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

Blake Beaven will take the mound for Seattle, and he'll carry a 9-8 record into the contest. Jon Lester gets the ball for Boston; he's 8-11 so far this season.



View Boston vs Seattle Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Sportsbooks had installed the Mariners as +125 moneyline underdogs in this particular MLB matchup. The total, meanwhile, was set early at 7 before betting started to move the line.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the American League's No. 8-rated Red Sox taking on the American League's No. 9-rated Mariners in this contest.



How They Match Up:
At the plate, Seattle owns the No. 14 ranking for hits in the American League at 7.8 per game. By contrast, the Red Sox are rated No. 3 in the same category at 9.3 per game.

Boston brings the American League's No. 12-rated defense to this matchup, facing the Mariners' league No. 3-ranked defense.

The Red Sox were a 4-1 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Mariners. That made winners of bettors who got Seattle at -110 on the moneyline, while the total score (5) was good news for UNDER bettors. Boston suffered a 4-1 loss against Seattle on Monday, as Clay Buchholz wasn't able to lead his team to victory at Safeco Field.




Boston Red Sox Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 1-9
Before playing Seattle are 5-5
After playing Seattle are 4-6
After a loss are 2-8

Seattle Mariners Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 3-7
Before playing Boston are 6-4
After playing Boston are 5-5
After a win are 7-3

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 5 of Boston's last 5 games when playing on the road against Seattle
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Boston's last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Seattle's last 5 games when playing at home against Boston
Seattle is 17-3 SU in its last 20 games at home
Seattle is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing at home against Boston


Next up:
Boston at Seattle, Wednesday, September 5