July 6-9 - Astros @ Cleveland: Series Preview

Before we begin, a quick word to wrap up the Red Sox series. As predicted here, the Astros really struggled with Clay Buchholz on Saturday, split the two coin-flip games and got out of Boston 1-for-3. The Astros are now sitting 12 games over .500, and due to the Angels demolition of the Rangers in Arlington, their AL West lead is down to three games.

Cleveland is, in many ways, a similar foe to Boston.