Baltimore Orioles (23-32, fourth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (21-34, fifth in the AL East)
Boston; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Baltimore: Dean Kremer (1-0, 1.69 ERA) Boston: Nathan Eovaldi (3-2, 4.25 ERA)
LINE: Red Sox favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Boston and Baltimore will face off on Wednesday.
The Red Sox are 13-25 against the rest of their division. The Boston offense has compiled a .266 batting average as a team this season, good for fifth in the majors. Alex Verdugo leads the team with an average of .330.
The Orioles are 12-23 against the rest of their division. The Baltimore offense has compiled a .254 batting average as a team this season, good for eleventh in the American League. Jose Iglesias leads the team with a mark of .377.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with 27 extra base hits and is slugging .514.
Renato Nunez leads the Orioles with 21 extra base hits and 30 RBIs.
INJURIES: Red Sox: Andrew Triggs: (nerve irritation), Josh Taylor: (shoulder), Chris Sale: (elbow), Eduardo Rodriguez: (heart), Kyle Hart: (hip), Zack Godley: (elbow), Austin Brice: (right lat), Colten Brewer: (finger), Andrew Benintendi: (rib), Dustin Pedroia: (knee), Yairo Munoz: (back).
Orioles: Dillon Tate: (finger), Evan Phillips: (elbow), Wade LeBlanc: (elbow), Anthony Santander: (right oblique), Trey Mancini: (tumor), Richie Martin: (wrist), Jose Iglesias: (hand), Chris Davis: (left knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
