MLB Baseball Odds: Yankees at Indians

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After winning nine straight games for the first time since 2007, New York has split its last six.

Despite those setbacks, New York pulled into a tie with Boston for first place in the AL East with a 9-2 win over Texas on Wednesday night. The Red Sox moved one-half game ahead by winning Thursday, when the Yankees were idle.

Cleveland is in last place in the AL Central, but it showed signs of progress while completing a four-game sweep of reigning AL champion Tampa Bay.

Lee is 4-3 with a 5.09 ERA in eight starts against the Yankees, including a 10-2 victory April 16 in which he held them to one run over six innings. Get all your MLB odds in the Bodog Sportsbook now.