Cleveland (74-53) at NY Mets (66-60)
When: Thursday, August 22, 2019
Where: Citi Field,
New York, NY
Time: 7:10 ET | TV: ESPN
Opening Odds: New York -135/8.5
For most of the season, the New York Mets couldn’t do anything right – on the field and off. Now, everything is going right for them and Wednesday was just another example. New York looks for the three-game interleague sweep of the Cleveland Indians on Thursday after a 4-3 extra-innings victory on Wednesday. Cleveland’s Carlos Santana gave his team a 10th inning lead with his 30th homer, but closer Brad hand failed to cover first base on a potential game-ending double play in the bottom half of the inning, giving Cleveland its sixth loss in eight games. J.D. Davis recorded his first career walk-off hit for New York, which has won four in a row and 20 of its last 25 to pull within 1.5 games of St. Louis in the wild card race. The Mets’ offense is being helped by the red-hot Amed Rosario, who is 17-for-33 in his last seven games, while Wilson Ramos is riding a 15-game hitting streak. The Indians now trail Minnesota by three games in the AL Central and will send rookie Aaron Civale to the mound to take on Noah Syndergaard. The Mets have now won five of the last six meetings with the Indians dating back to 2013.
Pitchers: Indians – Aaron Civale (1-2, 1.50 ERA) | Mets – Noah Syndergaard (8-6, 3.86)
Civale has pitched exactly six innings in each of his first four big league starts and has been very effective despite his worst outing to date last time out. The New York Yankees got him for three runs – two earned – and eight hits in the 3-2 setback. Prior to that, he had allowed a total of two runs in his first three starts and carries a 0.96 WHIP. Civale will face a National League opponent for the first time Thursday.
Syndergaard has put his June and early July troubles behind him with six quality starts in seven turns after allowing two runs over six innings against Kansas City last time out, but the offense couldn’t come through in the 4-1 setback. He has allowed just one home run in this last seven outings and surrendered two runs or less in six of those. This will be Syndergaard’s first meeting versus Cleveland.
Civale has been pretty good, but he’s no match for the locked-in Syndergaard. I’m riding the Mets train once again here as a pretty reasonable favorite.
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Pick: Mets -142
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BETTING TRENDS:
Indians are 7-1 in their last 8 interleague road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Indians are 13-4 in their last 17 during game 3 of a series.
Indians are 11-4 in their last 15 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Indians are 19-7 in their last 26 games following a loss.
Indians are 8-3 in their last 11 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Indians are 10-4 in their last 14 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Indians are 7-3 in their last 10 interleague road games.
Indians are 56-25 in their last 81 Thursday games.
Indians are 35-17 in their last 52 games after losing the first 2 games of a series.
Indians are 18-45 in their last 63 interleague road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Indians are 2-6 in their last 8 vs. National League East.
Indians are 1-4 in their last 5 road games.
Indians are 1-4 in their last 5 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
Indians are 1-4 in their last 5 overall.
Indians are 1-4 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Indians are 1-4 in their last 5 games on grass.
Indians are 1-4 in their last 5 road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Indians are 1-4 in their last 5 vs. a team with a winning record.
Mets are 6-0 in their last 6 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
Mets are 4-0 in their last 4 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
Mets are 4-0 in their last 4 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
Mets are 8-0 in their last 8 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Mets are 10-1 in their last 11 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Mets are 9-1 in their last 10 during game 3 of a series.
Mets are 23-4 in their last 27 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Mets are 5-1 in their last 6 interleague home games.
Mets are 13-3 in their last 16 interleague games.
Mets are 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Mets are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Mets are 4-1 in their last 5 interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Mets are 21-6 in their last 27 overall.
Mets are 21-6 in their last 27 games on grass.
Mets are 16-5 in their last 21 home games.
Mets are 20-7 in their last 27 vs. American League Central.
Mets are 19-7 in their last 26 games following a win.
Mets are 7-3 in their last 10 vs. a team with a winning record.
Mets are 5-0 in Syndergaard’s last 5 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Mets are 4-0 in Syndergaard’s last 4 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
Mets are 4-0 in Syndergaard’s last 4 starts during game 3 of a series.
Mets are 5-0 in Syndergaard’s last 5 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Mets are 5-1 in Syndergaard’s last 6 home starts.
Mets are 8-3 in Syndergaard’s last 11 starts.
Mets are 8-3 in Syndergaard’s last 11 starts on grass.
Mets are 8-3 in Syndergaard’s last 11 interleague starts.
Mets are 2-5 in Syndergaard’s last 7 Thursday starts.
Under is 5-1 in Indians last 6 during game 3 of a series.
Under is 7-2-1 in Indians last 10 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 3-1-1 in Indians last 5 road games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 3-1-1 in Indians last 5 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 8-3 in Indians last 11 interleague games vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 5-2 in Indians last 7 road games vs. a team with a home winning % of greater than .600.
Over is 9-4 in Indians last 13 vs. National League East.
Under is 30-14-3 in Indians last 47 interleague road games vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 3-0-1 in Civale’s last 4 starts on grass.
Under is 3-0-1 in Civale’s last 4 starts overall.
Under is 4-1-1 in Mets last 6 interleague home games.
Over is 4-1 in Mets last 5 during game 3 of a series.
Under is 7-2 in Mets last 9 interleague games vs. a right-handed starter.
Over is 3-1-1 in Mets last 5 home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 3-1-1 in Mets last 5 Thursday games.
Over is 6-2 in Mets last 8 home games vs. a team with a winning record.
Under is 9-3 in Mets last 12 interleague games.
Over is 9-3-2 in Mets last 14 games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 6-2 in Mets last 8 vs. American League Central.
Over is 12-5-3 in Mets last 20 games vs. a starter with a WHIP less than 1.15.
Under is 9-4 in Mets last 13 interleague home games vs. a right-handed starter.
Under is 3-0-1 in Syndergaard’s last 4 Thursday starts.
Over is 10-2 in Syndergaard’s last 12 starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 4-1 in Syndergaard’s last 5 starts during game 3 of a series.
Over is 4-1 in Syndergaard’s last 5 starts following a team loss in their previous game.
Over is 4-1 in Syndergaard’s last 5 home starts.
Over is 7-2 in Syndergaard’s last 9 home starts vs. a team with a winning record.
Over is 8-3 in Syndergaard’s last 11 starts with 5 days of rest.
Under is 5-2 in Syndergaard’s last 7 starts on grass.
Under is 5-2 in Syndergaard’s last 7 starts overall.
Over is 12-4 in the last 16 meetings.
Indians are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in New York.
Indians are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings.
