| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Game 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Game 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Game 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Game 3 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| Game 4 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Pitcher
R. Suarez
(L)
Houston Pitcher
L. McCullers Jr.
(W)
Location Daikin Park
Temperature 73° Temperature
Attendance 23,532 attendance
Home Nate Tomlinson
1st Mark Wegner
2nd Bruce Dreckman
3rd Carlos Torres
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Anthony | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .235 |
| T. Story | SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .150 |
| J. Duran | DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .154 |
| W. Contreras | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .077 |
| W. Abreu | RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| C. Durbin | 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| M. Yoshida | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| I. Kiner-Falefa | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M. Mayer | 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| C. Narvaez | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .444 |
| C. Rafaela | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | ||
Battling
Fielding
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Altuve | 2B | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .412 |
| Y. Alvarez | DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| I. Paredes | 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 |
| N. Allen | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C. Correa | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 |
| C. Walker | 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .294 |
| C. Smith | RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| J. Meyers | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| Y. Diaz | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| B. Matthews | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .222 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | ||
Battling
Baserunning
Fielding
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Suarez (L 0-1) | 4 .1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8.31 |
| J. Oviedo | 3 .2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9.82 |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. McCullers Jr. (W 1-0) | 7 .0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1.29 |
| R. Weiss | 2 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | BOS Starter (IP) | HOU Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, '25 | HOU |
|
HOU -147 | u8.0 | W. Buehler (6.0) | H. Brown (6.2) |
| Aug 12, '25 | HOU |
|
BOS -105 | o9.0 | D. May (6.0) | S. Arrighetti (5.0) |
| Aug 11, '25 | HOU |
|
HOU +138 | o7.5 | G. Crochet (4.0) | C. Javier (5.0) |
| Aug 03, '25 | BOS |
|
BOS +113 | u8.0 | L. Giolito (8.0) | F. Valdez (6.0) |
| Aug 02, '25 | BOS |
|
BOS -132 | o9.0 | W. Buehler (4.1) | C. Gordon (4.0) |
| Aug 01, '25 | BOS |
|
BOS +110 | u8.0 | C. Criswell (7.0) | H. Brown (7.0) |
| Aug 21, '24 | HOU |
|
BOS +120 | u8.5 | C. Criswell (4.2) | J. Verlander (5.0) |
| Aug 20, '24 | HOU |
|
BOS -106 | o8.5 | N. Pivetta (5.0) | R. Blanco (3.2) |
| Aug 19, '24 | HOU |
|
HOU -141 | o8.0 | T. Houck (6.0) | Y. Kikuchi (5.2) |
| Aug 11, '24 | BOS |
|
HOU -140 | o10.0 | J. Paxton (0.2) | H. Brown (5.1) |
Last Meeting ( Aug 13, 2025 ) Boston 1, Houston 4
The revamped Houston Astros pitching rotation will look for improvement as the Boston Red Sox come to town Monday night to begin a three-game series.
The Astros split their season-opening, four-game homestand against the Los Angeles Angels despite a 7.64 ERA from Houston's starters, who gave up 15 earned runs in 17 2/3 innings.
Tatsuya Imai (four earned runs), Mike Burrows (five) and Cristian Javier (six) struggled in their starts. The Astros' offense put up 20 runs in the final two games of the series, leading to an 11-9 win on Saturday and a 9-7 triumph Sunday.
Astros manager Joe Espada seemed unfazed by the early results from his pitching staff.
"We are known for putting zeros on the board on the pitching side," he said. "We've got some guys that are starting to get settled in new roles, and we'll get it going."
Right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. (2-5, 6.51 ERA in 2025) is the scheduled starter for Houston in the series opener. McCullers was one of the best pitchers in the American League in 2021 when he finished 13-5 with a 3.16 ERA and seventh in the American League Cy Young Award balloting.
But he missed most of the following season after a flexor tendon strain suffered in the 2021 postseason pushed back his 2022 start until August. Assorted injuries then cost McCullers all of the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
McCullers made 16 appearances (13 starts) for the Astros last year following his season debut on May 4 against the Chicago White Sox, a 5-4 loss in which he didn't figure into the decision. He posted three quality starts.
McCullers is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in five career starts against the Red Sox. He has not faced Boston since May 31, 2018, when he allowed two runs on four hits and two walks with four strikeouts over six innings in a 7-3 home win.
Left-hander Ranger Suarez (12-8, 3.20 ERA in 2025) will make his Red Sox debut on Monday.
Suarez signed a five-year, $130 million free-agent contract with Boston after he recorded a career-best 151 strikeouts across a career-high 157 1/3 innings with the Philadelphia Phillies last season. He worked exclusively as a starter over his last four seasons in Philadelphia after serving largely as a reliever in his first four.
Suarez is 0-2 with a 5.91 ERA in two career starts against the Astros. He was the pitcher of record in a 1-0 loss on June 24, 2025, despite allowing only one run on four hits and two walks with seven strikeouts over 7 2/3 innings.
With the bullpen having logged a combined 9 1/3 innings over the first two games of a three-game road set against the Cincinnati Reds, the Red Sox needed the 5 1/3 innings that Connelly Early that logged in their 3-2 loss in the rubber match on Sunday. At 23 years, 360 days old, Early is the youngest pitcher to start one of the Red Sox's first three games in a season since Jeff Sellers in 1987.
"With where we were pitching-wise, we needed that," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said of Early's 96-pitch appearance. "We don't usually extend guys this early in the season, but he felt strong. He was all spring. He did enough to give us a chance to win."
--Field Level Media
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Sandoval | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed LHP Patrick Sandoval on the 15-day injured list due to recover from left ulnar collateral ligament surgery. | ||||
| K. Crawford | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Wrist( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed RHP Kutter Crawford on the 15-day injured list as he recovers from right wrist surgery. | ||||
| T. Casas | 1B | Ten Day IL - Knee( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed INF Triston Casas on the 10-day injured list as he recovers from left patellar tendon repair. | ||||
| A. Seigler | 2B | Ten Day IL - Knee( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed INF Anthony Seigler on the 10-day injured list due to left knee patellar tendinopathy. | ||||
| R. Gonzalez | 1B | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Mar 11, '26) | Mar 11, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed INF Romy Gonzalez on the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| T. Houck | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Feb 09, '26) | Feb 09, '26 | |
| The Boston Red Sox placed RHP Tanner Houck on the 60-day injured list due to a right flexor pronator strain. | ||||
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Wesneski | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 29, '26) | Mar 29, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros transferred RHP Hayden Wesneski to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from right elbow surgery. | ||||
| J. Hader | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Biceps( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed LHP Josh Hader on the 15-day injured list with left biceps tendinitis. | ||||
| R. Blanco | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed RHP Ronel Blanco on the 15-day injured list as he recovers from right elbow surgery. | ||||
| B. Sousa | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Oblique( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed LHP Bennett Sousa on the 15-day injured list with left oblique strain. | ||||
| N. Pearson | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed RHP Nate Pearson on the 15-day injured list as he recovers from right elbow surgery. | ||||
| Z. Dezenzo | LF | Ten Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed OF Zach Dezenzo on the 10-day injured list with right elbow sprain. | ||||
| E. De Los Santos | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Knee( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed RHP Enyel De Los Santos on the 15-day injured list with right knee strain. | ||||
| B. Walter | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed LHP Brandon Walter on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from left elbow surgery. | ||||
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Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 27, '25
PHI 0 - MIN 5
|
L -236 | u8.5 | 4.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 19.4 | 2.5 |
|
Sep 21, '25
AZ 9 - PHI 2
|
L -126 | o9.0 | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 19.8 | 3.0 |
|
Sep 15, '25
LAD 5 - PHI 6
|
W +118 | o8.5 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 88 | 14.7 | 2.3 |
|
Sep 09, '25
PHI 9 - NYM 3
|
W -126 | o8.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 16.5 | 1.0 |
|
Sep 04, '25
MIL 0 - PHI 2
|
W -102 | u8.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 89 | 14.8 | 3.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.0 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 87.8 | 17.0 | 2.4 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jun 24, '25
HOU 1 - PHI 0
|
L +134 | u7.5 | 7.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 101 | 13.2 | 1.5 |
|
Nov 01, '22
PHI 7 - HOU 0
|
W +113 | u7.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 15.2 | 7.0 |
|
Oct 04, '22
HOU 10 - PHI 0
|
L +190 | o6.5 | 3.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 5.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.0 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 81.3 | 16.9 | 4.5 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sep 28, '25
LAA 2 - HOU 6
|
W -110 | u9.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 18.0 | 5.0 |
|
Aug 22, '25
BAL 7 - HOU 10
|
W -107 | o9.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 | 6.0 |
|
Jul 19, '25
SEA 7 - HOU 6
|
L +120 | o8.0 | 2.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 28.1 | 0.7 |
|
Jul 11, '25
HOU 3 - TEX 7
|
L -116 | o8.0 | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 83 | 27.7 | 0.0 |
|
Jul 04, '25
LAD 1 - HOU 18
|
W +155 | o9.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 87 | 14.5 | 1.5 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 3.2 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 77.2 | 22.0 | 2.6 |
|
Date
Score
|
Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 31, '18
HOU 4 - BOS 2
|
W -196 | u8.5 | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 17.8 | 2.7 |
|
Sep 30, '17
BOS 6 - HOU 3
|
L -105 | o8.5 | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.0 |
|
May 13, '16
BOS 6 - HOU 7
|
W +119 | o9.0 | 4.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 5.0 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 35.7 | 5.9 | 3.1 |