What to expect tonight (or later in this series)? The Mariners and the Red Sox have both been on a bit of a skid (except for when the Mariners played the White Sox this past weekend, but you know...the White Sox). The Mariners recently lost their season-long lock on first place in the AL West, and the Red Sox haven’t kept up their pre-All Star Game momentum, going 2-7 since the break. Which team was going to get their mojo back?
The Mariners have just acquired big guns Randy Arozarena and Justin Turner while the Red Sox have sort of nibbled around the edges of the trade deadline.