Boston Red Sox (66-57, third in the AL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (60-65, fifth in the NL Central)

Pittsburgh; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Patrick Sandoval (1-1, 3.30 ERA, 1.70 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Pirates: Lake Bachar (1-2, 3.97 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 68 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -118, Pirates +103; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Red Sox are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.

Pittsburgh has gone 31-31 in home games and 60-65 overall. Pirates hitters have a collective .411 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the majors.

Boston is 37-26 on the road and 66-57 overall. The Red Sox are 47-9 in games when they scored five or more runs.

The teams square off Sunday for the third time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bryan Reynolds has 29 doubles, two triples and 15 home runs while hitting .261 for the Pirates. Rafael Flores is 7 for 22 with three home runs over the last 10 games.

Wilyer Abreu has 22 home runs, 54 walks and 65 RBIs while hitting .259 for the Red Sox. Ceddanne Rafaela is 12 for 45 with a double, a home run and four RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 3-7, .241 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored by four runs

Red Sox: 4-6, .275 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

INJURIES: Pirates: Oneil Cruz: 60-Day IL (hand), Nick Gonzales: day-to-day (head), Endy Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (hip), Mitch Keller: 60-Day IL (arm), Ryan O'Hearn: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Konnor Griffin: 60-Day IL (finger)

Red Sox: Masataka Yoshida: day-to-day (hamstring), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Roman Anthony: 60-Day IL (wrist), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Whitlock: 15-Day IL (elbow), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 60-Day IL (forearm), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Curtis Mead: 10-Day IL (hand), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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