Red Sox visit the Pirates to begin 3-game series

Boston Red Sox (10-10, fifth in the AL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (11-8, third in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Brayan Bello (2-1, 3.92 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Pirates: Quinn Priester (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Pirates -114, Red Sox -104; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates begin a three-game series at home against the Boston Red Sox on Friday. Pittsburgh has a 3-2 record in home games and an 11-8 record overall. The Pirates are 11-1 in games when they have more hits than their opponents. Boston is 10-10 overall and 7-3 on the road. The Red Sox have the eighth-ranked team slugging percentage in the AL at .378.