Cleveland at Texas

Cleveland is second in baseball in runs scored, third in slugging, sixth in on-base percentage. They showed that muscle last night in a 16-3 rout of Texas, battering the #26 ranked pitching staff of the Rangers. The Indians are 61-20 against losing teams. Starter Mike Clevinger (3.47 ERA) is having a fine season, particularly on the road where he sports a 2.61 ERA with opponents hitting .211 off him. The Indians are 12-5 when he faces a team with a losing record. Texas is on a 3-12 skid with an offense ranked #20 in slugging despite playing in a hitter-friendly home park. The Rangers are 20-44 versus winning teams, as well as 12-31 at home against a right-handed starter. Texas starter Yovani Gallardo (8.60 ERA) is on his second team and looks washed up, allowing 22 runs in 28 innings since being acquired from Cincinnati. Batters are hitting .312 off him on the season. Play Cleveland.