Athletics (45-70, fourth in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (63-51, third in the AL East)Boston; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Jack Perkins (2-7, 6.72 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 89 strikeouts); Red Sox: Payton Tolle (6-6, 3.30 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 110 strikeouts)LINE: Red Sox -270, Athletics +218; over/under is 9 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Athletics will look to break their five-game road slide in a matchup with the Boston Red Sox. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.50 ERA, which ranks second in the AL. The Athletics have a 33-17 record in games when they scored five or more runs. The Red Sox are up 3-1 in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras leads the Red Sox with a .288 batting average, and has 18 doubles, two triples, 23 home runs, 47 walks and 70 RBIs.