Cleveland Indians at Pittsburgh Pirates Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 45-33 Pittsburgh Pirates play host to the 37-41 Cleveland Indians today in MLB action on the grass of PNC Park, July 4, 2015. The first pitch is scheduled for 4:05PM EST.

Betting Odds
Moneyline: Pirates -113/Indians +103
O/U Total: 7.5

Pitching Matchup
Cody Anderson (R) W/L 1-0 WHIP 0.57 ERA 0.57
Jeff Locke (L) W/L 4-4 WHIP 1.52 ERA 4.55

Cleveland was a 5-2 winner over Pittsburgh on Friday. It was their 5th-straight win and they are 6-3 in their last 9 games. The Pirates are 0-1 on their homestand and 5-4 in their past 9 games.

The Indians have a 6-4 advantage in the last 10 matchups between these two clubs dating back to 2010.

Anderson was a 7-1 winner at Tampa Bay in his last start, his second of the season. He went 8 innings and allowed 1 run. He has had a Q start in both games.

Locke was a 2-1 loser to Atlanta in his last outing. He lasted 5 innings, yielded 1 run and struck out 5. He has more no decisions (7) than Q starts (6) in 2015.

The only Indians hitter to have faced Locke before is OF Michael Bourn. He is 1-2 (.500) with a walk and a caught stealing.

This will be the first look at Anderson for the Pirates hitters.

Cleveland at Pittsburgh Betting Trends

The Indians are 4-0-1 straight up in their last 5 games.
Cleveland is 4-0-1 straight up in their last 5 road games.
The Pirates are 5-1-1 straight up in their last 7 games.
Pittsburgh is 2-4-1 straight up in their last 7 games against Cleveland.
The Pirates are 11-3-1 straight up in their last 15 games at home against the Indians.

Injury Report

CLEVELAND INDIANS
Gavin Floyd P 60-Day Disabled List
Nick Swisher DH 15-Day Disabled List
Josh Tomlin P 60-Day Disabled List

PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Brandon Cumpton P 60-Day Disabled List
Corey Hart 1B 15-Day Disabled List
Andrew Lambo OF 60-Day Disabled List
Rob Scahill P 15-Day Disabled List
Justin Sellers 2B 60-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Cleveland: 42%
Pittsburgh: 58%

Free MLB Pick

Cleveland starter Cody Anderson looked sharp in his first two career starts, but both did come against the Rays who have one of the least productive offenses in the majors. The Pirates hand the ball to Jeff Locke who will be making his first start against an Indians’ team that hasn’t had a ton of success against left-handers this season. Both teams are hot and the rookie does look good but we’ll side with the veteran whose team is 6-3 in his home starts in 2015.

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