Top stats to know: Red Sox-Astros on Sunday Night Baseball

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This week’s Sunday Night Baseball matchup will feature the Boston Red Sox visiting the Houston Astros at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN.

This game will likely showcase offense, not pitching. The two teams have the worst starting rotations in the American League this season, with the Astros carrying a 5.38 ERA and the Red Sox a 5.21. As a result, the Red Sox are second in the AL in bullpen innings (58 1/3) and the Astros are fourth (54).

We take a look at the top stats to know on each team.

Red Sox Notes

Just how much has the Red Sox rotation struggled?Best ERA by Red Sox Starter

This Season

Steven Wright1.40Rick Porcello4.66Clay Buchholz5.74David Price7.06Joe Kelly9.35

31-year-old knuckleballer Steven Wright leads the rotation in ERA by a huge margin. He’s lacking in major-league starting experience: he’s never made more than nine starts in a single season (2015).

There isn’t immediate help on the horizon, either. Their best pitching prospect (according to Keith Law) is Anderson Espinoza, an …

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