Guardians vs. Mariners Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/26/2022

Seeking their 67th win of the year, the Cleveland Guardians (66-57) are favorites (-113) on the moneyline when they take on the Seattle Mariners (68-57) Friday at 10:10 PM ET. Cleveland’s Shane Bieber gets the start, and he’ll go against Seattle’s Logan Gilbert.

Guardians vs. Mariners Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Guardians vs. Mariners

We have the Mariners on the moneyline at -106 on the moneyline as our best bet in this game after analyzing all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 7 runs.

Our computer pick: Seattle Mariners (-106) and Over (7)

Guardians vs. Mariners Game Info

• Cleveland Guardians probable starting pitcher: Shane Bieber
• Seattle Mariners probable starting pitcher: Logan Gilbert
• Game Day: Friday, August 26, 2022
• Game Time: 10:10 PM ET
• Location: Seattle, Washington
• Stadium: T-Mobile Park

Cleveland Guardians vs Seattle Mariners Pitching Matchup

Guardians Starter Shane Bieber

• Bieber gets the start for the Guardians, his 24th of the season. He is 8-7 with a 3.10 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 145 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last appeared on Sunday against the Chicago White Sox, when he went 6 1/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up five hits.
• In 23 games this season, the 27-year-old has a 3.10 ERA and 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .234 to opposing hitters.
• Bieber is looking to continue a fifth-game quality start streak in this game.
• Bieber will try to build on a 13-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 6.1 frames per appearance).
• The opposing Mariners offense has a collective .231 batting average, and is 22nd in the league with 962 total hits and 23rd in MLB play with 516 runs scored. It has the 20th-ranked slugging percentage (.383) and ranks 12th in home runs (140) in all of MLB.
• Among pitchers who qualify in MLB play this season, the 27-year-old ranks 22nd in ERA (3.10), 22nd in WHIP (1.103), and 16th in K/9 (8.9).

Mariners Starter Logan Gilbert

• The Mariners’ Gilbert (10-5) will make his 26th start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up two earned runs in five innings pitched on Saturday in his last outing, a matchup with the Oakland Athletics.
• The 25-year-old has pitched in 25 games this season with an ERA of 3.52, a 3.195 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.242.
• In 25 starts this season, he’s earned a quality start in 11 of them.
• Gilbert has two starts in a row of five innings or more.
• The Guardians rank eighth in MLB with a .252 batting average this season. They have a team slugging percentage that ranks 18th in the league (.385) and 99 home runs.
• The 25-year-old ranks 33rd in ERA (3.52), 42nd in WHIP (1.242), and 30th in K/9 (8.2) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.

Guardians Betting Picks & Insights

• The Guardians have won 38, or 63.3%, of the 60 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• Cleveland is 38-21 this season when entering a game favored by -113 or more on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 53.1% chance of a victory for the Guardians.
• Cleveland’s games have gone over the total in 58 of their 130 chances.
• The Guardians have an ATS record of 70-60-0 in 130 games with a spread this season.

Mariners Betting Picks & Insights

• The Mariners have been underdogs in 71 games this season and have come away with the win 32 times (45.1%) in those contests.
• This season, Seattle has been victorious 27 times in 63 chances when named as an underdog of at least -106 or worse on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Mariners have a 51.5% chance of pulling out a win.
• Seattle and their opponents have gone over in 60 of their 125 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Mariners have an against the spread mark of 65-60-0 in 125 games with a line this season.

Guardians Leaders & Batting Stats

• Jose Ramirez is the Guardians best power option, hitting 25 round-trippers this season in addition to delivering 104 RBI, both team highs.
• Ramirez ranks 19th in homers and third in RBI among all batters in MLB.
• Steven Kwan is hitting .298 with 20 doubles, five triples, three home runs and 45 walks.
• Kwan ranks 302nd in home runs in the majors, and 186th in RBI.
• Kwan carries a two-game streak with at least one hit into this contest. During his last five outings he is hitting .200 with a double, a triple, two walks and three RBI.
• Amed Rosario is hitting .285 with 21 doubles, seven triples, eight home runs and 23 walks.
• Rosario will look to build on his three-game hitting in this game. In his last five games he is hitting .300 with a walk and an RBI.
• Andres Gimenez is batting .306 to pace his team.

Mariners Leaders & Batting Stats

• Julio Rodriguez is hitting .269 with 19 doubles, three triples, 20 home runs and 30 walks.
• In all of MLB, Rodriguez ranks 35th in homers and 38th in RBI.
• Ty France’s .277 batting average is a team-high mark.
• France is 82nd among all hitters in the majors in homers, and 42nd in RBI.
• Eugenio Suarez paces the Mariners in home runs (23) and runs batted in (71).
• Jesse Winker has 14 doubles, 13 home runs and 71 walks while batting .230.