Boston Red Sox (31-43, fifth in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (39-39, first in the AL West)
Seattle; Sunday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Payton Tolle (3-4, 2.93 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 60 strikeouts); Mariners: Logan Gilbert (5-4, 3.43 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 92 strikeouts)
LINE: Mariners -130, Red Sox +106; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will aim to sweep a three-game series with a win against the Seattle Mariners.
Seattle has a 39-39 record overall and a 21-19 record at home. The Mariners have hit 97 total home runs to rank eighth in the majors.
Boston has a 19-18 record on the road and a 31-43 record overall. Red Sox hitters are batting a collective .244, which ranks seventh in the AL.
Sunday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Luke Raley leads the Mariners with 14 home runs while slugging .500. Dominic Canzone is 9 for 31 with three home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
Willson Contreras has 11 doubles, two triples and 16 home runs for the Red Sox. Ceddanne Rafaela is 12 for 42 with five doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 3-7, .189 batting average, 4.92 ERA, outscored by 18 runs
Red Sox: 4-6, .238 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
INJURIES: Mariners: Luke Raley: day-to-day (back), Carlos Vargas: 60-Day IL (lat), Brendan Donovan: 10-Day IL (groin), Randy Arozarena: 10-Day IL (leg), Will Wilson: 60-Day IL (thumb), Matt Brash: 15-Day IL (lat), Cooper Criswell: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Logan Evans: 60-Day IL (arm)
Red Sox: Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10-Day IL (forearm), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Nick Sogard: 10-Day IL (oblique), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Jovani Moran: 15-Day IL (elbow), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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