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MLB Baseball
Seattle Mariners (2-2) at Boston Red Sox (4-3)
7:05 pm Eastern
ESPN 2
SBG Global Opening Line: Red Sox -160, Total 8.5 under (-115)

The most anticipated home debut in years takes place tonight in Boston as
Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches at Fenway Park in front of the Red Sox fans against Ichiro Suzuki and the Seattle Mariners. During 1999 and 2000, the only two seasons that Dice K and Ichiro were both in the Japanese League, Matsuzaka held Ichiro to a .235 average with only two extra base hits in 34 at-bats. Early betting for this pitching showdown at SBG Global has the gambling public playing the Red Sox at home.

It is expected that the Japanese media will comprise about half of the media mob, expected at over 350.  What makes this game even better is that Matsuzaka will be facing Felix Hernandez who struck out 12 on opening day in a win over the Athletics.  It will be 8:05 am in Japan on Thursday morning when the game begins and a lot of people will be tuning in.

The Mariners are coming off a poor performance last night as Jeff Weaver was awful and the Mariners lost 14-3 before a sellout crowd in Boston’s home opener. "We're not looking for excuses, but it looked like we hadn't played in four days," manager Mike Hargrove said. "We pitched like it, we swung the bats like it, we played defense like it. We didn't play like that during Spring Training.”

The Boston Red Sox are -168 favorites with a total of 8.5 under (-115) at SBG Global.

The Mariners are 4-1 in their last 5 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Mariners are 7-3 in their last 10 games as a road underdog. The Mariners are 16-7 in their last 23 vs. the American League East. The Mariners are 9-19 in their last 28 road games. The Mariners are 3-7 in Hernandez's last 10 starts. The Mariners are 3-14 in the last 17 meetings in Boston.

The Red Sox are 7-17 in their last 24 games as a favorite. The Red Sox are 2-8 in their last 10 vs. the American League West.

The Over is 7-1 in the Mariners last 8 games as an underdog. The Under is 8-2 in the Mariners last 10 vs. the American League East. The Over is 9-3 in the Mariners last 12 overall. The Over is 8-3 in the Mariners last 11 games vs. a right-handed starter. The Under is 4-1 in Hernandez's last 5 starts overall. The Under is 7-0 in the Red Sox last 7 games as a favorite. The Under is 5-1 in the Red Sox last 6 home games. The Under is 9-2-1 in the Red Sox last 12 vs. the American League West. The Under is 5-2-1 in the last 7 meetings in Boston.

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