Leading 2-0 after five innings, the Red Sox blew the game open with home runs from Carlos Narvaez and Alex Bregman in the sixth, piling up 12 runs in the final four innings.

In one of the most uninspiring pitching match ups you’ll find between two clubs occupying playoff spots in August, Dustin May will toe the rubber for the Sox while Spencer Arrighetti takes the mound for the Astros.

The Red Sox have called up reliever Jovani Moran and designated Nick Burdi for assignment before their series opener against the Astros.