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Jarren Duran hits 3-run HR, Jake Bennett wins big-league debut as Red Sox beat Astros 3-1

BOSTON (AP) Jarren Duran hit a three-run homer, Jake Bennett gave up a run over five innings to earn the victory in his major league debut and the Boston Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday night.

Struggling DH Roman Anthony had three hits for the Red Sox, who had lost the final two games of their just completed 3-3 road trip. He entered hitting .208.

Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy, who replaced fired manager Alex Cora last weekend, got the victory in his first Fenway Park game.

Carlos Correa homered into the Green Monster seats and had three hits for Houston, which has lost five of its last seven games.

Bennett (1-0), a 25-year-old left-hander who was called up from Triple-A Worcester, gave up a run on five hits, striking out three and walking two. He fanned slugger Yordan Alvarez for his first big-league strikeout in the first inning.

Aroldis Chapman, the fourth reliever, got the final three outs for his sixth save, and 373rd of his career.

Astros starter Mike Burrows (1-4) gave up eight hits and three runs over six innings.

Duran homered over Boston’s bullpen, making it 3-1 in the third after Correa’s homer in the top half.

While the teams were taking batting practice, a small plane flew around Fenway pulling a banner imploring the Red Sox to fire chief baseball officer Craig Breslow and owner John Henry to sell the team.

The Astros swept the Red Sox in a three-game series in Houston during the first week of the season.

Astros RHP Spencer Arrighetti (3-0, 2.00 ERA) is set to face Red Sox LHP Connelly Early (2-1, 2.84) in the middle game of the three-game series on Saturday.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros HOU12-21	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	0
Red Sox BOS13-19	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	X	3	10	0

Fenway ParkBoston, MA

W: J. Bennett (1-0)L: M. Burrows (1-4)S: A. Chapman (6)
HR: HOU - C. Correa (3), BOS - J. Duran (2)

HOUAstros

BOSRed Sox

.J. BennettJake Bennett
P
5.0 IP, ER, 2 BB, 3 SO, 85 P
.A. ChapmanAroldis Chapman
P
1.0 IP, SO, 16 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Correa SS	5	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	.288	.370	.441	.812	9.0
Y. Alvarez DH	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.341	.446	.707	1.153	-0.5
I. Paredes 3B	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.265	.353	.392	.746	3.0
C. Walker 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	.294	.370	.546	.917	1.5
J. Altuve 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.346	.388	.734	1.0
Y. Diaz C	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.260	.277	.375	.652	3.0
C. Smith RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.211	.307	.367	.674	-1.0
B. Matthews CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.210	.269	.371	.640	2.0
D. Harris LF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.211	.326	.289	.616	1.0
a- S. Whitcomb PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.333	.487	0.0
D. Johnson LF	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.154	.313	.154	.000	-
b- C. Vazquez PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.382	.520	.902	0.0

HITTERS	AB
C. Correa SS	5
Y. Alvarez DH	5
I. Paredes 3B	3
C. Walker 1B	3
J. Altuve 2B	4
Y. Diaz C	4
C. Smith RF	4
B. Matthews CF	4
D. Harris LF	2
a- S. Whitcomb PH	1
D. Johnson LF	0
b- C. Vazquez PH	1

a-flied out for Harris in the 7th
b-grounded out for Johnson in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Duran LF	4	1	1	3	1	0	0	2	.173	.232	.279	.511	8.0
W. Contreras 1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.264	.379	.482	.861	1.0
R. Anthony DH	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	.230	.353	.320	.673	4.0
W. Abreu RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.297	.362	.466	.828	0.0
T. Story SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.206	.244	.302	.546	2.0
M. Mayer 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.253	.318	.367	.685	0.5
C. Rafaela CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.333	.378	.711	1.0
C. Narvaez C	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	.227	.261	.348	.609	1.5
C. Durbin 3B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.176	.263	.265	.528	2.0

HITTERS	AB
J. Duran LF	4
W. Contreras 1B	3
R. Anthony DH	4
W. Abreu RF	4
T. Story SS	4
M. Mayer 2B	4
C. Rafaela CF	3
C. Narvaez C	2
C. Durbin 3B	3

2B - C. Correa (8), Y. Diaz (5)
HR - C. Correa (3)
RBI - C. Correa (15)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - Y. Alvarez, J. Altuve, C. Smith 3 (3), D. Harris

2B - R. Anthony (4)
HR - J. Duran (2)
RBI - J. Duran 3 (14)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Duran 2 (2), T. Story 2 (2)

SB - B. Matthews (2)

DP - 3 (Paredes-Correa-Walker; Paredes-Correa-Walker; Walker-Correa-Burrows)

DP - 2 (Mayer-Story-Contreras; Contreras)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Burrows (L, 1-4)	6.0	8	3	3	1	3	1	5.97	1.65	4.5
B. Sousa	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.71	2.14	3.5
B. King	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.55	1.42	1.0

PITCHERS	IP
M. Burrows (L, 1-4)	6.0
B. Sousa	1.0
B. King	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Bennett (W, 1-0)	5.0	5	1	1	2	3	1	1.80	1.40	15.5
Z. Kelly (H, 3)	1.1	2	0	0	0	2	0	3.09	0.94	3.0
D. Coulombe (H, 3)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.63	1.50	1.0
G. Whitlock (H, 5)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	1.25	1.0
A. Chapman (S, 6)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.93	0.93	9.5

PITCHERS	IP
J. Bennett (W, 1-0)	5.0
Z. Kelly (H, 3)	1.1
D. Coulombe (H, 3)	0.2
G. Whitlock (H, 5)	1.0
A. Chapman (S, 6)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - M. Burrows 94-62, B. Sousa 12-7, B. King 14-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Burrows 9-7, B. Sousa 0-1, B. King 1-1
Batters Faced - M. Burrows 26, B. Sousa 3, B. King 4

Pitches-Strikes - J. Bennett 85-58, Z. Kelly 19-12, D. Coulombe 8-5, G. Whitlock 16-12, A. Chapman 16-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Bennett 9-3, Z. Kelly 2-1, D. Coulombe 1-2, G. Whitlock 0-1, A. Chapman 2-1
Batters Faced - J. Bennett 20, Z. Kelly 6, D. Coulombe 3, G. Whitlock 5, A. Chapman 4

.J. BennettJake Bennett
P
5.0 IP, ER, 2 BB, 3 SO, 85 P
.A. ChapmanAroldis Chapman
P
1.0 IP, SO, 16 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros HOU12-21	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	0
Red Sox BOS13-19	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	X	3	10	0

Fenway ParkBoston, MA

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
C. Correa SS	5	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	.288	.370	.441	.812	9.0
Y. Alvarez DH	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.341	.446	.707	1.153	-0.5
I. Paredes 3B	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	.265	.353	.392	.746	3.0
C. Walker 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	.294	.370	.546	.917	1.5
J. Altuve 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.346	.388	.734	1.0
Y. Diaz C	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.260	.277	.375	.652	3.0
C. Smith RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.211	.307	.367	.674	-1.0
B. Matthews CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.210	.269	.371	.640	2.0
D. Harris LF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.211	.326	.289	.616	1.0
a- S. Whitcomb PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.333	.487	0.0
D. Johnson LF	0	0	0	0	-	0	0	0	.154	.313	.154	.000	-
b- C. Vazquez PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.320	.382	.520	.902	0.0
Total	36	1	11	1	1	2	6	17	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
C. Correa SS	5
Y. Alvarez DH	5
I. Paredes 3B	3
C. Walker 1B	3
J. Altuve 2B	4
Y. Diaz C	4
C. Smith RF	4
B. Matthews CF	4
D. Harris LF	2
a- S. Whitcomb PH	1
D. Johnson LF	0
b- C. Vazquez PH	1
Total	36

a-flied out for Harris in the 7th
b-grounded out for Johnson in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Duran LF	4	1	1	3	1	0	0	2	.173	.232	.279	.511	8.0
W. Contreras 1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	.264	.379	.482	.861	1.0
R. Anthony DH	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	.230	.353	.320	.673	4.0
W. Abreu RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.297	.362	.466	.828	0.0
T. Story SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.206	.244	.302	.546	2.0
M. Mayer 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	.253	.318	.367	.685	0.5
C. Rafaela CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.333	.378	.711	1.0
C. Narvaez C	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	.227	.261	.348	.609	1.5
C. Durbin 3B	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	.176	.263	.265	.528	2.0
Total	31	3	10	3	1	1	4	16	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Duran LF	4
W. Contreras 1B	3
R. Anthony DH	4
W. Abreu RF	4
T. Story SS	4
M. Mayer 2B	4
C. Rafaela CF	3
C. Narvaez C	2
C. Durbin 3B	3
Total	31

2B - C. Correa (8), Y. Diaz (5)
HR - C. Correa (3)
RBI - C. Correa (15)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - Y. Alvarez, J. Altuve, C. Smith 3 (3), D. Harris

2B - R. Anthony (4)
HR - J. Duran (2)
RBI - J. Duran 3 (14)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Duran 2 (2), T. Story 2 (2)

SB - B. Matthews (2)

DP - 3 (Paredes-Correa-Walker; Paredes-Correa-Walker; Walker-Correa-Burrows)

DP - 2 (Mayer-Story-Contreras; Contreras)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
M. Burrows (L, 1-4)	6.0	8	3	3	1	3	1	5.97	1.65	4.5
B. Sousa	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.71	2.14	3.5
B. King	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.55	1.42	1.0
Total	8.0	10	3	3	1	4	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
M. Burrows (L, 1-4)	6.0
B. Sousa	1.0
B. King	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Bennett (W, 1-0)	5.0	5	1	1	2	3	1	1.80	1.40	15.5
Z. Kelly (H, 3)	1.1	2	0	0	0	2	0	3.09	0.94	3.0
D. Coulombe (H, 3)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.63	1.50	1.0
G. Whitlock (H, 5)	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.00	1.25	1.0
A. Chapman (S, 6)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.93	0.93	9.5
Total	9.0	11	1	1	2	6	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Bennett (W, 1-0)	5.0
Z. Kelly (H, 3)	1.1
D. Coulombe (H, 3)	0.2
G. Whitlock (H, 5)	1.0
A. Chapman (S, 6)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - M. Burrows 94-62, B. Sousa 12-7, B. King 14-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - M. Burrows 9-7, B. Sousa 0-1, B. King 1-1
Batters Faced - M. Burrows 26, B. Sousa 3, B. King 4

Pitches-Strikes - J. Bennett 85-58, Z. Kelly 19-12, D. Coulombe 8-5, G. Whitlock 16-12, A. Chapman 16-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Bennett 9-3, Z. Kelly 2-1, D. Coulombe 1-2, G. Whitlock 0-1, A. Chapman 2-1
Batters Faced - J. Bennett 20, Z. Kelly 6, D. Coulombe 3, G. Whitlock 5, A. Chapman 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

3RD INNING
C. Correa homered to left center 1 0
J. Duran homered to right center, C. Durbin and C. Narvaez scored 1 3

3RD INNING
	C. Correa homered to left center	1	0
	J. Duran homered to right center, C. Durbin and C. Narvaez scored	1	3

1ST INNING
Astros
J. Bennett Pitching:
C. Correa: Ball, Correa lined out to left
Y. Alvarez: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Alvarez struck out looking
I. Paredes: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Paredes walked
C. Walker: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Walker walked, Paredes to second
J. Altuve: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Altuve grounded out to third
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
M. Burrows Pitching:
J. Duran: Foul, Duran grounded out to second
W. Contreras: Foul, Ball, Contreras hit by pitch
R. Anthony: Anthony flied out to left
W. Abreu: Pickoff attempt, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Abreu flied out to center
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Astros
J. Bennett Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Ball, Diaz grounded out to second
C. Smith: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Smith struck out swinging
B. Matthews: Strike looking, Matthews singled to shallow center
D. Harris: Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Matthews stole second, Foul, Dirt ball, Foul, Foul, Harris grounded out to first
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
M. Burrows Pitching:
T. Story: Strike looking, Story singled to center
M. Mayer: Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Ball, Foul, Mayer grounded into double play third to shortstop to first, Story out at second
C. Rafaela: Strike swinging, Rafaela grounded out to shortstop
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Astros
J. Bennett Pitching:
C. Correa: Ball, Strike swinging, C. Correa homered to left center
Y. Alvarez: Alvarez grounded out to second
I. Paredes: Strike looking, Paredes singled to deep left
C. Walker: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Walker grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Paredes out at second
Middle of the 3rd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
M. Burrows Pitching:
C. Narvaez: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Narvaez walked
C. Durbin: Foul, Strike swinging, Durbin singled to center, Narvaez to third
J. Duran: Strike looking, J. Duran homered to right center, C. Durbin and C. Narvaez scored
W. Contreras: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Contreras singled to right
R. Anthony: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Anthony singled to right, Contreras to second
W. Abreu: Foul, Abreu grounded into double play first to shortstop to pitcher, Contreras to third, Anthony out at second
T. Story: Ball, Story lined out to shortstop
End of the 3rd (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Astros
J. Bennett Pitching:
J. Altuve: Ball, Altuve lined out to center
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Diaz singled to left
C. Smith: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Smith grounded into double play first, Diaz out at second
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
M. Burrows Pitching:
M. Mayer: Ball, Foul, Ball, Mayer singled to center
C. Rafaela: Ball, Rafaela singled to shallow left, Mayer to second
C. Narvaez: Narvaez flied out to left
C. Durbin: Ball, Mayer to third, Rafaela to second on passed ball, Durbin reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Mayer out at home, Rafaela to third, Durbin to second
J. Duran: Foul, Ball, Duran popped out to third
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Astros
J. Bennett Pitching:
B. Matthews: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Matthews struck out swinging
D. Harris: Ball, Foul, Foul, Harris singled to right
C. Correa: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Correa flied out to deep right
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Strike swinging, Alvarez grounded out to third
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
M. Burrows Pitching:
W. Contreras: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Contreras struck out looking
R. Anthony: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Anthony doubled to right center
W. Abreu: Ball, Abreu flied out to shallow left
T. Story: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Foul, Story grounded out to first
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Astros
Zack Kelly relieved Jake Bennett
I. Paredes: Ball, Paredes singled to shallow right
C. Walker: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Foul tip, Walker struck out on foul tip
J. Altuve: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Altuve reached on an infield single to pitcher, Paredes to second
Y. Diaz: Ball, Ball, Diaz flied out to center
C. Smith: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Smith struck out swinging
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
M. Burrows Pitching:
M. Mayer: Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Mayer struck out swinging
C. Rafaela: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Rafaela flied out to center
C. Narvaez: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Narvaez struck out swinging
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Astros
Z. Kelly Pitching:
B. Matthews: Ball, Matthews grounded out to third
Danny Coulombe relieved Zack Kelly
Shay Whitcomb hit for Dustin Harris
S. Whitcomb: Ball, Ball, Whitcomb flied out to shallow right
C. Correa: Correa singled to shallow center
Y. Alvarez: Foul, Ball, Foul, Alvarez reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Correa out at second
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
Daniel Johnson in left field
Bennett Sousa relieved Michael Burrows
C. Durbin: Ball, Strike looking, Durbin flied out to right
J. Duran: Ball, Foul, Duran lined out to center
W. Contreras: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Contreras struck out swinging
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Astros
Garrett Whitlock relieved Danny Coulombe
I. Paredes: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Paredes fouled out to first
C. Walker: Strike swinging, Foul, Walker singled to right
J. Altuve: Altuve popped out to second
Y. Diaz: Foul, Diaz doubled to left center, Walker to third
C. Smith: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Dirt ball, Smith popped out to first
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Red Sox
Bryan King relieved Bennett Sousa
R. Anthony: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Anthony singled to right
W. Abreu: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Ball, Abreu grounded into double play third to shortstop to first, Anthony out at second
T. Story: Ball, Story singled to left
M. Mayer: Strike looking, Mayer flied out to left
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Astros
Aroldis Chapman relieved Garrett Whitlock
B. Matthews: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Matthews struck out looking
Christian Vazquez hit for Daniel Johnson
C. Vazquez: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Vazquez grounded out to shortstop
C. Correa: Correa doubled to deep center
Y. Alvarez: Strike looking, Ball, Alvarez grounded out to second
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

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