Boston scored six runs against Valdez in a frame that snowballed amid a mashup of mistakes and base hits. An offense feeble over three days at Fenway Park could not overcome it. And the Houston Astros departed on the heels of a sweep by the Red Sox, finished with a 6-1 loss that was the the 15th in their last 22 games.

Through the first 3 innings of this rubber match, Lucas Gilito and Framber Valdez pitched as expected. Up until this point, Gio’s statline was: 1 hit, 1 walk, 1K, and 0 runs on 40+ pitches, while Framber responded with: 3 hits,