4:10 pm
September 15

Red Sox @ Mariners

Who will WIN this matchup?

Boston Red Sox (82-65)

@ Seattle Mariners (78-67)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Houck (BOS): 0-4; 3.54 ERA

Gonzales (SEA) 8-5; 4.03 ERA

 

Current odds:

Boston Red Sox: (-130)

Seattle Mariners: (+110)

 

• Even before Tanner Houck got called up last September and went 3-0 with an ERA of 0.53 in three starts, he was called a right-handed version of Boston Red Sox teammate Chris Sale. Things haven’t gone quite as expected this season for Houck, a former first-round pick. He is scheduled to take the mound Wednesday afternoon in Seattle with the Red Sox tied with the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees for the American League’s two wild-card playoff berths.

• Houck (0-4, 3.54 ERA), who has shuttled between Boston and Triple-A Worcester a half-dozen times this season, is set to face Mariners ace Marco Gonzales (8-5, 4.03), who has won his past seven decisions.

• Gonzales is 1-2 with a 5.87 ERA in three career starts against the Red Sox. Houck will oppose the Mariners for the first time.

• Houck was pulled after five scoreless innings against Cleveland on Sept. 4 before taking a loss last Thursday in Chicago, when he allowed the White Sox four runs (three earned) on four hits and three walks in 3 2/3 innings.

• The Red Sox and Mariners have split the first two games of the three-game series, with Boston winning 8-4 Tuesday as pinch hitter Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run double in the eighth inning to snap a 2-2 tie. J.D. Martinez, Bobby Dalbec and Alex Verdugo homered for the Red Sox.

• Seattle got two hits Tuesday from Mitch Haniger, who had homered in each of the previous three games.

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