Seattle Mariners (13-11, third in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (14-12, second in the AL East)
Boston; Thursday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Bryan Woo (2-1, 3.12 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 22 strikeouts); Red Sox: Garrett Nolan Crochet (2-1, 1.13 ERA, 0.91 WHIP, 35 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -176, Mariners +147; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners meet on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series.
Boston is 8-5 in home games and 14-12 overall. Red Sox hitters have a collective .328 on-base percentage, the seventh-best percentage in MLB play.
Seattle is 13-11 overall and 5-6 on the road. Mariners hitters are batting a collective .228, which ranks ninth in the AL.
The matchup Thursday is the third time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alexander David Bregman has a .310 batting average to lead the Red Sox, and has 10 doubles and four home runs. Trevor Story is 15-for-40 with three home runs and 10 RBI over the past 10 games.
Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with nine home runs while slugging .574. Rowdy Tellez is 7-for-29 with four home runs and 10 RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 7-3, .243 batting average, 4.30 ERA, outscored by one run
Mariners: 7-3, .262 batting average, 4.15 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Richard Fitts: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Connor Wong: 10-Day IL (hand), Zach Penrod: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Martin Crawford: 15-Day IL (knee), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Mariners: Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps), George Kirby: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (ucl), Jackson Kowar: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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