Bullpens traded zeroes for two innings. Houston closer Josh Hader allowed a one-out double to Trevor Story in the ninth but escaped, sending his team to its 10th extra-innings game this season and the Red Sox to their 17th, tied for most in the majors. Hader threw 20 pitches, ruling out a second inning.

For the past few years, facing the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros early in the second half of the season has been the beginning of the end of the Red Sox’s playoff hopes. The Red Sox

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