MLB scheduled
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P. Tolle

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J. Perkins

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Preview

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — The Boston Red Sox begin a four-game series against the Athletics on Monday at Sutter Health Park, looking to build momentum after splitting a weekend set with Toronto. Boston (54-50) bounced back from a 6-0 shutout loss Saturday with a 6-1 win Sunday, powered by left-hander Ranger Suarez. Suarez worked four innings of scoreless relief, allowing four hits with six strikeouts to earn the victory. Jarren Duran went 3 for 4 with two RBIs, and pinch-hitter Jahmai Jones added two RBIs for the Red Sox. Right-hander Payton Tolle (5-6) is the scheduled starter for Boston. He will face an Athletics lineup that has struggled to string together wins this season. Oakland (44-61) dropped both games in Minnesota over the weekend, including an 11-8 loss Sunday. Right-hander Luis Morales took the loss, allowing two earned runs over 4 2/3 innings with five strikeouts. First baseman Nick Kurtz homered and drove in three runs, and second baseman Jeff McNeil went 2 for 4 with two RBIs. The Athletics lost their series finale 2-0 on Saturday after winning 2-0 on Friday. Morales (0-1) will start Monday for Oakland, opposed by Tolle. Boston arrives in West Sacramento with a slight edge in recent form, having won six of its last 10 games. The Red Sox are coming off a 3-2 road win at the New York Mets on July 12 before returning home to take three of four from Tampa Bay and split with the Blue Jays. The Athletics have lost four of their last five games and seven of their last 10, including a 15-5 loss at Arizona on July 22 and a 23-4 loss to Washington at home on July 17. Interstat’s game simulator projects a 7-3 Red Sox victory. Boston is listed as a -1.5 favorite on the run line, and the over/under is set at 9.5 runs. The Red Sox will send RHP Tanner Houck (7-7) to the mound for Tuesday’s game, while the Athletics have not yet named a starter. Boston’s next four games are all on the road against Oakland, followed by a three-game series at the Los Angeles Dodgers beginning July 31. The Athletics continue their homestand against Detroit on July 31 before traveling to Cincinnati and then Boston.

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