The Seattle Mariners battle the visiting Boston Red Sox on Saturday in MLB betting action at Safeco Field.

It's a pitching duel between Erasmo Ramirez for the Mariners (0-2 on the year) and Josh Beckett for Boston (4-7 so far).



View Boston vs Seattle Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Mariners were listed as +146 moneyline underdogs at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark, while oddsmakers set the Sportsbook total around 7.5 earlier on Monday.

Power Rankings:
The Odds Shark MLB Power Rankings have the Mariners at No. 13 in the American League and the Red Sox at No. 6 in the American League heading into this contest.



How They Match Up:
Scoring stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Seattle's American League No. 13-ranked scoring average of 3.9 runs per game, against a Red Sox offense rated No. 2 and scoring 5.2 runs per game in the league. The Mariners have averaged 7.9 hits per game to date this season, less than the Red Sox hitters have managed (9.4 per nine innings).

Boston brings the American League's No. 10-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Mariners' league No. 7-ranked defense.

Last time out for Boston, they were a 5-0 Sportsbook as they battled the Mariners on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Red Sox at -112 were rewarded, while the 5 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors. Aaron Cook silenced the Mariners bats in a 5-0 victory last time out versus Seattle at Safeco Field.




Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 4-6
Before playing Seattle are 7-3
After playing Seattle are 6-4
After a win are 6-4

Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Boston are 4-6
After playing Boston are 4-6
After a loss are 5-5

A few Red Sox at Mariners trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Boston's last 5 games on the road
Boston is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games
Boston is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games when playing Seattle
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Seattle's last 11 games when playing at home against Boston


Next up:
Boston at Seattle, Sunday, July 1