Boston (37-36) at Seattle (36-34)
- When: Jun 16 2025, 9:40 PM
- Where: T-Mobile Park, Seattle
- Where to watch: NESN
Boston’s bats are buzzing, can Seattle cool the chaos or just fuel the fire?
Moneyline: Seattle (-189)
Total: 7.5
Boston Red Sox: Hot Like Dunkin’ Coffee
The Red Sox are hotter than a dashboard in July. They’ve rattled off five straight wins and somehow remembered they’re allowed to swing bats and score runs. Their road record is still meh (15-19), but hey, momentum is everything and right now, they’re riding it like Paul Revere with a caffeine addiction.
Lucas Giolito gets the ball with a 5.45 ERA that screams “rollercoaster,” and a WHIP of 1.54, which is just a fancy way of saying he’s putting plenty of folks on base. But hey, he’s 2-1! That counts for something, right? Boston’s offense has been carrying the load with a .422 slugging percentage, second-best in the AL. Basically, they’re either hitting doubles or doing something wildly chaotic. There is no in-between.
Seattle Mariners: The Logan Gilbert Mystery
Seattle comes into this game doing their best impression of a moody indie band, sometimes great, sometimes unwatchable. They’re 4-6 in their last 10, and despite being second in the AL West, you’d be forgiven for wondering if they remember how to string together wins at T-Mobile Park. They’re 19-17 at home, which is the baseball version of saying, “We show up, sometimes.”
Logan Gilbert takes the hill, and while he’s listed as 0-0 like a man who just woke up and found himself in the middle of a start, he has the stuff to make life miserable for Boston. And they’ll need him, because the bullpen has been as reliable as a GPS in a tunnel.
Cal Raleigh is still doing his best “Raleigh Rakes” impression with 26 homers, and Rowdy Tellez has contributed just enough to not get booed.
Betting Angle & Prediction
With Seattle set as a -189 favorite and the total sitting at a suspiciously low 7.5, Vegas clearly expects this to be a Lucas Giolito gem or a Gilbert meltdown or both.
But Boston’s recent heater and Giolito’s gift of walking the baseball tightrope make this feel closer than the odds suggest.
Final Score Prediction: Red Sox 5, Mariners 4
Bets Bet: Boston ML (+159)
Total: Over 7.5 (+101) – Someone’s giving up a crooked inning, and we’re here for it.
Bring popcorn. And Tums.
- MLB Odds source: MyBookie Sportsbook
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