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Boston Red Sox (75-65, third in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (69-71, fifth in the AL East)
Baltimore; Thursday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Jake Bennett (9-6, 3.27 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 74 strikeouts); Orioles: Brandon Young (9-3, 3.38 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 103 strikeouts)
LINE: Red Sox -135, Orioles +110; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the Boston Red Sox to open a four-game series.
Baltimore is 69-71 overall and 34-34 in home games. The Orioles have a 32-17 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.
Boston has a 40-31 record on the road and a 75-65 record overall. The Red Sox have the second-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .323.
Thursday's game is the 10th meeting between these teams this season. The Red Sox hold a 5-4 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gunnar Henderson has 24 doubles, five triples, 22 home runs and 57 RBIs while hitting .220 for the Orioles. Jackson Holliday is 13 for 48 with a double and a home run over the past 10 games.
Wilyer Abreu has 34 doubles, four triples and 23 home runs for the Red Sox. Mickey Gasper is 11 for 25 with four doubles, four home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 6-4, .227 batting average, 3.69 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs
Red Sox: 4-6, .239 batting average, 5.66 ERA, outscored by 22 runs
INJURIES: Orioles: Keegan Akin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Franklin: 10-Day IL (hand), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Helsley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl)
Red Sox: Ceddanne Rafaela: day-to-day (quadricep), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Tayron Guerrero: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Eduardo Rivera: 60-Day IL (undisclosed), Willson Contreras: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Curtis Mead: 10-Day IL (hand), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), 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.
