Series Preview: Boston Red Sox vs. Seattle Mariners 7/29-7/31

Series Preview: Boston Red Sox vs. Seattle Mariners 7/29-7/31

The Boston Red Sox will take on the Seattle Mariners for a three-game series this week. The Red Sox are coming off a series loss to the Yankees while the Mariners are coming off a series sweep over the White Sox.

Boston Red Sox (55-49) vs. Seattle Mariners (56-51)

Game 1:

Date: Monday, July 29
Time: 7:10 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN

Game 2:

Date: Tuesday, July 30
Time: 7:10 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN

Game 3:

Date: Wednesday, July 31
Time: 4:10 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN

Game 1: Nick Pivetta (4-7, 4.50 ERA) vs. Logan Gilbert (6-6, 2.72 ERA)

Pivetta gets the middle game he is 4-7 with a 4.50 ERA, a 3.79 FIP, a 1.18 WHIP, a 2.3 BB/9, and a 10.9 K/9 in 84 innings. In his last five starts he has flip-flopped with a bad start then a nice start then a bad start and so on, he is 0-3 with a 5.47 ERA, a 1.22 WHIP, and 38 strikeouts in 26.1 innings. The Red Sox are 8-8 when he starts. Gilbert will oppose him, he is 6-6 with a 2.72 ERA, a 3.27 FIP, a 0.86 WHIP, a 1.7 BB/9, and an 8.5 K/9 in 139 innings. In his last five starts, he is 1-2 with a 2.75 ERA, a 0.77 WHIP, and 33 strikeouts in 32.2 innings. The Mariners are 11-10 when he starts.

Game 2: James Paxton (8-2, 4.43 ERA) vs. Luis Castillo (8-10, 3.38 ERA)

Paxton makes his first start for the Red Sox after being acquired on Friday. He is 8-2 with a 4.43 ERA, a 4.96 FIP, a 1.46 WHIP, a 4.8 BB/9, and a 6.4 K/9 in 89.1 innings. In his last three starts, he is 1-0 with a 5.27 ERA, a 1.68 WHIP, and 11 strikeouts in 13.2 innings. Last season when he was with the Red Sox they went 8-11 when he started. Castillo will oppose him he is 8-10 with a 3.38 ERA, a 3.63 FIP, a 1.16 WHIP, a 2.6 BB/9, and a 8.7 K/9 in 130.1 innings. In his last five starts, he is 2-1 with a 2.05 ERA, a 0.98 WHIP, and 26 strikeouts in 30.2 innings. The Mariners are 10-12 when he starts.

Game 3: Brayan Bello (10-5, 5.27 ERA) vs. George Kirby (8-7, 3.03 ERA)

Bello gets the finale, he is 10-5 with a 5.27 ERA, a 4.56 FIP, a 1.44 WHIP, a 3.2 BB/9, and an 8.6 K/9 in 100.2 innings. In his last three starts, he is 1-0 with a 4.67 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and 14 strikeouts in 17.1 innings. The Red Sox are 12-7 when he starts. Kirby will oppose him, he is 8-7 with a 3.03 ERA, a 2.68 FIP, a 0.98 WHIP, a 1.0 BB/9, and an 8.9 K/9 in 130.2 innings. In his last five starts, he is 1-2 with a 2.01 ERA, a 1.02 WHIP, and 33 strikeouts in 31.1 innings. The Mariners are 10-12 when he starts.

Boston Red Sox vs. Seattle Mariners Leaders

Red Sox:

AVG – Rafael Devers – .297
HR – Rafael Devers – 23
RBI – Rafael Devers – 64
IP – Tanner Houck – 129.0
ERA – Tanner Houck –2.79
K – Kutter Crawford – 117

Mariners:

AVG – Julio Rodriguez – .263
HR – Cal Raleigh – 22
RBI – Cal Raleigh – 66
IP – Logan Gilbert – 139.0
ERA – Logan Gilbert – 2.72
K – Logan Gilbert – 132

Boston Red Sox vs. Seattle Mariners Numbers

Red Sox

AVG: .258 (3)
OPS: .760 (4)
R: 499 (8)
HR: 127 (7)
ERA: 3.91 (13)
K: 893 (17)
WHIP: 1.24 (11)

Mariners

AVG: .218 (29)             
OPS: .668 (28)
R: 412 (28)
HR: 121 (10)
ERA: 3.35 (1)
K: 904 (14)
WHIP: 1.07 (1)

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