Cleveland pays a visit to New York on Monday, hoping to shut down the Yankees bats in baseball action at Yankee Stadium.

New York sends Hiroki Kuroda out against Josh Tomlin for the Indians in this game. Kuroda is 6-7 with a 3.57 ERA on the season, while Tomlin is 3-4 on the year and has a 4.83 ERA.



View Cleveland vs NY Yankees Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
On the Sportsbook MLB line for this matchup, New York sat as -200 favorites. The total was set at 9.5.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 2 (Yankees) and the No. 11 (Indians) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New York's No. 4 ranked American League offense (4.7 runs per game) against a Indians defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 13 in the American League at 4.9 runs allowed per game. The Yankees have been averaging 8.8 hits per game, more than the Indians have managed so far this season (8.5 hits on average).

Cleveland brings the American League's No. 13-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Yankees' league No. 3-ranked defense.

The Indians were a 7-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Astros. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Houston at -116 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for UNDER bettors. Cleveland looks to rebound from a loss to the Astros, who beat them 7-1 on Sunday behind a start from J.A. Happ at Minute Maid Park.

Last time out for New York, they were a 6-5 Sportsbook as they battled the Mets on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Yankees at -129 were rewarded, while the 11 combined runs moved the game OVER for totals bettors. The Yankees grabbed a win last time out, defeating R.A. Dickey and the Mets 6-5 on Sunday at Citi Field.


Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Monday are 2-8
Before playing NY Yankees are 2-8
After playing Houston are 5-5
After a loss are 5-5

New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Cleveland are 6-4
After playing NY Mets are 7-3
After a win are 9-1

A few Indians at Yankees trends to consider:
Cleveland is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Cleveland's last 9 games on the road
Cleveland is 6-14 SU in their last 20 games when playing NY Yankees
Cleveland is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games on the road
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing at home against Cleveland
NY Yankees are 12-3 SU in their last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games at home
NY Yankees are 8-3 SU in their last 11 games at home


Next up:
Cleveland at NY Yankees, Tuesday, June 26