The Indians are 34 games ahead of the White Sox in the AL Central. Cleveland is 41-10 in its last 51 games. But don't expect the Indians to coast. That's because they are only one game ahead of Houston for the No. 1 seed in the AL playoffs.

The key here to avoid such heavy juice is to lay 1 1/2 runs with the Indians. Cleveland's last five victories have all been by more than one run.

That should be the case again today in a pitching matchup of Mike Pelfrey versus Trevor Bauer, who has finally lived up to his vast promise. Bauer has 16 victories and been a moster during the second half of the season going 9-1 with a 2.69 ERA during his last 13 appearances, including 12 starts.

It's a mystery how Pelfrey stays in a big league rotation. He's one of the worst starters in baseball. He's 3-11 this season with a 5.52 ERA. He's made three appearances against the Indians this season and is 0-2 with a 7.36 ERA. The Indians faced him three weeks ago and got to him for seven runs on eight hits in four innings.

The White Sox have lost 37 of their last 52 road games and are 0-7 in Pelfrey's last seven starts.