Brown and Alvarez lead Astros past scuffling Red Sox 9-2 for 4th straight win

— Hunter Brown pitched six smooth innings, Yordan Alvarez homered and drove in two runs, and the Houston Astros routed the Boston Red Sox 9-2 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.
Apr 1, 2026, 02:14 pm - AP
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HOU
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H. Brown
win

H. Brown1-0

6.0 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 2 BB
B. Bello
loss

B. Bello0-1

4.2 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 2 K, 3 BB
C. Bolton
save

C. Bolton1

3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

BOSHOU
1stAlvarez doubled to center, Peña scored.01
3rdWalker singled to left, Altuve scored and Correa scored.03
5thWong doubled to center, Mayer scored.13
5thAlvarez homered to right (399 feet).14
5thLoperfido singled to left, Correa scored, Walker to third.15
5thWalker scored on throwing error by catcher Wong, Loperfido stole second, Loperfido safe at third on throwing error by second baseman Mayer.16
6thCorrea singled to left, Alvarez scored and Meyers scored, Altuve to second.18
7thSmith homered to right (346 feet).19
8thRafaela homered to right (337 feet).29
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