Seattle Mariners at Cleveland Indians 6/11/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Seattle Mariners open a three-game series on the road Friday against the Cleveland Indians. Seattle is 31-32 following a 9-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. Jake Fraley saved the victory for Seattle in the ninth inning by making a leaping catch at the wall, then knocked in the go-ahead run during the 11th inning to help lead Seattle to the victory. Seattle is third in the American League West 6 games behind first-place Oakland.

J.P. Crawford is batting .277 to lead Seattle and the shortstop has a team-high .345 on-base percentage. Right fielder Mitch Haniger is the leader in home runs with 14 and hits with 61 while third baseman Kyle Seager is the leader in RBIs with 39. On Friday, Seattle will send Justin Dunn to the mound. The right-hander is 5-3 with an ERA of 3.69, 88 Ks and 67 BBs.

Cleveland dropped to 32-27 following an 8-2 loss to the St Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. The Indians split their two-game interleague series with the Cardinals after winning the first game on Tuesday 10-1. In the loss on Wednesday to St Louis, Cleveland was held to two hits by Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright through seven innings. Cleveland is second in the American League Central four games behind the first-place Chicago White Sox.

Third baseman Jose Ramirez is batting .265 to lead Cleveland and has team highs in home runs with 14, RBIs with 35, hits with 56 and on-base percentage at .347. Cleveland has hit 69 home runs in its first 59 games. On Friday, the Cleveland Indians will send Aaron Civale to the mound. The right-hander is 8-2 with an ERA of 3.49, 58 Ks and 18 BBs.