Red Sox outlast Astros in 10-9 slugfest
BOSTON -- Ryan Hanigan had three hits and drove in four runs, Xander Bogaerts hit a three-run home run and the Boston Red Sox won a high-scoring affair against the Houston Astros 10-9 in Sunday's series finale at Fenway Park.
Hanley Ramirez and Mookie Betts also drove in runs for Boston (24-14). Jackie Bradley Jr. extended his career-high and major league-leading hitting streak to 21 games with a single in the fifth. Bogaerts also pushed his hitting streak to 10 games.
The Red Sox have now hit at least one home run in 16 straight games, their longest streak since a 19-game stretch from July 4-25, 1996.
Sean O'Sullivan lasted 4 1/3 innings, giving up six runs (five earned) on five hits and two walks while striking out three in a no-decision for Boston.
O'Sullivan last won consecutive starts from Sept. 23-28, 2010 as a member of the Kansas City Royals, who the Red Sox face in a three-game series starting Monday.
Heath Hembree (2-0) earned the win in relief and Craig Kimbrel pitched the ninth for his 10th save.
Luis Valbuena belted a three-run home run and had five RBIs and Carlos Correa hit a solo home run. Colby Rasmus and Tyler White also had RBIs for Houston.
The Astros (15-24) won only once in the four-game series at Boston.
Chris Devenski couldn't earn his first major-league win, taking a no-decision after allowing six runs on five hits and two walks while fanning one in just two innings for the Astros.
The rookie hadn't allowed more than two runs through any of his first three starts.
Scott Feldman (2-3) took the loss for Houston.
Boston did most of its damage early, scoring eight runs in the first three innings.
Betts scored on a throwing error and Ramirez got an RBI on a line-drive double in the Red Sox's two-run first.
Valbuena turned the tables in the second with his blast, putting Houston up by a run.
Hanigan's single in the bottom of the frame tied it and Bogaerts' three-run bomb three at-bats later spotted Boston a three-run advantage.
Correa homered in the fourth to bring the Astros within two, but Hanigan drove in two more with a single to make it a four-run game.
Valbuena's ground-rule double in the fifth cut the lead to two. Jose Altuve stole two bases before scoring on an error in the sixth and Rasmus' double tied it.
White's one-run single an at-bat later gave the lead back to Houston.
Hanigan's third run-scoring single knotted the score in the sevenths before Betts tripled him home for Boston's final run.
NOTES: Boston DH David Ortiz did not start Sunday, but was available off the bench. The retiring slugger had his first career game with a homer, a double and a triple Saturday. "Papi is going to be sore tomorrow," Ortiz told WEEI after his walk-off double in Saturday's 11th inning. 1B Hanley Ramirez was the DH, 3B Travis Shaw moved to first and INF Josh Rutledge started at third. ... Astros RF George Springer's grand slam Saturday made him the second MLB player to hit grand slams at Fenway Park and Yankee Stadium in the same season, per Elias. Springer also hit a slam April 6 at New York. ... Red Sox RHP Rick Porcello (6-1, 3.11 ERA) counters Royals RHP Yordano Ventura (3-2, 4.62 ERA) on Monday while Astros LHP Dallas Keuchel (2-5, 5.58 ERA) opposes White Sox LHP Carlos Rodon (1-4, 4.99 ERA) on Tuesday.