Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners
SEATTLE (Interstat) — The Boston Red Sox visit the Seattle Mariners on Friday night at T-Mobile Park, with the first pitch set for 7:10 p.m. PDT.
Boston (29-43) enters on a four-game losing streak after dropping a 4-3 decision to Toronto on Thursday. Right-hander Sonny Gray (6-6, 4.08 ERA) takes the mound for the Red Sox. Gray worked seven innings Thursday, allowing three runs on six hits with four strikeouts in a no-decision. He had won his previous two starts, including a 10-1 victory over Texas on June 12 in which he gave up one earned run over six innings.
Seattle (39-37) is coming off a 3-0 shutout of Baltimore on Thursday, with right-hander Bryan Woo (4-5, 4.91 ERA) earning the win. Woo threw seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits and striking out nine. The outing snapped a two-start losing streak in which he surrendered a combined 12 earned runs over 11⅓ innings.
The Mariners have won four of their past six games. Seattle is 21-16 at home this season.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a 5-3 Seattle victory. The Mariners are minus-1.5 on the run line, and the over-under is 7.
These teams continue their series Saturday and Sunday before Boston travels to Colorado and Seattle visits Pittsburgh.