Diamondbacks aim to keep win streak alive against the Red Sox

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Arizona Diamondbacks (74-56, second in the NL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (67-61, third in the AL East)

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Arizona Diamondbacks (74-56, second in the NL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (67-61, third in the AL East)

Boston; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Merrill Kelly (3-0, 3.63 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 27 strikeouts); Red Sox: Tanner Houck (8-8, 3.01 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 135 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Red Sox -134, Diamondbacks +113; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks will attempt to keep their five-game win streak going when they visit the Boston Red Sox.

Boston has a 67-61 record overall and a 29-34 record in home games. The Red Sox are 34-13 in games when they hit two or more home runs.

Arizona has a 74-56 record overall and a 37-30 record in road games. The Diamondbacks have a 52-5 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Sunday’s game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Devers has 33 doubles, five triples, 27 home runs and 77 RBI while hitting .293 for the Red Sox. Masataka Yoshida is 14-for-33 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Josh Bell has 22 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 60 RBI for the Diamondbacks. Corbin Carroll is 10-for-38 with two triples and three home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .244 batting average, 5.41 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

Diamondbacks: 7-3, .253 batting average, 3.99 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Tyler O’Neill: day-to-day (finger), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (leg), Cam Booser: 15-Day IL (elbow), Bryan Mata: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Diamondbacks: Ketel Marte: 10-Day IL (ankle), Bryce Jarvis: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gabriel Moreno: 10-Day IL (abductor), Christian Walker: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kyle Nelson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drey Jameson: 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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