Romy Gonzalez homered over the Green Monster on the first pitch faced by a Boston batter, Trevor Story added a two-run shot, and the Red Sox beat the Houston Astros 7-3 on Saturday.

The Astros managed one run in 10 innings, falling 2-1 in a walk-off loss when Roman Anthony sent a drive over the head of Chas McCormick in center field to give the Boston Red Sox cause for celebration.

Roman Anthony lined a fly ball over drawn-in center fielder Chas McCormick’s head to score the automatic runner from third, and the Boston Red Sox rallied in the 10th inning to beat the new-look Houston Astros 2-1 on Friday night.

The Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners and Texas Rangers all came away with big pieces at the trade deadline, intensifying the race in the AL West.

There is one thing that is true about the Jim Crane-owned Astros: they are inevitable and will do whatever it takes to position themselves to win.

There was a lot that the Houston Astros did right ahead of the MLB trade deadline to have them feeling good heading into the final two months of the regular season. Their lineup received some much-needed reinforcements with the additions of Carlos Correa,