BOSTON — Trevor Story homered to tie the game in the seventh inning and Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run shot in the eighth to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night.
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Houston starter Jake Odorizzi was stretchered out in the fifth inning with a leg injury in the first meeting between the two teams since the Astros won the AL Championship Series last year.
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JD Martinez and Kike Hernandez had two hits apiece for Boston, which has won three of four.
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The win went to Matt Strahm (2-1), who struck out three and allowed one hit. Hansel Robles earned his second save.
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The loss was the record of Dominican Héctor Neris (1-2), who allowed three runs on three hits and gave a walk, in addition to striking out an opponent in the eighth.
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For the Astros, the Venezuelan José Altuve 4-1 with an RBI. Cubans Yordan Álvarez 3-0; Yulieski Gurriel 3-0 with an RBI. Honduran Mauricio Dubón 3-1.
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For the Red Sox, Puerto Ricans Kiké Hernández 4-2 with two runs scored; Christian Vazquez 3-0. Dominican Franchy Cordero 4-1 with a run scored.
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