
Seattle Mariners v. Boston Red Sox
The Mariners come to town to take on the Red Sox having lost nine of their last ten, including three to Boston last week in Seattle.
Currently in fourth in the AL West, the Mariners (24-36) trail the Texas Rangers (33-29, .532) by 8 games. Seattle ranks 13th in the American League in runs (247) and 12th in runs allowed (309). Boston, on the other hand, is second in the AL in runs scored (350) and 1st in runs allowed (235). Star pitcher Felix Hernandez (5-4, 2.72 ERA) will miss the series after suffering a strained hamstring in his last start. He is expected to be out of action for two weeks.
Projected Matchups:
6/06: Daisuke Matsuzaka (8-3, 3.59 ERA) v. Carlos Silva (1-5, 7.03)
6/07: Tim Wakefield (8-2, 3.23) v. Eric Bedard (2-6, 4.32)
6/08: Jon Lester (7-1, 4.10) v. Miguel Batista (4-3, 4.72)
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Dynasty: Building Dynasties in Boston:
2007:
2008: 102-60 (1st AL East, 1-3 Division Series)
2009: 111-51 (1st AL East, 1-3 DS)
MLSB Washington Nationals: 2008-2011 (434-550, .441) |
AMBL Boston Red Sox: 2008-2011 (345-303, 2010 AL East Title)