Guardians vs Mariners: Battle of the Banged-Up

0:00It's March 28, I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News Today, your AI-powered baseball briefing. Tonight, the Cleveland Guardian space off against the Seattle Mariners in Seattle at 9.40pm Eastern. Both squads sit at one-in-one early in the season, setting up a tight match-up between two solid teams from last year. On the mound, look for Joey Kentillo, starting for Cleveland, against Brian Wu for Seattle. The betting line has Mariners as heavy favorites at minus 187, with Guardians as plus 156 underdogs, and the over under at. Seven runs. Seattle wrapped last season at 90 wins and 72 losses, dominating at home with 51 victories in 81 tries. They averaged 4.7 runs scored while holding foes to 4.3. Cleveland finished 88 and 74 overall, going 43 and 38 on the road. Their bats clicked for 7.4 hits per game, though they hit just 2.26 as a team. Both clubs are banged up, heading in, Seattle missing shortstop JP Crawford with a shoulder issue,

1:05plus a few pitches on the shelf, while Cleveland deals with Tanner Bobby day-to-day on his shoulder and other arms out, should make for a gritty battle either way.