Athletics (70-80, fourth in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (82-68, third in the AL East)

Boston; Tuesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (10-11, 4.28 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 132 strikeouts); Red Sox: Connelly Early (1-0, 0.00 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 11 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox host the Athletics to begin a three-game series.

Boston has gone 45-30 at home and 82-68 overall. The Red Sox have hit 177 total home runs to rank eighth in the AL.

The Athletics have a 70-80 record overall and a 37-38 record on the road. The Athletics have a 51-18 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Tuesday’s game is the fourth time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trevor Story leads the Red Sox with 24 home runs while slugging .437. Romy Gonzale

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