Cleveland Guardians (0-1) vs. Seattle Mariners (1-0)
March 31, 2023 10:10 pm EDT
The Line: Seattle Mariners -182 / Cleveland Guardians +140; Over/Under: +7.5
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The Cleveland Guardians and Seattle Mariners meet Friday in MLB action at T-Mobile Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Cleveland Guardians look for a bounce back showing after getting shutout in their opener. The Guardians had just 4 hits in the loss and just 1 runner in scoring position. Not great, folks. Josh Bell leads the Guardians with 1 hit, while Will Brennan and Jose Ramirez have combined for 2 hits. Hunter Gaddis gets the ball, and he was 0-2 with a 18.41 ERA and 5 strikeouts last season. This will be Gaddis’ first career game against the Mariners.
The Seattle Mariners got dominant pitching in their season opener and scored 3 runs in the eighth inning to close the deal. The Mariners have a chance for back-to-back 2–0 starts to the season. Ty France leads the Mariners with 3 hits and 3 RBI, while J.P. Crawford and Jarred Kelenic have combined for 2 hits. Robbie Ray gets the ball, and he was 12-12 with a 3.71 ERA and 212 strikeouts last season. Ray is 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA and 15 strikeouts in his career against the Guardians.
The Guardians are 21-7 in their last 28 road games and 26-8 in their last 34 overall. The Mariners are 7-3 in their last 10 home games and 26-9 in their last 35 during game 2 of a series. The under is 6-1 in Guardians last 7 overall. The over is 4-1-1 in Mariners last 6 home games. The Guardians are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings in Seattle and 0-4 in the last 4 meetings.
Hunter Gaddis wasn’t all that encouraging in a limited role last season, so excuse me if I’m not thrilled to back him on the road here. Robbie Ray should be more comfortable in his second season with the Mariners, and they should have a pep in their step overall with how their opener ended. I have to lean toward the Mariners in this spot.
