BOSTON — The Houston Astros accomplished a sweep of the Boston Pink Sox with their 10-2 victory at Fenway Park on Sunday afternoon.
Boston fell to 61-55 after the loss whereas Houston improved to 62-55.
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ONE BIG TAKEAWAY
Pink Sox supervisor Alex Cora spoke extremely about James Paxton coming into Sunday’s begin. Cora praised the veteran left-hander for his strike-throwing since he landed again in Boston in a pre-trade deadline cope with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Sadly for Cora and the Pink Sox, they did not get to see a lot of Paxton’s skillset towards the Astros as he threw simply 5 pitches at Fenway Park on Sunday. They won’t see him for fairly a while, both.
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Paxton wanted to be helped off the sector after he suffered a proper calf pressure. Paxton awkwardly stepped off the mound and began to maneuver towards first base after Houston slugger Yordan Alvarez hit a floor ball to Pink Sox first baseman Dominic Smith. Paxton instantly held his proper leg and took a knee on the bottom. Pink Sox trainers labored on Paxton, however the 35-year-old departed for the clubhouse with the assistance of his teammates.
Houston’s offense offered a tricky activity even earlier than the Paxton damage, and Boston’s bullpen wasn’t capable of make up for the lack of its beginning pitcher. Brennan Bernardino allowed 4 runs on 4 hits in 1 1/3 innings earlier than Luis Garcia allowed 5 runs on 5 hits in two frames.
Houston scored the primary 10 runs of the sport (off 12 hits) and had a 10-0 lead coming into the underside of the sixth. Boston scored two runs within the backside of the body.
STARS OF THE GAME
— Alex Bregman (2-for-4, three RBIs, two runs) gave the Astros a 4-0 with a three-run residence run within the fifth inning. Bregman got here up simply shy of a second knock with a drive that sounded off the Inexperienced Monster within the sixth inning.
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— Alvarez (2-for-2, two runs, RBI, stroll) adopted up Bregman’s residence run within the fifth with a solo shot to middle subject. It gave Houston some respiration room at 5-0. The Pink Sox deliberately walked Alvarez within the sixth inning, and he got here round to attain on a Yainer Diaz two-run double.
— Ceddanne Rafaela (2-for-3, run) continued to point out up for the Pink Sox. Rafaela led off the sixth inning with an infield single and got here round to attain Boston’s first run within the two-run body. Rafaela additionally made a highlight-reel defensive play along with his diving catch in middle subject throughout the second inning.
ON DECK AT NESN
The Pink Sox welcome the Texas Rangers to city beginning Monday evening. Boston opens its three-game collection with first pitch scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET, and you’ll watch it reside on NESN after an hour of pregame protection.
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