The Boston Red Sox and David Ortiz are known to be on a tear right now, racing their way out of the basement and up the standings in the American League East. Ortiz went 5-for-8 with three homers and eight runs scored in the just-completed three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Seattle Mariners, who have dropped five of seven, don’t have anyone that has displayed the ability to provide that kind of production.
Seattle pitchers only allowed two hits on Wednesday, both just happened to be solo home runs in a 2-1 setback. The Mariners have yielded an average of 1.6 runs over the last five games but are just 2-3 in that span thanks to a struggling offense. Seattle’s hitters are considerably bad at home, batting .202 and averaging only 2.9 runst at Safeco Field, where the team has posted a 13-21 record.
The Red Sox own the second-best road batting average in the AL and have won five straight series, improving to a season-high five games over .500.
Boston Red Sox at Seattle Mariners
When: 10:10 PM ET, Thursday, June 28, 2012
Where: Safeco Field, Seattle Washington
Seattle opened as -115 baseball betting favorites on several online sports book sites. Check Sportsbook.com for all your baseball betting needs.
Pitching Match Up: Red Sox LH Franklin Morales (1-1, 3.12 ERA) vs Mariners RH Felix Hernandez (5-5, 3.36 ERA)
This is Morales’ third straight start for the Red Sox after entering the rotation as an injury substitute. The left-hander picked up a win from Atlanta last Saturday and has recorded 17 strikeouts in 11 total innings over his two starts. Morales have made three relief appearances against Seattle, getting knocked around for three runs and four hits in two innings.
Hernandez has gone seven innings while allowing one run in each of his last two starts. He has 17 strikeouts and two walks in that span. The 26-year old has defeated San Diego last Saturday to snap a four-start winless streak. Hernandez is 5-2 with a 3.55 ERA in 11 career starts against the Red Sox.
Things to take note:
• Kevin Milwood of the Mariners (RHP) left Wednesday’s game after 2 1/3 innings, cutting the team’s string of four straight quality starts.
• Hitting his 399th career home run on Wednesday, Ortiz is 6-for-23 (.261) with one career homer against Hernandez.
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