Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox 5/17/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Houston Astros will play the second game of a three-game series on the road at Fenway Park on Tuesday against the Boston Red Sox. Houston improved to 23-12 following its 8-0 shutout victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday. Houston won two of three against Washington in their three-game interleague series. The Astros are tied for first place in the American League West with the Los Angeles Angels.

Shortstop Jeremy Pena is batting .276 to lead Houston while Yordan Alvarez is the leader in home runs with 11 and third baseman Alex Bregman is the leader in RBIs with 22. Right fielder Kyle Tucker is the leader and on-base percentage of .360. On Tuesday, the Houston Astros will send Jose Urquidy to the mound. The right-hander is 2-1 with a 4.40 ERA, 19 Ks and 4 BBs.

Boston dropped to 13-21 following its 7-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Sunday. However, Boston won two of three in its three game series with the Rangers. The Red Sox have struggled producing runs with just 126 runs scored which is 23rd for an average of 3.71 runs per game. Boston is last in the American League East, 12 games behind first place New York.

Xander Bogaerts is batting .344 to lead Boston and the shortstop has a team high on-base percentage of .393. Third baseman Rafael Devers is leading Boston in home runs six, RBIs with 19 and hits with 46. On Tuesday, the Boston Red Sox will send Nathan Eovaldi to the mound. The right-hander is 1-1 with a 3.15 ERA, 42 Ks and 7 BBs.