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Astros pour it on late for 6th straight win

BOSTON -- The first of three games between American League divisional leaders set a lively tone for the weekend, as the two heavyweights exchanged late blows before Houston landed the last big strike to walk away with a 6-3 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Friday night.

Held in check for much of the evening, the Astros' offense awoke in the late innings, pushing across three in the seventh and another three in the eighth to escape with their sixth straight win.

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With the victory, Houston improved to 48-21 on the road and upped its lead in the West to four games over the late-starting A's.