McCullers shines with 7 strong innings and Altuve's 2 homers power Astros past Red Sox 8-1

— Lance McCullers Jr. pitched seven innings for the first time since 2022 and Jose Altuve hit two of Houston's four home runs to help the Astros beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Monday night.
Mar 30, 2026, 11:00 pm - AP
BOS
HOU
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10201121-8130
L. McCullers Jr.
win

L. McCullers Jr.1-0

7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 9 K, 1 BB
R. Suarez
loss

R. Suarez0-1

4.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

BOSHOU
1stCorrea grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Altuve scored, Paredes out at second, Alvarez to third.01
3rdAlvarez homered to right (394 feet), Altuve scored.03
5thMatthews homered to center (434 feet).04
6thDiaz hit sacrifice fly to center, Smith scored.05
7thAbreu hit a ground rule double, Duran scored, Contreras to third.15
7thAltuve homered to left (383 feet).16
7thWalker doubled to center, Correa scored.17
8thAltuve homered to left (368 feet).18

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
Boston Red SoxRed SoxBOS
(1-3)
(1-3, 1-3 Away)
(1-3)
Ranger Suarez
(4-3, 3.15)
-112
ML
-131
o8.5
-115
-1.5
+129
Houston AstrosAstrosHOU
(3-2)
(3-2, 3-2 Home)
(3-2)
Lance McCullers Jr.
(2-3, 6.55)
u8.5
-108
+109
u8.5
-105
+1.5
-156
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