Game 111: Red Sox vs. Astros

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Well, that Twins series was pretty fun, wasn’t it? As for yesterday? I can’t quite say the same. But the grind continues as Boston’s only reinforcements come in the form of Steven Matz and Dustin May. And while we might only be seeing one of them in action this weekend, the Red Sox have a tough test for this “newly assembled” team, as they face Carlos Correa in back-to-back series after his trade to Houston yesterday afternoon.

They also have to face Hunter Brown to start things off, which is no easy

task, especially when on your side you have Cooper Criswell, who is starting his first game of the season. To make things worse, we’ve landed on the dreaded Apple TV Friday night broadcast, so it looks like I’ll just be listening to tonight’s matchup.

First pitch: 7:10 p.m.

Watch: Apple TV+

Listen: WEEI

Lineups

Fenway Friday. pic.twitter.com/61CcRgtpVJ

— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 1, 2025

Big night in Beantown.

⚾️: 6:10 PM CDT | 7:10 PM EDT
: @AppleTV +
️: @SportsTalk790 | Spanish: 93.3 FM#BuiltForThis x @reliantenergy pic.twitter.com/ILoVlyqRQg

— Houston Astros (@astros) August 1, 2025

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