{"id":620786,"date":"2026-05-03T09:07:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/620786\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T09:07:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T09:07:08","slug":"red-sox-and-astros-meet-to-determine-series-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/620786\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox and Astros meet to determine series winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Astros<\/a> (13-21, fourth in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox<\/a> (13-20, fifth in the AL East)<\/p>\n

Boston; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Cody Bolton<\/a> (0-1, 5.79 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 11 strikeouts); Red Sox: Ranger Suarez<\/a> (2-2, 3.09 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 29 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Red Sox -161, Astros +136; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Boston Red Sox and the Houston Astros are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Boston is 13-20 overall and 6-9 at home. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 4.30 ERA, which ranks ninth in the AL.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 5-13 record on the road and a 13-21 record overall. The Astros have the third-best team batting average in MLB play at .269.<\/p>\n

The matchup Sunday is the sixth time these teams square off this season. The Astros have a 4-1 advantage in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu<\/a> has six doubles, a triple, four home runs and 14 RBI for the Red Sox. Willson Contreras<\/a> is 9 for 37 with a double, three home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Yordan Alvarez<\/a> leads the Astros with 21 extra base hits (nine doubles and 12 home runs). Christian Walker<\/a> is 15 for 39 with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .246 batting average, 4.03 ERA, even run differential<\/p>\n

Astros: 4-6, .287 batting average, 5.86 ERA, outscored by 13 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Red Sox: Justin Slaten: 15-Day IL (oblique), Garrett Crochet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Patrick Sandoval: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (wrist), Triston Casas<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Sonny Gray: 15-Day IL (leg), Johan Oviedo<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Romy Gonzalez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Astros: Christian Walker: day-to-day (head), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo<\/a>: 10-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Trammell<\/a>: 10-Day IL (groin), Nick Allen<\/a>: 10-Day IL (back), Tatsuya Imai: 15-Day IL (arm), Jeremy Pena<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Hunter Brown: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cristian Javier<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joey Loperfido<\/a>: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Meyers<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Josh Hader<\/a>: 60-Day IL (biceps), Hayden Wesneski<\/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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