HOUSTON (AP) — Hunter Brown allowed solely a run in 6 2/3 innings for his tenth victory, Jeremy Peña and Yainer Diaz homered and the Houston Astros beat the Boston Crimson Sox 4-1 on Wednesday night time.
Brown (10-5) allowed six hits and three walks and held Boston to 1 for six with runners in scoring place. The Astros entered the day tied with Seattle for first place within the American League West.
Peña began a two-run first along with his his fifth leadoff homer of the season on Walker Buehler’s fifth pitch. Diaz added a two-out RBI single and, with the Astros up 2-1 with two out within the sixth, he despatched an 0-1 sweeper from Buehler (7-7) 415 to left-center for his seventeenth homer.
Boston had the tying run at third base with two outs within the sixth. With Romy Gonzalez on the plate, Crimson Sox supervisor Alex Cora stood exterior the dugout demanding Brown be known as for a balk. A gathering between the 4 umpires ensued, however no balk was known as. Cora was ejected for the fifth time in 2025 throughout a pitching change an inning later.
Bennett Sousa took over for Brown within the seventh, pitching 1 1/3 innings. Bryan Abreu labored the ninth for his first save.
Key second
Diaz’s two-out, two-run homer within the sixth gave Houston a three-run lead.
Key stat
Diaz is batting .321 with 4 residence runs and 13 RBIs in his final 13 video games.
Up subsequent
The Crimson Sox open a three-game residence collection towards Miami on Friday night time, with RHP Lucas Giolito (8-2 3.77 ERA) slated to start out. The Astros open a three-game residence collection towards Baltimore on Friday night time, with LHP Framber Valdez (11-5 2.97) set to start out.
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