Baltimore Orioles (28-32, fourth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (25-33, fifth in the AL East)
Boston; Tuesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Shane Baz (2-5, 4.48 ERA, 1.43 WHIP, 57 strikeouts); Red Sox: Connelly Early (5-2, 2.95 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 57 strikeouts)
LINE: Red Sox -134, Orioles +113; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles will attempt to end their three-game road skid in a matchup with the Boston Red Sox.
Boston has a 25-33 record overall and a 9-19 record in home games. The Red Sox are 9-25 in games when they have allowed a home run.
Baltimore is 9-17 on the road and 28-32 overall. The Orioles have the fifth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .320.
Tuesday’s game is the fourth time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu has six home runs, 23 walks and 24 RBIs while hitting .284 for the Red Sox. Willson Contreras is 16 for 38 with two triples, a home run and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
Gunnar Henderson leads the Orioles with 13 home runs while slugging .426. Colton Cowser is 9 for 24 with three home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .284 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs
Orioles: 7-3, .268 batting average, 3.06 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Willson Contreras: day-to-day (wrist), Ceddanne Rafaela: day-to-day (back), Garrett Whitlock: 15-Day IL (knee), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Garrett Crochet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor Story: 10-Day IL (groin), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Orioles: Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dean Kremer: 60-Day IL (quadricep), Dylan Beavers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Cade Povich: 15-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Helsley: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
