Orioles at Indians 8/19/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Sunday afternoon MLB action, the Baltimore Orioles and Cleveland Indians will conclude their weekend series from Progressive Field. On Saturday, SP Alex Cobb went the distance and gave up five hits during a 4-2 Baltimore victory. Jonathan Villar connected on a three-run blast for the Orioles, who are an astonishing 50 games out of first place.

Baltimore skipper Buck Showalter will turn to thirty-one year old righty Andrew Cashner (4-10 4.71 ERA) in this matchup. The Orioles have won Cashner’s last two starts and he has allowed three runs over his last 14 innings. The Cleveland Indians had their six-game winning streak snapped yesterday, but are still comfortably ahead in the AL Central Division race. During yesterday’s loss, the Indians managed just five singles and no extra base hits. All-Star SS Francisco Lindor had two hits and drove in a run for Cleveland, who leads Minnesota by 11.5 games for first place.

The Indians will counter with twenty-seven year old righty Mike Clevinger (8-7 3.38 ERA) on Sunday. Last time out, Clevinger allowed five hits and two runs in five innings during a 10-3 victory at Cincinnati.