The 37-36 Boston Red Sox will take their 5-game winning streak west tonight when they open a 3-game set with the 36-34 Seattle Mariners at T-Mobile Park. Boston is coming off a 3-game sweep of the AL leading New York Yankees but after the game they traded their All-Star, Rafael Devers, to the San Franciso Giants which was a big mistake and will come back to bite them. Boston is expected to have Lucas Giolito on the hill. Giolito is 2-1 with an elevated ERA of 5.45 and a 1.54 WHIP. The Mariners have also been clicking, sweeping the Cleveland Guardians at home over the weekend in a 3-game set. Seattle is expected to give the nod to Logan Gilbert and he can deliver. This is Gilbert’s first start since returning from the IL and he was an impressive 1-1 with a 2.37 ERA and a 0.79 WHIP prior to the injury. Seattle took two out of three from Boston at Fenway back in April and are 19-17 at home. The Red Sox had to travel across the country which is never easy, and the Mariners didn’t.
TONIGHT’S PICK: SEATTLE MARINERS