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Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros

Daikin Park, Houston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Houston Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 9–2 on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Boston Red Sox 2 87-75
at Houston Astros 9 81-81

Line score

Team
Boston Red Sox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 2
Houston Astros 1 0 2 0 3 2 1 0 9 11 0
  • W: Hunter Brown (1-0)
  • L: Brayan Bello (0-1)
  • S: Cody Bolton

Home runs

  • Boston Red Sox: Ceddanne Rafaela (1)
  • Houston Astros: Yordan Alvarez (3), Cam Smith (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Houston Astros Yordan Alvarez doubles (2) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Jeremy Peña scores. 0–1
Bottom 3rd Houston Astros Christian Walker singles on a line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. Jose Altuve scores. Carlos Correa scores. 0–3
Top 5th Boston Red Sox Connor Wong doubles (2) on a line drive to center fielder Jake Meyers. Marcelo Mayer scores. 1–3
Bottom 5th Houston Astros Yordan Alvarez homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. 1–4
Bottom 5th Houston Astros Joey Loperfido singles on a line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. Carlos Correa scores. Christian Walker to 3rd. 1–5
Bottom 5th Houston Astros Cam Smith walks. 1–6
Bottom 6th Houston Astros Carlos Correa singles on a line drive to left fielder Roman Anthony. Jake Meyers scores. Yordan Alvarez scores. Jose Altuve to 2nd. 1–8
Bottom 7th Houston Astros Cam Smith homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. 1–9
Top 8th Boston Red Sox Ceddanne Rafaela homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. 2–9

Box score

Boston Red Sox

Batter
Roman Anthony LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 .190
Trevor Story SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .167
Masataka Yoshida DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Willson Contreras 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .118
Wilyer Abreu RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .400
Andruw Monasterio 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .167
Marcelo Mayer 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 .214
Connor Wong C 3 0 1 1 0 2 .429
Ceddanne Rafaela CF 3 1 1 1 0 2 .250
Totals 31 2 4 2 3 13
Pitcher
Brayan Bello (L, 0-1) 4.2 8 6 5 3 2 1 92 9.64
Ryan Watson 1.1 2 2 2 2 2 0 27 4.91
Jovani Morán 2.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 26 2.25

Houston Astros

Batter
Jeremy Peña SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 .200
Yordan Alvarez DH 3 2 2 2 1 0 .381
Christian Vázquez DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Jose Altuve 2B 2 1 0 0 2 0 .368
Brice Matthews 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200
Carlos Correa 3B 3 2 2 2 1 1 .304
Nick Allen 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Christian Walker 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .333
Joey Loperfido LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .313
Cam Smith RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .211
Yainer Diaz C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .158
Jake Meyers CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Totals 35 9 11 8 5 6
Pitcher
Hunter Brown (W, 1-0) 6.0 1 1 1 2 8 0 78 0.84
Cody Bolton (S, 1) 3.0 3 1 1 1 5 1 50 3.00

Game info

Weather
73 degrees, Roof Closed
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
7:11 PM
Time of game
2:30
Attendance
26,930
Umpires
Home Plate: Mark Wegner, First Base: Bruce Dreckman, Second Base: Carlos Torres, Third Base: Nate Tomlinson

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Boston Red Sox 1 at Houston Astros 8 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 2 at Houston Astros 9 Final Game page
Boston Red Sox 4 at Houston Astros 6 Final Game page
Houston Astros 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 Final Game page
Houston Astros 6 at Boston Red Sox 3 Final Game page
Houston Astros 3 at Boston Red Sox 1 Final (10) Game page

Other MLB games on Mar 31

Matchup Status Details
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Washington Nationals 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 Final Game page
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Colorado Rockies 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 5 Final Game page
Athletics 5 at Atlanta Braves 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 6 Final Game page
Los Angeles Angels 2 at Chicago Cubs 0 Final Game page
New York Mets 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 Final Game page
New York Yankees 5 at Seattle Mariners 0 Final Game page
San Francisco Giants 9 at San Diego Padres 3 Final Game page
Detroit Tigers 5 at Arizona Diamondbacks 7 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Final Game page

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