After a tough start in the All-Star game, the Red Sox suddenly fell into trouble again, with four consecutive titles and six of the last seven. Boston finished second on Al East on Sunday, passing the Yankees at the location and the first wildcard position in the American League.
Boston can beat another game in Sunday's victory, with the Astros behind Anthony on Friday, Romy Gonzalez, Trevor's story and Abraham Toro's knockout home run on Saturday.
The broom duty will be handed over to Lucas Giolito, who continued the amazing turnaround in a 6-inning strike against the Twins on Tuesday.
The reloaded Astros will appear Star Rider Carlos Correa brings back to Houston to get the ball over to Framber Valdez in a deadline trade with the outbreak twins to avoid sweeps. Valdez has another great season, with a record of 11-4 and a 2.62 ERA for Houston.
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line-up
Astros (62-49): PeñaSS, Altuve DH, Sanchez RF, Correa 3B, Walker 1B, Diaz C, Trammell CF, Dubon LF, Urias 2B
Ballball: LHP Framber Valdez (11-4, 2.62 ERA)
Red Sox (61-51): Refsnyder DH, Bregman 3B, Anthony LF, Gonzalez 2B, Story SS, Rafaela CF, Toro 1B, Abreu RF, Wong C
Ballball: RHP Lucas Giolito (7-2, 3.80 ERA)
Time: 11:35 am
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Astros vs. Giolito: Jose Altuve 4-14, Carlos Correa 7-26, Yainer Diaz 1-4, Mauricio Dubón 1-3, Chas McCormick 2-9, Jeremy Peña 3-4, Jesús Sánchez 0-3
Red Sox vs. Valdez: Romy González 2-5, Ceddanne Rafaela 1-3, Rob Ref Refsnyder 1-7, Trevor Story 1-5, Abraham Toro 1-6, Connor Wong 0-2
Daily Statistics: His ERA surged at 6.42, Giolito 6-1 with 2.17 ERA in his last nine games since his disastrous start against the Angels.
Note: Dustin May, who Boston received from the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, was supposed to start the game Sunday, but his first game with the Red Sox was back on Wednesday when Boston would end three games with Kansas City. … Giolito scored 2-6 in 53 innings in 53 innings, in nine careers – all started – against Houston. …Valdez has a 3-1 record and a 1.96 ERA in five professional games (three games) against the Red Sox. He had 24 strikeouts and three walks in 23 innings against Boston. …The Astronauts have lost seven of their last nine games, five of the last seven series. Houston ranked 2nd in the scoring position on Saturday, with 11 points and stranded 14 runners. …Rhode Islander Jeremy Pena returned to Houston's roster Friday after being activated on the 10-day injury roster, but left cramps in the 10th inning. He didn't play on Saturday, but could come back on Sunday's roster. “I think travel and basics are a lot [Friday]he was a little cramped, but he was fine,” Espada said. “Let him get back there [Sunday]. ”
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