T.M. Selection: Cleveland Guardians.

I like the Cleveland Guardians to win this game against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. The Guardians have looked really good in their games lately, winning 2 games in a row now and 4/5 of their previous 5 games. They just swept the Padres in a 2 game series in San Diego and I expect their success out West to continue in this game. The Guardians pitching has been great in their games lately, they haven't given up more than 2 runs in 3/4 of their previous 4 games and I think this is going to be another game where their pitching is great. The Mariners haven't looked great in their games lately, losing 3/4 of their previous 4 games but they have also been losing to some really bad teams. Their last 2 series saw them losing a 3 game series to the A's and splitting their most recent series with the Nats, 2 teams who both have some of the worst records in the league this year. Marco Gonzales (8-12, 4.08 ERA) is up for the Mariners here and he hasn't looked great in his starts lately. He only gave up 1 run in his most recent start but he had 3 starts in a row right before that and 5/6 starts where he gave up 3+ runs in the game, and a majority of those starts saw him give up 5+ runs. He isn't pitching well at the moment and I don't see him shutting the Guardians here who have been hot lately. Triston McKenzie (9-9, 3.11 ERA) is up for the Guardians here and he has looked great in his starts all year. He hasn't given up more than 2 runs in 3 starts in a row now and that has been a common theme for him all year since he hasn't been giving up many runs in his starts. He had a great July and continued that in August, I see him shutting down the Mariners here since their offense hasn't been great lately and I see them catching the Mariners while they still aren't playing well. I like the Guardians to win this game.

T.M. Prediction: 5-2 Guardians.