Red Sox at Orioles
The Boston Red Sox will try to rebound from a rare loss in Baltimore when they play the Orioles in the rubber match of a three-game set Wednesday night. A Red Sox rally in the rain fell short in a 7-6 setback Tuesday, snapping their nine-game winning streak at Camden Yards.
Brad Brach got the save for Baltimore while regular closer Zach Britton was kept in the bullpen amid reports he had been shipped to the New York Yankees, giving Boston some work to do to keep up with its rival on the trade front. The Yankees also won in Tampa Bay on Tuesday to trim their deficit behind the first-place Red Sox to five games - three in the loss column - in the American League East. Jonathan Schoop homered for the third straight game and drove in three runs to lead the way for Baltimore, which snapped a four-game slide. Lefty David Price will try to build on a solid outing last time out when he gets the ball for the Red Sox in the finale opposite Dylan Bundy.
TV: 7:05 p.m. ET, ESPN, NESN (Boston), MASN (Baltimore)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Red Sox LH David Price (11-6, 4.17 ERA) vs. Orioles RH Dylan Bundy (6-9, 4.57)
Price had two bad starts to open July but has rebounded to go 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA over his last two outings. He limited the Detroit Tigers to four hits over 6 1/3 scoreless innings last Friday to improve to 6-4 on the road. The 32-year-old spun his 17th career complete game in a win over the Orioles earlier in the season and is 13-5 with a 2.77 ERA in 26 career meetings.
Bundy allowed five earned runs in each of his last three starts while serving up five home runs in that span. He has just one quality start in his last five turns since tossing eight scoreless against Boston on June 11 at home. Andrew Benintendi is 8-for-23 and Brock Holt is 6-for-11 against the 25-year-old Bundy, who is 3-6 with a 4.24 ERA in his career versus the Red Sox.
WALK-OFFS
1. Red Sox OF/DH J.D. Martinez homered twice Tuesday to regain the major-league lead in the category with 31.
2. Schoop is batting .367 in 20 games this month.
3. The Orioles are reportedly receiving three minor leaguers for Britton - starters RHP Dillon Tate and LHP Josh Rogers, and reliever RHP Cody Carroll.