HOUSTON (Interstat) — Lance McCullers Jr. struck out nine over seven strong innings and Jose Altuve went 4 for 4 with two home runs as the Houston Astros routed the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Monday night at Daikin Park.

Altuve scored twice and drove in two. Yordan Alvarez also homered for the Astros, who pounded out 13 hits. McCullers Jr. allowed one run on four hits to earn the win.

Boston’s only run came on Wilyer Abreu’s seventh-inning double. The Red Sox managed just four hits total. Ranger Suarez took the loss for Boston, which fell to 1-3. Houston improved to 3-2 before a crowd of 23,532. The game took 2 hours, 36 minutes.