Red Sox play the Orioles after Hernandez's 4-hit game

Updated Sep. 11, 2022 3:01 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Boston Red Sox (68-72, fifth in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (73-66, fourth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Sunday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Rich Hill (6-6, 4.79 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 79 strikeouts); Orioles: Kyle Bradish (3-5, 5.30 ERA, 1.51 WHIP, 87 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -129, Red Sox +109; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

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BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox take on the Baltimore Orioles after Kike Hernandez's four-hit game on Saturday.

Baltimore has a 41-29 record in home games and a 73-66 record overall. The Orioles are eighth in the AL with 147 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.

Boston has a 68-72 record overall and a 33-38 record in road games. Red Sox hitters are batting a collective .260, the third-best team batting average in MLB play.

Sunday's game is the 15th time these teams match up this season. The Orioles are up 8-6 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Anthony Santander has 22 doubles, 27 home runs and 79 RBI for the Orioles. Cedric Mullins is 10-for-36 with a double, three home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.

Rafael Devers has 37 doubles, a triple and 26 home runs while hitting .290 for the Red Sox. Xander Bogaerts is 17-for-36 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .232 batting average, 5.10 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

Red Sox: 6-4, .298 batting average, 3.98 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Alexander Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Ellis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Franchy Cordero: 60-Day IL (ankle), Xander Bogaerts: day-to-day (back), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (back), Nathan Eovaldi: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Eric Hosmer: 10-Day IL (back), Chris Sale: 60-Day IL (finger), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (back), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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

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