Devers leads Red Sox against the Orioles after 4-hit game

Baltimore Orioles (16-33, fifth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (26-26, second in the AL East)

Boston; Saturday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Zach Eflin (3-2, 5.08 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Red Sox: Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.62 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 25 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -115, Orioles -105; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox take on the Baltimore Orioles after Rafael Devers had four hits against the Orioles on Friday.

Boston has a 15-12 record in home games and a 26-26 record overall. The Red Sox have the second-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .329.

Baltimore has an 8-18 record in road games and a 16-33 record overall. The Orioles are 10th in MLB play with 56 total home runs, averaging 1.1 per game.

Saturday’s game is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The Red Sox are ahead 3-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jarren Duran has 12 doubles, six triples, three home runs and 32 RBIs for the Red Sox. Devers is 14 for 37 with two doubles and five home runs over the last 10 games.

Cedric Mullins leads the Orioles with 10 home runs while slugging .459. Jackson Holliday is 14 for 48 with three doubles, a triple, two home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .270 batting average, 5.75 ERA, outscored by seven runs

Orioles: 1-9, .262 batting average, 7.38 ERA, outscored by 34 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Alex Bregman: day-to-day (quadricep), Masataka Yoshida: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Romy Gonzalez: 10-Day IL (back), Triston Casas: 10-Day IL (knee), Richard Fitts: 15-Day IL (pectoral), Zach Penrod: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Orioles: Ramon Laureano: day-to-day (ankle), Tyler O’Neill: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Colton Cowser: 60-Day IL (thumb), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Gary Sanchez: 10-Day IL (wrist), Cody Poteet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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