Cleveland Indians vs. Detroit Tigers Preview - June 2nd

The opening game of this series between the two American League Central division rivals will most assuredly be hotly contested, as both teams look to end their recent losing ways and get back in the mix for a divisional title. Fausto Carmona will be going for the Indians, and he will be opposed by the Tigers' Armando Galarraga. As this will be Galarraga's third start of the season, it is difficult to gauge exactly how effective he will be. However, if his first two starts are any indication, he could be in for a mediocre season at best. With that in mind, betsfreebets.com will be making the road underdog, the Cleveland Indians, their free wager selection for Wednesday, June 2nd. While Carmona hasn't enjoyed great success so far this season, he has pitched above average and is just waiting for a game to break through. Carmona leads all of the Indians starters with his 3.69 ERA. His fastball seems to have a little more life to it this season than has been the case in the past couple of seasons, but the feeling that Carmona is not realizing his full potential still lingers. He struggles when he has to rely on his breaking pitches for long stretches at a time, and there is a sense that his rookie season was just an aberration for the young pitcher. At the plate, Austin Kearns and Shin-Soo Choo have both been enjoying a great deal of success with Choo's 7 HR and 25 RBI leading the way in both categories for the Indians. The real story at the dish so far this season has been Grady Sizemore's lack of hitting. While he has been injured for a portion of the season, his .211 average and 0 HR continues to baffle Indians management, as they wonder where their star player has gone. Looking past this, however, it becomes obvious that Carmona is the better pitcher than Galarraga, while the Indians bats continue to heat up. Bettors would be advised to place their free bet on the Cleveland Indians in this matchup against the Tigers. Armando Galarraga has shown flashes of being able to have starts that regularly are of high quality and efficiency, but flashes is all that it has been. Little-to-no consistency has plagued Galarraga up to this point in his professional career, and until he figures out what needs to change, he will continue to be a mediocre pitcher searching for answers. In his third start of the season, look to see if Galarraga is able to overcome his lack of mound presence, as this might be a good indicator that a better season is on the horizon. At the plate, Miguel Cabrera and Austin Jackson continue to prove that the future looks very bright for the Tigers, as both players have been hitting the ball all over the diamond so far this season. Unfortunately, the bottom third of the Tigers lineup has been absolutely abysmal, and there appears to be no answer in sight for the foreseeable future. This lack of offensive production has cost the Tigers some games, and it will cost them this one as well. The free wager pick for all bettors in this game is going to be the Cleveland Indians. The first two months of this MLB season are in the books, and it is now starting to become clear who the contenders and pretenders really are. While the Indians look like they will struggle through the season, the Tigers have shown that they are capable of being a winning baseball team. Still, they have been slumping as of late, and bettors know that sports is all about streaks, which is why betsfreebets.com is making the Cleveland Indians the free bet for Wednesday night at Comerica Park.