Red Sox bring 1-0 series advantage over Mariners into game 2

Boston Red Sox (30-43, fifth in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (39-38, first in the AL West)

Seattle; Saturday, 10:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Connelly Early (5-5, 3.81 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 72 strikeouts); Mariners: Emerson Hancock (5-3, 3.28 ERA, 1.02 WHIP, 75 strikeouts)

LINE: Mariners -127, Red Sox +104; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Seattle Mariners.

Seattle has a 21-18 record at home and a 39-38 record overall. The Mariners have gone 26-6 in games when they scored five or more runs.

Boston has an 18-18 record in road games and a 30-43 record overall. The Red Sox have the sixth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .245.

Saturday's game is the second time these teams match up this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Julio Rodriguez has 15 doubles and 14 home runs while hitting .249 for the Mariners. Dominic Canzone is 9 for 31 with a triple and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Willson Contreras has 11 doubles, two triples and 16 home runs while hitting .289 for the Red Sox. Caleb Durbin is 8 for 33 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 4-6, .209 batting average, 4.66 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

Red Sox: 3-7, .233 batting average, 4.03 ERA, even run differential

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: day-to-day (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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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.