Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros
Digest more
Carlos Correa put Houston on top with a three-run homer to lead the Astros to a 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox to complete a three-game sweep.
Another offensive barrage backed a quality start from Hunter Brown as the Astros won for the fourth time in six games this season.
HOUSTON (AP) — Lance McCullers Jr. pitched seven innings for the first time since 2022 and Jose Altuve hit two of Houston's four home runs to help the Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Monday night.
Plate umpire Mark Wegner acknowledged he lost track of the count during Cam Smith's nine-pitch walk Tuesday night in the fifth inning of the Houston Astros' 9-2 win over the Boston Red Sox. In fact, Smith should have been out on strikes after the third pitch.
The Boston Red Sox reportedly showed interest in a Houston Astros infielder during the offseason, but a deal never happened.
On a night that conjured memories of a core reassembled, the Houston Astros rode their constants to an 8-1 win the opener of a series against the Boston Red Sox at Daikin Park. McCullers, making his season debut, led the effort. The last starter slotted in ...