Romy Gonzalez homered on the first pitch, contributing to the Red Sox's 7-3 victory over the Houston Astros. Trevor Story hit a two-run home run and an RBI double, while Abraham Toro added another two-run homer. The Red Sox overcame an early 2-0 deficit and secured their third consecutive win. Houston's reliever Héctor Neris initiated a brief altercation, but calm was restored. Boston's bullpen delivered 4 2/3 scoreless innings, culminating in Aroldis Chapman's 20th save. The series finale featured a matchup between Astros' Framber Valdez and Red Sox's Lucas Giolito.
Romy Gonzalez homered over the Green Monster on the first pitch faced by a Boston batter, Trevor Story added a two-run shot, and the Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 7-3.
Abraham Toro added a two-run drive - one of three homers the Red Sox hit over Fenway Park's fabled left-field wall, and Story added an RBI double as Boston won its third straight.
The benches and bullpens cleared when Astros reliever Héctor Neris yelled at the Red Sox dugout, but order was quickly restored.
The Astros loaded the bases in the eighth against Jordan Hicks, but Carlos Correa struck out looking on a 99 mph fastball.
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