Boston Red Sox (31-29, fourth in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (27-32, fourth in the AL West)
Seattle; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: TBD; Mariners: Robbie Ray (5-6, 4.97 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 77 strikeouts)
LINE: Mariners -123, Red Sox +104; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners and Boston Red Sox play on Sunday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Seattle is 27-32 overall and 13-11 in home games. The Mariners have a 12-6 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Boston is 18-15 in road games and 31-29 overall. The Red Sox have the seventh-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .413.
The teams play Sunday for the seventh time this season. The Red Sox are ahead 5-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ty France has 12 doubles and nine home runs while hitting .329 for the Mariners. Cal Raleigh is 7-for-29 with a double and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Xander Bogaerts has 16 doubles, six home runs and 27 RBI while hitting .321 for the Red Sox. Alex Verdugo is 12-for-35 with four doubles over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 6-4, .248 batting average, 4.35 ERA, outscored by two runs
Red Sox: 8-2, .249 batting average, 2.33 ERA, outscored opponents by 22 runs
INJURIES: Mariners: Kyle Lewis: 7-Day IL (concussion), Ken Giles: 60-Day IL (finger), Tom Murphy: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Mitch Haniger: 10-Day IL (ankle), Evan White: 60-Day IL (sports hernia), Casey Sadler: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Red Sox: Garrett Whitlock: 15-Day IL (hip), Kike Hernandez: 10-Day IL (hip), Matt Barnes: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (back), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (rib), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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