Cleveland Guardians @ Seattle Mariners - June 15, 2025

As I gear up for this Sunday showdown at T-Mobile Park, I’ve got my trusty betting system in hand and a good feeling about the Seattle Mariners taking on the Cleveland Guardians. With years of experience under my belt, I’ve learned that trends often repeat themselves, and sometimes you just have to trust your gut – along with some cold hard stats.

Cleveland comes into this matchup with a record of 35 wins and 33 losses. Their recent form shows they’ve been struggling, going 1-4 in their last five games. The Guardians’ offense is averaging just under four runs per game (3.955), which isn’t exactly lighting up the scoreboard. Add to that a batting average hovering around .229, and you can see why they’ve found it tough to string together consistent performances.

On the mound for Cleveland is Luis Ortiz, who’s had his ups and downs this season with a record of 3-7 and an ERA of 3.956. Despite the less-than-stellar win-loss record, he does strike out batters at a decent rate with an average of about 8.5 strikeouts per game. But let’s be honest here – when your team isn’t scoring enough runs to back you up, those strikeouts don’t mean much when it comes to results.

Now switching over to the Mariners: they’re sitting at 35-34 overall but are struggling even more lately with just three wins in their last eleven games. However, they did grab a tight win against the Guardians in their last meeting – a narrow 4-3 victory that should give them some confidence heading into this one, especially as they’ve recently shown flashes of offensive capability despite their overall struggles.

Emerson Hancock takes the mound for Seattle today sporting a record of 2-2 and an ERA just above five (5.04). His strikeout numbers aren’t too shabby either; he’s averaging around 8.1 strikeouts per game as well. The Mariners’ offense has been better than Cleveland’s overall; they’re managing about 4.343 runs per game with similar hits stats but still below par at .235 batting average.

With oddsmakers opening up the Guardians as slight favorites at -111 on the moneyline––a sure sign that they expect this one to be close––I’m inclined to believe we’ll see value on Seattle today given their current momentum from that last win against these same Guardians.

I’m predicting that Seattle will take this one again—perhaps another tight contest—but I expect fewer fireworks offensively based on both teams’ recent averages; I’d lean towards taking the UNDER for total runs set at 7.5 today based on how both offenses have performed lately.

So there you have it: Mariners win by maybe one or two runs max, keeping it low-scoring like we’ve seen in past matchups! Time to place my bets while wearing my lucky cap—because let’s face it, every little bit helps when you’re navigating through these unpredictable waters!