Seattle Mariners vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction: Reds hoping to avoid a sweep

Seattle Mariners and Cincinnati Reds will meet at T-Mobile in the last game of their three-game series. In the first two games, the Mariners pulled off wins. Will the Cincinnati Reds avoid another defeat in this game 3?

The Seattle Mariners came into this series after losing their second and third game against the Chicago Cubs. However, they have now stepped up their games with back-to-back wins over the Cincinnati Reds in their first two games, and in this one, they will be vying to complete a sweep. The Seattle Mariners have scored 14 runs in their last three games and three or fewer runs in 5 of their last eight games. In this finale, Bryce Miller gets the ball for the Seattle Mariners in what will be their first pitching against the Reds, and he is 2-1 with a 1.96 ERA and 17 strikeouts this season.

The Cincinnati Reds will hope for a better performance in game three after a poor start in the first two games of this series. Ahead of this series, the Cincinnati Reds had just enjoyed a sweeping win over the Chicago White Sox with scores of 1-11, 0-5, and 4-11 in their meetings. However, The Cincinnati Reds have scored 15 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in 5 of their last eight games. Andrew Abbott gets the ball for the Cincinnati Reds, and he is 1-1 with a 2.60 ERA and 11 strikeouts this season. This will be Abbott’s first career game against the Seattle Mariners. So far this season, as a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are compiling 5.8 runs per outing, which puts them at 3rd in the league.

It is worth noting that the Cincinnati Reds could avoid a sweep because their offense has been hot all season, and Andrew Abbott has been sharp through 17.1 innings. In the meantime, the Seattle Mariners have been more than impressive, and their momentum is high right now, and Bryce Miller has been lights out lately. In his last 13.1 innings, Miller has allowed six hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 11. This game should still be competitive regardless, and it will be another high-scoring game while I am still all out for the Mariners to win as favorites.