Red Sox Scramble for Win vs Astros

0:00It's April 1st, Boston Red Sox News today starts now, AI powered and ready for kickoff. The Boston Red Sox sit at one win and four losses early in the 2026 season, and they are desperate to snap a four-game skid heading into. Wednesday's finale against the Houston Astros. They got smoked 9-2 on Tuesday night at Dijk and Park, with starter brand Bello giving up five earn runs over 4.2 innings while. The Astros bats feasted. Offensively, Boston skid together just one hit through the first five innings, finally pushing across a run there before attacking on another two. Late in the 8th. Now with the series wrapping up, manager Alex Cora shook up the lineup by scratching catcher Carlos Narvias right before game time, sliding Connor. Wong behind the plate instead. Cora kept it close to the vest when asked about the switch, saying it was just between him and Narvias after a quick talk, and that these things. And on every team, he stressed it was the right call early in the season to keep things

1:01moving forward for the squad. Narvias, the 25-year-old, had been solid at four for nine over his first three games, while Wong comes in at three for seven. On the mound, Garrett Crochet takes the hill for Boston opposite Houston's Mike Burrows, with first pitch at two 10 p.m. Eastern time. The Sox need this win bad to build some momentum before heading home, so we'll see if Crochet can steady the ship and get them back on track against a tough Astros crew.