The Seattle Mariners will visit Progressive Field in Cleveland for the middle game of a three game series against the Indians on Saturday. The Seattle Mariners have played better baseball as of late, but are still 10-13 on the season. The Mariners are still last place in the American League West.
The Cleveland Indians are the defending American League Champions. The Indians got off to a slow start, but have bounced back to move to 12-9 on the season. The Cleveland Indians come into this game as the favorite. Cleveland is -144 over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday afternoon. Find out more about the updated MLB betting run lines here.
Here’s A Closer Look At The Mariners Vs Indians MLB Betting Odds, TV & Game Info
When: April 29th, 2017; 3:10pm CT
Where: Progressive Field; Cleveland, OH
TV: ROOTNW, Sports Time Ohio
Radio: Indians Radio network, WMMS 100.7, WTAM 1100, 710 ESPN
Stream Option: MLB.TV
Odds: Cleveland Indians -144
Why Bet on Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners have started to play better baseball with two straight wins, and three out of their last four. In those three wins, Seattle allowed just 2 total runs. The most recent win for the Tigers was on a walk off single by Ben Gamel over the Tigers. Seattle is just? Game behind Texas for fourth place.
The Mariners are 5th in Major League Baseball with 107 runs scored. Nelson Cruz is off to another solid start, with a .305 batting average, 5 home runs and 19 runs batted in. Seattle is also getting a great start from the youngster Mitch Haniger. He is batting .338 on the season.
Why Bet on Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians have struggled at home this season, with just 4 wins in 9 games. The Indians though won back to back games over Houston at home. The win for Cleveland moved them into first place alone over the White Sox in the American League Central Division race. The Indians have a team batting average of .253.
Francisco Lindor and Jose Ramirez are the team leaders on offense. The young shortstop is batting .301, with 6 homeruns, while Ramirez has been manning second base, and he has crushed 5 home runs and is batting .342. The Indians pitching has a team earned run average of 4.12 on the season.
Expert Score & Prediction
Yovani Gallardo is going to get the start for the Seattle Mariners in this game. Gallardo is 1-2 on the season, with a 4.84 earned run average. He will face off against Danny Salazar. The right hander for Cleveland is also 1-2 on the season. Salazar has 36 strikeouts in just over 22 innings pitched this season.
Look for Salazar to be tough in this game. The game is in Cleveland, which also is advantage towards Salazar. The Indians will hit Gallardo, and Salazar is coming away with the win here. The final bet for this game on Saturday afternoon is the Cleveland Indians -144 over the Seattle Mariners.
