McCormick homers twice, drives in four runs to lead Astros over Red Sox
HOUSTON (AP) — Chas McCormick homered twice and had 4 RBIs to steer the Houston Astros to a 9-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Monday night time.
The Astros bounced again after a three-game sweep by the Seattle Mariners this weekend. Houston opened its four-game collection with a victory over Boston, which was coming off a sweep of the New York Yankees.
Adam Duvall hit a three-run homer off Cristian Javier (9-2) within the first to place the Red Sox up early. But Houston shortly jumped on James Paxton (7-4) to erase the deficit.
Yordan Alvarez drove in a run within the backside of the primary and the Astros scored three within the second to go on high 4-3.
McCormick related off Paxton on a three-run shot within the fourth to push the result in 7-3. He added a solo shot off Chris Murphy with one out within the eighth, and the Astros went back-to-back when Yainer Diaz adopted with a homer to the seats in proper discipline to make it 9-4.
Javier allowed seven hits and three runs in 5 innings for his second straight win.
Paxton yielded 9 hits and 7 runs — each season highs — whereas tying a season excessive with three walks in simply 4 innings.
Alex Verdugo hit a leadoff double earlier than a one-out single by Masataka Yoshida. There have been two outs within the inning when Duvall’s residence run to left discipline made it 3-0. It’s the tenth straight sport with a minimum of one homer for the Red Sox.
Jose Altuve singled to begin the underside of the primary and Alex Bregman walked. The Astros loaded the bases when Kyle Tucker reached on catcher interference by Reese McGuire.
Houston lower the result in 3-1 when Altuve scored on a sacrifice fly by Alvarez.
Jake Meyers singled with no outs within the second and stole second base. Martín Maldonado doubled off the wall in left discipline to attain Meyers and lower the result in 1. There was one out within the inning when Bregman singled on a grounder to left discipline to attain Maldonado and tie it at 3.
Tucker singled earlier than Houston took the lead on an RBI single by Alvarez.
Paxton walked Bregman and Tucker with one out within the fourth. Alvarez then grounded right into a drive out that left Tucker out at second. McCormick then related on his 18th homer this season to push the result in 7-3.
Seth Martinez walked Jose Urias to begin the sixth and the Red Sox loaded the bases on consecutive singles by Alex Verdugo and Rafael Devers. Urias scored on a groundout by Yoshida to chop the result in 7-4.
But Martinez retired Triston Casas earlier than placing out Duvall to finish the inning.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Red Sox: OF Jarren Duran sat out Monday after leaving Sunday’s sport within the sixth inning with a bruised left toe. Manager Alex Cora mentioned they hope he can keep away from a visit to the injured listing, however that they’ll know extra Tuesday. … Casas returned to the lineup Monday after lacking Sunday’s sport due to a tooth an infection.
UP NEXT
Boston RHP Tanner Houck (3-6, 5.05 ERA) is scheduled to make his first begin since he sustained a facial fracture from a line drive June 16, when the collection continues Tuesday night time. Cora mentioned he might be restricted to about 75 pitches in his return. Justin Verlander (8-6, 3.36) will begin for Houston.
