Yainer Diaz takes a two-game home run streak into the Houston Astros’ (62-47) matchup against the Boston Red Sox (59-51) and Trevor Story, who has also hit home runs in two straight games. The Astros are moneyline favorites (-132) in this matchup with the Red Sox (+112), which begins at 7:10 p.m. ET on Friday at Fenway Park. Boston has not named a starter while Houston is expected to start Hunter Brown.

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Astros vs. Red Sox betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-132)
• Underdog: Red Sox (+112)
• Over/under: 8

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have gone 42-34 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 55.3% of those games).
• In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -132 or shorter, Houston has a record of 26-19 (57.8%).
• The Astros have an implied moneyline win probability of 56.9% in this contest.
• Houston has played in 109 games with an over/under set, and have combined with its opponents to go over the total 46 times (46-57-6).
• The Astros have covered 50.5% of their games this season, going 55-54-0 ATS.

Astros hitting info

• Jose Altuve paces the Astros with 57 runs batted in.
• Altuve ranks 39th in homers and 50th in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
• Altuve takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .350 with a home run, a walk and four RBIs.
• Diaz has 14 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 15 walks while batting .252.
• Diaz ranks 67th in homers and 99th in RBI this season.
• Diaz enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .400 with two home runs, a walk and four RBIs.
• Christian Walker is batting .234 with 16 doubles, a triple, 13 home runs and 27 walks.
• Mauricio Dubon is batting .269 with 16 doubles, six home runs and 17 walks.
• Dubon enters this game on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .412 with two doubles, two walks and two RBIs.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros pitching staff is No. 1 in MLB with a collective 9.8 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Houston has the eighth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.69).
• The Astros have the third-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.191).
• Astros pitchers combine to give up the 20th-fewest home runs in baseball (126 total, 1.2 per game).
• In its 9-1 win last time out, Houston struck out nine Nationals batters while allowing five hits.

Red Sox betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Red Sox betting info

• The Red Sox have won 18, or 45%, of the 40 games they’ve played as underdogs this season.
• Boston has a record of 9-12, a 42.9% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +112 or more by bookmakers this season.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 47.2% chance of a victory for the Red Sox.
• Games involving Boston have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 51 of 109 chances this season.
• The Red Sox are 57-52-0 against the spread this season.

Red Sox hitting info

• Jarren Duran leads Boston in batting average (.265) this season while adding 11 home runs and 60 RBI.
• Among all hitters in the big leagues, Duran’s home run total is 121st, and his RBI total is 39th.
• Duran has hit safely in six straight games. In his last 10 games he is hitting .324 with four doubles, two triples, three home runs, six walks and 10 RBIs.
• Ceddanne Rafaela has 95 hits and an OBP of .301 to go with a slugging percentage of .452 this season.
• Rafaela is 86th among hitters in the majors in homers, and 78th in RBI.
• Rafaela enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .158 with a triple and an RBI.
• Wilyer Abreu is slugging .489 this season, with a team-high 20 home runs. He’s also collected 57 RBI.
• Abreu takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .294 with two doubles, a walk and two RBIs.
• Story is a key run producer for Boston with a .250 average, 17 homers and 65 RBI.
• Story takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .211 with two doubles, two home runs, two walks and five RBIs.

Red Sox pitching rankings

• The Red Sox strike out 8.4 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 14th in MLB.
• Boston has pitched to a 3.77 ERA this season, which ranks 10th in baseball.
• Red Sox pitchers have a 1.301 WHIP this season, 19th in the majors.
• With just 112 homers allowed, the Red Sox rank eighth in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, Boston defeated the Twins, 13-1, with four strikeouts and five hits allowed.