Napoli error leads to 4-run 10th as Astros beat Red Sox 12

Astros: LHP Dallas Keuchel (10-3), who has pitched 17 shutout innings in his last two starts, pitches at Cleveland on Monday against RHP Carlos Carrasco (10-6). They were 10 out on June 20. The rookie left-handed pitcher earned a no-decision in the Boston Red Sox’s 5-4 win over Houston, but made history in the process.

“Obviously I messed up”, he said. “It’s something that everybody appreciates”. The team knew last season that they were going to get rid of a number of pieces as they were in much worse shape last season. First pitch is scheduled for a 1:35 PM (Eastern) start time and the game will be televised locally.

“He’s been on a run”, Red Sox manager John Farrell said. “I stick with my game plan”. That’s the key to my swing. “I didn’t call it”. Bogaerts doubled to left to bring him home in the next at-bat.Betts tacked on two more runs with an RBI-double to left in the sixth and another to deep center in the eighth.Alejandro De Aza, who entered as a defensive replacement for Ramirez in the eighth, capped the Red Sox scoring with an infield RBI-single with the bases loaded in the eighth after winning a foot race with Astros first baseman Jon Singleton.

Noe Ramirez (0-1), making his major league debut, hit Altuve with a pitch leading off the 10th, and Altuve advanced on Napoli’s error. The stadium itself provides baseball fans with a unique atmosphere to enjoy a game.

Astros manager A.J. Hinch was impressed. Following his successful return to starting last Sunday, Masterson cruised through the first three innings, and the idea that the right-hander had in fact turned his season around percolated in the back of the mind. Hinch said. “That’s a tough lineup to get through and a lot of damage that could be done”.

4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on. With runners on first and third, Ramirez grounded to third and Altuve tried for the double play, but his throw hit a sliding Ortiz on the helmet and flew into the stands behind first base. Betts walked, Hanigan to second.

With the Red Sox holding a one-run lead, Jake Marisnick singled on a ground ball to shortstop Xander Bogaerts to even things up at one apiece. Both were long gone when the game was decided. Despite being on two days rest, the knuckleballer is available Saturday. The three delays totaled 3:54.

Unfortunately for the Astros his roll continued on Saturday.

Hours before the city of Boston was treated to its annual Independence Day fireworks celebration, the Red Sox right-hander unleashed a burst of rockets to strike out eight and go the distance in Boston’s 6-1 victory over the Astros 6-1. “He threw a bullpen earlier today”. “It doesn’t happen like that very often”.

Luis Valbuena led off the inning with a walk, but it was no simple free pass. Valbuena was up against it at 2-2 four pitches in, but it took a full eleven for him to draw ball four.

Carlos Gomez hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, and Mike Fiers allowed three hits in seven innings, lifting Milwaukee to a huge victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

Farrell said the club is still trying to decide if Pedroia will be activated for a series against the New York Yankees next weekend.