Fresh off a sweep of the New York Yankees the Red Sox head south to Houston to take on the Astros and ol’Beeper himself Jose Altuve.
James Paxton was looking for a bit of a bounce-back last time out against the Washington Nationals and he found it: just 2 runs in 6.0 innings. Considering how the Nats’ offense looked against other pitchers that’s a bit of a victory even in a loss. He takes a 3.34 ERA and a, ahem, clean 4.09 FIP into Minute Maid Park.
Cristian Javier has fallen off a bit from his breakout 2022.