(My Sportsbook) - Ricardo Rodriguez hits the hill for Cleveland tonight in an attempt to stay perfect on the season, as the Indians continue their three- game series with the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field. In Tuesday's matchup between the two teams, Cleveland yielded a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth en route to an 8-5 defeat. Milton Bradley and Matt Lawton finished with two hits for the Indians, who had won two straight. Ricardo Rodriguez will counter for the Indians and will try to stay perfect on the season. In four starts this year, the 24-year-old righthander is 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA. He picked up a no-decision in his last outing on Friday, as he yielded three runs on five hits in six innings. Rodriguez, who walked a season-high four, has just eight walks overall, and had yielded just one earned run in each of his previous three starts. This will be his first appearance against the Mariners, but is 2-1 with a 4.50 ERA in five career road starts. Cleveland has scored just 78 runs this season, third fewest in the American League. Indians' centerfielder Milton Bradley is batting an impressive .375 so far this season.
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