Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 7:05 PM on ROOT, STOh

Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio

Seattle Mariners - Iwakuma, H (8-5) vs. Cleveland Indians - Bauer, T (4-5)

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Tuesday night, the Seattle Mariners will take the field behind Hisashi Iwakuma as they take on the Cleveland Indians and Trevor Bauer. It will be the 17 ^th start for Iwakuma and the 15^th for Bauer.

Hisashi Iwakuma took the loss his last time out and that lowered his record to 8 - 5 with a 3.09 ERA. In the defeat, Iwakuma surrendered 4 runs and 7 hits (including a homer) in 7 innings of work. He didn't issue any walks as he struck out 5. The loss was Iwakuma's first in nearly a month as had gone 3 - 0 in his previous 4 starts. In 2013, Iwakuma finished the year with a 14 - 6 record with a 2.66 ERA in 33 starts.

Last season, Iwakuma didn't get the decision in his only outing against the Indians despite allowing 5 runs and 7 hits (including 2 home runs) in 6 innings. Cleveland is batting .266 against Iwakuma with 17 hits, 3 homers and 9 RBIs in 64 at-bats.

Trevor Bauer saw his record fall to 4 - 5 with a 3.93 ERA after losing his last start. In that loss, Bauer gave up just 3 runs and 6 hits (including a homer) in 6 innings as he walked 2 and struck out 7. But his offense fell short and Bauer got the loss. Bauer is throwing a lot of pitches in each start (over 100 in 7 of his last 8 starts) and will need to show some economy in his pitches as the 2^nd half continues. Last season, Bauer started just 4 games and ended the season with a 1 -2 record and an ERA of 5.29.

In 2013, Bauer didn't face the Mariners but he has a start against them this season. In that outing, he took the loss after allowing 3 runs on 9 hits (including a homer) in 6.1 innings.

Seattle Mariners Betting Trends

Seattle Mariners are 40-61-4 against the Over/Under

Run Differential for Seattle Mariners is 0.5

Cleveland Indians Betting Trends

Cleveland Indians are 54-48-3 against the Over/Under

Run differential for Cleveland Indians is 0.1

Injuries to Watch

Seattle Mariners

07/25/14 SS Willie Bloomquist Knee 15-day DL (7/24)
07/11/14 CF Michael Saunders Side 15-day DL (7/10)
04/16/14 P Blake Beavan Shoulder 60-day DL (4/15)
04/09/14 P James Paxton Back 60-day DL (4/8)

Cleveland Indians

07/08/14 P Justin Masterson Knee 15-day DL (7/7)
07/06/14 CF Michael Bourn Hamstring 15-day DL (7/6)
06/12/14 1B Jason Giambi Knee 60-day DL (6/12)
05/15/14 RF Nyjer Morgan Knee 60-day DL (5/14)

Josh's Pick: Take Seattle

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