Boston Red Sox's Rafael Devers, right, celebrates with Trevor Story (10) after hitting a solo home run in a spring training baseball game Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. The Red Sox open the season Thursday night in Seattle. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)

The Boston Red Sox are visiting the Seattle Mariners in the Major League baseball season opener for both teams at 10:10 p.m. Thursday.

The pitching matchup is expected to be Brayan Bello (0-0) for the Red Sox and Luis Castillo (0-0) for the Mariners.

Boston had a 78-84 record overall and a 39-42 record in road games last season. The Red Sox averaged 3.3 extra base hits per game, including 1.1 home runs.

Seattle went 88-74 overall and 45-36 at home a season ago. The Mariners averaged 8.2 hits per game last season while batting a collective .242.

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Mariners -176, Red Sox +147; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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