Red Sox meet the Rockies with 1-0 series lead
Boston; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Kyle Freeland (1-9, 5.49 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 61 strikeouts); Red Sox: Brayan Bello (4-3, 3.42 ERA, 1.38 WHIP, 55 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Red Sox -241, Rockies +198; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox bring a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Colorado Rockies.
Boston has a 26-20 record in home games and a 47-45 record overall. The Red Sox have the fifth-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .430.
Colorado has an 11-34 record on the road and a 21-70 record overall. The Rockies have the 10th-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .382.
The teams play Tuesday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jarren Duran has 23 doubles, 10 triples, six home runs and 45 RBIs for the Red Sox. Ceddanne Rafaela is 14 for 39 with seven doubles, four home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.
Jordan Beck has 18 doubles, four triples, 10 home runs and 31 RBIs while hitting .264 for the Rockies. Tyler Freeman is 14 for 36 with four doubles over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 7-3, .320 batting average, 3.70 ERA, outscored opponents by 32 runs
Rockies: 3-7, .259 batting average, 5.87 ERA, outscored by 22 runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Zack Kelly: 15-Day IL (oblique), Justin Slaten: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Guerrero: 15-Day IL (elbow), Hunter Dobbins: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nick Burdi: 15-Day IL (knee), Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (hip), Alex Bregman: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Masataka Yoshida: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rockies: Ezequiel Tovar: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kris Bryant: 60-Day IL (lumbar), Jeff Criswell: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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