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Arizona Diamondbacks (66-60, third in the NL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (67-58, third in the AL East)
Boston; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly (8-10, 5.11 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 82 strikeouts); Red Sox: Ranger Suarez (4-3, 3.25 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 110 strikeouts)
LINE: Red Sox -169, Diamondbacks +140; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox face the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 1-0 series lead.
Boston is 30-31 in home games and 67-58 overall. Red Sox hitters have a collective .403 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the AL.
Arizona has gone 30-33 on the road and 66-60 overall. The Diamondbacks have gone 47-24 in games when they record eight or more hits.
The teams play Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras ranks third on the Red Sox with 47 extra base hits (20 doubles, two triples and 25 home runs). Wilyer Abreu is 11 for 32 with five doubles, two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games.
Gabriel Moreno leads the Diamondbacks with a .307 batting average, and has 25 doubles, a triple, nine home runs, 44 walks and 56 RBIs. Geraldo Perdomo is 10 for 39 with two RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 3-7, .255 batting average, 3.81 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
Diamondbacks: 5-5, .242 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Jahmai Jones: day-to-day (undisclosed), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (hamstring), 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)
Diamondbacks: Nolan Arenado: day-to-day (neck), Ryne Nelson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Zac Gallen: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: 10-Day IL (adductor), Tommy Troy: 10-Day IL (shoulder), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Thompson: 15-Day IL (back), Drey Jameson: 15-Day IL (hip), Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
