Red Sox host the Giants to start 3-game series

San Francisco Giants (52-75, fourth in the NL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (68-59, third in the AL East)

Boston; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Logan Webb (8-7, 3.50 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 110 strikeouts); Red Sox: Sonny Gray (15-3, 2.65 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 117 strikeouts)

LINE: Red Sox -187, Giants +154; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox open a three-game series at home against the San Francisco Giants on Friday.

Boston has a 68-59 record overall and a 31-32 record in home games. The Red Sox have the sixth-best team batting average in MLB play at .250.

San Francisco is 52-75 overall and 23-42 in road games. The Giants have gone 26-11 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

The teams meet Friday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras leads the Red Sox with a .284 batting average, and has 21 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs, 53 walks and 75 RBI. Ceddanne Rafaela is 11 for 44 with a home run and four RBI over the past 10 games.

Jung Hoo Lee has 27 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 46 RBI for the Giants. Bryce Eldridge is 9 for 37 with a double, three home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .271 batting average, 3.77 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs

Giants: 3-7, .219 batting average, 3.80 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

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

Giants: Keaton Winn: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jesus Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (elbow), Harrison Bader: 60-Day IL (plantar fasciitis), Daniel Susac: 60-Day IL (knee), Trevor McDonald: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Chapman: 60-Day IL (leg), Joel Peguero: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (forearm), Casey Schmitt: 10-Day IL (leg), Matt Gage: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Butto: 60-Day IL (arm), Hayden Birdsong: 60-Day IL (forearm), Randy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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