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Kyle Bradish gets the ball for Baltimore looking to be the guy who snaps Boston's ride, while Eduardo Rivera, still just a handful of starts into his big-league career, tries to keep it going for the Red Sox at Fenway.

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+1.5-194+104o8.5-106

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Pregame

Boston's price has come down from where it opened, drifting from a hefty favorite number toward pick'em territory, which tells you the market respects Baltimore's fight even against a team riding a historic streak. Sharp money has actually piled onto the Orioles here, which is worth noting, but a team playing with this much momentum and a healthy lineup is still the pick to win outright.

Rivera's stuff has flashed — a 9:4 strikeout-to-walk ratio in his first look at the majors — but his last outing against Tampa Bay got away from him early, out after 2.1 innings and three runs. Bradish, on the other hand, just signed a five-year, $90 million extension and is pitching like a guy who earned it, coming off six-plus shutout-adjacent innings against Kansas City with five strikeouts and just one run allowed.

Kyle Bradish

(7-10)·3.79 ERA

Jul 11 vs Royals

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6.2IP

1ER

5K

2BB

96P

07/21 Lineup

Eduardo Rivera

(0-1)·6.30 ERA

Jul 17 vs Rays

ND

2.1IP

3ER

3K

2BB

64P

07/21 Lineup

Both sides are banged up in ways that could shape this one. Baltimore is down both catchers — Adley Rutschman on the 10-day IL with left wrist inflammation, Samuel Basallo day-to-day after shoulder soreness forced him out early last week — while Boston's rotation is a MASH unit behind Rivera, with Ranger Suarez, Tanner Houck, Johan Oviedo, Garrett Crochet, Kutter Crawford and Connelly Early all currently unavailable.

Baltimore Orioles

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• Day-To-DaySamuel Basallo (C) — Basallo (shoulder) is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Red Sox, Matt Weyrich of The Baltimore Sun reports.07/21
• 10-Day-ILAdley Rutschman (C) — Rutschman is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox due to a left wrist injury, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.07/20
• 10-Day-ILBlaze Alexander (3B) — Alexander (hand) does not have a timeline to return from the 10-day injured list, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILRyan Helsley (RP) — Baltimore transferred Helsley (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.07/19
• 60-Day-ILChris Bassitt (SP) — The Orioles transferred Bassitt (back) to the 60-day injured list Friday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILKeegan Akin (RP) — Akin (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.07/15
• 60-Day-ILFelix Bautista (RP) — Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias said Saturday that Bautista (shoulder) has been "throwing really, really well" in his bullpen sessions, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.06/29
• 60-Day-ILColin Selby (RP) — Selby plans to receive a second opinion on his right shoulder before continuing his rehab program, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.06/29
• 60-Day-ILRyan Mountcastle (1B) — Mountcastle (foot) did some running Saturday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.06/13
• 60-Day-ILJordan Westburg (3B) — Westburg (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Andrew Golden of TheBanner.com reports.05/15

Boston Red Sox

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• 10-Day-ILIsiah Kiner-Falefa (2B) — Kiner-Falefa (forearm) has been cleared to start his hitting progression with dry swings, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/20
• 10-Day-ILMarcelo Mayer (2B) — Mayer (forearm) has been cleared to start his hitting progression with dry swings, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/20
• 15-Day-ILRanger Suarez (SP) — The Red Sox want to give Suarez (groin), who will not start Tuesday against the Orioles as previously scheduled, at least one more day before reinstating him from the injured list after he pushed himself pretty hard over the past few days, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.07/21
• 15-Day-ILConnelly Early (SP) — Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Thursday that Early (elbow) started a throwing program earlier this week, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILZack Kelly (RP) — The Red Sox recalled Kelly (elbow) from Triple-A Worcester and placed him on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/21
• 60-Day-ILTrevor Story (SS) — Story (sports hernia) told reporters Monday that "sometime in August is in play" for him to embark on a rehab assignment, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/20
• 60-Day-ILTanner Houck (SP) — Houck (elbow) has started throwing two bullpen sessions per week, MLB.com reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILJohan Oviedo (SP) — Oviedo (elbow) will throw a bullpen session next week, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILGarrett Crochet (SP) — Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Thursday that Crochet (shoulder/lat) has yet to resume a formal throwing program and is limited to playing catch with weighted plyometric balls, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.07/13
• 60-Day-ILRoman Anthony (LF) — Interim manager Chad Tracy confirmed Thursday that Anthony's (finger) recent follow-up appointment with Dr. Gary Lourie revealed no new information about his injury, and the outfielder will continue to rehab at the Red Sox's complex in Florida through at least the All-Star break, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.07/13
• 60-Day-ILKutter Crawford (SP) — The Red Sox announced June 29 that Crawford (forearm) has been throwing plyometric balls during workouts at the team's spring training facility in Florida, MLB.com reports.07/06
• 60-Day-ILTriston Casas (1B) — Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Saturday that Casas (abdomen/knee) has been shut down from hitting due to a wrist issue, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/06

The streak itself is the whole story here. Boston was buried at the bottom of the AL as recently as late June and has since ripped off 14 straight wins, matching the second-longest run in franchise history and putting the 1946 club's 15-game record squarely in the crosshairs. That '46 team had Ted Williams in the lineup; this one's doing it with a patched-together rotation and a lineup that's found its groove at exactly the right time.

Baltimore Orioles

(49-52)

Jul 20L@ Red Sox5-6

Jul 19W@ Astros5-2

Jul 18W@ Astros4-2

Jul 18W@ Astros3-2

Jul 12Wvs Royals8-2

Boston Red Sox

(51-48)

Jul 20Wvs Orioles6-5

Jul 19Wvs Rays6-1

Jul 18Wvs Rays7-6

Jul 17Wvs Rays5-3

Jul 17Wvs Rays10-0

Baltimore isn't walking in dead, either. The O's won 7 straight of their own before Boston finally got to them Monday night, sweeping a series in Houston along the way. This is a team that still believes it's the second-best story in the division right now — it just ran into a buzzsaw at the wrong time.