The Athletics get a visit from the Cleveland Indians in baseball action on Tuesday, with the home side looking to send the visitors to the showers with a loss.

Oakland hands the ball to starter Tyson Ross in this one and he'll try to improve on his 0-1 mark on the year. Cleveland counters with Fausto Carmona, who will try to quiet the fans and the Athletics bats at the same time.



View Cleveland vs Oakland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Baseball odds makers opened the Athletics as -115 moneyline favorites in this matchup. Over under bettors saw the number open at 7.5.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 12 (Athletics) and the No. 5 (Indians) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Oakland's American League No. 13-ranked scoring average of 3.5 runs per game, against a Indians offense rated No. 2 and scoring 5.4 runs per game in the league. The Athletics have averaged 8.2 hits per game to date this season, less than the Indians hitters have managed (9.3 per nine innings).

Cleveland brings the American League's No. 3-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Athletics' league No. 1-ranked defense.

The Indians were a 5-4 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Tigers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Cleveland at -140 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors. The Indians enjoyed a 5-4 victory at the expense of the Tigers on Sunday, with Justin Masterson throwing 7 innings of 7-hit ball at Progressive Field.

The Athletics were a 5-4 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Rangers. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Oakland at -102 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors. Oakland needed extra innings to get the job done against the Rangers on Monday as the Athletics defeated them 5-4 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.


Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Oakland are 4-6
After playing Detroit are 7-3
After a win are 8-2

Oakland Athletics Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Cleveland are 7-3
After playing Texas are 4-6
After a win are 5-5

A few Indians at Athletics trends to consider:
Cleveland is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Oakland
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing on the road against Oakland
Oakland is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Oakland's last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Oakland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Oakland's last 5 games at home


Next up:
Cleveland at Oakland, Wednesday, May 4