But when Fiers induced a double-play ground ball from Red Sox catcher Christian Vasquez, it allowed him to erase Josh Rutledge, who singled, and cap the fourth.
And last night, it was steady Bogaerts who lifted the Sox into first place.
Saturday will mark his seventh career appearance and second start at home.
NATIONALS 7, METS 4 Trea Turner hit a leadoff home run and visiting Washington backed Stephen Strasburg with three long balls, beating NY to stay undefeated at Citi Field this season. Coming into the weekend, Xander Bogaerts brought 79 hits, with 41 runs and 26 RBI. What happens now is anybody's guess but with all of the prospects called up as to what I refer to as a glorified showcase, we still need to make a deal for quality starter. It kind of shows that you can play with them even though they're good.
Holding onto this win took more than Bogaerts' bat. "But our ability to throw the baseball on the defensive side is what preserved this win (last night)".
Trailing 6-4 with Correa and Jose Altuve in scoring position in the eighth inning, Carlos Beltran drove home Correa with a single to left only for Altuve to be thrown out at the plate on a flawless toss from Andrew Benintendi.
Craig Kimbrel threw a flawless ninth for his 19th save.
The final out was Vazquez throwing out Derek Fisher attempting to steal second with home run threat George Springer at the plate.
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The 4K UHD Blu-Ray disc drive really throws a wrench into this build challenge, and even without it, the Xbox One X holds its own. Microsoft likely makes far more money from Xbox Live Gold subscriptions, for instance, than it does from Xbox One hardware sales.
Rangers 10, Mariners 4: Tyson Ross allowed just a pair of runs in his first start in 14 months, and Carlos Gomez homered to help Texas beat Seattle.
Tigers 13, Rays 4: Nicholas Castellanos doubled, tripled and drove in four runs as Detroit routed Tampa Bay. The Red Sox bullpen excelled in the opener, but the Astros made two Boston relievers, right-handers Joe Kelly and Matt Barnes, labor to record their five combined outs.
Craig Kimbrel earned his 20th save for the Red Sox.
"I think my fastball location was a little better", Pomeranz said. "They're confident. They don't mail games in". The game will be broadcasted on FOX with former NESN play-by-play Don Orsillo calling his first Red Sox game since leaving Boston two seasons ago.
The Astros had pulled ahead, 2-1, in the fifth when Pedroia walked ahead of Bogaerts in the sixth.
- The Red Sox are 7-3 in their last 10 games, tied for the best record in baseball in that span.
Rockies 5, Giants 1: Rookie Kyle Freeland tossed six solid innings, and Tony Wolters drove in two runs. That means Musgrove will be limited Sunday when he starts against the Red Sox (38-30) in the rubber match of this three-game series.
The right-hander continued his string of good outings, allowing two runs or less in each of his last four starts. But I'm positive that they'll take their time with him as they want him to fully healthy before he's ready to step back onto the bump.
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