Red Sox try to sweep 3-game series against the Cubs

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Chicago Cubs (88-73, second in the NL Central) vs. Boston Red Sox (87-74, third in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Sunday, 3:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: No starters named

LINE: Cubs -128, Red Sox +104; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will look to sweep a three-game series with a victory against the Chicago Cubs.

Boston has an 87-74 record overall and a 41-39 record in home games. The Red Sox have the third-best team ERA in the majors at 3.52.

Chicago has an 88-73 record overall and a 42-38 record in road games. Cubs hitters have a collective .427 slugging percentage to lead the majors.

Sunday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu has 38 doubles, four triples and 24 home runs while hitting .249 for the Red Sox. Trevor Story is 9 for 35 with two home runs over the last 10 games.

Pete Crow-Armstrong has 45 home runs, 83 walks and 107 RBIs while hitting .278 for the Cubs. Seiya Suzuki is 12 for 41 with a double, two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .208 batting average, 2.48 ERA, outscored by four runs

Cubs: 4-6, .238 batting average, 3.40 ERA, outscored opponents by one run

INJURIES: Red Sox: Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Mickey Gasper: day-to-day (biceps), Willson Contreras: day-to-day (hand), Eli White: 10-Day IL (foot), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Masataka Yoshida: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Crochet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Anthony Seigler: 10-Day IL (wrist), Curtis Mead: 10-Day IL (hand), Eduardo Rivera: 60-Day IL (back), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Cubs: Kevin Gausman: day-to-day (shoulder), Justin Steele: 60-Day IL (elbow), Phil Maton: 60-Day IL (knee), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Brown: 60-Day IL (neck), Christopher Austin: 60-Day IL (knee), Hunter Harvey: 60-Day IL (tricep), Trent Thornton: 15-Day IL (ankle), Riley Martin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Porter Hodge: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cade Horton: 60-Day IL (forearm)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.