Orioles bring 1-0 series advantage over Red Sox into game 2

Boston Red Sox (63-57, third in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (72-50, first in the AL East)

Baltimore; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Cooper Criswell (0-0); Orioles: Corbin Burnes (12-4, 2.71 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 137 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Orioles -216, Red Sox +179; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the Boston Red Sox, leading the series 1-0.

Baltimore has a 36-26 record at home and a 72-50 record overall. The Orioles are first in the AL with 188 total home runs, averaging 1.5 per game.

Boston is 63-57 overall and 34-25 in road games. The Red Sox have a 49-7 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

The teams square off Friday for the eighth time this season. The Orioles lead the season series 6-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gunnar Henderson has 23 doubles, six triples and 31 home runs for the Orioles. Eloy Jimenez is 12-for-29 with two doubles over the last 10 games.

Rafael Devers leads Boston with 25 home runs while slugging .579. Masataka Yoshida is 15-for-38 with two home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 6-4, .267 batting average, 3.83 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Red Sox: 4-6, .253 batting average, 6.00 ERA, outscored by 12 runs

INJURIES: Orioles: Grayson Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (lat), Jacob Webb: 15-Day IL (elbow), Heston Kjerstad: 10-Day IL (concussion), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (hand), Jorge Mateo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Coulombe: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (ucl sprain), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Nick Sogard: day-to-day (calf), Cam Booser: 15-Day IL (elbow), James Paxton: 15-Day IL (leg), Cooper Criswell: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (leg), Bryan Mata: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (rib), 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)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .