Joe D'Amico's ASTROS/RED SOX GAME 3 WINNER

5:05 pm pst.

Houston has taken six of the nine meetings with Boston this season. They are ties at one game apiece in this ALCS. These series are all about pitching. Jose Urquidy went 8-3 with a 3.62 ERA in 20 regular starts. In his career, the RH is 1-1 with a 2.81 ERA in eight postseason appearances (four starts). The team has won his last four and 13 of his last 16 turns. He faced Boston once in 2021, holding the Red Sox to one run on three hits with nine K’s in 6.0 IP. Eduardo Rodriguez went 13-8 with an ERA of 4.74 in the regular season. The LH went winless in two playoff starts vs. Tampa Bay and is 0-1 with a 7.02 ERA in 10 career postseason games (three starts). The 28-year-old struggled vs. Houston, going 0-1 with an 11.57 ERA in two regular season starts in 2021. Over his career, he is 1-3 with an 8.53 ERA in six starts vs. the Astros. Houston is 4-0 the last four games played following a loss, 5-2 the last seven games played vs. LH starters, and 9-4 the last 14 playoff road games played. Take the Astros. Thank you.