Baltimore Orioles (20-28, fifth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (22-25, fourth in the AL East)
Boston; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Bruce Zimmermann (2-2, 3.21 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 39 strikeouts); Red Sox: Nick Pivetta (3-4, 4.25 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 46 strikeouts)
LINE: Red Sox -191, Orioles +162; over/under is 10 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles lead 2-1 in a five-game series against the Boston Red Sox.
Boston is 22-25 overall and 11-12 at home. The Red Sox are 9-5 in games when they did not give up a home run.
Baltimore is 20-28 overall and 8-17 in road games. The Orioles have the eighth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.88.
Sunday's game is the seventh time these teams meet this season. The Orioles are ahead 4-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: J.D. Martinez has 17 doubles, five home runs and 22 RBI while hitting .376 for the Red Sox. Rafael Devers is 17-for-46 with four doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.
Austin Hays has a .291 batting average to rank second on the Orioles, and has 11 doubles and five home runs. Rougned Odor is 12-for-38 with three home runs and 12 RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 7-3, .334 batting average, 4.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 31 runs
Orioles: 6-4, .236 batting average, 4.36 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Hansel Robles: 15-Day IL (back), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (back), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (rib), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Orioles: Alexander Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spenser Watkins: 15-Day IL (elbow), Chris Ellis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dean Kremer: 10-Day IL (oblique)
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