The Cleveland Guardians and the Seattle Mariners meet Sunday in MLB action from T-Mobile Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Cleveland Guardians vs. Seattle Mariners prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The Cleveland Guardians will start Slade Cecconi here and Cecconi was 7-7 with a 4.30 ERA and 109 strikeouts last season. This will be Cecconi’s second career start against the Mariners. The Seattle Mariners will put out Emerson Hancock here and Hancock was 4-5 with a 4.90 ERA and 64 strikeouts last season.
Cleveland Guardians Recap
The Cleveland Guardians come into this game looking to add on to their 6-5 win over Seattle on Saturday to improve to 2-1 on the year. After this series, the Guardians will head on the road to take on the defending champion Dodgers.
Guardians Pushing For Series Win
Entering Saturday, Chase DeLauter leads the Guardians with 4 hits including a team-high 3 home runs and 3 RBIs while Rhys Hoskins has added 3 hits with a double and Brayan Rocchio has 2 hits with a double and 2 RBIs. Steven Kwan has a pair of hits as well and Daniel Schneemann has a double while Kyle Manzardo, Bo Naylor and Gabriel Arias all have base knocks as well this season.
Why the Cleveland Guardians will win
- The Guardians have won nine of their last 10 games as road underdogs.
- The Mariners have lost seven of their last eight games as home favorites.
- The Guardians have covered the run line in each of their last nine games as underdogs after going to extra innings.
- The Mariners have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games as favorites against AL Central opponents following a home loss.
Cleveland Guardians Player Prop Facts
- Rhys Hoskins has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances with his team as an underdog against AL opponents.
- Rhys Hoskins has hit a home run in three of his four previous appearances at T-Mobile Park against opponents that held a losing record.
- Rhys Hoskins has recorded at least one hit in each of his last seven appearances in day games against AL teams that held a losing record.
- Jose Ramirez ranked T2nd in the league in Steals (44) last season.
Seattle Mariners Recap
The Seattle Mariners come into this game looking to bounce back from Saturday’s L against the Mariners to drop to 1-2 on the year. After this set, Seattle will take on the New York Yankees in a series at home.
Mariners Hoping To Salvage Split In First Series
Entering Saturday, Luke Raley leads the Mariners with a pair of hits coming in the form of 2 home runs and 3 RBIs while Dominic Canzone has a pair of solo home runs as well and Brendan Donovan has 2 hits with a double and a home run. Cole Young’s chipped in a home run and 3 RBIs as well while Randy Arozarena has a double and Leo Rivas has a triple this season.
Why the Seattle Mariners will win
- The Mariners have won each of their last eight games after going to extra innings.
- The Guardians have lost four of their last five games following a win.
- The Mariners have covered the run line in each of their last seven games against American League opponents following an extra innings loss.
- The Guardians have failed to cover the run line each of their last seven Sunday games against teams that held a losing record.
Seattle Mariners Player Prop Facts
- Luke Raley has hit a home run in each of the Mariners’ last three games.
- Victor Robles has recorded a Double in three of his last four appearances against AL Central opponents.
- J.P. Crawford has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 13 appearances in day games against AL Central teams that held a winning record.
- Cal Raleigh ranked 1st in the league in Home Runs (60) last season.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Guardians’ last seven road games following an extra innings win have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Eight of the Mariners’ last nine games following an extra innings loss have gone OVER the total runs line.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Seattle Mariners Prediction
I’m on the under here. I know Saturday’s game saw a ton of runs, and extra innings didn’t help the under, but the thing is that I envision these teams playing low-scoring battles more often than not this season when they’re against each other and also when they’re not. Cecconi and Hancock aren’t ace-level starters by any means but I think they’re good enough here to help us cash the under so give me the under here.