Red Sox host the Orioles, look to extend home win streak

Baltimore Orioles (49-52, fourth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (51-48, third in the AL East)

Boston; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Kyle Bradish (6-9, 3.61 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 106 strikeouts); Red Sox: Ranger Suarez (0-0)

LINE: Red Sox -142, Orioles +117; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will try to keep their five-game home win streak alive when they play the Baltimore Orioles.

Boston is 22-27 in home games and 51-48 overall. The Red Sox have gone 33-19 in games when they record at least eight hits.

Baltimore has a 49-52 record overall and a 21-27 record in road games. The Orioles have the ninth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.22.

Tuesday's game is the eighth time these teams meet this season. The Red Sox are up 4-3 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras has 17 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 66 RBIs for the Red Sox. Wilyer Abreu is 12 for 38 with three doubles, five home runs and nine RBIs over the past 10 games.

Taylor Ward leads the Orioles with a .251 batting average, and has 20 doubles, seven home runs, 79 walks and 27 RBIs. Blaze Alexander is 14 for 36 with a home run and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 10-0, .247 batting average, 1.88 ERA, outscored opponents by 34 runs

Orioles: 7-3, .236 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (forearm), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Roman Anthony: 60-Day IL (wrist), Connelly Early: 15-Day IL (elbow), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10-Day IL (forearm), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Ranger Suarez: 15-Day IL (groin), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Orioles: Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (wrist), Samuel Basallo: day-to-day (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Helsley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Bassitt: 60-Day IL (back), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blaze Alexander: 10-Day IL (hand), Keegan Akin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl)

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