The Astros have taken games 1 and 2 of their home series vs the Red Sox. Can they manage the sweep today? I believe so, and here is why. Bello starts for the Sox. After a terrific May and June, he is pitching for less innings and has struggled more often than not in the last two months, with a .312 OP BA. France has at least ROY consideration after his season for the Astros. He has been Mr. Consistency and hasn't allowed more than three runs in a game since July 14th. Since them, he is 5-1 with a 1.94 ERA.

Boston is just 13-21 on the road, just 10-10 in August, and are giving up more runs than they score this month. Both teams are hitting well, but the Astros have a significant edge in both average and power over the last two weeks. Should Bello pitch well, the Astros bullpen ERA is roughly half that of the Sox over the last 10 games. Take Houston to bring out the broom today.