The Seattle Mariners and the Boston Red Sox will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Fenway Park.
The Mariners will give the ball to starter Brandon Morrow in this one. Righthander Morrow is 0-0 this season with a 3.78 ERA.
The Red Sox will counter Morrow with Jon Lester. Lefthander Lester has a 4.35 ERA to go along with a 7-6 record this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Red Sox listed as 270-moneyline favorites versus the Mariners, while the game’s total is sitting at 9½.
The Mariners scored late in the game for the second straight time as they edged the Red Sox 3-2 on Saturday, as +200 underdogs. The team’s played UNDER the game’s posted over/under (10).
Russell Branyan drove in two runs, and Chris Woodward batted in the winning run for the Mariners. Roy Corcoran tossed just under two innings of relief for the win, and David Aardsma collected his 17th save.
Jason Varitek hit a two-run homer in a losing cause for the Red Sox, who had been favored by oddsmakers at -230. Takashi Saito gave up the winning run and suffered the loss.
Current streak:
Seattle has won 3 straight games.
Boston has lost 2 straight games.
Team records:
Seattle: 42-38 SU
Boston: 48-32 SU
Seattle most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 4-6
Before playing Baltimore are 4-6
After playing Boston are 3-7
After a win are 6-4
Boston most recently:
When playing on Sunday are 6-4
Before playing Oakland are 4-6
After playing Seattle are 6-4
After a loss are 8-2
A few trends to consider:
Seattle is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Seattle’s last 14 games when playing Boston
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games on the road
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 13 of Boston’s last 18 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Boston’s last 14 games when playing Seattle
Boston is 17-7 SU in its last 24 games when playing at home against Seattle
Boston is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games
Next up:
Seattle home to Baltimore, Monday, July 6
Boston home to Oakland, Monday, July 6
