First pitch: Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. ET
Line: N/A, Total: N/A

The Red Sox will be trying to avoid a three-game losing streak when they host the Orioles on Wednesday.

Baltimore snapped a three-game losing streak by defeating Boston 3-2 on Tuesday. Poor pitching in recent games has plagued the team, as it allowed 30 runs in its series against Toronto this past weekend. It was a great sign for the Orioles that they were able to allow just two in the opening game of this three-game set against the Red Sox. Boston has also struggled recently, losing two straight games. The Red Sox have one of the most explosive offenses in baseball, but they have managed to score only six runs over the past two contests. They’ll likely need to score a lot more than that in order to beat these Orioles on Wednesday. This will be the ninth meeting between the two teams this season and Baltimore has gotten the best of this series, going 5-3 against Boston. One thing that favors the Orioles coming into this one is that they are 8-4 against the money line after having lost three of their past four games this season. The Red Sox, meanwhile, are 19-8 after one or more consecutive UNDERS this season. The battle on the hill in this game will feature RHP Kevin Gausman (0-3, 3.45 ERA, 54 K) for Baltimore and RHP Steven Wright (7-4, 2.09 ERA, 70 K) for Boston.

The Orioles were able to pick up a win on Tuesday and now Kevin Gausman will be hoping to win his first game of the year on Wednesday. Gausman may not have a victory, but he has pitched well on numerous occasions this season and he is certainly capable of doing so in this game. He did, however, allow five earned runs in six innings against this same Boston team on May 31. Gausman allowed three homers in that game and he needs to make sure he avoids the long-ball in this game. He has allowed seven homers in his past four starts, so that is something that he needs to correct moving forward. Offensively, the Orioles are going to need to find a way to score some runs for Gausman on Wednesday. 1B Chris Davis (.224, 16 HR, 39 RBI), OF Mark Trumbo (.285, 20 HR, 49 RBI), OF Adam Jones (.238, 11 HR, 35 RBI) and SS Manny Machado (.307, 17 HR, 41 RBI) are some of the best hitters Baltimore has to offer and they are a combined 0-for-18 against Steven Wright in their careers. The Orioles will need them to start getting some hits on Wednesday.

Steven Wright has been a revelation for the Red Sox this season and he has now gone 12.1 innings without allowing an earned run. Wright has struck out nine batters over the past two games and he has also allowed just four earned runs over his past four starts. He’ll be coming into this game with a ton of momentum and he’s also facing a team that he has been very good against in his short career. Wright pitched nine innings of two-run ball against the Orioles on May 30 and he’ll be looking forward to facing them again. Some guys to keep an eye on for Boston coming into this game are OF Mookie Betts (.289, 14 HR, 47 RBI) and DH David Ortiz (.336, 16 HR, 55 RBI). Betts is 4-for-12 with two homers and four RBI against Gausman in his career and Ortiz has been even better, going 7-for-16 with two homers and four RBI against him. If they can come into this game and provide some power then Boston should be able to come away with a victory.