The Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariners are playing live on the MLB schedule on Monday and the game is live at 10:10 pm ET with Felix Hernandez on the mound and the game is streaming from MLB.com at Safeco Field in Washington and the M's are playing well and looking to keep thier streak going after sweeping the Kansas City Royals.
The Red Sox come into the game with 35 wins and they have a 15-22 record this season, while the Mariners are 40-36 and they are three games under at home and they will be looking to win a fourth straight game after defeating the Royals. The Mariners swept a Kansas City team that had won 10 games in a row and that had taken over first place in the central division and now the Mariners are trying to keep themselves in the Wild Card hunt.
Hernandez comes into the game playing very well and he has been pitching lights out and is 8-2 on the season with a 2.22 ERA, while John Lackey has also been pitching very well, going 8-4 with a 2.96 ERA and that should be an excellent pitching matchup. Roenis Elias won the game and is now 7-5 after beating the Royals, while Fernando Rodney has been lights out and he had his third save in a row and now the team matches up with the Red Sox as they start a six game homestand after heading out on the road.
The team is ranked 18th in runs and 26th in batting average and they are 28th in on base percentage and the team is ranked fourth across the board in BAA, WHIP and ERA, while the team is 14th in quality starts. The Boston Red Sox are coming in after winning against the Athletics and they are leading the AL West and the team is 23rd in runs and batting average after winning the World Series last season. The pitching has been solid and they are ranked 11th in ERA, while the team is seventh in quality starts.
Mike Zunino is leading the AL in home runs among catchers, while Dustin Ackley and Robinson Cano have been playing well, with the 2b leading the All-Star voting again. Cano is looking to get his fifth straight start on the AL All-Star team and he has been helping the Mariners stay in contention this season as they try and rebound under Lloyd McClendon.
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