Red Sox vs. Mariners: Roenis Elias gets first start of the season
The Red Sox (37-28) begin a three-game series with the Mariners (35-31) at Fenway Park on Friday.
The Sox were tied with the Orioles for first in the AL East entering their three-game series with Baltimore on Tuesday, but Boston lost two of those three games, and fell a game behind the O’s in the division. The Sox are 5-5 in their last ten games, and 5-8 during the month of June. Boston leads MLB with 5.82 runs per game this season, and has roughly maintained that pace in the last 10 games with 5 runs per game. Boston sits at 21st in MLB with a 4.21 team ERA.
The Mariners’ 3.69 ERA is sixth-best in baseball. They are scoring the fifth-most runs with 5.00 per game. Robinson Cano leads the team in hits (81), RBIs (51), homers (18), and doubles (16). Seattle is 4-6 in its last 10 games, and 2-4 in its last six. The Mariners sit at second in the AL West.
Here are the probable starters for the series.
Game 1: Friday, June 17, 7:10 p.m. on NESN and WEEI 93.7
Probable starters: Hisashi Iwakuma (5-5, 4.10 ERA) vs. Roenis Elias (0-0, 16.20 ERA)
Game 2: Saturday, June 18, 4:05 p.m. on NESN and WEEI 93.7
Probable starters: Wade Miley (6-3, 5.28) vs. Rick Porcello (7-2, 3.81)
Game 3: Sunday, June 19, 1:35 p.m. on NESN and WEEI 93.7
Probable starters: Taijuan Walker (3-6, 3.69) vs. David Price (7-4, 4.52)
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