Red Sox vs Astros Game Breakdown

Get ready to heat things up as the Boston Red Sox, sitting pretty with a record of 65 wins, jet down to the Lone Star State to face the Houston Astros, who’ve bagged 68 victories this season, at the iconic Minute Maid Park tonight at 08:10 PM EST. The stakes are high with the Sox looking to claw back from a 6.5-game deficit in the American League, while the Astros aim to maintain their stronghold at the top of the standings. With the betting gods setting the over/under at a tantalizing 8.5, and the Astros recently edging out the Sox in a nail-biter, tonight’s forecast predicts clear skies and a sizzling duel on the diamond. So, as the temperature cranks up to 95.5° under the Texan sun, let’s see if the Red Sox can cook up a storm or if the Astros will continue to rocket their way to victory!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 20, 2024 08:10PM EST

Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston

Weather: Sunny with winds from the N at 5.6 mph. Temperature is at 95.5° with 44% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	BOS ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+108	-130	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	-101	-119	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-209	+11	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

153W-152L

50.2% Win Probability

LAST 10

9W-1L

HOME

177W-122L

49.8% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/09/24	Houston Astros HOU	8	Over	+3.5
08/09/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	4	Over	+3.5
08/10/24	Houston Astros HOU	5	Over	+0.5
08/10/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	4	Over	+0.5
08/11/24	Houston Astros HOU	10	Over	+3.5
08/11/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	2	Over	+3.5
08/19/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	4	Over	+0.5
08/19/24	Houston Astros HOU	5	Over	+0.5
08/21/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	4	Over	+4.5
08/21/23	Houston Astros HOU	9	Over	+4.5
08/22/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	3	Over	+1.5
08/22/23	Houston Astros HOU	7	Over	+1.5
08/23/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	7	Over	+3.5
08/23/23	Houston Astros HOU	5	Over	+3.5
08/24/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	17	Over	+9.5
08/24/23	Houston Astros HOU	1	Over	+9.5
08/28/23	Houston Astros HOU	13	Over	+9.5
08/28/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	5	Over	+9.5
08/29/23	Houston Astros HOU	6	Under	-0.5
08/29/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	2	Under	-0.5
08/30/23	Houston Astros HOU	7	Over	+2.5
08/30/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	4	Over	+2.5

Red Sox Vs Over/Under

Astros Vs Over/Under

Luis Garcia

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-15-24	@BAL	1-5L	5.0	3	3	6	Under
08-04-24	@TEX	7-2W	4.7	2	2	5	Over
07-29-24	vsSEA	7-14W	6.7	6	3	10	Over
07-24-24	@COL	7-20L	2.7	10	8	6	Over
07-19-24	@LAD	1-4L	6.0	2	0	8	Under
07-10-24	vsOAK	5-2L	6.7	6	4	10	Under
07-04-24	@MIA	6-5W	7.0	1	0	10	Over
06-28-24	vsSD	9-2L	4.0	7	5	4	Over
06-22-24	@CIN	4-3W	4.3	6	3	5	Under
06-17-24	@TOR	7-3W	7.0	9	3	4	Over

Luis Garcia

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-14-24	@TB	2-1W	6.0	2	0	4	Under
08-09-24	@BOS	8-4W	4.0	4	3	5	Over
08-03-24	vsTB	6-1L	5.0	6	2	7	Under
07-27-24	vsLAD	6-7W	4.3	3	4	9	Over
07-21-24	@SEA	4-6L	5.7	6	4	5	Over
07-09-24	vsMIA	3-4W	7.0	4	2	7	Under
07-03-24	@TOR	9-2W	5.7	4	2	4	Over
06-28-24	@NYM	2-7L	5.7	6	6	5	Over
06-22-24	vsBAL	1-5W	7.0	4	1	4	Under
06-16-24	vsDET	1-4W	7.0	0	0	8	Under

Red Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/21	vs HOU	4-5L	7	2	Over
08/20	vs BAL	2-4L	11	1	Under
08/19	vs BAL	5-1W	10	1	Under
08/18	vs BAL	12-9W	14	4	Over
08/17	vs BAL	1-5L	7	1	Under
08/16	@ TEX	7-9L	10	1	Over
08/15	@ TEX	9-4W	12	1	Over
08/14	@ TEX	5-4W	9	0	Over
08/13	@ HOU	2-9L	6	0	Over
08/12	@ HOU	4-5L	6	2	Over
08/11	@ HOU	4-8L	6	0	Over
08/09	vs KC	4-8L	6	2	Over
08/08	vs KC	6-5W	7	1	Over
08/07	vs KC	9-5W	18	1	Over
08/06	vs TEX	7-2W	10	4	Over

Astros Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/21	@ BOS	5-4W	13	1	Over
08/20	@ CWS	2-0W	5	2	Under
08/19	@ CWS	6-1W	13	0	Under
08/18	@ CWS	4-5L	8	2	Over
08/16	vs TB	2-1W	2	1	Under
08/15	vs TB	3-2W	9	2	Under
08/14	vs TB	6-1W	10	2	Under
08/13	vs BOS	9-2W	13	3	Over
08/12	vs BOS	5-4W	10	4	Over
08/11	vs BOS	8-4W	16	2	Over
08/09	vs TEX	6-4W	13	2	Over
08/08	vs TEX	4-2W	11	1	Under
08/07	vs TEX	3-4L	4	1	Under
08/06	@ TB	0-1L	3	0	Under
08/05	@ TB	1-6L	5	1	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Boston Red Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Jarren Duran	9.2	11.9	0.282	0.496	0.374	0.870	0.352	0.031
#2 Wilyer Abreu	8.3	11.0	0.266	0.502	0.370	0.872	0.353	0.047
#3 Triston Casas	8.2	10.8	0.253	0.474	0.389	0.863	0.346	0.063
#4 Rafael Devers	9.6	12.7	0.296	0.579	0.428	1.007	0.399	0.061
#5 Tyler O’Neill	7.4	9.8	0.266	0.534	0.407	0.941	0.375	0.072
#6 Masataka Yoshida	7.1	9.3	0.307	0.462	0.436	0.898	0.361	0.034
#7 Connor Wong	5.5	7.1	0.290	0.432	0.377	0.809	0.331	0.032
#8 Luis Garcia	8.6	8.6	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan
#8 Ceddanne Rafaela	5.4	7.0	0.262	0.407	0.310	0.717	0.298	0.030
#9 David Hamilton	5.5	7.0	0.254	0.405	0.333	0.739	0.304	0.027

Houston Astros	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Jose Altuve	9.0	11.5	0.300	0.442	0.381	0.823	0.336	0.032
#2 Alex Bregman	8.2	10.7	0.261	0.447	0.348	0.795	0.325	0.041
#3 Yordan Alvarez	10.4	13.6	0.313	0.561	0.467	1.028	0.404	0.057
#4 Yainer Diaz	7.5	9.7	0.302	0.460	0.348	0.808	0.333	0.032
#5 Jeremy Pena	7.7	9.9	0.275	0.400	0.346	0.746	0.309	0.026
#6 Jon Singleton	5.8	7.6	0.240	0.369	0.362	0.732	0.298	0.035
#7 Victor Caratini	5.9	7.7	0.290	0.462	0.386	0.848	0.345	0.041
#8 Luis Garcia	8.6	8.6	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan
#8 Jake Meyers	5.7	7.5	0.222	0.375	0.317	0.692	0.286	0.031
#9 Mauricio Dubon	4.9	6.4	0.254	0.365	0.304	0.669	0.279	0.013

Red Sox Notable Injuries

James Paxton OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/13/24. Impact: 4.1
Cam Booser OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/15/24. Impact: 0.6