Houston at Boston

Boston is on the verge of getting swept, and the Red Sox have lost five of the last six meetings with the Astros, including the first two games of this series by a combined score of 16-4. Houston hitters have a collective .313 batting average and an .817 OPS against Doug Fister, who is 3-7 with a 4.94 ERA at home this season. He has also allowed three runs on five hits in 5 1/3 innings versus Houston. Brad Peacock is 13-2 with a 3.00 ERA, and he is 8-0 on the road. The right-hander faced Boston once this year and gave up two runs in five innings. Houston has won seven of its last eight road contests, and the Astros are 12-4 in Peacock's last 16 road starts. The Red Sox have lost their last five playoff games dating to last season and five of their last six overall.  Play the Astros.