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

Josh Tomlin gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Indians on this day; he's 11-5 on the season. The Rangers, meanwhile, will counter with Colby Lewis, who will be looking to improve on his 10-8 mark.



View Cleveland vs Texas Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Indians were listed as +-170 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 10 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
This game puts the Rangers, most recently No. 3 in the American League Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings, up against the Indians, who rate an American League No. 14 in the latest survey.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Texas' No. 3-rated American League offense, averaging 5 runs per game, against a Indians defense that ranks No. 9 in the American League at 4.3 in runs allowed per game. The Rangers have averaged 9.6 hits per game so far, more than Indians batters have averaged on the year (8.3 hits per game).

Comparing defensive stats, Cleveland owns the American League's No. 9-rated road mark, allowing 4.3 runs per game on the highway. Texas, on the other hand, rates No. 1 in scoring at home.

Cleveland won its last outing, a 7-5 result against the Rangers on August 6. Bettors who backed the Indians at +185 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (12) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. The Indians enjoyed a 7-5 victory at the expense of the Rangers on Saturday, with Fausto Carmona throwing 6 1/3 innings of 6-hit ball at Rangers Ballpark.




Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing Detroit are 8-2
After playing Texas are 3-7
After a win are 3-7

Texas Rangers Trends:
When playing on Sunday are 5-5
Before playing Seattle are 8-2
After playing Cleveland are 5-5
After a loss are 6-4

A few Indians at Rangers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Cleveland's last 7 games when playing on the road against Texas
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland's last 6 games when playing Texas
Texas is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Texas' last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland
Texas is 12-4 SU in its last 16 games at home
Texas is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Cleveland


Next up:
Cleveland home to Detroit, Tuesday, August 9
Texas home to Seattle, Monday, August 8