Kyle Tucker homers to back up a strong start by Justin Verlander as the Astros beat the Red Sox

— Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer and Justin Verlander threw six scoreless innings to help the Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Tuesday night.
Aug 23, 2023, 05:16 am - AP
BOS
HOU
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J. Verlander
win

J. Verlander9-6

6.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 9 K, 1 BB
T. Houck
loss

T. Houck3-7

5.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 2 K, 3 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

BOSHOU
1stTucker homered to right (391 feet), Bregman scored.02
4thMaldonado sacrificed to catcher, Dubón scored, Peña to third.03
7thDiaz singled to right, Bregman scored, Tucker to second, Tucker safe at third and Diaz to second on throwing error by right fielder Abreu.04
7thMcCormick grounded into fielder's choice to second, Tucker scored, Diaz third.05
7thSingleton doubled to right, Diaz scored and McCormick scored.07
8thDuvall homered to left (362 feet).17
9thTurner singled to center, Abreu scored and Devers scored.37
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