Red Sox look to extend win streak, take on the Phillies
Boston Red Sox (20-14, third in the AL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (15-18, fourth in the NL East)
Philadelphia; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Corey Kluber (1-4, 6.44 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 27 strikeouts); Phillies: Bailey Falter (0-5, 5.01 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 22 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Phillies -142, Red Sox +121; over/under is 9 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox seek to build upon a seven-game win streak with a victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Philadelphia is 15-18 overall and 8-6 in home games. The Phillies have a 5-3 record in games decided by one run.
Boston has a 7-7 record in road games and a 20-14 record overall. The Red Sox have the second-ranked team batting average in the AL at .273.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Brandon Marsh has seven doubles, four triples and four home runs for the Phillies. Kody Clemens is 4-for-17 with three home runs over the last 10 games.
Alex Verdugo has nine doubles, a triple and five home runs for the Red Sox. Masataka Yoshida is 16-for-40 with four doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Phillies: 4-6, .237 batting average, 5.75 ERA, outscored by 21 runs
Red Sox: 8-2, .321 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs
INJURIES: Phillies: Cristian Pache: 10-Day IL (knee), Andrew Bellatti: 15-Day IL (tricep), Darick Hall: 10-Day IL (thumb), Noah Song: 15-Day IL (back), Rafael Marchan: 60-Day IL (hand), Ranger Suarez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Rhys Hoskins: 60-Day IL (acl)
Red Sox: Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (knee), Alex Verdugo: day-to-day (illness), Garrett Whitlock: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yu Chang: 10-Day IL (hand), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Wyatt Mills: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Duvall: 10-Day IL (wrist), Joely Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (oblique), James Paxton: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Adalberto Mondesi: 60-Day IL (knee), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
