The Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros clash on Saturday at 4:10 p.m. ET. Connelly Early (2-1, 2.84 ERA) will start for the Red Sox, who are 13-19 this season and fifth in the AL East. Spencer Arrighetti (3-0, 2.00 ERA) is the expected starter for the Astros, who are 12-21 and fourth in the AL West.

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Injury reportsRed Sox

Patrick Sandoval: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Garrett Crochet: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Sonny Gray: 15 Day IL (Leg), Justin Slaten: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Kutter Crawford: 15 Day IL (Wrist), Tanner Houck: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Triston Casas: 60 Day IL (Knee), Romy Gonzalez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)

Astros

Joey Loperfido: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Jake Meyers: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Taylor Trammell: 10 Day IL (Groin), Jeremy Pena: 10 Day IL (Knee), Nick Allen: 10 Day IL (Back), Zach Dezenzo: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Brown: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Nate Pearson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Tatsuya Imai: 15 Day IL (Arm), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Josh Hader: 60 Day IL (Biceps)

Stats to know
Boston’s Wilyer Abreu is slashing .297/.362/.466 this season with four home runs, 13 RBIs and an OPS of .828. He has a 16.9% strikeout rate and a 9.2% walk rate in 130 plate appearances, and he has scored 15 total runs.
In 132 plate appearances, Willson Contreras has slashed .264/.379/.482 this season. He has hit seven long balls and driven in 20 runs with a strikeout rate of 28.8% and a walk rate of 10.6%. He has come around to score 16 times.
Yordan Alvarez is hitting for a .341 BA, .446 OBP and .707 SLG with a 10.1% strikeout rate and a 14.2% walk rate. His OPS is 1.153, which ranks 2nd in MLB, and he has scored 25 runs. In 148 plate appearances, he has hit 12 home runs (2nd in MLB) and driven in 27 runs (4th in MLB).
In 135 plate appearances, Christian Walker has posted a 17.8% strikeout rate and a 10.4% walk rate while slashing .294/.370/.546 with seven home runs, 24 RBIs (17th in MLB) and 19 runs scored.

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