This is a 10* play OVER Seattle-Boston

We had the Over in this matchup last night and the Red Sox did all the "heavy lifting" in a 14-1 beatdown of the Mariners. That result is fairly indicative of the way things have been going lately for each team. After digging itself an early season hold, Boston is 14-6 its L20 games and now over .500 for the first time all year. Seattle started 13-2, but is just 7-19 since and trending in a direction that will have them below .500 in no time. Part of the Mariners problem is that they are giving up way too many runs. Yesterday was a "Exhibit A" in that regard. It was the 4th time they've given up double digits runs (10 or more) to the opponent in the last 12 games. At the same time though, they still lead the league in runs scored and home runs. Yesterday was a bad day at the plate, but the M's had scored 10 in two of their five games before last night. Meanwhile, the Red Sox are averaging 5.1 runs/game at Fenway Park. The should do well today against Felix Hernandez, whose best days are long behind him. Hernandez recently allowed 7 runs in a bad night at Yankee Stadium. Things aren't likely to go any better here. The Over is 3-1 in Hernandez's last four starts and he has a 6.16 ERA on the road. Boston's Rick Porcello has pitched better of late, but he still has a 5.11 ERA and 1.567 WHIP on the year and the Over is 6-1 in his 7 starts. Play OVER Seattle-Boston

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