The tables have turned in the American League Championship Series since the Houston Astros won the opener in Boston, as the Red Sox have stormed back to win Games 2 and 3 to take a 2-1 series lead going into Wednesday night’s matchup down in the Lone Star State. Offense has taken center stage in this series, with the teams scoring a combined 31 runs in the three games and with the winning team scoring seven, seven and eight runs in each of the three contests.
If you add to this the drama of Major League Baseball investigating some surreptitious videotaping by an Astros employee in a restricted area during the early games in the series, you have the makings of a terrific endgame to this matchup. Can the Red Sox push the Astros to the brink? Or will the Astros send the series back to Boston all even at two games apiece? Check out our MLB betting preview for the Red Sox vs Astros.
Red Sox vs Astros ALCS Game 5 Lines & Preview
- When: Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 8:39pm ET
- Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston
- TV: TBS
- Radio: ESPN Radio
- Live Stream: MLB.tv
- MLB Odds: Boston +130 / Houston -140 / O/U 8.5
- Projected Pitching Matchup: Rick Porcello (18-7, 4.18 ERA) (BOS) vs Charlie Morton (15-3, 3.18 ERA) (HOU)