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Carlos Carrasco will make his third start of the season Tuesday night when the Indians entertain Seattle in the start of a three-game series at Progressive Field.

(Chuck Crow, The Plain Dealer)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Preview and pitching matchups for Mariners-Indians series starting Tuesday night in Cleveland.

Where: Progressive Field, Tuesday through Thursday.

TV/radio: SportsTime Ohio will carry the series. WMMS/FM 100.7 will air the series, while WTAM will carry Tuesday and Thursday's games.

Pitching probables: LHP Wade Miley (0-1, 8.25) vs. RHP Carlos Carrasco (1-0, 3.46) Tuesday at 6:10 p.m.; RHP Taijuan Walker (0-0, 2.25) vs. RHP Danny Salazar (2-0, 0.79) Wednesday at 6:10 p.m. and RHP Nathan Karns (1-1, 4.0) vs. RHP Cody Anderson (0-1, 5.91) Thursday at 12:10 p.m.

Series: The Indians went 4-3 against the Mariners last year. They lead, 216-171, overall.

Tuesday: Carrasco is coming off a strong eight-inning win over Tampa Bay with eight strikeouts and one run allowed. He's 1-0 with a 1.42 ERA in two career appearances against Seattle. Robison Cano, off to a fast start, is hitting .556 (5-for-9) with one homer and seven RBI against Carrasco.

Miley will be the seventh lefty starter the Indians face in 11 games this season. The Indians are 2-4 in those games. Miley has made two starts against Texas this year, allowing 11 earned runs on 17 hits in 12 innings. Rajai Davis is 2-for-5 with two homers and four RBI against Miley.

Wednesday: Salazar has allowed one run and struck out 16 in 11 1/3 innings this year. Salazar has one no-decision against Seattle.

Walker has pitched well in two no-decision starts this year. Last year he was 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA in two starts against the Indians. He struck out 14, walked two and allowed one run. Yan Gomes went 2-for-3 against him.

Thursday: Anderson has allowed seven earned runs and four homers in 10 2/3 innings. The opposition is hitting .319 against him. Adam Lind (2-4, one homer, three RBI) has hit Anderson well.

Karns has made two decent starts for Seattle this season. Jason Kipnis is hitting .667 (4-for-6) against him.

Team updates: The Mariners have rebounded from a five-game losing streak to win three of their last four games. They took two out of three from the Yankees in New York over the weekend. After a 3-2 trip through Chicago and St. Petersburg, Fla., the Indians have started this six-game homestand 1-2.

Players to watch: Seattle's Kyle Seager is hitting .380 (46-for-121) with 16 doubles, three homers and 11 RBI against the Indians. Mike Napoli has hit safely in eight of the Tribe's 10 games with three doubles, two homers and six RBI.

Injuries: Mariners --LHP Charlie Furbush (left biceps tendinitis), RHP Evan Scribner (right lat), RHP Ryan Cook (right lat) and C Jesus Sucre (fractured right fibula) are on the disabled list. Indians-- LF Michael Brantley (right shoulder), RF Lonnie Chisenhall (right forearm, left wrist) and RHP Tommy Hunter (hernia) are on the disabled list.

Next: The Indians open a nine-game trip with a three-game series against Detroit at Comerica Park on Friday.