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Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros

MLBMarch 30, 2026Daikin Park

Red SoxBostonBOS1-3

Red Sox 1, Astros 8

Final
AstrosHoustonHOUWon3-2
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
BOS000000100140
HOU10201121–8130

W Lance McCullers Jr.L Ranger Suarez

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Roman Anthony strikes out swinging.
  2.  Trevor Story strikes out swinging.
  3.  Jarren Duran grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker.

Bot 1st

  1.  Jose Altuve singles on a ground ball to shortstop Trevor Story.HOU 60%
  2.  Yordan Alvarez singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Jose Altuve to 2nd.HOU 66%
  3.  Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Jose Altuve to 3rd. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd.HOU 73%
  4.  Carlos Correa grounds into a double play, shortstop Trevor Story to second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras. Jose Altuve scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. Carlos Correa out at 1st.HOU 66%
  5.  Christian Walker pops out to third baseman Caleb Durbin.

Top 2nd

  1.  Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.
  2.  Wilyer Abreu called out on strikes.
  3.  Caleb Durbin grounds out, shortstop Carlos Correa to first baseman Christian Walker.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Cam Smith pops out to second baseman Marcelo Mayer.
  2.  Jake Meyers pops out to first baseman Willson Contreras in foul territory.
  3.  Yainer Diaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony.
  4.  Brice Matthews called out on strikes.

Top 3rd

  1.  Marcelo Mayer grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Lance McCullers Jr.
  2.  Carlos Narváez singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith.
  3.  Ceddanne Rafaela grounds into a double play, third baseman Isaac Paredes to second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. Carlos Narváez out at 2nd. Ceddanne Rafaela out at 1st.HOU 68%

Bot 3rd

  1.  Jose Altuve singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
  2.  Yordan Alvarez homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Jose Altuve scores.HOU 87%
  3.  Isaac Paredes flies out to second baseman Marcelo Mayer.
  4.  Carlos Correa lines out sharply to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
  5.  Christian Walker strikes out swinging.

Top 4th

  1.  Roman Anthony flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.
  2.  Trevor Story strikes out swinging.
  3.  Jarren Duran strikes out on a foul tip.

Bot 4th

  1.  Cam Smith grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Jake Meyers flies out to left fielder Roman Anthony.
  3.  Yainer Diaz grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Top 5th

  1.  Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.
  2.  Wilyer Abreu singles on a fly ball to left fielder Brice Matthews.
  3.  Caleb Durbin grounds into a double play, shortstop Carlos Correa to second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. Wilyer Abreu out at 2nd. Caleb Durbin out at 1st.

Bot 5th

  1.  Brice Matthews homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.HOU 94%
  2.  Jose Altuve walks.
  3.  Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging.
  4.  Isaac Paredes hit by pitch.
  5.  Carlos Correa grounds into a force out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to second baseman Marcelo Mayer. Jose Altuve to 3rd. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. Carlos Correa to 1st.
  6.  Christian Walker called out on strikes.

Top 6th

  1.  Marcelo Mayer grounds out, shortstop Carlos Correa to first baseman Christian Walker.
  2.  Carlos Narváez strikes out swinging.
  3.  Ceddanne Rafaela pops out to shortstop Carlos Correa.

Bot 6th

  1.  Cam Smith doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Roman Anthony.
  2.  Jake Meyers singles on a line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. Cam Smith to 3rd.
  3.  Yainer Diaz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Cam Smith scores.
  4.  Brice Matthews flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.
  5.  Astros challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Jake Meyers caught stealing 2nd base, catcher Carlos Narváez to second baseman Marcelo Mayer.

Top 7th

  1.  Roman Anthony grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.
  2.  Red Sox challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Trevor Story doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Brice Matthews.
  3.  Jarren Duran walks.
  4.  Willson Contreras grounds into a force out, shortstop Carlos Correa to third baseman Isaac Paredes. Trevor Story out at 3rd. Jarren Duran to 2nd. Willson Contreras to 1st.
  5.  Wilyer Abreu hits a ground-rule double (3) on a line drive to right field. Jarren Duran scores. Willson Contreras to 3rd.
  6.  Masataka Yoshida strikes out on a foul tip.

Bot 7th

  1.  Jose Altuve homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.
  2.  Yordan Alvarez grounds out, first baseman Willson Contreras to pitcher Johan Oviedo.
  3.  Isaac Paredes pops out to catcher Carlos Narváez in foul territory.
  4.  Carlos Correa singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
  5.  Christian Walker doubles (4) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Carlos Correa scores.
  6.  Cam Smith walks.
  7.  Jake Meyers called out on strikes.

Top 8th

  1.  Marcelo Mayer walks.
  2.  Carlos Narváez strikes out swinging.
  3.  Ceddanne Rafaela lines out to center fielder Jake Meyers.
  4.  Roman Anthony called out on strikes.

Bot 8th

  1.  Yainer Diaz grounds out, shortstop Trevor Story to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Brice Matthews strikes out swinging.
  3.  Jose Altuve homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.
  4.  Yordan Alvarez grounds out to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Top 9th

  1.  Trevor Story pops out to shortstop Carlos Correa.
  2.  Jarren Duran strikes out swinging.
  3.  Willson Contreras grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.

Bot 1st

  1.  BOS 0, HOU 1Carlos Correa grounds into a double play, shortstop Trevor Story to second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras. Jose Altuve scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. Carlos Correa out at 1st.HOU 66%

Bot 3rd

  1.  BOS 0, HOU 3Yordan Alvarez homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Jose Altuve scores.HOU 87%

Bot 5th

  1.  BOS 0, HOU 4Brice Matthews homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.HOU 94%

Bot 6th

  1.  BOS 0, HOU 5Yainer Diaz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Cam Smith scores.

Top 7th

  1.  BOS 1, HOU 5Wilyer Abreu hits a ground-rule double (3) on a line drive to right field. Jarren Duran scores. Willson Contreras to 3rd.

Bot 7th

  1.  BOS 1, HOU 6Jose Altuve homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.
  2.  BOS 1, HOU 7Christian Walker doubles (4) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Carlos Correa scores.

Bot 8th

  1.  BOS 1, HOU 8Jose Altuve homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.

Win probability

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

Yordan Alvarez homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. Jose Altuve scores.

See it in the scoring summary
HOU 87%HOU +14 pts

Game leaders

Red SoxBoston

AstrosHouston

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Roman Anthony LF4000002.235
Trevor Story SS4010002.150
Jarren Duran DH3100012.154
Willson Contreras 1B4000002.077
Wilyer Abreu RF3021001.500
Caleb Durbin 3B2000000.000
Masataka Yoshida PH1000001.000
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 3B0000000.000
Marcelo Mayer 2B2000010.273
Carlos Narváez C3010002.444
Ceddanne Rafaela CF3000000.231
Totals291410212

2B: Story, Abreu.RBI: Abreu.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Ranger Suarez L4.174413768.31
Johan Oviedo3.264413729.82

Video

13:32Condensed Game: BOS@HOU - 3/30/26MLB video
3:04Jose Altuve hits two home runs in Astros’ win1:02Jose Altuve's two-homer game0:30Data Viz: Brice Matthews' 434 ft. home run2:29Lance McCullers Jr.'s nine strikeouts
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