Verlander, Tucker lead Astros to second win in a row vs. Red Sox
HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer and Justin Verlander threw six scoreless innings to assist the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Tuesday night time.
Boston supervisor Alex Cora and proper fielder Alex Verdugo have been each ejected for arguing balls and strikes because the Red Sox misplaced a second straight recreation at Houston. Verdugo was ejected within the high of the fourth by plate umpire Pat Hoberg, who additionally tossed Cora after the supervisor objected to the decision of ball 4 to Alex Bregman in backside of the seventh.
It was the second ejection in three video games for Cora, who stood the plate and kicked filth earlier than yelling in Hoberg’s face after he was tossed.
Verlander (9-6) allowed 5 hits and struck out a season-high 9 in his fourth begin since returning to the Astros in a commerce with the Mets.
“Between the last start and this one, I felt like I really found something mechanically that answers a lot of questions for me,” Verlander stated. “I think the results were really good.”
Houston had been swept at residence by Seattle earlier than successful the primary two in opposition to Boston.
“You have to answer the bell and start playing better baseball,” Verlander stated. “We know the talent is here and it’s that time and you’ve got to go. You can’t just wait around.”
There was one out within the first when Tucker related off Tanner Houck (3-7) for his team-leading twenty fifth residence run this season to make it 2-0.
Houck allowed 4 hits and three runs in 5 innings in his first begin since June 16, when he sustained a facial fracture after being hit by a line drive.
“It’s a good one to build off of,” Houck stated. “First inning a little bit rocky, but I felt like I got back in a groove from second inning on.”
Martin Maldonado drove in a run within the fourth for Houston. Jon Singleton doubled twice and had two RBIs in a four-run seventh that made it 7-0.
The Red Sox loaded the bases with two outs within the sixth and had runners on first and second with one out within the seventh however got here away empty each occasions on an evening they went 1 for 10 with runners in scoring place.
Adam Duvall, who had a three-run shot Monday night time, hit a solo homer within the eighth inning to chop the result in 7-1. The Red Sox have at the very least one residence run in 11 straight video games, which is their longest streak since a 19-game stretch in 2019.
Justin Turner drove in two runs for Boston with a single within the ninth.
Masataka Yoshida singled to begin the fourth. Duvall was batting after that when Verdugo was ejected for yelling at Hoberg from the dugout.
Wilyer Abreu made his main league debut when he changed Verdugo in proper subject within the backside of the inning.
Mauricio Dubon singled main off the fourth and Jeremy Pena walked with one out. Maldonado then hit a sacrifice bunt down the first-base line.
Catcher Connor Wong grabbed it and threw to first in time to beat Maldonado there. But the throw from Triston Casas to Devers, who was racing to cowl residence, wasn’t practically in time to catch Dubon earlier than he crossed the plate to make it 3-0.
Astros supervisor Dusty Baker stated he can’t keep in mind the final time he’s seen somebody rating from second on a bunt.
“But that was heads up baserunning on it because if he is not running hard then (third base coach) Gary (Pettis) can’t send him,” Baker stated. “That was a big run for us because it was only 2-0 at that time.”
Duvall doubled with two outs within the sixth earlier than Verlander plunked Casas. The Red Sox loaded the bases when Trevor Story reached on an error by second baseman Jose Altuve.
Verlander retired Luis Arias on a fly ball on the subsequent pitch to flee the jam.
Houston performed with out Yordan Alvarez, who was scratched after slamming his hand in a door at residence and injuring his left index finger. Baker stated the damage wasn’t severe, however that the finger was sore.
BRUSH OFF
Verlander was sad with Cora for coming onto the sector and telling him to rush up within the second inning when his PitchCom system was malfunctioning.
The veteran pitcher brushed him off with an expletive that was caught by the sector microphones.
Verlander laughed it off after that recreation, saying Cora might need finished it simply to try to fluster him.
“In part it was just me being like, I’m done with this,” Verlander stated. “You do what you want, talk to the umpire. I’m going to worry about pitching.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Red Sox: OF Jarren Duran was positioned on the 10-day injured record with a bruised left toe. Abreu was referred to as up from Triple-A Worcester to take his spot on the roster. … LHP Chris Murphy was optioned to Worcester to make room for Houck.
Astros: Baker stated 1B Jose Abreu was doing a lot better and will come off the injured record earlier than this homestand ends Thursday. Abreu has been out since Aug. 10 with lumbar backbone irritation.
UP NEXT
Boston LHP Chris Sale (5-3, 4.50 ERA) opposes RHP Jose Urquidy (2-3, 5.21) when the sequence continues Wednesday night time.
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