Overview
- The Red Sox dropped the series finale 6-4 to the Astros on Wednesday in Houston, with Garrett Crochet charged for five runs over five innings and Carlos Correa launching a three-run homer in the fifth.
- Crochet told NESN his outing was "embarrassing" and "unacceptable" and said he let the team down after Boston briefly led in the first inning.
- Boston's problems stretched past pitching as the club committed two errors and went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position, leaving seven men on base.
- The sweep left Boston on a five-game skid at 1-5, with the Astros outscoring them 23-7 across three games in a rough opening road trip.
- Ahead of Friday's home opener against the Padres, the team said Triston Casas has a strained left intercostal and has paused hitting without an MRI yet, and Crochet is lined up to try to rebound next week against the Brewers.