The Corner Rundown: Mariners 8, Guardians 0
March 29, 2026 | Cleveland Guardians at Seattle Mariners | T-Mobile Park, Seattle
The Guardians closed out their opening series in Seattle with a thud Sunday night, getting blanked 8-0 as the Mariners rode a dominant outing from Emerson Hancock and cashed in on Cleveland’s quiet bats. The four-game set still ends in a split, but this one was all Seattle from the fourth inning on.
🔑 Key Performers
- Chase DeLauter went 1-for-3 and broke up the no-hit bid with a clean single to right in the seventh.
- Daniel Schneemann added Cleveland’s only other hit, finishing 1-for-3.
- José Ramírez drew a walk in the first, but the Guardians never found any sustained offense behind him.
- Slade Cecconi struck out five, but Seattle got to him for six earned runs over 4 1/3 innings.
📝 Game Summary
For three innings, this thing still felt manageable. Then the fourth blew open. Seattle got on the board with an RBI single from Leo Rivas before Brendan Donovan turned the game with a three-run shot to right, suddenly making it 4-0.
The Mariners kept pressing. Randy Arozarena ripped an RBI double in the fifth, Luke Raley followed with a run-scoring single, Cal Raleigh added a ground-rule RBI double in the sixth, and Arozarena tacked on another RBI single in the eighth. By then, the Guardians were just trying to scratch out anything against Hancock and reliever Cooper Criswell.
They never did. Cleveland managed only two hits all night and struck out 14 times. Hancock went six hitless innings with nine strikeouts, and Criswell finished the final three frames for the save.
📊 Notable Stats
- The Guardians were held to 2 hits and 0 runs.
- Cleveland struck out 14 times.
- DeLauter’s seventh-inning single was the club’s first hit of the night.
- Seattle went 5-for-16 with runners in scoring position.
- Donovan finished with 3 RBI, while Arozarena chipped in 2 RBI.
- Hancock threw 6.0 hitless innings with 9 strikeouts; Criswell followed with 3.0 innings and 5 strikeouts.
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💰 The Betting Corner
How the previous game played against the spread:
FanDuel had Seattle at -1.5 (+126) with the Mariners -178 on the moneyline, while Cleveland came back at +1.5 (-152) and +150 on the moneyline. With the 8-0 final, Seattle covered the run line comfortably and the Mariners moneyline cashed without any drama.
Upcoming game odds (FanDuel):
For Cleveland’s next game against the Dodgers, FanDuel listed the Guardians at +1.5 (-144) and +154 on the moneyline. Los Angeles was listed at -1.5 (+120) and -184 on the moneyline. The total was sitting at 8.5, with the over at -105 and the under at -115.
⏭️ Next Game
Cleveland Guardians at Los Angeles Dodgers
Date: Monday, March 30, 2026
Time: 10:10 PM ET
Location: Dodger Stadium
Probable Starters: Parker Messick (CLE) vs. Roki Sasaki (LAD)