The Cleveland Indians are desperate for a win and will try to avoid losing 8 in a row when they wrap up a quick 2-game set with the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley. The Indians lost a close one yesterday, 6-5, thanks to reliever Nick Wittgren hitting Cameron Maybin in the ninth to bring in the winning run. That hurts. Tonight the pitching matchup is expected to be Aaron Civale for the Indians and lefty Jon Lester for the Cubs. Neither pitcher is having a steller season. Civale is 3-5 with a 3.88 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP. Southpaw Lester is 2-2 with an elevated ERA of 5.05 and a 1.34 WHIP – slight edge to Cleveland. The Indians have played well on the road, at 14-11, and despite being 3-7 in their last 10 against the Cubs they are 4-1 in their last 5 trips to the North Side. Cleveland needs to get back on track now and they know it.
TONIGHT’S PICK: CLEVELAND INDIANS