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Red Sox at Astros

MLB · Monday, Mar 30 · 7:10 PM CT · Daikin Park · Final BOS 1 – HOU 8
← MLB / Mar 30

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
BOS000000100140
HOU102011218130
Team box
BOS·HOU
4
hits
13
0
home runs
4
2
walks
2
12
strikeouts
6
148
pitches thrown
129
0
errors
0
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Jose AltuveHOU4-4422
Yordan AlvarezHOU2-5112
Brice MatthewsHOU1-4111
Wilyer AbreuBOS2-3001
Christian WalkerHOU1-4001
Yainer DiazHOU1-3001
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Ranger Suarez (L)BOS4.17413
Lance McCullers Jr. (W)HOU7.04119

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
HOU +7
BOS +7
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largest lead: HOU 7 · BOS 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BOS 50%, HOU 50% · Updated Mar 30

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
BOS 4.4 – 4.1 HOU
Expected total
8.5
Red SoxThe matchupAstros
+101Our fair odds−101
4.4Expected runs4.1
+0.13Power rating+0.04
3.3Runs / game5.5
3.0Allowed / game6.2
9.0Hits / game7.8
1.00Home runs / game0.25
4.7Walks drawn / game5.8
1−2Season record2−2
4−6Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BOS chance · HOU chance
Our model fair49.8%50.2%
Kalshi56.7%47.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 7:10 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
BOSBoston Red Sox+10150%−13156.7%———
HOUHouston Astros−10150%+10947.7%———
Spreadabout even
BOSBoston Red Sox−0.3our margin————
HOUHouston Astros+0.3our margin————
Totalwe expect 8.5
Over8.5our total————
Under8.5our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Boston Red Sox by 13 runs: <1%Boston Red Sox by 12 runs: <1%Boston Red Sox by 11 runs: <1%Boston Red Sox by 10 runs: 1%Boston Red Sox by 9 runs: 1%Boston Red Sox by 8 runs: 2%Boston Red Sox by 7 runs: 2%Boston Red Sox by 6 runs: 3%Boston Red Sox by 5 runs: 4%Boston Red Sox by 4 runs: 6%Boston Red Sox by 3 runs: 8%Boston Red Sox by 2 runs: 10%Boston Red Sox by 1 run: 11%Houston Astros by 1 run: 18%Houston Astros by 2 runs: 10%Houston Astros by 3 runs: 7%Houston Astros by 4 runs: 5%Houston Astros by 5 runs: 4%Houston Astros by 6 runs: 3%Houston Astros by 7 runs: 2%Houston Astros by 8 runs: 1%Houston Astros by 9 runs: 1%Houston Astros by 10 runs: <1%Houston Astros by 11 runs: <1%Houston Astros by 12 runs: <1%Houston Astros by 13 runs: <1%
← BOS wins byHOU wins by →
Boston Red Sox wins by 2 or more39%
Boston Red Sox wins by 3 or more28%
Houston Astros wins by 2 or more32%
Decided by one run29%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

8.5 expected
1 runs: 2%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 7%4 runs: 5%5 runs: 11%6 runs: 8%7 runs: 12%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 6%11 runs: 8%12 runs: 4%13 runs: 5%14 runs: 3%15 runs: 3%16 runs: 2%17 runs: 2%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: <1%21 runs: <1%22 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 6.565%
Total over 8.546%
Total over 10.529%
Total from 7 to 1037%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
BOSRanger Suarez SP · last 3 starts: 14.1 IP, 7.53 ERA, 11 Kstarted
HOULance McCullers Jr. SP · last 3 starts: 9.2 IP, 7.45 ERA, 9 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BOS·HOU
Mar 29 at CIN
last game
Mar 29 vs LAA
0 days
days of rest
0 days
3
games in last 7 days
4
4th straight road game
home / road
5th straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 3+ games
BOS·HOU
+0.13
rating (0 = average)
+0.04
3.3
runs / game
5.5
3.0
runs allowed / game
6.2
1−2
season record
2−2
0−0
home record
2−2
1−2
away record
0−0
L2
streak
W2
4−6
last 10
5−5
9.0
hits / game
7.8
1.00
home runs / game
0.25
4.7
walks drawn / game
5.8
9.7
batter strikeouts / game
9.2
11.0
pitcher strikeouts / game
11.5
0.67
errors / game
0.00

Rating Trend

BOS · HOU · 5 days
Boston Red SoxHouston Astros
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · HOU 4−6
Aug 13, 2025at HOUHOU 4 − 1
Aug 12, 2025at HOUBOS 14 − 1
Aug 11, 2025at HOUHOU 7 − 6
Aug 3, 2025at BOSBOS 6 − 1
Aug 2, 2025at BOSBOS 7 − 3
Aug 1, 2025at BOSBOS 2 − 1
Aug 21, 2024at HOUBOS 4 − 1
Aug 20, 2024at HOUBOS 6 − 5
Aug 19, 2024at HOUHOU 5 − 4
Aug 11, 2024at BOSHOU 10 − 2

BOS · Last 10

4−6 · streak L2
Mar 29at CIN2 − 3L
Mar 28at CIN5 − 6L
Mar 26at CIN3 − 0W
Oct 2, 2025at NYY0 − 4L
Oct 1, 2025at NYY3 − 4L
Sep 30, 2025at NYY3 − 1W
Sep 28, 2025vs DET4 − 3W
Sep 27, 2025vs DET1 − 2L
Sep 26, 2025vs DET4 − 3W
Sep 25, 2025at TOR1 − 6L

HOU · Last 10

5−5 · streak W2
Mar 29vs LAA9 − 7W
Mar 28vs LAA11 − 9W
Mar 27vs LAA2 − 6L
Mar 26vs LAA0 − 3L
Sep 28, 2025at LAA6 − 2W
Sep 27, 2025at LAA6 − 1W
Sep 26, 2025at LAA3 − 4L
Sep 25, 2025at ATH11 − 5W
Sep 24, 2025at ATH0 − 6L
Sep 23, 2025at ATH1 − 5L