Detroit at Cleveland

This is a momentum play folks. Detroit has lost four straight and seven of nine. Cleveland in contrast has won four straight and six of seven. Kenny Rogers has pitched well lately but he's not as good on the road as he is at home. On the road he's got a 5.33 ERA. Cliff Lee has a 4.37 home ERA and has been pitching very well lately, too. Kenny can pitch but he won't help an offense that is averaging just 4.1 per game over their last seven games. Detroit also scores just 4.5 on the road per game while Cleveland gets 5.7 per game at home and is averaging 7.3 per game over their last seven! And get this: as good as Rogers is, he's 2-17 lifetime on the road in second-half play vs. teams with power (1.25+ home runs per game)! He's also just 6-31 on the road in second-half play vs. teams that outscore opponents by 0.5+ runs per game.