Astros' Brown Dominates, Bats Explode

0:00On April 1st, Astros just smoked the Red Sox 9-2 at Diken Park, grabbing their 4th win in a row. Hunter Brown's snack is first victory of the season, tossing 6 strong innings with just 1 run, 1 hit, and 8 strikeouts on only. 78 pitches. Earlier this week on opening day, Brown needed over 100 pitches for 4-2 thirds innings against the Angels, but he dialed it in. Perfectly here, retiring 14 of the first 15 batters he faced. The Houston bats are on fire, dropping at least 8 runs for the 4th straight game after getting shut out and scoring just twice in their first. Two contests. Now they've piled up 37 runs over these last 4 outings. Key blows came from Jordan Alvarez with a solo homer in the 5th. Carlos Corea's 2 run single in the 6th and Cam Smith's lead off blast in the Billy. 7th that ballooned the lead to 9-1. Brown's leaning on his 4-seam fastball high and sinker inside, sitting on a 0.84 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 10-end.

1:05Two thirds innings to start the year. Astros rolling deep into this hot streak. That's your update from MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.