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Both Seattle and Cleveland are a number of games above the .500 mark. We should be in for a treat with this series, which kicks off on Tuesday.
The Guardians are 6-3 in this series over the last nine meetings but the Mariners won two of their last three in Cleveland.
For Tuesday, the PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Bryce Miller (5-5, 3.48 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 80 strikeouts); Guardians: Triston McKenzie (3-3, 4.10 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 65 strikeouts)
LINE Guardians -118, Mariners -102; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians play the Seattle Mariners after Steven Kwan had four hits on Sunday in a 7-6 loss to the Blue Jays.
Cleveland has a 44-25 record overall and a 21-8 record at home. The Guardians are 15-6 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Seattle is 43-31 overall and 16-19 in road games. The Mariners rank sixth in the AL with 81 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.
Miller tossed seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts in a no-decision against the White Sox on Wednesday. He also failed to factor into the decision his previous start.
McKenzie allowed two runs on four hits in 5 1/3 innings in a win over the Reds on Tuesday.
Six of the last ten games in this series have resulted in eight or fewer runs. The total on this one was coming in at 8.5.
Bryan Woo with his 3-0 record and 1.07 ERA will start for Seattle on Wednesday but he is returning from a forearm injury.
Tanner Bibee had mixed results in Wednesday’s loss to the Reds, giving up four runs on just four hits over his 5 1/3 innings of work. He has not had a win in his last two starts.
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