Free Play for Thursday

Cleveland Indians -107

Bottom Line: The Indians get the call as Thursday's free play with Kluber on the hill.  He's been outstanding against the Royals, going 4-1 with a 3.33 ERA in 8 career starts against them.  The Indians are 6-1 in his last 7 starts versus the Royals.  Kansas City's Duffy is 1-1 with a 5.51 ERA in 3 career starts versus Cleveland.  The Royals are 4-11 in Duffy's last 15 home starts versus a team with a winning record and 0-5 in his last 5 starts as an underdog.  The Indians are 9-1 in Kluber's last 10 starts following a quality start in his last appearance.  Bet the Indians.

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Thursday MLB Free Play from Doc’s Sports Take #965 Cleveland Indians (-107) over Kansas City Royals (Thursday, 8:10pm EST)  We’re roughly 100 games into the 2014 season and there aren’t too many hidden gems floating around the league anymore. But one guy that continues to fly a little bit under the radar is Indian’s starter Corey Kluber. The right-hander has had a breakout season at 10-6 with a 2.95 ERA and 1.18 WHIP. He also has an impressive 9.7 strikeout rate per nine innings. He didn’t make the All-Star team, which was a big oversight. But that probably gives us some extra value with Kluber not getting all of the attention that he deserves. The Indians as a team struggled a bit out of the gate, but they are playing their best baseball of the season right now. They’ve won 12 of 18 coming into Wednesday and the decisions haven’t been particularly close for the most part. They have outscored their opponents 92-64 collectively during their run and they’re getting contributions from the entire roster. The Royals, on the other hand, have hit a wall after staying in contention near the top of the AL Central for most of the season. Kansas City dipped under .500 for the first time since early June and the main culprit is still the offense. They are 12th in the AL in runs scored and are in desperate need of a bat before the trading deadline. They’ll need a big effort for lefty Danny Duffy today to stay close, and I don’t see it. Duffy has had some impressive outings this season, but he is wildly inconsistent and usually blows up in at least one inning. The Indians are a patient team at the plate, so I’m confident they can put up a crooked number or two in this one. Take the Tribe here.

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CLEVELAND INDIANS @ KANSAS CITY ROYALS  (8:10 PM EST)

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I'm backing the KC Royals on Thursday evening.  Much needed back-to-back wins by the Royals after dropping seven of their previous eight games.  A win on Thursday and the Royals would regain second place in the AL Central.  We can't knock Corey Kluber, but this will be the fourth time this season the Royals have faced the Cleveland righty.  Just as important, I expect the Indians to struggle at the plate against KC's Danny Duffy.  The left-hander has been outstanding in most of his last nine starts, allowing 2 runs or less in seven of those outings.  Duffy will face a Cleveland lineup that's 4-14 in 18 road games against lefties this season, averaging just 3.34 rpg. And we should note the Indians have won just 21 of their last 73 games on the road against starting pitchers with a WHIP of 1.30 or smaller.  I expect the Cleveland lineup to continue to struggle at the plate in this one and I'm recommending a play on the Royals on Thursday. Thanks & GL!  Scott Spreitzer.

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