Red Sox and Phillies square off with series tied 1-1

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Philadelphia Phillies (20-23, third in the NL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (18-24, fifth in the AL East)

Boston; Thursday, 6:45 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Phillies: Jesus Luzardo (3-3, 5.77 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 57 strikeouts); Red Sox: Ranger Suarez (2-2, 2.77 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)

LINE: Phillies -118, Red Sox -102; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies play on Thursday with the three-game series tied 1-1.

Boston has an 8-13 record in home games and an 18-24 record overall. The Red Sox have an 11-4 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

Philadelphia has an 8-11 record on the road and a 20-23 record overall. The Phillies are sixth in the NL with 51 total home runs, averaging 1.2 per game.

Thursday's game is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras leads the Red Sox with eight home runs while slugging .453. Wilyer Abreu is 12 for 36 with two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

Kyle Schwarber leads the Phillies with 25 extra base hits (seven doubles, a triple and 17 home runs). Bryce Harper is 10 for 36 with two doubles, four home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .241 batting average, 2.77 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Phillies: 7-3, .262 batting average, 3.16 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Connor Wong: day-to-day (ankle), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Danny Coulombe: 15-Day IL (cervical spasms), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Garrett Crochet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Phillies: Zach Pop: 15-Day IL (calf), Kyle Backhus: 15-Day IL (elbow), Max Lazar: 60-Day IL (oblique)

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