Boston Red Sox vs. Houston Astros, at Fenway Park, August 28, 2023 Matchups, Preview

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Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Houston Astros
Record 74-58
Manager Dusty Baker
Game # 132
On This Date 27-25
Standing 2nd (1.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 16-14
Home 35-31
Away 39-27
Extra Innings 1-8
vs. RHP 49-43
vs. LHP 25-15
1-Run Games 17-17
vs. East 12-12
vs. Central 13-12
vs. West 26-17
Inter-League 23-17

HOU Last 10 Games

Cristian Javier (#53, 26, RHP, 9-2, 4.52)

Boston Red Sox

Team Summary
Team Page 2023 Boston Red Sox
Record 69-62
Manager Alex Cora
Game # 131
On This Date 63-48
Standing 4th (12.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 6-4
Last 20 12-8
Last 30 15-15
Home 36-30
Away 33-32
Extra Innings 4-4
vs. RHP 47-47
vs. LHP 22-15
1-Run Games 17-19
vs. East 19-14
vs. Central 16-10
vs. West 14-12
Inter-League 20-26

BOS Last 10 Games

Chris Sale (#41, 34, LHP, 5-3, 4.68)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, Aug 21, 2023@HOU9 BOS4
Tue, Aug 22, 2023@HOU7 BOS3
Wed, Aug 23, 2023 BOS7@HOU5(10)
Thu, Aug 24, 2023 BOS17@HOU1
DateAwayHomeTime
Tue, Aug 29, 2023HOU@BOS7:10pm
Wed, Aug 30, 2023HOU@BOS4:10pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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Astros Batters (4.98 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.67 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (4.98 RS/G) vs. Red Sox Pitchers (4.67 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 41. Sale* 74. Jansen 68. Llovera 55. Martin 72. Murphy* 37. Pivetta 46. Schreiber 22. Whitlock 25. Winckowski
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
79. Abreu G  ·   S  ·   vP 15/.817 1/.000 ··· 6/.900 ··· 11/1.364 8/.000 3/.333 1/.000
27. Altuve G  ·   S  ·   vP 28/.876 1/.000 1/.000 9/1.112 3/.000 11/1.205 1/.000 5/.600 ···
44. Alvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 2/.000 6/.167 1/ 3/.666 ···
2. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.750 2/2.500 2/2.000 6/.334 2/2.500 5/.800 ··· 5/.200 ···
21. Diaz G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· 1/2.000 1/.000 2/2.500 ··· ··· 1/2.000 1/2.000
14. Dubón G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 2/1.000 2/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 2/.000
9. Julks G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
15. Maldonado G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.693 6/.533 ··· ··· 3/.666 4/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000
20. McCormick G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/2.000 2/2.500 3/.000 1/.000 3/2.667 2/1.000
6. Meyers G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···
3. Peña G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 1/.000 2/.000 1/ 2/1.000 3/.000 1/.000 1/.000 2/2.000
28. Singleton* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/1.500 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/3.000
30. Tucker* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 3/1.666 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 7/.715 1/.000 5/1.000 ···

HOU Batters

HOU Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
79. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP 477 .234 .289 .342 .631 336 .622 141 .653 .641 48 .367 0 1 10 5
27. Altuve G ·  S ·  vP 276 .314 .409 .500 .909 196 .938 80 .839 1.002 117 .956 13 2 9 3
44. Alvarez* G ·  S ·  vP 362 .279 .384 .544 .928 236 .928 126 .928 1.020 103 .780 0 0 21 0
2. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 586 .261 .362 .442 .803 412 .854 174 .683 .800 121 .906 3 0 21 13
21. Diaz G ·  S ·  vP 313 .284 .304 .537 .841 229 .940 84 .567 .721 86 .978 0 0 19 4
14. Dubón G ·  S ·  vP 419 .275 .305 .393 .698 320 .653 99 .847 .752 62 .930 6 1 7 6
9. Julks G ·  S ·  vP 323 .245 .297 .352 .650 247 .658 76 .620 .686 20 .411 15 3 6 1
15. Maldonado G ·  S ·  vP 333 .183 .252 .329 .580 253 .468 80 .933 .479 61 .763 0 0 11 7
20. McCormick G ·  S ·  vP 359 .283 .366 .521 .887 249 .796 110 1.085 .824 97 .856 14 3 19 1
6. Meyers G ·  S ·  vP 324 .229 .302 .384 .686 250 .641 74 .842 .735 60 .629 5 2 9 4
3. Peña G ·  S ·  vP 508 .256 .320 .382 .702 365 .634 143 .870 .706 107 .836 11 7 10 12
28. Singleton* G ·  S ·  vP 89 .158 .281 .276 .557 68 .405 21 1.076 .367 57 .695 0 0 2 1
30. Tucker* G ·  S ·  vP 548 .292 .373 .522 .895 358 .848 190 .982 .996 107 .914 25 3 26 1
TOTAL .256 .328 .425 .752 .724 .822 .763 .821 93 23 172 67

BOS Pitchers

BOS Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
41. Sale* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X·····X·· 73.0 4.68 11.1 306 .232 .721 263 .696 43 .878 .629 57 .643 10 7 1
66. Bello G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 126.1 3.56 7.4 534 .261 .742 274 .658 260 .831 .707 130 .813 17 5 2
50. Crawford G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 101.0 3.65 9.0 410 .225 .675 207 .645 203 .706 .789 100 .650 15 5 2
89. Houck G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X······· 76.2 4.93 8.2 326 .245 .715 164 .583 162 .848 .765 41 .864 11 3 2
74. Jansen G ·  S ·  vP ·····o··X····o 41.2 2.81 10.8 172 .226 .657 88 .763 84 .549 .818 26 .484 4 10 4
68. Llovera G ·  S ·  vP ·o··X·X··X·X·· 19.0 4.26 10.4 89 .233 .718 61 .584 28 1.036 .939 59 .628 2 5 0
55. Martin G ·  S ·  vP ··o··X··o·o··o 43.1 1.25 7.7 169 .231 .573 95 .451 74 .731 .603 38 .623 2 3 0
72. Murphy* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X···X·· 42.2 4.64 9.1 193 .274 .773 118 .815 75 .706 .852 75 1.080 5 3 1
65. Paxton* G ·  S ·  vP ··X····X····X· 94.2 3.99 9.6 401 .242 .732 308 .714 93 .791 .726 119 .976 16 4 0
37. Pivetta G ·  S ·  vP ···X·o··X····X 109.1 4.53 11.5 461 .215 .720 261 .633 200 .832 .782 121 .841 19 11 1
46. Schreiber G ·  S ·  vP ··XX····Xo··oo 31.1 3.73 10.3 136 .250 .725 84 .619 52 .906 .668 51 .772 3 0 0
22. Whitlock G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X····X·X· 60.1 5.52 9.0 256 .299 .856 147 .843 109 .874 .737 40 .942 13 5 5
25. Winckowski G ·  S ·  vP ··X··XX·X··X·X 69.0 3.00 8.3 299 .283 .754 177 .846 122 .622 .731 52 .810 8 1 1
TOTAL 4.39 8.9 .257 .758 .768 .825 171 86 22

Red Sox Batters (4.99 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (4.31 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Red Sox Batters (4.99 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (4.31 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 53. Javier 52. Abreu 31. Graveman 88. Maton 47. Montero 50. Neris 55. Pressly 45. Stanek
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
52. Abreu* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 2/3.000 ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· ···
36. Casas* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.167 ··· 1/ ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000
11. Devers* G  ·   S  ·   vP 10/.967 1/.000 5/1.467 1/2.000 3/1.667 4/.000 4/.000 6/.333
18. Duvall G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/2.334 ··· 4/1.250 1/.000 5/1.933 9/.778 1/3.000 4/1.250
3. McGuire* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.800 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.000 1/ 2/.000
30. Refsnyder G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/3.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 1/.000
19. Reyes G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000
10. Story G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.286 2/.000 4/.000 10/1.389 5/.000 9/.347 4/.000 5/.700
2. Turner G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 1/.000 5/.800 6/1.300 5/1.467 5/1.400 1/.000 1/.000
17. Urías G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/ 1/.000 ··· 2/.500 ··· 3/.000 ··· 1/.000
99. Verdugo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.829 3/.666 2/.000 3/.666 4/.500 4/1.250 1/.000 2/.000
12. Wong G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
7. Yoshida* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· 2/.500 ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 ···

BOS Batters

BOS Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
52. Abreu* G ·  S ·  vP 19 .353 .421 .647 1.068 19 1.068 .000 19 1.068 0 1 1 1
36. Casas* G ·  S ·  vP 432 .256 .356 .482 .839 350 .851 82 .786 .890 90 .837 0 0 21 5
11. Devers* G ·  S ·  vP 530 .272 .347 .516 .863 374 .874 156 .838 .857 104 .934 2 1 29 16
18. Duvall G ·  S ·  vP 262 .271 .332 .572 .904 196 .933 66 .818 .954 89 .964 4 0 16 0
3. McGuire* G ·  S ·  vP 158 .299 .333 .403 .736 141 .696 17 1.105 .788 42 .929 1 1 1 1
30. Refsnyder G ·  S ·  vP 213 .257 .379 .326 .705 90 .487 123 .863 .704 30 .542 7 2 1 0
19. Reyes G ·  S ·  vP 155 .303 .340 .408 .748 112 .701 43 .870 .790 82 .799 5 2 2 6
10. Story G ·  S ·  vP 67 .206 .254 .333 .587 48 .540 19 .705 .877 67 .587 5 1 1 0
2. Turner G ·  S ·  vP 509 .290 .361 .497 .858 372 .820 137 .963 .885 73 .975 4 0 22 6
17. Urías G ·  S ·  vP 125 .176 .317 .304 .621 94 .620 31 .625 .520 57 .722 0 0 3 2
99. Verdugo* G ·  S ·  vP 511 .278 .342 .446 .788 365 .846 146 .637 .859 99 .866 4 3 12 2
12. Wong G ·  S ·  vP 329 .250 .302 .411 .713 241 .775 88 .534 .785 63 .785 6 2 8 10
7. Yoshida* G ·  S ·  vP 486 .293 .346 .454 .800 360 .802 126 .792 .854 92 .561 8 0 13 3
TOTAL .265 .331 .440 .771 .776 .756 .818 .792 91 22 157 90

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
53. Javier G ·  S ·  vP ·······X·····X 127.1 4.52 8.1 539 .239 .744 237 .637 302 .829 .758 90 .875 20 16 3
52. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP ···o·X·oo····o 60.0 2.10 12.8 243 .190 .601 125 .559 118 .646 .633 40 .451 6 4 1
58. Brown G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 133.0 4.47 10.3 560 .264 .766 295 .774 265 .756 .766 93 .937 18 12 7
68. France G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 110.1 3.51 6.8 466 .261 .719 249 .810 217 .614 .638 118 .846 14 6 0
31. Graveman G ·  S ·  vP ··o··XX·X·X·o· 57.1 3.30 9.1 239 .197 .666 150 .692 89 .615 .703 49 .603 8 5 1
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP ·X············ 54.1 3.48 10.1 227 .209 .651 102 .482 125 .798 .572 20 .838 5 1 1
47. Montero G ·  S ·  vP ·o··o·X·Xo··oo 55.1 5.37 10.6 242 .271 .842 126 .943 116 .724 .839 44 .652 10 11 2
50. Neris G ·  S ·  vP ·o···o·X·X···· 53.2 2.01 10.4 217 .187 .625 130 .705 87 .500 .530 37 .711 7 5 2
55. Pressly G ·  S ·  vP ···X·o·oo····o 56.0 3.38 10.0 224 .215 .609 108 .618 116 .600 .631 37 .670 7 0 0
45. Stanek G ·  S ·  vP ·XX···o·oX··o· 46.2 4.05 9.3 198 .223 .680 108 .762 90 .580 .632 38 .652 6 2 0
65. Urquidy G ·  S ·  vP ·····X····X··· 42.2 5.48 7.4 190 .285 .812 120 .893 70 .676 .771 67 .705 7 7 2
59. Valdez* G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 161.2 3.40 8.9 655 .229 .653 543 .632 112 .757 .697 139 .647 16 15 1
35. Verlander G ·  S ·  vP ·X····X·····X· 123.1 3.06 8.0 513 .227 .644 295 .683 218 .591 .721 127 .698 11 8 2
TOTAL 3.95 9.1 .245 .730 .721 .757 161 93 28

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