Orioles square off against the Red Sox in series rubber match

By Canadian Press on April 3, 2025.

Boston Red Sox (2-4) vs. Baltimore Orioles (3-3)

Baltimore; Thursday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Tanner Houck (0-1, 6.35 ERA, 1.76 WHIP, two strikeouts); Orioles: Charlie Morton (0-1, 10.80 ERA, 2.40 WHIP, three strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -112, Red Sox -107; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox play on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Baltimore went 91-71 overall and 44-37 in home games last season. The Orioles slugged .435 with a .751 OPS as a team in the 2024 season.

Boston had an 81-81 record overall and a 43-38 record on the road last season. The Red Sox pitching staff averaged 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings while giving up 4.6 runs per game in the 2024 season.

INJURIES: Orioles: Colton Cowser: 10-Day IL (thumb), Albert Suarez: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Gunnar Henderson: 10-Day IL (ribs), Chayce McDermott: 15-Day IL (lat), Trevor Rogers: 15-Day IL (knee), Andrew Kittredge: 15-Day IL (knee), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Brayan Bello: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Penrod: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (knee), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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