Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros 8/1/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Boston Red Sox open a three-game series on the road Monday against the Houston Astros. Boston is 50-52 following a 9-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. Boston has lost each of the first two games of its three-game series versus Milwaukee and overall the Red Sox have lost 9 of the last 11. Boston is last in the American League East, 19 games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Third baseman Rafael Devers is batting .324 to lead Boston and has a team high 22 home runs. Second baseman Trevor Story is the leader in RBIs with 58, while shortstop Xander Bogaerts is the leader of hits with 113 and on-base percentage .392. On Monday, the Boston Red Sox will send Nathan Eovaldi to the mound. The right-hander is 4-3 with a 4.43 ERA, 80 Ks and 14 BBs. 

Houston is 66-36 following its 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. The Astros had won each of the first two games of their four-game series with Seattle before Saturday's loss and will complete the series on Sunday. Houston is first in the American League West, 11 games in front of the second place Mariners.

Left fielder Yordan Alvarez is batting .312 with 30 home runs, 69 RBIs, 92 hits and an on-base percentage of .420 to lead Houston in each category. Right fielder Kyle Tucker has 19 home runs and 64 RBIs which are both second to Alvarez. On Monday, the Houston Astros will send Luis Garcia to the mound. The right-hander is 8-6 with a 3.81 ERA, 107 BBs and 31 BBs.