Boston Red Sox (66-55, second in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (67-53, first in the AL West)
Houston; Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Walker Buehler (7-6, 5.40 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, 75 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown (9-5, 2.51 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 160 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -170, Red Sox +142; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox play on Wednesday with the three-game series tied 1-1.
Houston has gone 36-25 in home games and 67-53 overall. The Astros have the eighth-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .322.
Boston has gone 27-33 in road games and 66-55 overall. The Red Sox have the eighth-best team ERA in the majors at 3.75.
The teams play Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Red Sox are up 4-1