In the second game of a four-game set at T-Mobile Park, the Boston Red Sox (1-0) meet the Seattle Mariners (0-1), Friday at 9:40 PM ET.

The Mariners are a home favorite (-147) versus the Red Sox (+124). The Mariners will start George Kirby versus the Red Sox and Nick Pivetta.

Ahead of the Mariners vs. Red Sox matchup, here’s everything you need to prepare for Friday’s baseball action, including viewing options.

Seattle Mariners vs. Boston Red Sox odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Friday at 9:16 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

• Favorite: Mariners (-147, bet $147 to win $100)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+124, bet $100 to win $124)
• Over/under: 7.5

Mariners vs. Red Sox: Live streaming info & game time

• Game Day: Friday, March 29, 2024
• Game Time: 9:40 PM ET
• Stadium: T-Mobile Park
• TV Channel: NESN
• Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Mariners stats and trends

Mariners betting records

• Last season, the Mariners were favored 110 times and won 64, or 58.2%, of those games.
• Seattle had a record of 35-25, a 58.3% win rate, when it was favored by -147 or more by bookmakers last season.
• The implied probability of a win by the Mariners, based on the moneyline, is 59.5%.
• Seattle and its opponents hit the over in 80 of 162 games with a total last season.
• In 162 games with a spread last season, the Mariners were 77-85-0 ATS.

George Kirby (Mariners probable starter)

• Kirby will take the mound to start for the Mariners, his first this season.
• The 26-year-old right-hander started and threw six scoreless innings when he last appeared Sunday, Oct. 1 against the Texas Rangers.
• Last season he finished with a 3.35 ERA and a 1.038 WHIP over his 31 games, putting together a 13-10 record.
• Last year he ranked 12th in ERA (3.35), third in WHIP (1.038), and 32nd in K/9 (8.1) among qualified pitchers in MLB.

Mariners batting stats

• The Mariners’ 210 home runs ranked 11th in Major League Baseball.
• Slugging .413 as a team last season was good for 15th in the majors for Seattle.
• There were just eight teams in baseball with a lower batting average than the Mariners’ .242 batting average last season.
• With a middle-of-the-pack offense, Seattle managed to score 758 runs (4.7 per game) last season.
• The Mariners had an on-base percentage of .321 last season, which ranked 15th in the league.
• Seattle ranked 29th in strikeouts per game (9.9) among MLB offenses.

Red Sox stats and trends

Red Sox betting records

• The Red Sox were chosen as underdogs in 87 games last year and walked away with the win 40 times (46%) in those games.
• Last season, Boston came away with a win 19 times in 32 chances when named as an underdog of at least +124 or worse on the moneyline.
• Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Red Sox have a 44.6% chance of pulling out a win.
• Boston and its opponents hit the over in 82 of its 161 games with a total last season.
• The Red Sox went 77-84-0 against the spread in their 161 games with a line set by sportsbooks last season.

Nick Pivetta (Red Sox probable starter)

• Pivetta will make his first start of the season for the Red Sox.
• The 31-year-old righty started and threw seven scoreless innings when he last appeared on Friday, Sept. 29 against the Baltimore Orioles.
• Last season he compiled a 10-9 record, a 4.04 ERA and a 1.121 WHIP over his 38 games.

Red Sox batting stats

• The Red Sox averaged 1.1 home runs per game to rank 18th in MLB play with 182 total home runs last season.
• Last year Boston’s .424 slugging percentage was ninth-best in baseball.
• One of the best batting averages in the majors last season belonged to the Red Sox (.258).
• Last season Boston had the No. 11 offense in baseball, scoring 4.8 runs per game (772 total runs).
• Last season the Red Sox’s .324 on-base percentage ranked 13th in MLB.
• The club struck out 8.5 times per game, the No. 13 mark in the majors.