The Cleveland Indians will begin their final road trip before the All-Star Break by taking on Baltimore Orioles in a three game series.
The Cleveland Indians have been on quite a run recently. Cleveland has not lost a series since the beginning of June. The Tribe have come out as the winner in five of their past seven series. Two series resulted in splits, a two game split with Cincinnati and a four game split with Texas. Cleveland has won seven of their last 10 games and arguably could have won nine if things turned out a little bit differently.
Cleveland is averaging 5.5 runs per game over dating back to June 17th. The pitching staff has also limited their opponents to four runs. This 1.5 run per game difference has certainly allowed the Indians to reel off their impressive run.
Baltimore has lost nine of their last 10 games and 13 of their last 15. The Orioles are scoring just over four runs per game while giving up an astounding 8.5 runs per game. This plays right into exactly how Cleveland have been playing as of late and could allow for some lopsided scores if things end up going the Tribe’s way.
The Indians head to Baltimore to take on the lackluster Orioles. Cleveland last faced Baltimore in May at home and took three of four games. Shane Bieber was the only pitcher who pitched in that series who will pitch this weekend. Cleveland will also have the surprising Zach Plesac pitch Saturday and the second return of Mike Clevinger. Clevinger returned back in Texas but landed back on the injured list with an ankle injury. After a precautionary IL stint, Clevinger appears ready to get things going against the Orioles.
The Orioles are not the best team in the league and yet another series win could be in the cards for the surging Indians.
