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Boston Red Sox (50-32) @ Houston Astros (37-43)
Jon Lester (6-3, 3.13) @ Brandon Backe (5-8, 4.82)

7:05 PM EDT | Minute Maid Park (Houston, TX)
TV: NESN RADIO: WRKO 680, SBN 1150

GAME NOTES:
Lester's last 4 starts: 27.2 IP, 30 H, 3 BB, 16 K, 1.63 ERA
Lester's last 7 starts: 46.2 IP, 44 H, 10 BB, 32 K, 2.12 ERA