Seattle Mariners (12-10, second in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (13-11, second in the AL East)
Boston; Tuesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: Bryce Miller (1-2, 3.43 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Red Sox: Brayan Bello (0-0)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -135, Mariners +114; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox open a three-game series at home against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday.
Boston has a 7-4 record at home and a 13-11 record overall. The Red Sox have hit 24 total home runs to rank seventh in the AL.
Seattle has a 4-5 record on the road and a 12-10 record overall. The Mariners have the sixth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .319.
The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu has five doubles, four home runs and 15 RBI while hitting .274 for the Red Sox. Trevor Story is 18-for-41 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Cal Raleigh has four doubles and nine home runs for the Mariners. Jorge Polanco is 12-for-37 with two doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 6-4, .234 batting average, 4.29 ERA, outscored by 14 runs
Mariners: 8-2, .248 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Richard Fitts: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Connor Wong: 10-Day IL (hand), Brayan Bello: 15-Day IL (shoulder), 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: 10-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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