Boston Red Sox (81-65, third in the AL East) vs. Athletics (66-80, fifth in the AL West)

West Sacramento, California; Wednesday, 3:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Payton Tolle (0-1, 7.56 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Athletics: Mason Barnett (1-1, 9.00 ERA, 1.78 WHIP, nine strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox seek to build upon a three-game win streak with a victory against the Athletics.

The Athletics are 66-80 overall and 29-42 at home. The Athletics have the second-ranked team batting average in the AL at .254.

Boston has a 37-37 record on the road and an 81-65 record overall. The Red Sox have a 56-18 record in games when they out-hit their opponents.

Wednesday’s game is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Brent Rooker has 38 doubl

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