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Red Sox vs. Astros

ESPN.com | October 5, 2017

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Astros utility guy Marwin Gonzalez may have been the unsung MVP of the 2017 season, leading the Astros in RBIs while posting a .907 OPS and starting at five different positions. His two-out, two-run double into the right-center gap gives the Astros a 4-2 lead after four innings. This is why the Houston lineup is so scary: Gonzalez is the No. 8 hitter.

Did you know: Marwin Gonzalez, whose two-run double restores Astros' lead, is an ex-Red Sox. Well, sort of. Gonzalez was picked by the Red Sox in the 2011 Rule 5 Draft, then traded a few minutes later to the Astros for right-handed pitcher Marco Duarte.

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