The Astros side-stepped a series sweep in their final regular-season matchup against the Red Sox with a 6-1 victory on Wednesday.
Here’s what happened.
The Big Picture
The Baseball Savant Game Win Probability chart dipped down into Astros territory early and kept falling toward 100 percent throughout the afternoon. Red Sox starter Rich Hill gave up a leadoff single to José Altuve to open the game, followed by a double by Jeremy Peña. As a result, the first two outs of the game — an RBI grounder by Yordan Álvarez and a sacrifice fly by Alex Bregman — each cost a run.