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5 days ago
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Game 120: Red Sox at Astros lineups and notes
Righthander Cristian Javier will make his season debut for Houston after a 14-month absence following Tommy John surgery. Advertisement First pitch in Houston is at 8:10 p.m. Eastern. Here's a preview. Lineups RED SOX (65-54): TBA Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Pitching: LHP Garrett Crochet (13-4, 2.24 ERA) ASTROS (66-52): TBA Pitching: RHP Cristian Javier (-, ERA) Time: 8:10 p.m. TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Stat of the day: Crochet leads the majors in wins (13) and innings (148 ⅓) and paces the AL in ERA (2.24). Notes: Crochet is 0-2 with a 4.35 ERA in three career appearances (two starts) against the Astros. He faced Houston twice last season while pitching for the Chicago White Sox and did not factor into the decision of a 5-4 win on Aug. 16 after allowing one run on four hits with nine strikeouts over four innings. ... Crochet has not taken the loss in any of his last 11 starts. ... Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman will play in Houston for the first time since leaving the team as a free agent last offseason. Bregman was part of two World Series title teams in his nine seasons. 'It's going to be great,' Bregman said. 'It's going to be cool to be back in Houston playing against a really good ballclub. I look forward to going out there and competing with the guys and trying to get some wins.' ... The Red Sox enter Monday four games behind the Blue Jays in the AL East and one game behind the Mariners for the first wild card spot. Advertisement Amin Touri can be reached at
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08-06-2025
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Game 67: Red Sox at Yankees lineups and notes for series finale
First pitch in the Bronx is set for 7:10 p.m. Here's a preview. Lineups RED SOX (31-35): TBA Pitching: RHP Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 4.06 ERA) YANKEES (39-24): TBA Pitching: LHP Carlos Rodón (8-3, 2.49 ERA) Time: 7:10 p.m. TV, radio: ESPN, WEEI-FM 93.7 Red Sox vs. Rodón: Rafael Devers 5-15, Jarren Duran 2-9, Romy González 0-6, Ceddanne Rafaela 2-9, Rob Refsnyder 4-12, Trevor Story 0-4, Abraham Toro 2-7, Connor Wong 4-10 Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Yankees vs. Dobbins: Has not faced any NY Yankees batters Advertisement Stat of the day: Rodon is holding opposing hitters to an MLB-best .167 and also is 4-0 with an 0.72 ERA over his past four outings. Notes: Dobbins will make his eighth career start after allowing three runs over eight innings in a pair of relief appearances against the Los Angeles Angels and Milwaukee Brewers. Dobbins last started May 24 in the opener of a doubleheader at Fenway Park against the Baltimore Orioles when he allowed four runs on five hits in four innings of a no-decision. ... Dobbins has never faced the Yankees. ... Aaron Judge, who struck out three times Saturday, enters Sunday with a .390 batting average and will attempt to avoid going hitless in consecutive games for only the second time this season. ... The Yankees will try for their ninth series win in 10 tries. Advertisement Amin Touri can be reached at
