Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox
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Cam Smith gets go-ahead 2-run single in 10th; Astros hold off Red Sox 3-1
Jarren Duran hit a solo homer for the Red Sox, his second homer in three games after belting a three-run shot in Friday’s victory.
Boston went 0 for 11 with runners on, stranding 13.
Boston starter Ranger Suárez left the game after four scoreless innings due to right hamstring tightness. Coming off eight scoreless innings of one-hit ball with 10 strikeouts in his last start, he gave up three hits, struck out three and walked one.
Astros first baseman Christian Walker was back in the lineup and went 2 for 3 after leaving Saturday’s win because he was hit in the helmet by a fastball. He went 6 for 10 in the series.
Houston slugger Yordan Alvarez was just 1 for 14 in the series with a single.
After Jose Altuve bounced into a rare 6-2-5 double play, Zack Kelly (0-2) reloaded the bases with a walk before Smith’s hit. Brice Matthews was cut down at the plate after Smith was in a rundown.
Bryan Abreu (1-2) worked two innings for the victory, getting Ceddanne Rafaela to bounce into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded.
Making his first start since going on the injured list with mid-back inflammation April 13, Houston’s Cody Bolton went 2 1/3 scoreless innings.
Duran homered into the right-field seats in the fifth and Houston tied it on Matthews’ sacrifice fly in the sixth.
Red Sox LHP Payton Tolle (0-1, 3.38) is slated to start the opener of a three-game series Monday in Detroit against Tigers’ ace LHP Tarik Skubal (3-2, 2.70).
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Scoring Summary
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10th Inning | Rafaela grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Mayer out at second. |
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10th Inning | Mayer hit by pitch. |
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10th Inning | Kiner-Falefa hit sacrifice bunt to third, Abreu to second, Anthony to third. |
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10th Inning | Abreu walked. |
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10th Inning | Smith singled to left, Altuve scored and Shewmake scored, Matthews thrown out at home. |
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10th Inning | Matthews walked, Altuve to second, Shewmake to third. |
Statistics
 HOU |
 BOS |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 2 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 9 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 11 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 1 |
| 3 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 10 | Hits | 9 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 5 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 1 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 34 | At Bats | 36 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 21 | Runners Left On Base | 24 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 3 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 17 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 171 | Pitches | 174 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 15 |
| 43 | Plate Appearances | 43 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 5.0 | Runs Created | 5.3 |
| .294 | Batting Average | .250 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | 1.000 |
| .353 | Slugging Percentage | .417 |
| .206 | Secondary Average | .278 |
| .375 | On Base Percentage | .357 |
| .728 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .774 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.5 |
| 4.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.7 |
| 26.0 | Batter Rating | 23.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 36.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
| 3.98 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.05 |
| .059 | Isolated Power | .167 |
| 0.56 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.36 |
| .116 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .093 |
| -.088 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .028 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 2.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 81.0 | MLB Rating | 77.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 35,406 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Seattle |
- | 32 | L1 | 0.5151515 | 34 |
 Texas |
1.5 | 33 | W1 | 0.4923077 | 32 |
 Athletics |
2.5 | 34 | W1 | 0.47692308 | 31 |
| Houston |
4.5 | 37 | L1 | 0.4477612 | 30 |
 Los Angeles |
9 | 41 | W1 | 0.37878788 | 25 |
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tampa Bay |
- | 25 | L2 | 0.5967742 | 37 |
 New York |
- | 26 | W1 | 0.59375 | 38 |
 Toronto |
7 | 34 | W2 | 0.4848485 | 32 |
 Baltimore |
8 | 35 | L2 | 0.46969697 | 31 |
| Boston |
10.5 | 36 | L1 | 0.42857143 | 27 |