In the second game of a four-game set at Minute Maid Park, the Boston Red Sox (66-59) play the Houston Astros (71-55), Tuesday at 8:10 PM ET. Justin Verlander (8-6) is the starter for the Astros, and Tanner Houck (3-6) for the Red Sox.
How to Live Stream Astros vs. Red Sox
- Game Day: Tuesday, August 22, 2023
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
- TV: MLB.tv
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Astros and Red Sox Stats
- The Astros have a 9.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
- The Astros have the fourth-best ERA (3.84) in the majors this season.
- The Astros rank ninth in Major League Baseball with 165 home runs.
- Hitters for Houston have a combined .422 slugging percentage this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
- The Red Sox pitching staff is 14th in MLB with a collective 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
- Boston has the 18th-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (4.38).
- The Red Sox average 1.2 home runs per game to rank 17th in MLB action with 144 total home runs .
- So far this season, Boston is sixth in the majors with a .433 slugging percentage.
Astros vs. Red Sox Key Players
- Kyle Tucker paces the Astros with 24 home runs and 92 runs batted in, while racking up a team-best batting average of .297.
- Alex Bregman has 19 doubles, three triples, 20 home runs and 71 walks while hitting .256.
- Yordan Alvarez is batting .274 with 14 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 44 walks.
- Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with 29 home runs and runs batted in, driving in 85.
- Justin Turner is batting .288 with 26 doubles, 20 home runs and 41 walks.
- Masataka Yoshida has a team-high batting average of .296.
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Astros vs. Red Sox Betting Odds and Trends
Astros vs. Red Sox Moneyline and Over/Under
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Underdog Moneyline | Total | Over Total Odds | Under Total Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astros | -152 | +129 | 8.5 | -117 | -103 |
Astros vs. Red Sox Betting Trends
- The Astros have won 50, or 54.9%, of the 91 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- The Astros have entered 45 games this season favored by -152 or more and are 31-14 in those contests.
- Games involving the Astros have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 63 of 126 chances this season.
- The Red Sox have been chosen as underdogs in 63 games this year and have walked away with the win 33 times (52.4%) in those games.
- This season, the Red Sox have come away with a win 14 times in 21 chances when named as an underdog of at least +129 or worse on the moneyline.
- The Red Sox and their opponents have hit the over in 63 of their 124 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
