New York pays a visit to Cleveland on Saturday, hoping to shut down the Indians bats in baseball action at Progressive Field.

Hiroki Kuroda gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Yankees on this day; he's 12-8 on the season. The Indians, meanwhile, will counter with Justin Masterson, who will be looking to improve on his 9-11 mark.



View NY Yankees vs Cleveland Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Yankees listed as favorites of 145 at most sportsbooks. Total bettors saw the number open in the area of 8.5, depending on the book.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 14 (Indians) and the No. 1 (Yankees) teams in their respective leagues, according to our current MLB Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Cleveland's No. 11 ranked American League offense (4.1 runs per game) against a Yankees defense and pitching staff that sits at No. 4 in the American League at 4.1 runs allowed per game. The Indians have been averaging 8.5 hits per game, less than the Yankees have managed so far this season (9 hits on average).

Comparing defensive stats, New York owns the American League's No. 7-rated road mark, allowing 4.2 runs per game on the highway. Cleveland, on the other hand, rates No. 11 in scoring at home.

In their last action, New York was a 3-1 Sportsbook on the road against the Indians. Bettors on New York at -245 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (4) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. New York looks to continue its winning ways following a victory last time out against the Indians, a 3-1 final on Friday in support of C.C. Sabathia at Progressive Field.




New York Yankees Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Cleveland are 7-3
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a win are 5-5

Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing NY Yankees are 1-9
After playing NY Yankees are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

A few Yankees at Indians trends to consider:
NY Yankees are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of NY Yankees' last 5 games when playing Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of NY Yankees' last 15 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
NY Yankees are 10-4 SU in their last 14 games when playing on the road against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Cleveland's last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Cleveland's last 5 games when playing NY Yankees
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Cleveland's last 15 games when playing at home against NY Yankees
Cleveland is 4-10 SU in their last 14 games when playing at home against NY Yankees


Next up:
NY Yankees at Cleveland, Sunday, August 26