Houston Astros (61-55, first in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (61-54, third in the AL East)
Boston; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Hunter Brown (9-7, 3.98 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 130 strikeouts); Red Sox: James Paxton (9-3, 4.42 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 73 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Astros -142, Red Sox +120; over/under is 10 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros are looking to prolong a four-game win streak with a victory over the Boston Red Sox.
Boston is 27-30 at home and 61-54 overall. Red Sox hitters have a collective .443 slugging percentage to rank second in the AL.
Houston has gone 29-29 in road games and 61-55 overall. The Astros have gone 11-19 in games decided by one run.
The teams play Sunday for the third time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Devers is second on the Red Sox with 60 extra base hits (30 doubles, five triples and 25 home runs). Rob Refsnyder is 8-for-29 with two doubles, three home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.
Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 53 extra base hits (27 doubles, two triples and 24 home runs). Yainer Diaz is 17-for-40 with two doubles, two home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .277 batting average, 5.36 ERA, even run differential
Astros: 6-4, .251 batting average, 3.29 ERA, even run differential
INJURIES: Red Sox: Cooper Criswell: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (leg), Bryan Mata: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (rib), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Trevor Story: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Astros: Kyle Tucker: 60-Day IL (shin), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (neck), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
