-6

Houston Astros Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland are 6-4
After playing Cleveland are 3-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few Indians at Astros trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Houston
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Cleveland's last 10 games when playing Houston
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Houston's last 14 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Houston's last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Houston's last 10 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games at home


Next up:
Cleveland at Houston, Sunday, June 24