Boston Red Sox (38-36, fourth in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (36-35, second in the AL West)
Seattle; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Walker Buehler (5-4, 5.01 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Mariners: Bryan Woo (5-4, 3.17 ERA, 0.97 WHIP, 72 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -181, Red Sox +150; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox seek to build upon a six-game win streak with a victory over the Seattle Mariners.
Seattle has gone 19-18 at home and 36-35 overall. The Mariners have the ninth-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .322.
Boston has gone 16-19 in road games and 38-36 overall. Red Sox hitters are batting a collective .252, the 10th-best team batting average in MLB play.
The matchup Tuesday is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Cal Raleigh leads the Mariners with 26 home runs while slugging .606. Rowdy Tellez is 7 for 32 with two home runs and three RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .276 batting average, 4.34 ERA, outscored by six runs
Red Sox: 8-2, .242 batting average, 3.33 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Mariners: Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Collin Snider: 15-Day IL (forearm), Luke Raley: 10-Day IL (side), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)
Red Sox: Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (toe), Wilyer Abreu: 10-Day IL (oblique), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Burdi: 15-Day IL (knee), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (hip), Alex Bregman: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Masataka Yoshida: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 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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