MLB A.L.D.S; Astros Up 2-0, Red Sox Win

October 9, 2021 4:46 am

The Houston Astros have posted their second consecutive 5-run victory over the Chicago White Sox to take a 2-0 lead in the AL Division Series.  The Astros followed Thursday’s 6-1 win by scoring five times in the seventh inning to beat the Pale Hose, 9-4. The game was tied 4-4 until Yordan Alvarez hit an RBI single in the seventh.  Carlos Correa provided a two-run double during the big rally, and Kyle Tucker had a homer and three RBIs.  The Astros can close out the series on Sunday in Chicago.  In St. Petersburg, J.D. Martinez made his presence known by slamming a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the fifth inning of the Red Sox’s 14-6 win over the Rays. Martinez was 4-for-5 after missing Boston’s previous three games with an ankle injury.  Xander Bogaerts, Alex Verdugo, Kike Hernandez and Rafael Devers also homered as the Red Sox tied the AL Division Series at a game apiece. Hernandez delivered five hits and three ribbies.  The Bosox rallied after Jordan Luplow belted a grand slam that put the Rays ahead, 5-2 in the first inning.  Game 3 is Sunday at Fenway Park.