The Cleveland Guardians host the Seattle Mariners Sunday afternoon in the final game of a three game series. The Guardians will try to avoid the weep as the Mariners won the first two games. Cleveland is 68-63 and leads the AL Central while Seattle is 75-58 and is second in the AL West. Game time is 2:40 p.m. ET on Sunday.
The Seattle Mariners are firmly locked into the second place in the AL West at 75-58, 10 games behind the first place Astros. They are tied for first in the wildcard race with Tampa Bay, 2 games ahead of Toronto, which sits in the third spot. The Mariners have won 8 of their last 9 games and have won the first two games of this series. On Saturday they scored a 4-0 win as Robbie Ray blanked the Guardians, allowing 0 runs and 6 hits in 6 innings to get the win. Ray is now 12-8 on the season. Ty France blasted a home run, his 18th on the season.
Ty France is out of his slump. pic.twitter.com/goOuMQT76r
— Steve (@MarinersSteve) September 3, 2022
George Kirby gets the start for the Mariners on Sunday. Kirby, a right hander, is 6-3 on the season with a 3.16 ERA in 19 starts. He has 107 strikeouts and just 14 walks in 102.2 innings pitched. Kirby beat Detroit in his last start, allowing 0 runs and 2 hits in 5 innings with 5 strikeouts and 1 walk. This will be Kirby's first start against the Guardians. Seattle has a team ERA of 3.50, which is 6th in the league. The bullpen has an ERA of 3.31, which is 7th best in baseball.