Red Sox host Pittsburgh Pirates, look to break home slide
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Pittsburgh Pirates (60-76, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (75-61, third in the AL East)
Boston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Johan Oviedo (1-0, 3.60 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Red Sox: Dustin May (7-10, 4.79 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 117 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox take on the Pittsburgh Pirates looking to break a four-game home losing streak.
Boston has gone 41-26 in home games and 75-61 overall. Red Sox hitters have a collective .323 on-base percentage, the eighth-best percentage in the majors.
Pittsburgh has a 21-46 record in road games and a 60-76 record overall. The Pirates have a 40-23 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
Saturday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jarren Duran leads the Red Sox with a .258 batting average, and has 34 doubles, 12 triples, 13 home runs, 51 walks and 73 RBIs. Roman Anthony is 15 for 41 with four home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
Bryan Reynolds has 14 home runs, 41 walks and 66 RBIs while hitting .244 for the Pirates. Jared Triolo is 14 for 33 with three doubles, a triple, two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 7-3, .248 batting average, 2.37 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
Pirates: 7-3, .260 batting average, 2.55 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Richard Fitts: 15-Day IL (biceps), Wilyer Abreu: 10-Day IL (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), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Pirates: Jack Suwinski: 10-Day IL (groin), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Enmanuel Valdez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tim Mayza: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Jones: 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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