Boston Red Sox vs. Houston Astros MLB Pick Prediction 8/21/2024 by Tony T.
Red Sox at Astros—Copper Criswell to start for Boston. Criswell appeared in 19 games in the season delivering an ERA of 4.56 with WHIP of 1.36. The righthander strikes out 17.8% with 6.5% walks. Grounders are 50% with 0.84 home runs per nine innings. Justin Verlander to start for Houston. Verlander has ten starts with an ERA of 3.95 with WHIP of 1.21. The veteran fans 21.3% with 7.1% walks. Ground balls are 24.8% with 1.74 home runs per nine innings. A FIP of 4.98 does suggest a rise in ERA based on form.