Seattle Mariners vs Boston Red Sox Final — September 2, 2026
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About these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Mariners visited the Red Sox on Wednesday, September 2 at 4:11 PM ET.
The total closed 8.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Mariners +125, Red Sox -150) prices the Mariners at 43% and the Red Sox at 57%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Seattle Mariners 8, Boston Red Sox 3
Seattle Mariners won by 5.
- Against the closing spread (Boston Red Sox -1.5): Seattle Mariners covered.
- Combined score 11 vs the closing total of 8.5: Over.
- Seattle Mariners closed at +125 on the moneyline (a 43% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Mariners +1.5 (-185)
Mariners +1.5 (-175)
Red Sox -137 55%
Red Sox -150 57%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 24 times since 2023: the Mariners won 11 and the Red Sox 13.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | Mariners 9, Red Sox 6 Mariners won | ||
| Aug 31, 2026 | Mariners 8, Red Sox 9 Red Sox won | ||
| Jun 21, 2026 | Red Sox 1, Mariners 3 Mariners won | ||
| Jun 20, 2026 | Red Sox 5, Mariners 1 Red Sox won | ||
| Jun 19, 2026 | Red Sox 6, Mariners 2 Red Sox won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Seattle Mariners
- Seattle Mariners team stats
- Los Angeles Angels 3, Seattle Mariners 7 (Sep 27)
- Los Angeles Angels 4, Seattle Mariners 8 (Sep 26)
- Los Angeles Angels 7, Seattle Mariners 5 (Sep 25)
Boston Red Sox
- Boston Red Sox team stats
- Boston Red Sox 2, New York Yankees 9 (Sep 30)
- Boston Red Sox 0, New York Yankees 9 (Sep 29)
- Chicago Cubs 6, Boston Red Sox 2 (Sep 27)
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More MLB games on September 2, 2026
- San Diego Padres 3, Cincinnati Reds 7 (Sep 2)
- Atlanta Braves 9, Washington Nationals 0 (Sep 2)
- Athletics 9, Texas Rangers 2 (Sep 2)
- Baltimore Orioles 5, Colorado Rockies 6 (Sep 2)
- Toronto Blue Jays 11, Cleveland Guardians 0 (Sep 2)
- San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (Sep 2)
- New York Mets 10, Tampa Bay Rays 4 (Sep 2)
- Milwaukee Brewers 9, Chicago Cubs 5 (Sep 2)
- Chicago White Sox 0, Houston Astros 2 (Sep 2)
- New York Yankees 6, Los Angeles Angels 3 (Sep 2)
- St. Louis Cardinals 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 (Sep 2)
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