Athletics (71-80, fourth in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (82-69, third in the AL East)

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

PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Mason Barnett (1-1, 8.53 ERA, 1.90 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Red Sox: Lucas Giolito (10-4, 3.31 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 113 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics will try to continue a five-game win streak with a victory against the Boston Red Sox.

Boston has gone 45-31 at home and 82-69 overall. The Red Sox have gone 39-18 in games when they did not give up a home run.

The Athletics are 71-80 overall and 38-38 on the road. The Athletics have the fourth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .321.

Wednesday’s game is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Trevor Story leads the Red

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