Brice Matthews' 3-Run Blast, Leaping Catch Help Astros Handle Red Sox
Brice Matthews drove in three runs and made a leaping wall catch as Houston earned its third win in eight games, the Associated Press said.
- On Saturday, Brice Matthews hit a three-run homer to lead the Houston Astros to a 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
- Houston starter Spencer Arrighetti improved to 4-0, limiting Boston to one run over five innings, while Boston pitcher Connelly Early allowed five runs across four innings.
- Christian Walker contributed a solo homer, three hits, and two RBIs before exiting in the ninth inning after being hit by Tyler Samaniego.
- Four stellar defensive plays secured the victory, including Matthews' leaping catch robbing Willson Contreras, plus stops by Isaac Paredes, Cam Smith, and Carlos Correa.
- Red Sox LHP Ranger Suarez is set to start Sunday's series finale, as Houston hopes to capitalize on their third win in eight games.
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Some teams are built to play with the lead, not come from behind, but over the course of a long baseball season almost every club eventually rallies for a few big comeback wins. It will probably happen for the Red Sox at some point too, but it hasn’t happened yet. More than a month into the season the Red Sox still have yet to win a game in which they trailed by more than one run. They couldn’t pull it off Saturday either, falling into an early …
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Brice Matthews hits 3-run HR, makes leaping catch in Astros' 6-3 win over Red Sox
Brice Matthews hit a three-run homer and made a leaping catch at the center-field wall to rob Willson Contreras of a hit, leading the Houston Astros to a 6-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
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