Red Sox bring 1-0 series advantage over

Red Sox bring 1-0 series advantage over Astros into game 2 August 2 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink Boston Red Sox (52-52, fifth in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (67-37, first in the AL West)Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Kutter Crawford (2-3, 4.15 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); Astros: Cristian Javier (6-6, 3.26 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 121 strikeouts) LINE: Astros -225, Red Sox +187; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox face the Houston Astros leading the series 1-0.Houston has a 33-16 record at Craig Biggio Jersey home and a 67-37 record overall. The Astros are 48-11 in games when they out-hit their opponents.Boston has a 26-25 record on the road and a 52-52 record overall. The Red Sox have a 36-13 record in games when they scored at least five runs.The teams meet Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The Red Sox are up 3-1 in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 46 extra base hits (14 doubles, two triples and 30 home runs). Aledmys Diaz is 11-for-28 with two doubles, three home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 5-5, .234 batting average, 3.58 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runsRed Dallas Keuchel Jersey Sox: 4-6, .237 batting average, 4.20 ERA, outscored by 11 runsINJURIES: Astros: Jason Castro: 10-Day IL (knee), Blake Taylor: 60-Day IL (elbow), Michael Brantley: Andy Pettitte Jersey 10-Day IL (shoulder), Josh James: 60-Day IL (lat), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (forearm)Red Sox: Rafael Devers: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Kike Hernandez: 60-Day IL (hip), Chris Sale: 15-Day IL (finger), Trevor Story: 10-Day IL (hand), Matt Strahm: 15-Day IL (wrist), Matt Barnes: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Michael Wacha: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Danish: 15-Day IL (elbow), Rich Hill: 15-Day IL (knee), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (back), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (elbow)___The A sociated Pre s created this story using technology provided by and data from . in this topic American League Major League Baseball Houston Astros Matt Strahm Michael Brantley Chris Sale Josh Taylor Rafael Devers Blake Taylor Jason Castro James Paxton Lance McCullers Jr. Aledmys Daz Josh James Matt Barnes Kik Hernndez Yordan Alvarez Cristian Javier Michael Wacha Houston Astros share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 39 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World J.R. Richard Jersey Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 43 MINS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup Tyler Clippard Jersey 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS