It was a hard-fought back-and-forth game in historic Fenway Park tonight until the Astros bullpen had a rare meltdown that converted a 3-2 lead in the seventh into a final score of 6-3 in favor of the Red Sox.
Jake Odorizzi continued his remarkable turnaround, pitching five innings while allowing only one earned run. However, he only pitched five innings due to a leg injury that appeared serious as Odorizzi was unable to stand afterward. Unfortunately, Odo’s relief could not sustain the excellence that had kept the team in the game up to that point.
The Red Sox cracked the scoreboard first in the fourth inning starting with a leadoff single by Enrique Hernandez and a one-out single by J.