Astros vs. Red Sox: ALCS Game 2 TV Schedule, Pick and Ticket Info

The Astros will take a 1-0 series lead into the second game of the ALCS thanks to a strong effort from Justin Verlander in the series opener.Charles Krupa/Associated Press

The Boston Red Sox may have won a Major-League best 108 games in the regular season, but they find themselves with an 0-1 deficit in the American League Championship Series against the Houston Astros after dropping a 7-2 decision in Game 1.

The defending World Series Champions led through the majority of the game and survived a tying rally by the Red Sox in the bottom of the fifth inning to take the lead again in the top of the sixth. The Astros took a 3-2 into the top of the ninth, and put the game away with home runs by…