The Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros square off on Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET, opening a three-game series at Fenway Park. Jake Bennett (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will start for the Red Sox, who are 12-19 this season and fifth in the AL East. Mike Burrows (1-3, 6.25 ERA) is the expected starter for the Astros, who are 12-20 and fourth in the AL West.
How to watch Houston Astros vs. Boston Red Sox
Astros vs. Red Sox odds
Injury reports
Red 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 .307/.373/.482 this season with four home runs, 13 RBIs and an OPS of .855. He has a 17.5% strikeout rate and a 9.5% walk rate in 126 plate appearances, and he has scored 15 total runs.
- In 128 plate appearances, Willson Contreras has slashed .262/.375/.486 this season. He has hit seven long balls and driven in 20 runs with a strikeout rate of 28.1% and a walk rate of 10.9%. He has come around to score 16 times.
- Yordan Alvarez has hit 12 home runs this season, which ranks 1st in MLB. He has also tallied 27 RBIs (4th in MLB) and has scored 25 runs. In 143 plate appearances, he has recorded a .356 BA, .462 OBP and .737 SLG with a 14.7% walk rate and a 9.8% strikeout rate.
- In 131 plate appearances, Christian Walker has slashed .293/.366/.552 this season. He has hit seven long balls and driven in 24 runs (12th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 17.6% and a walk rate of 9.9%. and has scored 19 runs.
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