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J.D. Martinez is only two hits away from his 100th of the season as his Boston Red Sox (51-52) ready for a matchup with the Houston Astros (67-36) on Monday at 8:10 PM ET. The Red Sox are underdogs (+158) against the Astros (-186). Houston has Luis Garcia starting, while Boston will counter with Nathan Eovaldi.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Astros vs. Red Sox
- Game Day: Monday, August 1, 2022
- Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Stadium: Minute Maid Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Astros | -186 | 8 |
Astros Stats & Trends
Astros Batting
- The Astros are third-best in MLB action with 146 total home runs.
- The Astros are 17th in MLB with a .240 batting average.
- The Astros are 11th in baseball with a .317 on-base percentage.
- The Astros strike out 7.5 times per game, the third-best average in baseball.
- The Astros have hit 71 homers at home this season (1.5 per game).
- The Astros are slugging .439 with 3.1 extra-base hits per game in home contests.
- The club averages 7.9 hits per game and is batting .247 at home this season.
Astros Key Batters
- Yordan Alvarez leads Houston with 93 hits and an OBP of .417, plus a team-best slugging percentage of .670.
- Among all qualified hitters in baseball, Alvarez is ninth in batting average, first in on-base percentage, and second in slugging.
- Kyle Tucker has 14 doubles, 19 home runs and 45 walks while batting .242.
- Tucker ranks 105th in batting average, 77th in on-base percentage and 53rd in slugging in the major leagues.
- Alex Bregman is batting .242 with a .423 slugging percentage and 55 RBI this year.
- Jose Altuve is batting .273 with a .362 OBP and 37 RBI for Houston this season.
- Altuve brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .222 with two doubles, three walks and an RBI.
Red Sox Stats & Trends
Red Sox Batting
- The Red Sox have hit 100 homers this season, which ranks 18th in the league.
- The Red Sox rank fifth in MLB with a .255 team batting average.
- The Red Sox have an on-base percentage of .316 this season, which ranks 12th in the league.
- The Red Sox rank 15th in strikeouts per game (8.4) among MLB offenses.
- In 50 games on the road this season, they’ve hit 41 homers, an average of 0.8 per contest.
- They are slugging .384 in 50 road games this season.
- In 50 road games this season, they have a batting average of .247 while averaging 8.6 base hits per contest.
Red Sox Key Batters
- Xander Bogaerts has racked up an on-base percentage of .392 and a slugging percentage of .459. Both lead the Red Sox.
- Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, Bogaerts’ batting average is fifth, his on-base percentage is seventh, and he is 47th in slugging.
- Bogaerts heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .294 with two doubles, a home run, five walks and six RBI.
- Alex Verdugo is hitting .269 with 22 doubles, six home runs and 22 walks.
- Verdugo’s batting average is 49th among all qualified players, his on-base percentage ranks 112th, and he is 120th in slugging.
- Martinez is batting .288 with 32 doubles, nine home runs and 32 walks.
- Christian Vazquez has 20 doubles, eight home runs and 18 walks while hitting .282.
Astros vs. Red Sox Probable Pitchers
| Garcia | Eovaldi | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | GS | 15 |
| 8-6 | W-L | 4-3 |
| 3.71 | ERA | 4.32 |
| 99.1 | IP | 81.1 |
| 31 | BB | 14 |
| 107 | SO | 80 |
