Red Sox beat Astros 6-5 thanks to two homers from Xander Bogaerts
Written by Ethan WinterXander Bogaerts hits his first multi-home run game of his career as he leads the Red Sox to a 6-5 victory over MLB best Houston Astros. With the win, the Red Sox move into a tie of first place in the AL East with the New York Yankees.

Ethan Winter
Ethan Winter is a member of the Red Sox Beat for CLNS. He is a passionate and die hard Red Sox and Boston sports fan and is a 2014 graduate of High Point University. When he isn't watching or covering the Red Sox for CLNS, he is galavanting across Massachusetts as a freelance writer covering high school sports for various newspapers.
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