Astros and Red Sox meet in series rubber match
Houston; Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Walker Buehler (7-6, 5.40 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown (9-5, 2.51 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 160 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -170, Red Sox +142; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox play on Wednesday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Houston has gone 36-25 in home games and 67-53 overall. The Astros have the eighth-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .322.
Boston has gone 27-33 in road games and 66-55 overall. The Red Sox have the eighth-best team ERA in the majors at 3.75.
The teams play Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Red Sox are up 4-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Altuve leads the Astros with 40 extra base hits (18 doubles, a triple and 21 home runs). Carlos Correa is 16 for 40 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
Jarren Duran has 31 doubles, 12 triples and 12 home runs while hitting .265 for the Red Sox. Roman Anthony is 13 for 40 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 5-5, .278 batting average, 5.17 ERA, outscored by six runs
Red Sox: 6-4, .271 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs
INJURIES: Astros: Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Isaac Paredes: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (finger), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Yordan Alvarez: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Red Sox: Luis Guerrero: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (flexor), Hunter Dobbins: 60-Day IL (acl), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (wrist), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (hip), Justin Slaten: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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