The Boston Red Sox visit Sacramento to play the Athletics in the first game of a four-game series on Monday at 9:40 p.
m. EDT.
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Boston enters with a 54-50 record, while Oakland is 44-61.
Pitching Matchup and Team Trends
Payton Tolle is set to start for Boston, while Jack Perkins takes the mound for Oakland.
Tolle is 5-6 with a 3.31 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and 96 strikeouts. Perkins is 2-5 with a 6.75 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, and 76 strikeouts.
The Red Sox have a 29-21 road record and a 35-19 mark in games when they record at least eight hits.
The Athletics are 20-30 in home games and have gone 33-15 when scoring five or more runs.
Boston is the consensus favorite at -176 with the total runs line set at 9.5. The Athletics are listed as +176 underdogs.
Red Sox Additions and Injuries
Curtis Mead is expected to make his Red Sox debut after a weekend trade from the Nationals.
Mead, 25, hit . 254/.
352/. 500 with 17 doubles, 17 homers, and 48 RBI in 87 games with Washington this season.
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He is playing second base and batting second in his Boston debut.
The Red Sox won't be sellers at the trade deadline after a 15-game winning streak moved them into the second AL wild card spot.
Boston is -235 to make the postseason.
