The Seattle Mariners are packing their bags and bringing their microscopic .227 team batting average to historic Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, where they will try to make contact against the Boston Red Sox. This regular season clash gets underway at 6:45 PM EDT on MLB.TV and Mariners.TV, and Seattle’s road trip has been about as comfortable as a middle seat in coach. Carrying a miserable 27-42 away record into a venue where the home team actually knows how to hit a baseball is a bold strategy, but maybe the Green Monster will feel bad for an offense that treats scoring runs like a chore.
Right-hander Bryan Woo (9-9, 4.36 ERA) takes the bump for Seattle, hoping his defense can bail him out more than the Mariners' training room can. Seattle is currently missing Brendan Donovan on the 7-day IL and Cole Wilcox on the 15-day IL, leaving a lineup that already struggles to score looking even thinner against a Boston pitching staff boasting a tidy 3.57 team ERA. DraftKings has the Red Sox favored at -126 on the moneyline with the game total set at 8.5, which seems generous given Seattle's hitters operate like they are perpetually stuck in a pitcher's count. Head over to StreakChat to lock in your prediction and tell us if you think Seattle can actually find some offense in Boston.