Red Sox at Astros 10/16/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/07/2019 at 7:39 AM ET

The American League Championship between the Boston Red Sox and Houston Astros will shift to Minute Maid Park for Game Three on Tuesday. On Sunday, Boston evened this best-of-seven series with a 7-5 victory. Mookie Betts doubled twice and scored a pair of runs to spark the offense, Four relievers combined to allowed two hits and one run over four plus innings for the Red Sox.

Hard-throwing righty Nathan Eovaldi (6-7 3.81 ERA) will take the mound for the Red Sox in this matchup. In Game Three of the ALDS, Eovaldi allowed five hits and one run over seven innings to lead Boston to a 16-1 victory at New York.
The Houston Astros won 46 of their 81 home games during the regular season and have managed to take home field advantage away from Boston in this series. The Astros took the series opener by a 7-2 final score and failed to deliver in the clutch during Game Two. SP Gerrit Cole was tagged for five runs over six innings and took the loss.

The Astros will counter with 2015 Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel (12-11 3.74 ERA) on Tuesday. In Game Three of the ALDS, Keuchel gave up four hits and two runs across five frames to pitch Houston to an 11-3 road triumph over Cleveland.

Boston SP Chris Sale (illness) was released from the hospital and is still expected to start in Game Five.. Through 162 regular season games, Boston ranked 1st in batting average and 1st in runs scored. For the season, Houston ranked 7th in batting average and 6th in runs scored. Continue to ride the over in this series. Final Score Prediction, Houston Astros win but like the over 6-5.

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