Red-hot Astros finish off historic sweep of Red Sox

BOSTON — The Astros remained tied atop the American League West by sharpening off their first sweep of the Red Sox at Fenway Park in membership historical past with a 7-4 win in Wednesday’s sequence finale. Houston has gained 5 video games in a row and went 5-1 on its street journey to Detroit and Boston.

The Astros, who had scored 45 runs of their earlier 4 video games, stored the new bats going by rocking Boston starter Kutter Crawford for 3 runs apiece within the second and third innings for a 6-0 lead. Michael Brantley, who got here off the injured checklist Tuesday for his first motion this season, had a two-run double to cap the three-run third.

Astros starter Framber Valdez, who threw seven no-hit innings Friday in Detroit, retired the primary 10 batters he confronted and allowed only one hit whereas dealing with the minimal 15 batters by way of 5 scoreless innings. The Red Sox, nevertheless, scored 4 runs within the sixth, two of which have been unearned on account of a throwing error by shortstop Jeremy Peña, to chop the result in 7-4.