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Mariners at Red Sox

MLB · Monday, Aug 31 · 5:45 PM CT · Fenway Park · Final SEA 8 – BOS 9

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team12345678910THE
SEA10101410008110
BOS12002002119120
Team box
SEA·BOS
11
hits
12
2
home runs
2
3
walks
5
11
strikeouts
6
144
pitches thrown
163
0
errors
0
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Randy ArozarenaSEA4-5314
Trevor StoryBOS2-5003
Ceddanne RafaelaBOS2-4003
Jarren DuranBOS1-4112
Dominic CanzoneSEA2-5002
Mickey GasperBOS1-4111
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
George KirbySEA5.07522
Cooper Criswell (L)SEA0.11020
Payton TolleBOS5.26426
Aroldis Chapman (W)BOS1.00002

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
BOS +3
SEA +3
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largest lead: BOS 2 · SEA 3lead changes: 3

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was SEA 42%, BOS 58% · Updated Aug 31

Expected margin
BOS by 1.2
Expected score
BOS 4.8 – 3.6 SEA
Expected total
8.4
MarinersThe matchupRed Sox
+140Our fair odds−140
3.6Expected runs4.8
−0.07Power rating+0.19
3.9Runs / game4.4
4.4Allowed / game3.8
7.5Hits / game8.3
1.15Home runs / game1.01
3.4Walks drawn / game3.2
64−73Season record74−63
4−6Last 106−4

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
SEA chance · BOS chance
Our model fair41.7%58.3%
Kalshi43.7%61.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 5:45 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
SEASeattle Mariners+14042%+12943.7%———
BOSBoston Red Sox−14058%−16161.7%———
SpreadBOS by 1.2
SEASeattle Mariners+1.2our margin————
BOSBoston Red Sox−1.2our margin————
Totalwe expect 8.4
Over8.4our total————
Under8.4our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Boston Red Sox by 1.2 expected
Seattle Mariners by 14 runs: <1%Seattle Mariners by 13 runs: <1%Seattle Mariners by 12 runs: <1%Seattle Mariners by 11 runs: <1%Seattle Mariners by 10 runs: <1%Seattle Mariners by 9 runs: <1%Seattle Mariners by 8 runs: 1%Seattle Mariners by 7 runs: 1%Seattle Mariners by 6 runs: 2%Seattle Mariners by 5 runs: 3%Seattle Mariners by 4 runs: 4%Seattle Mariners by 3 runs: 6%Seattle Mariners by 2 runs: 8%Seattle Mariners by 1 run: 16%Boston Red Sox by 1 run: 12%Boston Red Sox by 2 runs: 11%Boston Red Sox by 3 runs: 9%Boston Red Sox by 4 runs: 7%Boston Red Sox by 5 runs: 5%Boston Red Sox by 6 runs: 4%Boston Red Sox by 7 runs: 3%Boston Red Sox by 8 runs: 2%Boston Red Sox by 9 runs: 2%Boston Red Sox by 10 runs: 1%Boston Red Sox by 11 runs: 1%Boston Red Sox by 12 runs: 1%Boston Red Sox by 13 runs: <1%Boston Red Sox by 14 runs: <1%
← SEA wins byBOS wins by →
Boston Red Sox wins by 2 or more46%
Boston Red Sox wins by 3 or more35%
Seattle Mariners wins by 2 or more25%
Decided by one run28%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

8.4 expected
1 runs: 2%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 7%4 runs: 5%5 runs: 11%6 runs: 8%7 runs: 12%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 6%11 runs: 7%12 runs: 4%13 runs: 5%14 runs: 3%15 runs: 3%16 runs: 2%17 runs: 1%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: <1%21 runs: <1%22 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 6.564%
Total over 8.545%
Total over 10.528%
Total from 7 to 1037%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
SEAGeorge Kirby SP · last 3 starts: 15.2 IP, 6.89 ERA, 14 Kstarted
BOSPayton Tolle SP · last 3 starts: 18.1 IP, 2.45 ERA, 17 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
SEA·BOS
Aug 30 at TOR
last game
Aug 30 at NYY
0 days
days of rest
0 days
6
games in last 7 days
7
4th straight road game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 137+ games
SEA·BOS
−0.07
rating (0 = average)
+0.19
3.9
runs / game
4.4
4.4
runs allowed / game
3.8
64−73
season record
74−63
37−31
home record
34−32
27−42
away record
40−31
L4
streak
L2
4−6
last 10
6−4
7.5
hits / game
8.3
1.15
home runs / game
1.01
3.4
walks drawn / game
3.2
8.7
batter strikeouts / game
8.1
8.4
pitcher strikeouts / game
8.5
0.52
errors / game
0.54

Rating Trend

SEA · BOS · 156 days
Seattle MarinersBoston Red Sox
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · BOS 6−4
Jun 21at SEASEA 3 − 1
Jun 20at SEABOS 5 − 1
Jun 19at SEABOS 6 − 2
Jun 18, 2025at SEABOS 3 − 1
Jun 17, 2025at SEASEA 8 − 0
Jun 16, 2025at SEABOS 2 − 0
Apr 24, 2025at BOSSEA 4 − 3
Apr 23, 2025at BOSSEA 8 − 5
Apr 22, 2025at BOSBOS 8 − 3
Jul 31, 2024at BOSBOS 3 − 2

SEA · Last 10

4−6 · streak L4
Aug 30at TOR0 − 7L
Aug 29at TOR3 − 4L
Aug 28at TOR1 − 8L
Aug 26vs PHI0 − 6L
Aug 25vs PHI4 − 1W
Aug 24vs PHI9 − 2W
Aug 23vs CHC2 − 19L
Aug 22vs CHC5 − 4W
Aug 21vs CHC6 − 5W
Aug 20at MIL4 − 7L

BOS · Last 10

6−4 · streak L2
Aug 30at NYY1 − 16L
Aug 29at NYY2 − 9L
Aug 29at NYY6 − 0W
Aug 28at NYY0 − 1L
Aug 26at MIA0 − 4L
Aug 25at MIA7 − 3W
Aug 24at MIA4 − 2W
Aug 23vs SF5 − 4W
Aug 22vs SF3 − 2W
Aug 21vs SF6 − 4W