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Houston Astros @ Boston Red Sox

2026-05-02 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 34158 · 57°F, Overcast · Wind 6 mph, Out To LF · 2:55

Houston Astros defeated Boston Red Sox 6–3. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 1st — Christian Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. Carlos Correa scores. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 3rd: Willson Contreras grounds into a double play, shortstop Carlos Correa to second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. Jarren Duran out at 2nd. Willson Contreras out at 1st — worth 18% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	6	12
BOS	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	8

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carlos Correa SS	4	1	2	1	1	1
Yordan Alvarez DH	4	0	0	0	1	1
Isaac Paredes 1B	4	0	1	0	1	0
Braden Shewmake 3B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Walker 1B	4	2	3	2	0	0
Jose Altuve 2B	5	1	1	0	0	1
Yainer Diaz C	5	0	0	0	0	1
Brice Matthews CF	3	1	2	3	1	1
Cam Smith RF	4	1	1	0	0	1
Dustin Harris LF	4	0	2	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jarren Duran DH	4	0	1	0	1	1
Willson Contreras 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0
Roman Anthony LF	3	1	1	0	2	1
Wilyer Abreu RF	3	0	2	1	2	0
Trevor Story SS	4	0	1	1	0	1
Andruw Monasterio PH	0	0	0	0	0	0
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B	0	0	0	0	0	0
Masataka Yoshida PH	0	0	0	0	1	0
Marcelo Mayer 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ceddanne Rafaela CF	4	0	1	0	0	2
Connor Wong C	4	1	1	0	0	1
Caleb Durbin 3B	3	0	0	0	1	0