It's March 31st. Welcome in. This is Boston Red Sox News Today, where team coverage meets AI. Astros sitting at three wins and two losses host the one-win-three-loss Red Sox tonight at Deacon Park for Game 2 of their three-game series.
Houston's Hunter Brown takes the mound in his second start, facing Boston's Brian Bellow. The Astros chase a fourth straight victory after a strong opening week. Brown dazzled on opening day with four and two-thirds scoreless innings against the Angels. Last season, he posted a 12-9 record, 2.43 ERA, and 206 strikeouts, finishing third in American League Cy Young.
Voting. Astros hitters like Jordan Alvarez and Isaac Paredes have homered off Bellow before. This matchup revives a heated robbery with three postseason series since 2017, Houston winning two. Alvarez dominates Boston with a 404 average across 30 games, including playoffs, leading all players in key stats against them.
Last night, Jose Altuve exploded for four hits, four runs, and two homers in a four-for-four night. Team-wise, the Astros topped the majors in doubles at 14, and total bases at 73. Alvarez nears 500 career RBIs and could pass George Springer on the homer list soon. Bryce Matthews crushed his first homer of the year, a 434-foot bomb, longest in the league so far.
Catch the action, March 31st at 7.10 p.m. Central Standard Time on Space City Home Network or streaming. Houston looks primed to keep rolling against these familiar foes.