Yordan Alvarez smashed two home runs and drove in three runs, while rookie right-hander Spencer Arrighetti struck out a season-high 13 batters over seven innings, leading the Houston Astros to a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday.
Zach Dezenzo hit his first career home run, and Alex Bregman added a solo shot for the AL West-leading Astros, who have now won two straight against Boston and four consecutive games overall.
In his 19th multi-homer game, Alvarez continued his dominance at Fenway Park, where he’s batting .463 with seven homers and 19 RBIs. Prior to this game, he led all AL hitters with a .354 road batting average.
“You can see it in the results,” Alvarez said through a team translator when asked if he enjoys hitting at Fenway.
Boston manager Alex Cora ranked Alvarez among the game’s top hitters, likening him to the Yankees’ Aaron Judge and former Red Sox great David Ortiz.
“To me, he’s right there with Judge,” Cora said. “It seems like he enjoys hitting here. The Green Monster keeps him focused, and he can hit the other way. He’s probably the closest thing to David Ortiz in the game. Very, very similar.”
Danny Jansen and Masataka Yoshida hit solo home runs for the Red Sox, who lost a series for the first time in their last four.
Alvarez’s second home run came off a slider from Brad Keller (0-3) and traveled an estimated 422 feet into the right-field seats.
Arrighetti (5-10) allowed just two hits—both solo home runs—and walked one in his 92-pitch outing.
“I think I was really locked in,” Arrighetti said. “I got a little angry in the first couple of innings, which sometimes helps me. I didn’t have my best stuff, but I was really focused on making the most of what I had today.”
Josh Hader secured his 25th save despite giving up a leadoff double to Rafael Devers, setting a Houston club record with 25 consecutive successful save opportunities.