Orioles take win streak into matchup with the Red Sox

Baltimore Orioles (29-32, third in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (25-34, fifth in the AL East)

Boston; Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Chris Bassitt (4-3, 5.06 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Red Sox: Payton Tolle (2-2, 2.61 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 46 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -148, Orioles +123; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles are looking to prolong a three-game win streak with a victory over the Boston Red Sox.

Boston has gone 9-20 in home games and 25-34 overall. Red Sox hitters are batting a collective .246, which ranks second in the AL.

Baltimore has gone 10-17 in road games and 29-32 overall. Orioles hitters have a collective .397 slugging percentage to rank fifth in the AL.

The teams meet Wednesday for the fifth time this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu has 12 doubles, a triple and six home runs for the Red Sox. Jarren Duran is 14 for 45 with a triple and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Gunnar Henderson has 12 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 32 RBIs for the Orioles. Colton Cowser is 8 for 24 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 3-7, .272 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

Orioles: 7-3, .257 batting average, 2.87 ERA, outscored opponents by 20 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Willson Contreras: day-to-day (wrist), Garrett Whitlock: 15-Day IL (knee), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Garrett Crochet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor Story: 10-Day IL (groin), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), 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.