{"id":29579,"date":"2026-05-03T19:22:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T19:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=29579"},"modified":"2026-05-03T19:22:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T19:22:29","slug":"astros-at-red-sox-lineups-and-notes-as-boston-seeks-a-series-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=29579","title":{"rendered":"Astros at Red Sox lineups and notes, as Boston seeks a series win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">\u201cI think if you\u2019re looking at positives, we created a ton of traffic, which is what we\u2019ve talked about here,\u201d Tracy said. \u201cWe 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.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">Wilyer Abreu (2-for-3, RBI) was a bright spot, reaching base four times.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter | align_items_center border_bottom border_gray border_top border_1 container font_primary width_full margin_vertical_32 padding_vertical_24 is_article\">\n<div class=\"newsletter_cta | border_box width_full no_image\"><span class=\"title | bold font_secondary margin_bottom\">Get Starting Point<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsletter_widget_description\">A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">Suarez dominated the Blue Jays <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/04\/27\/sports\/red-sox-blue-jays-ranger-suarez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/04\/27\/sports\/red-sox-blue-jays-ranger-suarez\/\">during his Monday start in Toronto<\/a>, using his entire arsenal to strike out 10 while allowing just one hit and one walk across eight shutout frames.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">\u201cWhen I\u2019m able to command my four-seam and my sinker, I think that opens the door for my secondary pitches to get swings and misses,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">First pitch is slated for 1:35 p.m. in the series finale.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>ASTROS (13-21):<\/b>\u00a0Correa SS, Alvarez DH, Paredes 3B, Walker 1B, Altuve 2B, Matthews CF, Smith RF, Vazquez C, Harris LF<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Pitching:<\/b>\u00a0RHP Cody Bolton (0-1, 5.79 ERA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>RED SOX (13-20):<\/b>\u00a0Duran LF, Contreras 1B, Anthony DH, Abreu RF, Monasterio SS, Mayer 2B, Rafaela CF, Narv\u00e1ez C, Durbin 3B<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Pitching:<\/b>\u00a0LHP Ranger Suarez (2-2, 3.09 ERA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Time:<\/b>\u00a01:35 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>TV, radio:<\/b>\u00a0NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Astros vs. Suarez:<\/b>\u00a0Jose 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 V\u00e1zquez 3-5, Christian Walker 5-20<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Red Sox vs. :<\/b>\u00a0Has not faced any Boston batters<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Stat of the day:<\/b>\u00a0Ranger Suarez is 0-3 with a 6.60 ERA in three career starts against the Astros.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Notes:<\/b>\u00a0With Houston trying to overcome injuries to Cristian Javier and Tatsuya Imai, manager Joe Espada had not determined a Sunday starter before the series. &#8230; 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. &#8230; 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\u2019s doubleheader nightcap against the Baltimore Orioles. &#8230; Righthander Ryan Weiss was set to rejoin the Astros in time for Sunday\u2019s game after a stint on the paternity list.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"tagline_hr | border_foreground border_half gutter_20_28--mobile&#010;               margin_none text_align_left width_100px\" \/>\n<p class=\"tagline | font_primary inline_block  margin_top_32\">Cam Kerry can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/05\/03\/sports\/red-sox-astros-preview-may-3\/mailto:cam.kerry@globe.com\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:inherit;letter-spacing:.5px\">cam.kerry@globe.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>var oneTrustActive = true;<br \/>\nvar oneTrustConsentObj;<\/p>\n<p>try {<br \/>\n oneTrustConsentObj = JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem(&#8216;consent_one_trust_bgmp&#8217;) || &#8216;{}&#8217;);<br \/>\n} catch (err) {<br \/>\n oneTrustConsentObj = {};<br \/>\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/\/ Default to granted consent<br \/>\nvar consent=&#8221;grant&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\/\/ FB script decleration<br \/>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {<br \/>\n  if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};<br \/>\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=&#8217;2.0&#8242;;<br \/>\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;<br \/>\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];<br \/>\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s);<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n(window,document,&#8217;script&#8217;, &#8216;https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js&#8217;);<\/p>\n<p>if (oneTrustActive &amp;&amp; oneTrustConsentObj &amp;&amp; oneTrustConsentObj.C0004 === false) {<br \/>\n  consent=&#8221;revoke&#8221;;<br \/>\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/\/ We need to call consent before we run init and track<br \/>\nfbq(&#8216;consent&#8217;, consent);<br \/>\nfbq(&#8216;set&#8217;, &#8216;autoConfig&#8217;, &#8216;false&#8217;, &#8216;884869448226452&#8217;);<br \/>\nfbq(&#8216;set&#8217;, &#8216;autoConfig&#8217;, &#8216;false&#8217;, &#8216;493062270895851&#8217;);<br \/>\nfbq(&#8216;init&#8217;, &#8216;884869448226452&#8217;);<br \/>\nfbq(&#8216;track&#8217;, &#8216;PageView&#8217;);<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/05\/03\/sports\/red-sox-astros-preview-may-3\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cI think if you\u2019re looking at positives, we created a ton of traffic, which is what we\u2019ve talked about here,\u201d Tracy said. \u201cWe want to give ourselves chances, right? 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