Overview

• Dustin May makes his second start for Boston after allowing three earned runs over 3⅔ innings in his uneven Red Sox debut.
• Spencer Arrighetti will take the mound for Houston in his second outing since coming off a four-month injured list stint for a fractured thumb.
• Boston has lost three straight games and sits 4½ games behind Toronto in the AL East while trailing Seattle by 1½ games for the first wild-card spot.
• Garrett Crochet’s five-earned-run, four-inning outing on August 11 marked his first loss since May and his shortest appearance of the season.
• Alex Bregman said the Astros are “playing really good baseball” and growing stronger each day as they pursue their postseason goals.