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Mike Minor is 6-4 with a 2.63 ERA this season including a 3-2 record with a 2.18 ERA at home. Shane Bieber is 6-2 with a 3.92 ERA and 4-1 with a 4.05 ERA on the road. Bieber has been much more inconsistent this season and he has a 4.96 ERA in June. The Indians also rank 21st in OPS against lefties. The Rangers are 15-11 as the home underdog, back the dog.
The Indians rank just 24th in OPS versus lefties (.701), and I like the Rangers as home dogs Thursday afternoon behind Mike Minor. Minor has given up three or fewer runs in 10 straight starts. Texas is 15-6 in its last 21 home games. Grab the value with Texas.
My numbers see a minimum of 10 runs crossing the plate Thursday between the Indians and Rangers, providing a solid value position on the Over against a total of nine. Cleveland has played 4-1 to the Over in road games against left-handed starters, while Texas is on a 5-2 Over run at home versus winning opponents. The Over also is on a 6-2 spurt in this series.