Boston Red Sox (56-51, third within the AL East) vs. Athletics (45-63, fourth within the AL West)
West Sacramento, California; Thursday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Sonny Gray (12-2, 2.78 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 93 strikeouts); Athletics: Mason Barnett (1-1, 4.74 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)
LINE: Red Sox -170, Athletics +139; over/below is 10 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox lead 2-1 in a four-game series towards the Athletics.
The Athletics are 45-63 total and 21-32 in residence video games. The Athletics have a 28-52 document in video games after they have allowed at the very least one residence run.
Boston is 31-22 on the street and 56-51 total. The Red Sox have gone 37-20 in video games after they document at the very least eight hits.
The matchup Thursday is the fourth time these groups match up this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nick Kurtz has 21 residence runs, 77 walks and 69 RBIs whereas hitting .260 for the Athletics. Jeff McNeil is 13 for 29 with two doubles, a house run and 7 RBIs over the final 10 video games.
Willson Contreras leads the Red Sox with 22 residence runs whereas slugging .539. Andruw Monasterio is 13 for 30 with six doubles, a house run and 5 RBIs over the final 10 video games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 3-7, .249 batting common, 4.80 ERA, outscored by 17 runs
Red Sox: 7-3, .241 batting common, 3.30 ERA, outscored opponents by 9 runs
INJURIES: Athletics: Nick Kurtz: day-to-day (hand), Jeffrey Springs: day-to-day (hip), Zack Gelof: 10-Day IL (knee), Shea Langeliers: 10-Day IL (knee), Luis Severino: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Kriske: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Kuroda-Grauer: 10-Day IL (testicle), J.T. Ginn: 15-Day IL (finger), Mark Leiter Jr.: 15-Day IL (hip), Justin Sterner: 15-Day IL (knee), Brent Rooker: 60-Day IL (knee), Denzel Clarke: 60-Day IL (foot), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)
Red Sox: Curtis Mead: 10-Day IL (hand), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (forearm), Roman Anthony: 60-Day IL (wrist), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (stomach), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10-Day IL (forearm), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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