Wednesday's victory kept the Orioles just behind New York for first place in the AL East and on top of the wild-card standings.
With six games remaining, Baltimore is trying to hold on for its first playoff berth since 1997. The Orioles took two of three at Fenway Park last weekend to improve to 10-5 against Boston (69-87), and they'll face a Red Sox team that's been outscored 43-21 during a 1-6 slump before visiting Tampa Bay following this series.
The Orioles will give the ball to Chris Tillman (8-2, 3.08 ERA), who's posted a 1.64 ERA over his last four starts while holding opponents to a .154 average.
The right-hander was sharp against the Red Sox on Sunday but didn't factor in the decision of a 2-1 loss, yielding one run and six hits over six innings. Tillman had gone 0-1 with a 5.73 ERA over his previous three career starts versus Boston.
The Red Sox are coming off a two-game sweep at the hands of the Rays, falling 4-2 on Wednesday to finish 34-47 at home - matching their worst mark since 1965.
The Red Sox haven't been very formidable on the road, either, dropping 12 of 17 by a 106-52 margin.
Boston will try to get on track behind Aaron Cook (4-10, 5.13), who's posted a 6.12 ERA over his last five outings. The right-hander gave up five runs and nine hits over 5 1-3 innings Saturday in a 9-6, 12-inning loss to Baltimore.
Cook is 0-2 with an 8.78 ERA over three starts against the Orioles this season.
Tonight we gladly take the Orioles in the 1H and the RL. Cook should get pounded as he always does and the Orioles are just hitting everything. Good Luck
1H BAL ORIOLES -½-130
BAL ORIOLES -1½-105
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