The Red Sox jumped out to a 1-0 advantage thanks to David Ortiz's RBI single in the opening inning, giving Buchholz an early edge. Other than an RBI groundout in the second, Buchholz was cruising through the Houston order prior to the bumpy fifth inning. He took the loss, and the Red Sox are now winless in his first four 2016 starts.
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Brock Holt and Josh Rutledge plated runs for Boston in the later innings, but Rasmus, Luis Valbuena and Jose Altuve countered with RBI doubles in the eighth to pad the lead.
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Rasmus rocks it: Rasmus' tie-breaking grand slam off Buchholz gave the Astros a 5-1 lead and provided a big boost to a team that entered the game last in the American League in hitting with runners in scoring position. Rasmus' sixth home run of the season and fifth career slam scored Altuve, George Springer and Carlos Correa. In the first inning, the Astros were unable to score after Altuve and Springer each singled.
Stand-up trouble: Both teams bumbled and stumbled into an odd play during the seventh inning. Altuve was thrown out at third base, getting tagged by Boston's Travis Shaw. A.J. Hinch's managerial challenge was unsuccessful and the call stood. Altuve looped a ball into the shallow right-center-field gap, but Jackie Bradley Jr. and Mookie Betts both whiffed diving for the ball. Slow out of the box, Altuve pushed toward third, then appeared to slow up without sliding, allowing a nifty 9-4-5 relay effort to barely nab him with no outs.
Chris Abshire is a contributor to MLB.com based in Houston.
Richard Dean is a contributor to MLB.com based in Houston.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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