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**Headline: Red Sox Surge Past Yankees, Aim for Sweep of Astros**
**Boston, MA** – The Boston Red Sox are red-hot, riding a four-game winning streak and having won six of their last seven, vaulting them past the New York Yankees for second place in the AL East and the first AL Wild Card spot. They look to complete a sweep of the Houston Astros today with Lucas Giolito on the mound, who is coming off a stellar run of form since early June.
The Red Sox have shown offensive firepower this series, highlighted by Roman Anthony’s walk-off hit on Friday and home runs from Romy Gonzalez, Trevor Story, and Abraham Toro on Saturday.
Giolito (7-2, 3.80 ERA) faces a tough challenge against Astros’ ace Framber Valdez (11-4, 2.62 ERA). Giolito looks to continue his recent resurgence, despite a poor career record against Houston, as the Red Sox chase a sweep of the struggling Astros, who have lost seven of their last nine games. The Astros will have Jeremy Pena in the lineup after dealing with cramps.
The first pitch is scheduled for 11:35 a.m. ET.
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