Clay Buchholz and the Red Sox defeated the Houston Astros 6-1 in a Fourth of July matinee Saturday at Fenway Park, improving Boston’s all-time record on America’s birthday to 91-67. Correa, who broke a 7-7 tie in the seventh, then delivered, again, his third hit of the game. “The 1st thing was winning the game”. Although his one-out single to right in the 2nd inning off Astros starter Collin McHugh put an emphatic end to his 0-for-14 hitting drought, Leon was more concerned with providing Buchholz not only a acceptable target, yet acceptable stewardship behind the plate. Bogaerts hit an RBI double in the fifth to drive in Brock Holt, while Betts doubled in the sixth to score Leon for the fourth run. “It doesn’t happen like that very often but I was able to locate curveballs and throw changeups in the dirt whenever I needed some swings and misses and threw some cutters off of some heaters”. In his last seven starts, Buchholz is 5-0 with a 1.99 ERA, and has lowered his ERA for the year from 4.33 to 3.27. “This game was nearly entirely about him”.
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(AP) – The second half of the schedule for the Houston Astros has started much like the stellar first – with a victory.
“It’s definitely good especially after a game like last night”, Buchholz said.
The Sox have won 5 of their last 7 games.
Boston jumped all over Straily during the bottom of the second inning to grab the 2-0 advantage.
Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia, on the 15-day DL with a strained right hamstring, hit in the cage after increasing his running a day earlier. Houston RHP Scott Feldman (knee) will make the first of what should be at least two rehab assignments on Sunday for Double-A Corpus Christi…. Bogaerts followed by hooking a low, outside pitch into the left-field corner for an RBI double. Hernandez then retired both Holt and Bogaerts before intentionally walking designated hitter David Ortiz, a decision which eventually backfired as pinch-hitter Alejandro De Aza scored León on an infield single, pushing the lead to 6-0. Left-hander Tommy Layne relieved and walked Valbuena to load the bases, but Gattis grounded out.The Red Sox tied it in the fifth. His right cleat struck pitcher Vincent Velasquez on the left side of the head.
The hats that Red Sox players will wear on Independence Day.
“The railing’s still up, ” Farrell joked.
“Obviously, it was a big mistake”, Betts said about what happened Friday. When it comes to preventing batters from getting on base, the Astros are one of the best in the league with a WHIP of 1.18 for the season. Hinch said. “That’s a tough lineup to get through and a lot of damage that could be done”.
Buchholz has gone seven starts spanning 48 innings without allowing a home run, and has only surrendered five in 101 innings this season.
“We’ll get a clear view of this as we get through the Miami series [Tuesday and Wednesday]”, Farrell said.
Shane Victorino made his return to the Red Sox on Saturday and seemed to pick up right where he left off for them.
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Red Sox: Rookie LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (4-2) is scheduled to start. And so Noe Ramirez, freshly arrived from Triple-A Pawtucket, took over and hit the first batter he faced and wound up allowing four runs.
