Boston at Houston 8:10 ET
Red Sox over Astros- Houston is a half-game behind Oakland in the AL West but have a one-game lead in the loss column and will start rookie right-hander Luis Garcia (3-3, 2.93 ERA) on the mound and he is 3-0 with a 1.68 ERA in his last three starts with opponents batting average is .175. Boston will start Garrett Richards (4-3, 3.83) who suffered his first loss in five starts last time out but was 4-0 with a 2.27 ERA in his previous four starts. He has thrown at least five innings (a big deal now-a-days) in six straight starts. The Red Sox are 6-2 in their last eight games at Houston while the Astros who are 2-6 in their last eight games overall are 1-4 in their last five games as favorites. Take BOSTON!