Red Sox aim to keep win streak alive against the Marlins

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Boston Red Sox (73-59, third in the AL East) vs. Miami Marlins (67-66, third in the NL East)

Miami; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Sonny Gray (16-3, 2.79 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 123 strikeouts); Marlins: Ryan Gusto (0-3, 4.37 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 51 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -159, Marlins +132; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox seek to continue a five-game win streak with a victory against the Miami Marlins.

Miami has a 67-66 record overall and a 41-27 record at home. The Marlins have the sixth-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .326.

Boston is 39-27 on the road and 73-59 overall. The Red Sox have a 52-10 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

The matchup Wednesday is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Otto Lopez has a .306 batting average to lead the Marlins, and has 30 doubles, seven triples and nine home runs. Xavier Edwards is 13 for 39 with four RBIs over the last 10 games.

Ceddanne Rafaela leads the Red Sox with a .288 batting average, and has 32 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs, 21 walks and 66 RBIs. Nick Sogard is 12 for 38 with two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Marlins: 5-5, .249 batting average, 3.34 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Red Sox: 8-2, .279 batting average, 3.13 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs

INJURIES: Marlins: Pete Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (nerve), Anthony Bender: 15-Day IL (shin), William Kempner: 60-Day IL (elbow), Robby Snelling: 60-Day IL (elbow), Max Meyer: 15-Day IL (neck), Andrew Nardi: 60-Day IL (ribs), Ronny Henriquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adam Mazur: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Red Sox: Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Whitlock: 15-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (abdomen), Roman Anthony: 60-Day IL (wrist), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 60-Day IL (forearm), Curtis Mead: 10-Day IL (hand), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.