Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 8/30/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: CLEGuardians.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-210) Cleveland (+172)

The Cleveland Guardians (66-66) are hosting the Seattle Mariners (72-62) at Progressive Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has Seattle at -210 while Cleveland is at +172. The betting total comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Logan Gilbert and Gavin Williams.

Seattle is slugging .410 and have been rung up 1,198 times, while drawing a walk on 450 occasions. They have recorded 591 RBI's in addition to 1,100 hits for the season, while their batting average comes in at .241. The Mariners have hit 183 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 191 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 616 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .317. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 11th in baseball.

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The Mariners have compiled a team ERA of 3.97 so far this year (16th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,146 batters. Mariners pitchers have relinquished 162 home runs and 591 total runs (18th in the league). They have walked 403 opposing players and their FIP is 4.12 as a unit on the campaign. Seattle has given up 1,121 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 534 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.84 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.26.

The Mariners bullpen have recorded a save rate of 62.5% and have come into the game in 130 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 123 runners over the course of the season and 25.2% of those players ended up scoring. Mariners relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 112 times in addition to having 181 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have dispatched 452 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have earned 74 holds on the campaign (13th in the league). They have 35 saves on the season and have blown 21 of their 56 chances to save the game.

The San Francisco Giants have earned 3,631 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,131 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which ranks 4th in the majors, and have accumulated 99 double plays. The Mariners have converted 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 10,893 innings, which has them ranked 12th in pro baseball.

Gilbert has pitched in 801 innings and has 849 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 3.62 (322 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.061. He has given up 676 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 174 free passes. Gilbert (45-35 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.56 and he has gone up against 3,240 opposing batters in the major leagues.

Cleveland is sitting with 133 HRs over the course of the season as well as 489 RBIs. They have recorded 189 two-baggers, while getting a free base 407 times as well as putting up 508 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for an OBP of .295 and a team batting average of .224 for the season. The Guardians hold a slugging % of .366 and they average 3.85 runs per game (28th in the league). They have been rung up on 1,093 occasions (18th in the league) and are sitting with 966 base knocks.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.310 with a FIP of 4.14 as a team so far this season. They rank 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,077. The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 563 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.93 (512 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (1,099 strikeouts against 461 free passes). They have given up 145 homers and they concede 4.32 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB).

Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.5% out of 170 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 153 times in high leverage situations and on 122 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 150 save situations, the Guardians have earned 91 holds and 18 blown saves. They rank 5th in the league with a save rate of 67.9%, and they have sent 441 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. Cleveland has had relief pitchers enter the game in 56 save chances and they have tallied 38 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 95 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in the majors). The Guardians have accrued 1,076 assists, 86 errors and have amassed 3,522 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 10,566 innings on the diamond, the Guardians hold a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (19th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Williams has allowed 246 hits while accumulating 295 punch outs in 294 frames. Williams (14-20 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.73 earned run average while allowing 7.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 122 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.315 and a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and he has faced 1,257 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (+172)

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