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Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians: Both teams are on top of their divisions                                                                  

The Cleveland Guiardians will try to end their losing streak when they host the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field on Wednesday.

Seattle has a promising season

The Seattle Mariners are on top of the AL West with a 44-31 record. They have won the last four games after sweeping the series against the Texas Rangers and winning the opener against the Guardians by 8-5. The Mariners have a 3.43 ERA, a .214 batting average, a .273 on-base percentage, and 1.06 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Julio Rodriguez leads the team with 78 hits and 36 runs while Cal Raleigh is on top with 12 home runs.

The Guardians have the longest losing streak of the season

The Cleveland Guardians are on top of the AL Central with a 44-26 record, which puts them fifth in the entire league. The Guardians have lost the last three games, two in Toronto and the last one to the Mariners. The Guardians have a 3.55 ERA, a .228 batting average, a .300 on-base percentage, and 1.19 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Jose Ramirez is the best player on the team with 73 hits, 52 runs and 18 homeruns and is tied for the second place in the league with 63 RBIs.

Betting Trends

The Guardians are 1-4 AU in their last five games overall, 10-3 SU in the last 13 home games and 1-7 SU in the last 8 home games against Seattle. They have played over the total run line in 4 of their last 5 games against Seattle and 4 of the last 6 games against teams from the AL West but under it in 4 of their last 6 games overall. The Mariners are 8-1 SU in their last 9 games overall and 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against teams from the AL. They have played under the total run line in 5 of the last 7 games overall and 8 of the last 10 games played on Wednesday.

Prediction and Conclusion

Both teams have solid squads sitting on top of their respective divisions. The Guardians are struggling lately, tying their longest losing streak of the season with three in a row. Still, they are a very solid home team with a 21-9 record. Today, the Guardians will go with Tanner Bibee on the mound, who is 4-2 for the season with a 3.94 ERA, 87 K, 75.1 IP, and 1.17 WHIP. The Mariners will try to keep their dominance against Cleveland with Bryan Woo, who is 3-0 for the season with a 1.07 ERA, 24 K, 33.2 IP, and 0.53 WHIP. This will definitely be a tied game, but the Guardians will perform well under pressure and end their losing streak.