The Boston Red Sox and the Seattle Mariners will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Safeco Field.
The Red Sox will give the ball to starter Jon Lester in this one. Lefthander Lester is 11-4 this season with a 2.81 ERA.
The Mariners will counter Lester with David Pauley. Righthander Pauley has a 3.27 ERA to go along with a 0-2 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 210-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game’s total is sitting at 7½.
Bill Hall went deep for a solo shot and the Red Sox defeated the Mariners 2-1 on Friday, as -118 favorites. That game’s three runs went UNDER the posted over/under (7.5) set by sportsbooks.
Scott Atchison pitched just over one inning of relief for the win, and Jonathan Papelbon collected his 22nd save.
Jason Vargas allowed eight hits and two runs over seven innings in the Mariners loss.
One of my sports picks for today is for Boston to win.
Current streak:
Boston has won 2 straight games.
Seattle has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Boston: 55-42 SU
Seattle: 37-60 SU
Boston most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 10-0
Before playing Seattle are 5-5
After playing Seattle are 6-4
After a win are 4-6
Seattle most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Boston are 3-7
After a loss are 3-7
A few trends to consider:
Boston is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Seattle
Boston is 9-4 SU in its last 13 games when playing Seattle
Boston is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
Seattle is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games when playing Boston
Seattle is 2-6 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Boston
Seattle is 3-13 SU in its last 16 games
Seattle is 2-11 SU in its last 13 games at home
Stats and article courtesy of Chalk