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Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros

MLBMarch 31, 2026Daikin Park

Red SoxBostonBOS1-4

Red Sox 2, Astros 9

Final
AstrosHoustonHOUWon4-2
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
BOS000010010242
HOU10203210–9110

W Hunter BrownL Brayan BelloSV Cody Bolton

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Roman Anthony called out on strikes.
  2.  Trevor Story strikes out swinging.
  3.  Masataka Yoshida walks.
  4.  Willson Contreras lines out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.

Bot 1st

  1.  Jeremy Peña singles on a line drive to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.HOU 60%
  2.  Yordan Alvarez doubles (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Jeremy Peña scores.HOU 72%
  3.  Jose Altuve grounds out softly, third baseman Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd.
  4.  Carlos Correa strikes out swinging.HOU 66%
  5.  Christian Walker grounds out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Top 2nd

  1.  Wilyer Abreu flies out to third baseman Carlos Correa.
  2.  Andruw Monasterio strikes out swinging.
  3.  Marcelo Mayer grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Joey Loperfido grounds out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Cam Smith singles on a soft ground ball to catcher Connor Wong.
  3.  Yainer Diaz grounds out, third baseman Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras. Cam Smith to 2nd.
  4.  Jake Meyers strikes out swinging.

Top 3rd

  1.  Connor Wong called out on strikes.
  2.  Ceddanne Rafaela called out on strikes.
  3.  Roman Anthony strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Jeremy Peña grounds out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Yordan Alvarez flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
  3.  Jose Altuve walks.
  4.  Carlos Correa hits a ground-rule double (1) on a fly ball to right field. Jose Altuve to 3rd.
  5.  Christian Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. Jose Altuve scores. Carlos Correa scores.HOU 85%
  6.  Joey Loperfido grounds out, third baseman Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Top 4th

  1.  Trevor Story lines out to left fielder Joey Loperfido.
  2.  Masataka Yoshida flies out to left fielder Joey Loperfido.
  3.  Willson Contreras pops out to first baseman Christian Walker in foul territory.

Bot 4th

  1.  Cam Smith grounds out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Yainer Diaz flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
  3.  Jake Meyers grounds out, third baseman Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Top 5th

  1.  Wilyer Abreu flies out to center fielder Jake Meyers.
  2.  Andruw Monasterio grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.
  3.  Marcelo Mayer walks.
  4.  Connor Wong doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Marcelo Mayer scores.HOU 79%
  5.  Ceddanne Rafaela called out on strikes.

Bot 5th

  1.  Jeremy Peña grounds out, third baseman Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Yordan Alvarez homers (3) on a fly ball to right field.HOU 89%
  3.  Jose Altuve lines out to left fielder Roman Anthony.
  4.  Carlos Correa walks.
  5.  Christian Walker doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. Carlos Correa to 3rd.
  6.  Joey Loperfido singles on a line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. Carlos Correa scores. Christian Walker to 3rd.
  7.  Cam Smith walks.
  8.  Yainer Diaz grounds into a force out, shortstop Trevor Story to second baseman Marcelo Mayer. Cam Smith out at 2nd.

Top 6th

  1.  Roman Anthony strikes out swinging.
  2.  Trevor Story flies out to left fielder Joey Loperfido.
  3.  Masataka Yoshida grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.

Bot 6th

  1.  Jake Meyers singles on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
  2.  Jeremy Peña strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Yordan Alvarez walks. Jake Meyers to 2nd.
  4.  Jose Altuve walks. Jake Meyers to 3rd. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.
  5.  Carlos Correa singles on a line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. Jake Meyers scores. Yordan Alvarez scores. Jose Altuve to 2nd.
  6.  Christian Walker strikes out swinging.
  7.  Joey Loperfido grounds out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Top 7th

  1.  Willson Contreras singles on a ground ball to third baseman Carlos Correa.
  2.  Wilyer Abreu strikes out swinging.
  3.  Andruw Monasterio strikes out swinging.
  4.  Marcelo Mayer strikes out swinging.

Bot 7th

  1.  Cam Smith homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.
  2.  Yainer Diaz grounds out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Jake Meyers grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  4.  Jeremy Peña flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.

Top 8th

  1.  Connor Wong called out on strikes.
  2.  Ceddanne Rafaela homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.
  3.  Roman Anthony called out on strikes.
  4.  Trevor Story singles on a line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers.
  5.  Masataka Yoshida walks.
  6.  Willson Contreras grounds out, third baseman Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker.

Bot 8th

  1.  Christian Vázquez strikes out swinging.
  2.  Brice Matthews strikes out swinging.
  3.  Nick Allen lines out to left fielder Roman Anthony.

Top 9th

  1.  Wilyer Abreu lines out sharply to center fielder Jake Meyers.
  2.  Andruw Monasterio pops out to first baseman Christian Walker in foul territory.
  3.  Marcelo Mayer grounds out, third baseman Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker.

Bot 1st

  1.  BOS 0, HOU 1Yordan Alvarez doubles (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Jeremy Peña scores.HOU 72%

Bot 3rd

  1.  BOS 0, HOU 3Christian Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. Jose Altuve scores. Carlos Correa scores.HOU 85%

Top 5th

  1.  BOS 1, HOU 3Connor Wong doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Marcelo Mayer scores.HOU 79%

Bot 5th

  1.  BOS 1, HOU 4Yordan Alvarez homers (3) on a fly ball to right field.HOU 89%
  2.  BOS 1, HOU 5Joey Loperfido singles on a line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. Carlos Correa scores. Christian Walker to 3rd.
  3.  BOS 1, HOU 6Cam Smith walks.

Bot 6th

  1.  BOS 1, HOU 8Carlos Correa singles on a line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. Jake Meyers scores. Yordan Alvarez scores. Jose Altuve to 2nd.

Bot 7th

  1.  BOS 1, HOU 9Cam Smith homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Top 8th

  1.  BOS 2, HOU 9Ceddanne Rafaela homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.

Win probability

Bot 3rd · Biggest swing #1 · BOS 0–3 HOU

Christian Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. Jose Altuve scores. Carlos Correa scores.

See it in the scoring summary
HOU 85%HOU +16 pts

Game leaders

Red SoxBoston

AstrosHouston

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Roman Anthony LF4000004.190
Trevor Story SS4010001.167
Masataka Yoshida DH2000020.000
Willson Contreras 1B4010000.118
Wilyer Abreu RF4000001.400
Andruw Monasterio 3B4000002.167
Marcelo Mayer 2B3100011.214
Connor Wong C3011002.429
Ceddanne Rafaela CF3111102.250
Totals312421313

2B: Wong.HR: Rafaela.RBI: Wong, Rafaela.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Brayan Bello L4.286532929.64
Ryan Watson1.122222274.91
Jovani Morán2.011102262.25

Video

12:06Condensed Game: BOS@HOU - 3/31/26MLB video
3:13Yordan Alvarez, Hunter Brown lead Astros to a 9-2 win1:56Astros steal base, score after Cam Smith almost K's0:19Carlos Correa's two-run single0:19Yordan Alvarez's RBI double
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