Starting Lineups, Pitchers For Seattle Mariners at Cleveland Guardians Game on Sunday

The Seattle Mariners had lost five of their first seven games of the season, causing panic to set in amongst the fan base. Since then, the Mariners have taken two games from the Cleveland Guardians and will go for the sweep on Sunday afternoon in Cleveland. First pitch is 1:40 p.m. ET and here are the starting lineups and pitching matchups for today's game.

The Seattle Mariners looked lost over the first week of the season, dropping five of seven games to the Cleveland Guardians and Los Angeles Angels. However, the first road trip of the season for Seattle has proven fruitful, as the M's have taken the first two games from Cleveland and will go for the sweep on Easter Sunday.

A win would get Seattle back to .500 and would be a nice way to end the season series with the Guardians. As for Cleveland, they are currently 5-4 and looking to stay above .500.

Here's the lineup for the visiting Mariners, managed by Scott Servais.

1) Julio Rodriguez, CF

2) Ty France, 1B

3) Eugenio Suarez, 3B

4) Cal Raleigh, C

5) Teoscar Hernandez, DH

6) Jarred Kelenic, RF

7) AJ Pollock, LF

8) Kolten Wong, 2B

9) J.P. Crawford, SS

SP: George Kirby (0-1, 8.31 ERA)

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— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) April 9, 2023

The Mariners right now, offensively, are a tale of haves and have-nots. Rodriguez (.300), France (.342) and Suarez (.389) have all gotten off to fabulous starts while Hernandez (.156), and Wong (.043) have struggled in new surroundings and find themselves being juggled around the order.

Kelenic gets the start again today after going 3-4 yesterday. He's hitting .304 in the early going.

For the Guardians, managed by Terry Francona:

1) Steven Kwan, LF

2) Amed Rosario, SS

3) Jose Ramirez, 3B

4) Josh Naylor, DH

5) Andres Gimenez, 2B

6) Josh Bell, 1B

7) Will Brennan, RF

8) Myles Straw, CF

9) Cam Gallagher, C

SP: Zach Plesac (0-0, 54.00 ERA)

For Cleveland, a few reserves get into the Sunday lineup as Gallagher plays for Mike Zunino behind the plate and Brennan plays in right in place of Oscar Gonzalez.

On the mound, Plesac is looking to rebound from a terrible first start of the year. He gave up six earned runs on seven hits in just one inning against Oakland last week.

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