Boston Red Sox (71-60, second in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (60-70, fifth in the AL East)

Baltimore; Monday, 6:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: TBD; Orioles: Tomoyuki Sugano (10-5, 3.97 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 85 strikeouts)

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the Boston Red Sox on Monday to start a four-game series.

Baltimore is 60-70 overall and 31-33 in home games. The Orioles have a 32-56 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.

Boston is 71-60 overall and 30-35 in road games. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.73 ERA, which ranks fifth in MLB play.

The matchup Monday is the 10th time these teams meet this season. The Orioles have a 5-4 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gunnar Henderson leads the Orioles with a .283 batting avera

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