Boston Red Sox (65-55, second in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (67-52, first in the AL West)
Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Dustin May (6-8, 4.93 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 101 strikeouts); Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (1-2, 7.43 ERA, 1.57 WHIP, 13 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -117, Red Sox -103; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros will try to keep their three-game home win streak intact when they take on the Boston Red Sox.
Houston has a 67-52 record overall and a 36-24 record at home. The Astros are 31-7 in games when they did not allow a home run.
Boston has a 65-55 record overall and a 26-33 record in road games. The Red Sox have a 42-12 record in games when they scored five or more runs.
The matchup Tuesday is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The Red Sox have a 3-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Altuve has 18 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 63 RBIs for the Astros. Christian Walker is 10 for 38 with four doubles, three home runs and 10 RBIs over the past 10 games.
Trevor Story has 19 doubles, 18 home runs and 73 RBIs for the Red Sox. Romy Gonzalez is 12 for 34 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 5-5, .272 batting average, 3.93 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs
Red Sox: 6-4, .256 batting average, 3.74 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs
INJURIES: Astros: Isaac Paredes: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (finger), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Yordan Alvarez: 60-Day IL (hand), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (forearm), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Red Sox: Luis Guerrero: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (flexor), Hunter Dobbins: 60-Day IL (acl), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (wrist), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (hip), Justin Slaten: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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