The Boston Red Sox will try to sweep the Athletics at Sutter Health Park on Wednesday, at 3:35 p.m. ET. Mason Barnett (1-1, 9.00 ERA) gets the start for the Athletics, who are 66-80 this season and fifth in the AL West. Payton Tolle (0-1, 7.56 ERA) is the expected starter for the Red Sox, who are 81-65 and third in the AL East.
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Injury reportsAthletics
Denzel Clarke: 10 Day IL (Abductor), Max Muncy: 10 Day IL (Hand), Joey Estes: 15 Day IL (Back), Jacob Lopez: 15 Day IL (Flexor), Jack Perkins: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Luis Medina: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ben Bowden: 60 Day IL (Lat), Austin Wynns: 60 Day IL (Abdomen), Grant Holman: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Gunnar Hoglund: 60 Day IL (Hip), Jose Leclerc: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
Red Sox
Wilyer Abreu: 10 Day IL (Calf), Roman Anthony: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Dustin May: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jordan Hicks: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Richard Fitts: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Triston Casas: 60 Day IL (Knee), Marcelo Mayer: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Josh Winckowski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Luis Guerrero: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kutter Crawford: 60 Day IL (Knee), Patrick Sandoval: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Liam Hendriks: 60 Day IL (Hip), Tanner Houck: 60 Day IL (Flexor), Hunter Dobbins: 60 Day IL (ACL), Vaughn Grissom: 60 Day IL (Foot), Romy Gonzalez: day-to-day (Knee)
Stats to know
Sacramento’s Brent Rooker has hit 27 home runs this season. He has also tallied 82 RBIs and has scored 87 runs. In 637 plate appearances, he has recorded a .264 BA, .335 OBP and .483 SLG with an 8.9% walk rate and a 21.5% strikeout rate.
In 582 plate appearances, Tyler Soderstrom is hitting .274/.345/.471 with a .817 OPS and eight steals on 10 attempts. He has hit 24 long balls, driven in 86 runs and scored 70 times.
Boston’s Jarren Duran is slashing .259/.335/.445 this season with 14 home runs, 78 RBIs and an OPS of .780. He has a 24.1% strikeout rate and an 8.7% walk rate in 630 plate appearances, and he has scored 79 total runs. Duran has recorded 23 steals on 29 attempts.
In 587 plate appearances, Trevor Story has slashed .263/.311/.442 this season. He has hit 24 long balls and driven in 90 runs (17th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 27.4% and a walk rate of 5.3%. He has stolen 28 bases on 28 attempts and has scored 83 runs.
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