“I think if you’re looking at positives, we created a ton of traffic, which is what we’ve talked about here,” Tracy said. “We want to give ourselves chances, right? We gave ourselves a lot of chances. When you get some of those, if you can pop a double or execute, it changes things.”
Wilyer Abreu (2-for-3, RBI) was a bright spot, reaching base four times.
Boston lefthander Ranger Suarez looks to break a winless career mark against Houston and build upon his second eight-inning outing of the season in three starts.
Suarez dominated the Blue Jays during his Monday start in Toronto, using his entire arsenal to strike out 10 while allowing just one hit and one walk across eight shutout frames.
“When I’m able to command my four-seam and my sinker, I think that opens the door for my secondary pitches to get swings and misses,” he said.
First pitch is slated for 1:35 p.m. in the series finale.
ASTROS (13-21): Correa SS, Alvarez DH, Paredes 3B, Walker 1B, Altuve 2B, Matthews CF, Smith RF, Vazquez C, Harris LF
Pitching: RHP Cody Bolton (0-1, 5.79 ERA)
RED SOX (13-20): Duran LF, Contreras 1B, Anthony DH, Abreu RF, Monasterio SS, Mayer 2B, Rafaela CF, Narváez C, Durbin 3B
Pitching: LHP Ranger Suarez (2-2, 3.09 ERA)
Time: 1:35 p.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Astros vs. Suarez: Jose Altuve 4-7, Yordan Alvarez 4-5, Carlos Correa 0-2, Yainer Diaz 2-5, Brice Matthews 1-2, Isaac Paredes 1-4, Cam Smith 1-5, Christian Vázquez 3-5, Christian Walker 5-20
Red Sox vs. : Has not faced any Boston batters
Stat of the day: Ranger Suarez is 0-3 with a 6.60 ERA in three career starts against the Astros.
Notes: With Houston trying to overcome injuries to Cristian Javier and Tatsuya Imai, manager Joe Espada had not determined a Sunday starter before the series. … Kai-Wei Teng was slated to start Sunday before throwing 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Instead, Cody Bolton will get the ball for his fifth appearance and third start of the season in the finale. … Bolton allowed two runs in both of his starts, though one was as a one-inning opener. The righthander last pitched the closing inning of Thursday’s doubleheader nightcap against the Baltimore Orioles. … Righthander Ryan Weiss was set to rejoin the Astros in time for Sunday’s game after a stint on the paternity list.
Cam Kerry can be reached at cam.kerry@globe.com.
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