Seattle visits Cleveland, aims to build on Kikuchi’s strong showing
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This article was published 13/06/2021 (1617 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Seattle Mariners (31-35, fourth in the AL West) vs. Cleveland Indians (34-27, second in the AL Central)
Cleveland; Sunday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Logan Gilbert (1-2, 4.99 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 23 strikeouts) Indians: Shane Bieber (7-3, 2.97 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 122 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Indians -241, Mariners +201; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Seattle heads into the matchup fresh off a strong showing by Yusei Kikuchi. Kikuchi threw seven innings, giving up zero runs on three hits with six strikeouts against Cleveland.
The Indians are 16-12 in home games in 2020. Cleveland has a collective batting average of .225 this season, led by Jose Ramirez with an average of .280.
The Mariners are 14-21 on the road. Seattle’s team on-base percentage of .283 is last in the American League. Ty France leads the team with an OBP of .341.
The Indians won the last meeting 5-4. James Karinchak earned his third victory and Cesar Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI for Cleveland. Paul Sewald took his second loss for Seattle.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ramirez leads the Indians with 30 extra base hits and is batting .280.
Mitch Haniger leads the Mariners with 65 hits and is batting .259.
LAST 10 GAMES: Indians: 6-4, .280 batting average, 5.08 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
Mariners: 3-7, .206 batting average, 5.38 ERA, outscored by 18 runs
INJURIES: Indians: Zach Plesac: (thumb), Cam Hill: (wrist), Jordan Luplow: (ankle), Franmil Reyes: (side), Roberto Perez: (finger).
Mariners: Will Vest: (health protocols), Casey Sadler: (shoulder), James Paxton: (left forearm), Ljay Newsome: (elbow), Andres Munoz: (elbow), Nick Margevicius: (shoulder), Ken Giles: (elbow), Kyle Lewis: (knee), Sam Haggerty: (shoulder), Evan White: (hip).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.