Boston Red Sox (71-60, second in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (60-70, fifth in the AL East)
Baltimore; Monday, 6:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: TBD; Orioles: Tomoyuki Sugano (10-5, 3.97 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 85 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -120, Orioles +101; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the Boston Red Sox on Monday to start a four-game series.
Baltimore is 60-70 overall and 31-33 in home games. The Orioles have a 32-56 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.
Boston is 71-60 overall and 30-35 in road games. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.73 ERA, which ranks fifth in MLB play.
The matchup Monday is the 10th time these teams meet this season. The Orioles have a 5-4 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gunnar Henderson leads the Orioles with a .283 batting average, and has 29 doubles, five triples, 16 home runs, 48 walks and 59 RBIs. Ryan Mountcastle is 15 for 42 with a home run and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
Ceddanne Rafaela has 27 doubles, three triples, 14 home runs and 53 RBIs for the Red Sox. Trevor Story is 12 for 39 with three doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 6-4, .262 batting average, 3.54 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
Red Sox: 5-5, .236 batting average, 3.50 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: Orioles: Gary Sanchez: 60-Day IL (knee), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (ankle), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Young: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (oblique), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (back), Tyler O’Neill: 10-Day IL (wrist), Colin Selby: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Scott Blewett: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jorge Mateo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Red Sox: Wilyer Abreu: 10-Day IL (calf), Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (oblique), Luis Guerrero: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (flexor), Hunter Dobbins: 60-Day IL (acl), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (wrist), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (hip), Justin Slaten: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.