Major League Baseball - Cleveland Indians the top-rated team Visit Bet365 Save For Later Posted by Bettingpro Staff 3 Jun 2011 Tweet Cleveland Indians (credit: Wikipedia.org) Related Articles See all MLB news Share it Pin It There is Major League Baseball action on Friday and the Cleveland Indians boast a .611 winning percentage The Cleveland Indians have been the surprise team of Major League Baseball so far this season. Entering Friday's game against the Texas Rangers, Cleveland are 33-21 with a .611 winning percentage, good enough for best overall in the Major Leagues.Still reasonably early in the season, Cleveland have a 4.5 game lead over the Detroit Tigers in the Central Division along with a comfortable 8 game lead over the Chicago White Sox.Cleveland have bright spots in their batting lineup as Travis Hafner has an OPS of .958 while Asdrubal Cabrera's OPS is .894 but Cleveland's main strong-point is their relief pitching.Chris Perez is a reliable closer with an ERA of 2.61 but Tony Sipp, Vinnie Pestano, and Rafael Perez have all been dynamite in their appearances so far this season. Sip and Pestano have WHIPs below 1.000 while Perez's is just 1.271.The starting pitching is not the greatest although both Josh Tomlin and Justin Masterson are off to a good start.Cleveland have not won the World Series since 1948 but their fans should have some optimism at this point as a winning percentage better than .600 through 50 games isn't fluky. Read our Bet365 review Get your £200 free bet at bet365 now Like Like Post to wall 446 Reads All Baseball News Recent Baseball Articles 2011 World Series odds – Game Seven betting at William Hill28 Oct 2011The World Series moved into a final game following St Louis’ incredible 11th innings victory on Thu Texas Rangers at St. Louis Cardinals Tips27 Oct 2011If the Cardinals can avoid elimination on Wednesday night they'll get a chance to claim the World S 2011 World Series odds18 Oct 2011The St Louis Cardinals joined the Texas Rangers in the World Series and William Hill make the Range 2011 World Series odds – Texas at St Louis in Game One17 Oct 2011The 2011 World Series gets under way on Wednesday when the Texas Rangers visit the St Louis Cardina Detroit Tigers v Texas Rangers Picks07 Oct 2011The American League Championship Series pits the Detroit Tigers against the Texas Rangers and the b MLB betting – MLB playoffs on the horizon28 Sep 2011The race of the Major League Baseball playoffs heats up this weekend as the Boston Red Sox hope to More Stories Recent Articles Italy Euro 2012 squad - I will be fit in time, insists Giorgio Chiellini22 May 2012Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini is confident he will be fit in time for the start of Euro 2012 aft London 2012 Olympic Games - Ryan Giggs wants Team GB role with David Beckham22 May 2012Ryan Giggs has expressed his desire to link up with former Manchester United team-mate David Beckha Crowne Plaza Invitational tips - 28/1 Bo Van Pelt the best bet at Colonial22 May 2012Bo Van Pelt can give his regular backers their first return of the year in the Crowne Plaza Invitat BMW PGA Championship tips - 33/1 Ernie Els set for overdue Wentworth win22 May 2012Ernie Els can finally gain the big victory his form this year deserves by winning the BMW PGA Champ BMW Championship Betting – Big names headed to Wentworth22 May 2012Fourteen Major winners feature in a strong line-up for this week’s BMW Championship. Crowne Plaza Invitational Betting – Furyk aiming to end PGA Tour title drought22 May 2012The 2012 PGA Tour continues this week with the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial. More Stories Tags Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Odds, Major League Baseball Preview, Major League Baseball Tips