HOUSTON — Alex Verdugo had 4 hits that included a leadoff homer and rookie Wilyer Abreu acquired his first main league house run amongst 4 hits because the Boston Red Sox tagged J.P. France for 10 runs in a 17-1 rout of the Houston Astros on Thursday.

Boston set a season excessive for runs and had 24 hits, its most since 2015.

Verdugo drove in two runs and Abreu, who made his debut Tuesday, added 4 RBIs.

Boston led 13-1 earlier than catcher Martín Maldonado gave up 4 runs and 5 hits within the ninth, together with Connor Wong’s homer.

France (9-5) gave up 11 hits with out getting out of the third. Brayan Bello (10-7) allowed one run and 9 hits in seven innings.

NATIONALS 6, YANKEES 5

Alex Call hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Tommy Kahnle (1-3) in a four-run seventh inning, CJ Abrams adopted with a solo shot and last-place New York (61-66) misplaced for the tenth time in 11 video games.

A day after his first profession three-homer sport, Aaron Judge homered on his first pitch from Patrick Corbin (9/11).

New York has not received consecutive video games since Aug. 2-3 and is 1-11-3 in its final 15 sequence, dropping seven straight rubber video games. Giancarlo Stanton had his first four-hit sport since May 4, 2021.

Kyle Finnegan acquired 4 outs for his twenty third save.

RAYS 5, ROCKIES 3

Josh Lowe broke a 3-3 tie with a two-run homer within the eighth off Matt Koch (2-2), and Tampa Bay accomplished a three-game sweep.

Luke Raley and Isaac Paredes additionally homered for the Rays, who've received 4 straight video games and 6 of seven.

Jason Adam (4-2) struck out 5 of six batters and Pete Fairbanks struck out three round a single within the ninth for his sixteenth save.

DODGERS 6, GUARDIANS 1

Mookie Betts matched his profession excessive with 5 hits and drove in two run within the completion of a sport suspended after two innings Wednesday.

Betts singled 4 occasions within the first six innings and had a two-run double within the eighth for the NL West-leading Dodgers, who're 18-3 in August.

Gus Varland (1-0) labored 1 1/3 innings for his first massive league win as seven pitchers mixed for a four-hitter. Xzavion Curry (3-2) gave up three runs in three innings.

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