Altuve hits 3 homers, Astros beat Red Sox 8-2 in ALDS opener

Jose Altuve hit three home runs in an unprecedented show of power for the diminutive major league batting champion as the Houston Astros roughed up Chris Sale and the Boston Red Sox 8-2 on Thursday in Game 1 of the AL Division Series.
Oct 6, 2017, 05:43 am - Associated Press
BOS
HOU
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J. Verlander
win

J. Verlander1-0

6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
C. Sale
loss

C. Sale0-1

5.0 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 6 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

BOSHOU
1stBregman homered to left (400 feet).01
1stAltuve homered to left center (389 feet).02
2ndLeón singled to right, Moreland scored, Pedroia thrown out at third.12
4thDevers hit sacrifice fly to right, Betts scored.22
4thGonzález doubled to deep right center, Gattis and Reddick scored.24
5thAltuve homered to left center (415 feet).25
6thMcCann singled to shallow right center, Gattis and Reddick scored, Gurriel to second.27
7thAltuve homered to left (402 feet).28
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