{"id":142004,"date":"2025-08-13T09:17:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/142004\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T09:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T09:17:13","slug":"astros-and-red-sox-meet-in-series-rubber-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/142004\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros and Red Sox meet in series rubber match"},"content":{"rendered":"

Boston Red Sox<\/a> (66-55, second in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (67-53, first in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Walker Buehler<\/a> (7-6, 5.40 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown<\/a> (9-5, 2.51 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 160 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

Astros -170, Red Sox +142; over\/under is 8 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox play on Wednesday with the three-game series tied 1-1.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The teams play Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Red Sox are up 4-1 in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Altuve<\/a> leads the Astros with 40 extra base hits (18 doubles, a triple and 21 home runs). Carlos Correa<\/a> is 16 for 40 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Jarren Duran<\/a> has 31 doubles, 12 triples and 12 home runs while hitting .265 for the Red Sox. Roman Anthony<\/a> is 13 for 40 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 5-5, .278 batting average, 5.17 ERA, outscored by six runs<\/p>\n

Red Sox: 6-4, .271 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by 27 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Isaac Paredes<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Brendan Rodgers<\/a>: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (finger), Jake Meyers<\/a>: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hand), Yordan Alvarez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n

Red Sox: Luis Guerrero<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck<\/a>: 60-Day IL (flexor), Hunter Dobbins<\/a>: 60-Day IL (acl), Marcelo Mayer<\/a>: 10-Day IL (wrist), Liam Hendriks<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Justin Slaten<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Winckowski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Patrick Sandoval<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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