Franklin Morales (L), Felix Hernandez (R)

After taking two-of-three from the Toronto Blue Jays, the Boston Red Sox head to the left coast for the next seven games. Tonight they’ll kick off the first of a four-game set with the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field.

First pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. and will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Mariners television market, you can catch the game on ROOT Sports.  If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.

Franklin Morales will make his third start (25th appearance) of 2012 for the Red Sox. In his previous 24 appearances (two starts), Morales is 1-1 with a 3.12 ERA. He made three appearances against the Mariners in 2011 and had no record with a 13.50 ERA (3 ER/2 IP). Those were also his only three career appearances against them as well. Two of them came at Safeco Field where had no record with a 0.00 ERA (0 ER/1.1 IP).

Felix Hernandez makes his 16th start of the season for the Mariners. In his previous 15 starts, King Felix is 5-5 with a 3.36 ERA. He made three starts against the Red Sox in 2011 and was 1-1 with a 5.31 ERA. Hernandez has made 11 career starts against the Red Sox and is 5-2 with a 3.55 ERA. Five of those starts have come at Safeco Field where he is 2-1 with a 4.86 ERA..

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Here are today’s lineups:

Boston Red Sox40-35 Seattle Mariners32-45
1. Daniel Nava LF 1. Ichiro Suzuki RF
2. Dustin Pedroia 2B 2. Franklin Gutierrez CF
3. David Ortiz DH 3. Kyle Seager 3B
4. Jarrod Saltalamacchia C 4. Jesus Montero DH
5. Adrian Gonzalez 1B 5. Casper Wells LF
6. Will Middlebrooks 3B 6. Justin Smoak 1B
7. Cody Ross RF 7. Miguel Olivo C
8. Ryan Kalish CF 8. Dustin Ackley 2B
9. Mike Aviles SS 9. Brendan Ryan SS
Franklin Morales SP Felix Hernandez SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:

Boston Red Sox @ Seattle Mariners batter/pitcher matchups

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Sox pick up the pieces [boston herald]

Bard: Can’t worry about returning to Red Sox [rob bradford – weei.com]

Red Sox gave Buchholz permission to attend Foxwoods [csn new england]

Red Sox injury update: Crawford, Ellsbury feel fine [csn new england]

Cook hopes to contribute [csn new england]

A few Red Sox notes from Seattle [extra bases]

Crawford throws without pain in rehab game [extra bases]

Taiwanese phenom Tzu-Wei Lin close to starting pro career with Red Sox [full count]

Do East or West Coast Teams Have a Bigger Advantage Hosting Opponents From the Opposite Coast? [nesn.com]

Zack Greinke Could Be Impact Trade to Bolster Red Sox Rotation [nesn.com]

Adrian Gonzalez’s Willingness to Swallow His Pride Helping Red Sox Get Back on Track [nesn.com]

A Series Matter: Red Sox-Mariners and Mysteries [projo sox blog]

What Daniel Bard is thinking about these days [projo sox blog]

Andy LaRoche joins PawSox [projo sox blog]

Cook hoping to build off last start [projo sox blog]

Ellsbury to make rehab start Friday [projo sox blog]

Lillibridge happy to return home [projo sox blog]

Sox sticking with six — for now [projo sox blog]

Morales looks to turn in another strong start [redsox.com]

Pitching in for kid’s fitness [redsox.com]

Valentine has fond memories of ’88 All-Star Game [redsox.com]

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