Caratini leads Astros against the Red Sox after 4-hit game
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Houston Astros (62-49, first in the AL West) vs. Boston Red Sox (61-51, second in the AL East)
Boston; Sunday, 11:35 a.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (11-4, 2.62 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 141 strikeouts); Red Sox: Lucas Giolito (7-2, 3.80 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 77 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -125, Red Sox +104; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros play the Boston Red Sox after Victor Caratini had four hits on Saturday in a 7-3 loss to the Red Sox.
Boston is 61-51 overall and 36-21 at home. Red Sox hitters have a collective .323 on-base percentage, the eighth-best percentage in MLB play.
Houston has a 27-25 record in road games and a 62-49 record overall. The Astros have a 42-20 record in games when they record at least eight hits.
Sunday’s game is the third meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Trevor Story has 19 doubles, 18 home runs and 68 RBIs for the Red Sox. Jarren Duran is 13 for 41 with five doubles, two triples and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Jose Altuve has 18 home runs, 39 walks and 57 RBIs while hitting .280 for the Astros. Yainer Diaz is 13 for 34 with four doubles, two home runs and six RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 7-3, .244 batting average, 3.36 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs
Astros: 3-7, .248 batting average, 4.75 ERA, outscored by 19 runs
INJURIES: 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)
Astros: Jeremy Pena: day-to-day (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), Isaac Paredes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Yordan Alvarez: 60-Day IL (hand), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (forearm), Spencer Arrighetti: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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