Red Sox vs. Astros lineup: When it rains, it pours

The Red Sox’s bats came alive yesterday in the nick of time, staving off elimination with some old-fashioned Boston baseball. Today, weather permitting, they look to run it back against an Astros team that probably though it was headed to the ALCS after another three-run first inning.

The game is scheduled for 1:08 p.m., but Mother Nature isn’t necessarily on the same page, with showers schedule well through the afternoon. Maybe that’s a good thing for reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello, who will get today’s start. He’s been pounded in the first inning as often as anyone on the team, but if the first inning is hours later than expected, maybe he’ll be fine by the…