“Teams hate dealing with the Red Sox,” USA Today’s Bob Nightengale said on the “ Foul Territory Show .” “It’s just tough to deal with Breslow. When you talk to GMs around the game, they say it’s very tough to deal with the Red Sox. Craig Breslow in particular.

A couple of teams that will meet six times in the next 13 days start their first of two three-game series on Friday, Aug. 1 as the Boston Red Sox host the Houston Astros at Fenway Park in Boston.