Pittsburgh Pirates (61-76, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (75-62, third in the AL East)
Boston; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Mitch Keller (6-12, 4.35 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 125 strikeouts); Red Sox: Lucas Giolito (9-2, 3.47 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 99 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -182, Pirates +152; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox take on the Pittsburgh Pirates looking to end their five-game home slide.
Boston has a 41-27 record in home games and a 75-62 record overall. The Red Sox have gone 36-16 in games when they did not give up a home run.
Pittsburgh is 61-76 overall and 22-46 on the road. The Pirates are 40-23 in games when they did not give up a home run.
Sunday’s game is the third time these teams meet this season.
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