Red Sox and Orioles play, winner takes 3-game series

Baltimore Orioles (29-33, fourth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (26-34, fifth in the AL East)

Boston; Thursday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Trevor Rogers (2-6, 6.84 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 38 strikeouts); Red Sox: Brayan Bello (2-5, 5.63 ERA, 1.64 WHIP, 40 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -114, Orioles -105; over/under is 10 runs

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday.

Boston has gone 10-20 at home and 26-34 overall. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.78 ERA, which ranks fifth in the AL.

Baltimore has gone 10-18 on the road and 29-33 overall. The Orioles have hit 70 total home runs to rank sixth in the AL.

The teams meet Thursday for the sixth time this season. The Red Sox lead the season series 3-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras leads the Red Sox with 21 extra base hits (eight doubles, two triples and 11 home runs). Jarren Duran is 15 for 46 with a triple, four home runs and eight RBIs over the past 10 games.

Taylor Ward leads the Orioles with a .252 batting average, and has 15 doubles, two home runs, 55 walks and 17 RBIs. Pete Alonso is 13 for 40 with two home runs and six RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .291 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored opponents by 13 runs

Orioles: 6-4, .265 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Nick Sogard: 10-Day IL (oblique), 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: Chris Bassitt: day-to-day (back), 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.