Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros, ALCS Game 3 (4:09 CT, TBS)
Based on the first two games in Boston and the overall shape of the Red Sox pitching staff, it’s hard to see how the 108-win Sawx can even get out of Houston alive, much less win the series. However, the Astros are a bit banged up, with Jose Altuve starting at DH today due to a knee banged up in the ALDS.
Perhaps offsetting Altuve’s limp is the remarkable postseason so far for Alex Bregman. Besides all of his walk “heroics,” he’s been OK against Boston starter Nathan Eovaldi:
Eovaldi gets the ball for Boston, pitching well enough to be unconcerned about Bregman’s DEFCON 1 Instagram trolling.