Mariners and Red Sox meet to determine series winner

By Canadian Press on June 18, 2025.

Boston Red Sox (38-37, fourth in the AL East) vs. Seattle Mariners (37-35, second in the AL West)

Seattle; Wednesday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Garrett Crochet (6-4, 2.24 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 117 strikeouts); Mariners: Luis Castillo (4-4, 3.29 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 67 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mariners -160, Red Sox +133; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Mariners and Boston Red Sox play on Wednesday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Seattle has a 37-35 record overall and a 20-18 record at home. The Mariners have hit 91 total home runs to rank eighth in the majors.

Boston has a 38-37 record overall and a 16-20 record in road games. The Red Sox have the sixth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .417.

The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Mariners are up 3-2 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: J.P. Crawford has 10 doubles and six home runs for the Mariners. Cal Raleigh is 10 for 39 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.

Ceddanne Rafaela has 11 doubles, two triples, six home runs and 26 RBIs while hitting .247 for the Red Sox. Trevor Story is 13 for 40 with three doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mariners: 5-5, .281 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Red Sox: 8-2, .233 batting average, 3.42 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs

INJURIES: Mariners: Bryce Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Collin Snider: 15-Day IL (forearm), Luke Raley: 10-Day IL (side), Gregory Santos: 60-Day IL (knee), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Bliss: 60-Day IL (biceps)

Red Sox: Jordan Hicks: 15-Day IL (toe), Wilyer Abreu: 10-Day IL (oblique), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Burdi: 15-Day IL (knee), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (hip), Alex Bregman: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Masataka Yoshida: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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