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.

July 3rd-5th - Astros @ Boston: Series Preview

by Mike Mitchell

On Friday night, the Astros (47-34) will open the second half of their schedule with a three-game series at Fenway Park against the Red Sox (37-44). The Astros lifetime record of 6-17 vs. Boston, and 2-9 away from home, combined with the Red Sox platinum-franchise mystique, can provoke an impulse of mid-market inferiority in even the most confident Astros fan.

The 2015 Red Sox, though, are a dumpster fire of the highest order.