Boston Red Sox (78-63, third in the AL East) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (70-71, fourth in the NL West)
Phoenix; Friday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Payton Tolle (0-0, 3.38 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Diamondbacks: Eduardo Rodriguez (6-8, 5.40 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 120 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -128, Diamondbacks +107; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Boston Red Sox on Friday to begin a three-game series.
Arizona has a 70-71 record overall and a 36-33 record in home games. The Diamondbacks are fifth in MLB play with 194 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game.
Boston has gone 34-35 in road games and 78-63 overall. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.74 ERA, which ranks third in the AL.
The teams meet Friday for