Seattle Mariners at Boston Red Sox 5/20/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Seattle Mariners play the second game of a four-game series on the road Friday against the Boston Red Sox. Seattle is 17-21 following a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. Seattle avoided being swept by Toronto in the three-game series with the win, after losing each of the first two. Seattle is fourth in the American League West, seven games behind the first-place Houston Astros.

Ty France is batting .325 to lead Seattle and has team highs in RBIs with 27, hits with 49 and on-base percentage at .398. Eugenio Suarez is the leader in home runs with seven while France is second with six and as a team the Mariners have hit 38. On Friday, the Seattle Mariners will send Robbie Ray to the mound. the left-hander is 4-3 with a 4.62 ERA, 50 Ks and 18 BBs.

Boston improved to 15-22 following its 5-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Boston won two out of three in its just completed series with the Astros. Nick Piveeta threw a complete game two-hitter for Boston in Wednesday's victory. The Red Sox are fourth in the American League East, 13 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Rafael Devers is batting .340 to lead Boston and has team highs in home runs with seven, RBIs with 21 and hits with 52. Xander Bogaerts is the leader in on-base percentage at .395. J.D. Martinez is second in home runs with five and RBIs with 20. Boston has not yet announced its starting pitcher for Friday's second game of a four-game series at home against Seattle.