Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox: Gordon vs. Buehler Game Preview (August 2, 2025)

Saturday, August 2nd, 2025

The Houston Astros (62-48, first in the AL West) are set to face the Boston Red Sox (60-51, third in the AL East) on 2025-08-02 at 3:10 PM EDT in Boston.

Matchup Overview

The Boston Red Sox will try to keep a three-game home win streak going when they take on the Houston Astros. This marks the second meeting between the two teams this season.

Team Records

Boston has gone 35-21 in home games and 60-51 overall. The Red Sox have a 29-13 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Houston has a 62-48 record overall and a 27-24 record on the road. The Astros have gone 29-6 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Pitching Probables

Astros: Colton Gordon (4-3, 4.74 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 54 strikeouts)

Red Sox: Walker Buehler (6-6, 5.72 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 71 strikeouts)

Betting Lines

Red Sox -114, Astros -105; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

Top Performers

Boston Red Sox

Jarren Duran has 30 doubles, 12 triples, 11 home runs and 60 RBI.

Houston Astros

Alex Bregman is 13 for 36 with two doubles, three home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.

Jose Altuve has 18 home runs, 39 walks and 57 RBI while hitting .281.

Yainer Diaz is 13 for 34 with four doubles, two home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.

Last 10 Games

Red Sox

6-4, .237 batting average, 3.16 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs

Astros

4-6, .237 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored by 13 runs

Injuries

Red Sox

Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (flexor), Hunter Dobbins: 60-Day IL (acl), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (wrist), Nick Burdi: 60-Day IL (knee), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (hip), Zack Kelly: 15-Day IL (oblique), Justin Slaten: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Luis Guerrero: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Winckowski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Astros

Jeremy Pena: day-to-day (hamstring), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (finger), Isaac Paredes: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Yordan Alvarez: 60-Day IL (hand), Shawn Dubin: 15-Day IL (forearm), Spencer Arrighetti: 60-Day IL (thumb), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder)

In summary

The Houston Astros (62-48), currently first in the AL West, are set to visit the Boston Red Sox (60-51), third in the AL East, on August 2, 2025. The Red Sox enter the game with a three-game home win streak and a 35-21 record at Fenway Park. Boston's Walker Buehler (6-6, 5.72 ERA) is slated to start against Houston's Colton Gordon (4-3, 4.74 ERA). The Red Sox are favored at -114 with an over/under of 9 1/2 runs. Key offensive performers include Jarren Duran for Boston and Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman for Houston. Both teams are managing significant injury lists as they look to improve their standings.

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