The Cleveland Indians will look to grab an inter-league road victory when they take on the Cardinals in St. Louis at Busch Stadium on Saturday in baseball action.

Kyle Lohse will take the mound for St. Louis, and he'll carry a 5-1 record into the contest. Justin Masterson gets the ball for Cleveland; he's 2-5 so far this season.



View Cleveland vs St Louis Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Indians were listed as +-145 underdogs on the baseball moneyline at many online sportsbooks. The total was set at 8.5 before betting started earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Cardinals at No. 3 in the National League and the Indians at No. 11 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
On offense, it's a battle between St. Louis and its National League No. 1-rated batting order, averaging 5.2 runs per nine innings, against the American League's No. 6 lineup of the Indians at 4.5 runs per outing.

St. Louis owns the National League's No. 9 defense, allowing 4.2 men per game to cross the plate. That contrasts with Cleveland's American League No. 13-rated defense.

The Indians were a 6-2 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Cardinals. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Cleveland at +118 on the moneyline, while the total score (8) was good news for UNDER bettors. The Indians enjoyed a 6-2 victory at the expense of the Cardinals on Friday, with Josh Tomlin throwing 7 innings of 8-hit ball at Busch Stadium.




Cleveland Indians Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing St. Louis are 6-4
After playing St. Louis are 5-5
After a win are 4-6

St. Louis Cardinals Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Cleveland are 4-6
After playing Cleveland are 4-6
After a loss are 4-6

A few Indians at Cardinals trends to consider:
Cleveland is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing on the road against St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Cleveland's last 13 games
Cleveland is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games when playing St. Louis
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Cleveland's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 16 of St. Louis' last 21 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of St. Louis' last 7 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone OVER in 11 of St. Louis' last 16 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of St. Louis' last 6 games when playing Cleveland


Next up:
Cleveland at St. Louis, Sunday, June 10