Orioles aim to secure 2-game series win against the Red Sox

Baltimore Orioles (58-67, fifth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (68-58, third in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Tomoyuki Sugano (10-5, 4.13 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 82 strikeouts); Red Sox: Walker Buehler (7-7, 5.43 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 78 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -142, Orioles +119; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox play on Tuesday for the second game of a two-game series. The Orioles won the first, 6-3.

Boston has a 68-58 record overall and a 41-24 record at home. The Red Sox have gone 48-21 in games when they record eight or more hits.

Baltimore has a 28-37 record on the road and a 58-67 record overall. The Orioles have a 39-11 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.

Tuesday’s game is the ninth time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 4-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu leads the Red Sox with 22 home runs while slugging .486. Alex Bregman is 12 for 33 with two home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Gunnar Henderson has 29 doubles, five triples and 15 home runs for the Orioles. Jeremiah Jackson is 12 for 32 with a double, two triples and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .238 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs

Orioles: 6-4, .226 batting average, 2.54 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (oblique), Wilyer Abreu: day-to-day (calf), Luis Guerrero: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (flexor), Hunter Dobbins: 60-Day IL (acl), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (wrist), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (hip), Justin Slaten: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Orioles: Jordan Westburg: day-to-day (ankle), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (back), Tyler O’Neill: 10-Day IL (wrist), Colin Selby: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Felix Bautista: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Scott Blewett: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jorge Mateo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gary Sanchez: 10-Day IL (knee), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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