Indians Look for Two Straight Against the Mariners Tonight in Seattle, The Tribe Starting Nine

The Indians were winners on Monday night, topping the Mariners 6-4 to get back in the win column after losing three straight over the weekend to the Royals.

Trevor Bauer got the team on track, going 6.2 innings, striking out eight, allowing a run on five hits, throwing 112 pitches, 68 strikes.

The offense got a homer from Jose Ramirez, and Jason Kipnis was back, getting a hit in his first plate appearance to bring in a run to give the Indians a 2-0 lead in the first inning.

The victory puts the team at 9-7 on the year, and they have two more games against the M’s before coming home for a five-game set with the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins.

Tonight it’s Shane Bieber going for the Indians, he enters action at 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA. The Indians number five starter is 8-0 with a 3.25 ERA in his career on the road (13 appearances, 12 starts) after giving up just three hits and striking out six in seven innings Thursday during a 4-0 win against the Tigers.

Righty Mike Leake (2-0, 4.15 ERA) will be on the hill for the Mariners. He allowed two homers in a tough outing against the White Sox back on April 6th, and gave up three homers in a no-decision versus Kansas City.

Here’s tonight’s starting nine for the Tribe

Leonys Martin CF
Jose Ramirez 3B
Jason Kipnis 2B
Carlos Santana 1B
Hanley Ramirez DH
Tyler Naquin RF
Jake Bauers LF
Kevin Plawecki C
Mike Freeman SS

Heres Seattle’s lineup

Mallex Smith CF
Mitch Haniger RF
Domingo Santana LF
Edwin Encarnacion DH
Jay Bruce 1B
Tim Beckham SS
Ryon Healy 3B
Tom Murphy C
Dee Gordon 2B