The Boston Red Sox (12-11) take one of the top offenses in the league on the road to face the Baltimore Orioles (14-7) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Monday to open a three-game series. The Red Sox are in the midst of a six-game road trip.
They won two out of three in their last series against the Brewers, taking the finale 12-5 on Sunday at American Family Field. Justin Turner was 2 for 3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBIs. Masataka Yoshida added two home runs and six RBIs.
The Orioles are in the midst of a six-game homestand. They are coming off a three-game sweep of the Tigers, taking the finale 2-1 on Sunday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards for their sixth straight win. Anthony Santander went 1 for 1 with a double and one RBI.
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The Red Sox have won two of three in the season series between the AL East rivals, including a 9-5 victory in their most recent meeting on April 2 at Fenway Park. Starter Tanner Houck went five innings, giving up three runs on five hits and striking out five, to get the win.
ON THE MOUND
Chris Sale (1-1, 11.25 ERA) is slated for the start for Boston. The lefty allowed one run over six innings in his last start, a 5-4 road win over the Twins on Tuesday. He yielded three hits while striking out 11 and walking two in the no-decision.
Sale has made one previous start against the Orioles this season, a 9-8 home victory on April 1. He surrendered seven runs on seven hits over three innings, striking out six and walking two. Righty Dean Kremer (1-0, 9.49 ERA) gets the start for Baltimore.
He has made one prior start against the Red Sox this season, giving up five runs over three innings in a 9-8 road defeat on April 1. He gave up six hits and walked one, while striking out three in the no-decision.
In his last start on Tuesday, Kremer got the win on the road against the Nationals. He threw 6.2 scoreless innings and gave up four hits, striking out six, in the 1-0 triumph.
AT THE PLATE
The Boston offense is averaging 5.7 runs per game for the season, fourth best in MLB, with a slash line of .246/.323/.422. Rafael Devers leads the team in OPS at .925. The shortstop is slashing .264/.304/.621 with eight home runs, 21 RBIs, and 17 runs over 22 games.
Over the last five games, however, Boston has averaged 7.2 runs a game while performing better across the board (.289/.353/.514). Against righties like Kremer this season, the Sox have a .740 OPS. Alex Verdugo is the team’s strongest performer against right-handers with a 1.065 OPS in 51 at-bats.
Baltimore is slashing .246/.340/.422 for the season and averaging 5.1 runs per game. Austin Hays leads the team with a .936 OPS. The right fielder has four home runs, eight RBIs, and 16 runs scored with a slash line of .311/.354/.581.
Baltimore is averaging only 2.8 runs per game in the last five with their slash line slipping across the board (.166/.236/.265). The O’s have ann .812 OPS against left-handers in 2023. With a 1.148 OPS over 25 at-bats, Ryan Mountcastle has been their best hitter against left-handers.
HOME AND AWAY
Boston is 5-5 in away games in 2023, scoring 5.7 runs per game while allowing 4.8 runs. Baltimore has won four in a row in front of their home fans.
The O’s are 7-3 at home this season, averaging 4.9 runs per game while surrendering 4.2. In the last 10 games at Oriole Park at Camden Yards between the teams, each club has won five, though Boston has the scoring advantage with an average final margin of 5.1-4.3.
STANDINGS UPDATE
The Red Sox are fifth in the AL East, seven games behind the division-leading Rays. The Orioles are second in the AL East, four games behind the Rays.
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