How to Watch the Astros vs. Red Sox Game: Streaming & TV Channel Info for August 21
Published 3:05 am Wednesday, August 21, 2024
The Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox will play on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park, at 2:10 p.m. ET, with Alex Bregman and Jarren Duran among those expected to produce at the plate.
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Astros vs. Red Sox Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info
- Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2024
- Time: 2:10 p.m. ET
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Venue: Minute Maid Park
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Astros Batting & Pitching Performance
- The Astros are 11th in baseball with 149 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
- Houston ranks ninth in baseball, slugging .419.
- The Astros’ .261 batting average is second-best in the majors.
- Houston has the No. 12 offense in baseball, scoring 4.6 runs per game (575 total runs).
- The Astros are 10th in baseball with a .321 on-base percentage.
- Astros batters strike out 7.3 times per game, the third-lowest average in baseball.
- Houston has the ninth-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.82).
- The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by Houston’s pitching staff ranks second in MLB.
- The Astros average MLB’s 15th-ranked WHIP (1.261).
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher
- Justin Verlander (3-2 with a 3.95 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 57 2/3 innings pitched) makes the start for the Astros, his 11th of the season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Sunday, June 9 against the Los Angeles Angels, when he tossed five innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up seven hits.
- Verlander is looking to collect his sixth quality start of the year in this outing.
- Verlander has pitched five or more innings in a game eight times this year entering this outing.
- In two of his appearances this season he did not surrender an earned run.
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Astros Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Home/Away | Astros Starter | Opponent Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/16/2024 | White Sox | L 5-4 | Home | Spencer Arrighetti | Garrett Crochet |
| 8/17/2024 | White Sox | W 6-1 | Home | Hunter Brown | Chris Flexen |
| 8/18/2024 | White Sox | W 2-0 | Home | Framber Valdez | Ky Bush |
| 8/19/2024 | Red Sox | W 5-4 | Home | Yusei Kikuchi | Tanner Houck |
| 8/20/2024 | Red Sox | L 6-5 | Home | Ronel Blanco | Nick Pivetta |
| 8/21/2024 | Red Sox | – | Home | Justin Verlander | Cooper Criswell |
| 8/22/2024 | Orioles | – | Away | Spencer Arrighetti | Corbin Burnes |
| 8/23/2024 | Orioles | – | Away | Hunter Brown | Albert Suarez |
| 8/24/2024 | Orioles | – | Away | Framber Valdez | Trevor Rogers |
| 8/25/2024 | Orioles | – | Away | Yusei Kikuchi | Dean Kremer |
| 8/26/2024 | Phillies | – | Away | Ronel Blanco | Aaron Nola |
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