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Boston Herald
Boston Herald
Sport
Steve Hewitt

After trading Christian Vázquez, Red Sox hold off Astros for second consecutive win

John Schreiber caught Jeremy Pena looking for strike three, then made a quick spin move coming off the mound before letting out a big scream as he slapped his hand into his glove.

If the Red Sox’ front office showed it was punting on this season earlier in the night, their players weren’t giving up just yet.

Hours after the Red Sox traded starting catcher Christian Vazquez, they persevered. Powered by a two-run homer from Jarren Duran and led by Nathan Eovaldi in what may have been his final start with Boston, the Red Sox overcame a hectic day with a 3-2 victory over the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.

The victory was the Red Sox’ second in a row. It’s the first time they’ve won consecutive games since July 9-10 against the Yankees.

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