SEATTLE (Interstat) — The Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners close out their three-game series Sunday evening at T-Mobile Park, with the Mariners looking to salvage a split after Boston took the opener 6-2 on Friday and Saturday’s game ended scoreless.

First pitch is scheduled for 6:40 p.m. PDT under partly cloudy skies, with temperatures around 72 degrees.

Boston (30-43) sends left-hander Payton Tolle (3-4) to the mound. The rookie has struggled to find consistency in his debut season. Seattle (39-38) counters with right-hander Logan Gilbert (5-4), who has been solid in the rotation.

The Mariners enter as betting favorites at -1.5 on the run line, with an over/under of 6.5. Interstat’s game simulator projects a 5-2 Seattle victory.

Players to watch

Boston: Left-hander Ranger Suarez has been dominant in his past two outings. On Friday against Seattle, he earned the win after tossing 6.2 innings of one-hit ball, striking out five with no earned runs. In his previous start June 13 against Texas, he allowed two earned runs over five innings in a 6-3 victory. Over his last five starts, Suarez has a 2.81 ERA with 32 strikeouts in 28 innings.

Seattle: Right-hander Bryce Miller took the loss Friday despite a solid outing, allowing one earned run on three hits over five innings with seven strikeouts. Over his past five starts, Miller has posted a 1.24 ERA, striking out 33 in 29 innings. He has allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of those outings, winning four of five.

Recent results

Boston has lost four of its past five games overall, including a three-game sweep at the hands of Toronto earlier in the week. The Red Sox dropped three straight to the Blue Jays by a combined score of 13-4 before Friday’s win.

Seattle has won four of its past five, including a 3-0 shutout of Baltimore on Thursday. The Mariners took two of three from the Orioles before Friday’s loss.

Up next

Boston travels to Colorado for a three-game series starting Monday, then returns home for six games against the Yankees and Nationals.

Seattle heads to Pittsburgh for three games beginning Tuesday, then visits Cleveland before returning home to face the Angels and Blue Jays.