Sunday Night ESPN Baseball Indians at Giants Odds, Lines, Free Picks and Predictions – Free MLB Picks 6-26-11

Sunday Night ESPN Baseball Free MLB Picks, Tips and Odds: Cleveland Indians at San Francisco Giants Favorite, Moneyline, Total and Expert Predictions 6/26/11: It will be a battle of first place clubs when the Cleveland Indians clash with the San Francisco Giants in the final game of their three game set. It has been an off weekend of sorts for this Cleveland club as they have already lost the series to the Giants. The issue is not pitching this time around, it is in fact the offense that has been faltering as of late. The Indians surged in the first couple of months to the penthouse of the AL Central, and league for that matter, due to their potent and lively offense. In the past two weeks the Indians have dropped 4 spots to seventh in the American League in runs and 6 spots to ninth in batting average. The tribe will trot out Fausto Carmona to the mound tonight, he will be looking to pick up his fifth win on the season. Carmona has been extremely inconsistent for Cleveland this season and his struggles on the mound have Indian management looking for other options in his spot. He is near the bottom of the American League in home runs allowed and he owns a 5.98 ERA. The issue with Fausto is that he tends to start slow and settle in way too late, it is almost that it takes until the fourth inning for Carmona to settle. The Indians have the offense to take them to the promise land but they will need to shore up their pitching if they want to remain competitive if they should make October ball.

The San Francisco baseball Giants have been rolling as of late and have surged back into tops in the highly contested National League West. They are currently in the midst of a dominant four game-winning streak and there is no reason to believe it will end any time soon. Both the offense and defense seem to be clicking as of late and they are returning to their World Series form at the mid-way point of the season. The Giants lead the NL West by a half game on the Arizona Diamondbacks but there success as of late has the Dbacks concerned about them pulling away. The Giants are second in the National League in pitching ERA, teams are having offensive bouts of ineptness on consistent, daily basis. San Francisco might do themselves well to pick up a big bat at the trading deadline in order to get their offense another gear of power. Someone like an Adam Lind or Hanley Ramirez would surely add some pop to an average offense and it will definitely improve the prospects of a repeat championship banner.

The complimentary selection in tonight’s affair will be the San Francisco GiantsBetGuardian Sportsbook) who will look to pick up the series sweep. The Giants have been playing some rock-solid baseball as of late and they are looking more and more like the club who surged late last season. The Indians have been absolutely abysmal in interleague ball and they surely cannot wait to get back to the state of Ohio. They are currently riding a 4 game interleague losing streak and the loss of the designated hitter has had a profound impact on the entire offense. We will consider the Giants staying in the top spot of the NL West with another victory tonight at home in a Sunday matinee affair.

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