Orioles host the Red Sox in first of 3-game series

Boston Red Sox (1-3) vs. Baltimore Orioles (2-2)

Baltimore; Monday, 2:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Sean Newcomb (0-0); Orioles: Cade Povich (0-0)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Orioles -145, Red Sox +121; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles begin a three-game series at home against the Boston Red Sox on Monday.

Baltimore went 91-71 overall and 44-37 at home a season ago. The Orioles batted .250 as a team in the 2024 season with a .751 OPS.

Boston had an 81-81 record overall and a 43-38 record on the road last season. The Red Sox pitching staff had a collective 4.04 ERA while averaging 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2024 season.

INJURIES: Orioles: Tomoyuki Sugano: day-to-day (cramp), 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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