Astros Top Red Sox 6‑4 Behind Correa’s Three-Run Blast

HOUSTON (Interstat) — Carlos Correa hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning Wednesday afternoon, powering the Houston Astros to a 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox at Daikin Park.

The Astros overcame an early 2-0 deficit. Correa’s first home run of the season, off losing pitcher Garrett Crochet (1-1), erased a one-run Boston lead and put Houston ahead for good at 5-2. Winning pitcher Mike Burrows (1-1) allowed two runs over five innings, striking out six. Bryan Abreu earned his first save despite allowing a ninth-inning solo homer to Boston’s Roman Anthony.

Boston scored single runs in the first, second, eighth and ninth but dropped to 1-5. Houston improved to 5-2. Attendance was 25,272. The game took 2 hours, 35 minutes.