Seattle Mariners vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, Pick and Preview, May 19 (5/19): MLB

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Odds

Time	7:10 p.m. EST
Mariners money line	+105
Mariners run line	+1.5 (-165)
Red Sox money line	-125
Red Sox run line	-1.5 (+140)
Over / under	8.5

 

Key stats

	Seattle Mariners	Boston Red Sox
Record	17-21	15-22
Road / home record	8-14	6-10
Last 10 record	5-5	5-5
Streak	W1	W1
Over / under record	18-19-1	11-21-5
Runs / game	3.84	3.81
Runs allowed / game	4.13	4.19

Preview

The Seattle Mariners visit the Boston Red Sox to play a 4-game series at the Fenway Park. The Mariners lost their last series against the Blue Jays while the Red Sox beat the Astros 2 of 3 times.

Seattle Mariners

The Mariners get here with a 17-21 record and have lost 3 of their last 5 games. The team is averaging 4.12 runs per game and allowing 4.1 runs. Ty France leads with 25 RBI and 5 home runs and batting for .331 avg.

Logan Gilbert leads the team with 4 wins and pitching for a 2.13 ERA and 42 strikeouts.

Probable Pitcher:  George Kirby (0-0, 0.90 ERA)

Kirby will be on the mound in the 1st game of the series for the Mariners. Gonzales didn't factor into the decision in Friday's 2-1 win over the Mets, allowing one run on five hits and three walks over 6.2 innings. He struck out five.

Boston Red Sox

The Red Sox get to this game with a 15-22 record and have won 4 of their last 6 games. The team is averaging 3.81 runs and allowing 4.19 runs per game. Rafael Devers is leading the team with 6 home runs and 19 RBI while Xander Bogaerts is batting for .344 AVG.

Pivetta (2-4) earned the win after allowing one run on two hits across nine innings during Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Astros. He finished with eight strikeouts and zero walks.

Probable Pitcher: 

Rich Hill (1-1, 2.89 ERA) will take the mound in the 1st game of the series for the Red Sox. Hill worked six innings and was the pitcher of record Saturday in Boston's 11-3 win over Texas. He struck out four while allowing three runs (two earned) on seven hits and zero walks.

BETTING TRENDS

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 7 games.

Seattle are 6-14 SU in their last 20 games.

Boston are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games at home.

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Boston's last 7 games when playing at home against Seattle.

Prediction

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