The set-up: Indians' ace Carlos Carrasco has gotten out to a terrible start to the year, so it won't be hard for him to put forth his best effort thus far. Carrasco has a favorable matchup here though in Seattle and I expect him to easily get the better of his counterpart Erik Swanson. The Mariners have lost five of their last six, their hot start quickly fading in the rear-view mirror.

The pitchers: Carrasco (1-2, 12.60 ERA) is 4-3 with a 4.10 ERA in eight appearances vs. Seattle.

Swanson (0-0, 9.00) is making his first major league start.

The pick: Carrasco was 8-6 with a 2.96 ERA on the road last year. Look for the hard-throwing right-hander to settle down and punch his first one in the win column this season.

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