Indians-Mariners Lines Preview

The Seattle Mariners will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Sunday when they take on the Cleveland Indians at Safeco Field.

Ace lefthander Cliff Lee will take the mound for the Indians to start this game. Lee is 6-9 this season with a 3.17 ERA.

Starting this game for the Mariners will be Jason Vargas. The lefthander has a 4.05 ERA to go along with a 2-3 record this season.

Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

Ryan Garko and Asdrubal Cabrera hit two-run homers as the Indians crushed the Mariners 10-3 on Saturday. The Indians won the game as +165 underdogs, and the team’s played OVER the posted over/under (8).

Jhonny Peralta led the Indians with three RBIs, and Jeremy Sowers tossed seven scoreless innings for the victory.

Ronny Cedeno and Russell Branyan drove in the runs for the Mariners, who were -185 favorites. Erik Bedard allowed two runs over three innings in the loss.

Current streak:
Cleveland has won 3 straight games.
Seattle has lost 2 straight games.

Team records:
Cleveland: 40-58 SU
Seattle: 51-46 SU

Cleveland most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 7-3
Before playing LA Angels are 6-4
After playing Seattle are 5-5
After a win are 3-7

Seattle most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Toronto are 3-7
After playing Cleveland are 6-4
After a loss are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Cleveland is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Seattle’s last 5 games when playing at home against Cleveland
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle’s last 11 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Seattle’s last 6 games when playing Cleveland
Seattle is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing Cleveland

Next up:
Cleveland at LA Angels, Monday, July 27
Seattle home to Toronto, Monday, July 27