Mariners look to end 4-game skid, play the Red Sox

Aug 31, 2027, 04:02 pm

Seattle Mariners (64-73, third in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (74-63, third in the AL East)

Boston; Monday, 6:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Mariners: George Kirby (9-10, 4.02 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 126 strikeouts); Red Sox: Payton Tolle (8-6, 3.09 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 141 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -171, Mariners +141; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners, on a four-game losing streak, play the Boston Red Sox.

Boston has a 74-63 record overall and a 34-32 record in home games. The Red Sox have the second-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .323.

Seattle is 27-42 on the road and 64-73 overall. Mariners pitchers have a collective 4.16 ERA, which ranks seventh in the AL.

The teams square off Monday for the fourth time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ceddanne Rafaela has 32 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 67 RBI for the Red Sox. Mickey Gasper is 10 for 21 with three doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.

Josh Naylor leads the Mariners with a .269 batting average, and has 18 doubles, 10 home runs, 40 walks and 47 RBI. Brendan Donovan is 11 for 29 with seven RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 6-4, .233 batting average, 4.19 ERA, outscored by 11 runs

Mariners: 4-6, .182 batting average, 6.52 ERA, outscored by 29 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 60-Day IL (forearm), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Curtis Mead: 10-Day IL (hand), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Mariners: Emerson Hancock: 15-Day IL (groin), Cooper Criswell: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colt Emerson: 10-Day IL (wrist), Brendan Donovan: 7-Day IL (head), Matt Brash: 60-Day IL (lat), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Luke Raley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cole Wilcox: 15-Day IL (oblique), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)

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