BOSTON -- J.D. Martinez ended what, for him, seemed like a long home run drought, clubbing No. 40 against the Astros on Sunday night.
The three-run shot by Martinez soared over the Green Monster and gave the Red Sox a 5-1 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning.
Martinez, who became the first Red Sox player since David Ortiz in 2006 to hit 40 homers in a season, now trails Oakland's Khris Davis by one for the MLB lead.
The slugger had gone 28 at-bats without a homer, dating back to his last blast Aug.