HOUSTON — Steven Wright pitched into the seventh inning, and Mookie Betts finished a home run shy of the cycle as the Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Friday night.
Betts tripled in the first and ninth innings, scoring both times. He had an RBI double in the second, and singled and scored in the fourth. He flied out in the sixth.
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WHO: Boston Red Sox (Buchholz 0-1) at Houston Astros (Fiers 1-1)
WHEN: 4:05 p.m. Saturday
TELEVISION: NESN
Wright (1-2) had his third straight good start to begin the season, allowing one run – no earned – and four hits with six strikeouts in 62/3 innings. He did walk five, with Carlos Gomez scoring on a passed ball in the seventh.
The knuckleballer has gone at least six innings in each of his starts and has allowed two runs or less in each of his starts this season.
Craig Kimbrel got Carlos Correa to end the game for his fifth save.
Dustin Pedroia, who had two hits, drove in Betts in the first and came around to score on Hanley Ramirez’s sacrifice fly. Xander Bogaerts also had two hits, including an RBI double in the fourth.
Brock Holt had an RBI single in the third to up Boston’s lead to 4-0.
NOTES: Henry Owens will start for the Red Sox in their game Sunday night against the Houston Astros, according to Manager John Farrell.
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